About SMC

Our Mission

Cultivate a vibrant and inclusive community by providing a platform for community voices that encourages creativity, shares ideas, and celebrates culture in Somerville and beyond.

SMC provides a platform to share local ideas, engage in discourse and dialogue, and create content that celebrates lived experiences.

SMC is the first community media center in MA, founded in 1983, and home of the longest running community-produced program in the world, Dead Air Live, founded in 1972.

We are funded in part by the City of Somerville and various foundational and donor support.

Our History

Somerville Media Center’s History is so interesting that it deserves its own page.  Check it out.

Staff

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Shilpa Kulkarni

Training Program Director

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Brad Glanden

Programming Coordinator

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Sydney Roth

Youth Program Facilitator

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Evan B. Tingle

Youth Program Director

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Miyako Rico

Development & Communications Associate

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Casper Dehnavi

Youth Program Facilitator

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Lexie Piepmeier

Production Coordinator

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Pablo Torroella

Media Assistant

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Sean Effel

Executive Director

Board of Directors

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Nick Andersen

Fundraising Committee Chair

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Chaz Kelsh

Vice President

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James Mucci

Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

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Wendy Blom

Clerk & Governance Committee Chair

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Jonathan Green

Member Representative

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Diane Wong

Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion Committee Chair

Sponsors and Donors

City of Somerville
The Furniture Trust
Federal Realty Trust
JML Lighting Services
Rafi Investments
Somernova
Cambridge Savings Bank

Ellenor Barrish
Wendy Blom
Eugene Brune
Daniel Fireside
Ian Judge
Betsy Larkin
John Long
Jayna McLaughlin
Danielle McPherson