Introducing…The premier cohort for the MFA in Communication Media Arts program, starting at OU in Fa
Burr Beard has had a long career in public and community radio with experience in digital audio editing for radio features series and full-length audio documentaries. He has served as General Manager and Program Director of radio stations in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, and has spent four years teaching on the college and university level in different areas of mass communications and media production. New areas of interests: Documentary Video, Interactive Design for Web and Historical Archiving. Burr.Beard@gmail.com
Kellye Blosser is a senior digital strategist for Sandstorm Media in Chicago, recently managing a half-million dollar website build for a global client. Previously she was Producer/Writer for Plum Productions, working for clients such as Visa, Southwest Airlines, and McDonalds. On the flip-side, Kellye also works for a non-for-profit organization teaching video storytelling to at-risk kids, and was the founder and Artistic Director of The Black Ship Theater Company. New areas of interests: Games, Animation and Virtual Reality. Kellyeannora@gmail.com
Josh Crook’s feature film, Salvage, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. He has since written, directed and/or produced eight more features, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival, and winning Best Picture at the HBO NY Latino International Film Festival. Josh has produced tv shows for Cartoon and MTV Networks, and is currently video content producer at Hocking College, where he uses media production as a tool for community engagement and education. New areas of interests: Virtual Reality & Immersive Audio. Josh.crookbrothers@gmail.com
Neketa Forde is a passionate youth advocate and community volunteer with a background in videography and graphic design. She is the current president of Youth Media Guyana, and works as a creative communication consultant for civil participation campaigns. She is also a videographer for the United Nations Development Program’s Human Development Report, using video to capture qualitative data in the Caribbean Region. New areas of interests: Documentary Video and Photojournalism. Neketaforde@gmail.com
Owen Lowery worked for years in the Chicago film/video community making content for Second City and Conan. He won the Best Documentary award at Tribeca Cinema’s Visionfest in 2008, and was adjunct faculty at Columbia College for four years. Owen currently works as a freelancer in motion design and video production, and authors online motion graphics courses for Lynda.com and LinkedIn Learning. He also volunteers for a rock and roll day camp for girls and transgender youth. New areas of interests: Animation and Publication Design. oblowery@gmail.com
Terrance Reimer is a purveyor of curious visual morsels. His career started as a photojournalist, but he has been a master printer in Yosemite National Park for almost 20 years now. He is an art collector and an artist. His most recent exhibition Made in Fresno recently ran at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and was featured in Strant Magazine. He has also served as adjunct professor of photography and digital imaging at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture. New areas of interests: Video Documentary and Virtual Reality. reimerstuff@gmail.com
