NATAS-Lower Great Lakes Chapter
Officers & Board of Governors

President
Gary C. Manke
Storytellers Media Group, LTD
440-263-7871
president@nataslgl.org

1st Vice President
Joe Koskovics
Cuyahoga Community College
216-987-4686
jkoskov@gmail.com

2nd Vice President
Steve Kurrent
WEWS
216-431-3724
kurrent@wews.com

Secretary
Don Vavrus
Time Warner Cable
216-575-8016 ext. 3313
don.vavrus@twcable.com

Treasurer
Dawn Clapperton
WISH-TV
317-956-8807
dclapperton@wishtv.com

Trustee
Terry Peterson
Verite Productions
216-712-7555
tpeterson@veriteproductions.net

Alternate Trustee
Dianna Kall
Cleveland Metroparks, Ranger Dept.
440-331-5768
dmk@clevelandmetroparks.com

Dennis Thatcher
Thatcher Management Services LLC.
440-526-EMMY (3669)
administrator@nataslgl.org

Susan Batt
WRTV
317-269-1443
susan_batt@6news.com

Scott Bremner
WICU/WSEE
1-814-454-5201
scott.bremner@wsee.tv

Dawn Clapperton
WISH-TV
317-956-8807
dclapperton@wishtv.com

Dave Cockley
University of Akron Department of Marketing
330-972-6191
cockley@uakron.edu


Chris Coleman
Metro Networks
216-739-2420
dcsquared29@zoominternet.net

Aric Hartvig
WFYI-TV
317-614-0426
ahartvig@wfyi.org

Phil Hoffman
University of Akron
330-972-6217
Phil1@uakron.edu

Dave Kuhar
The Media Cellar, Inc.
440-918-1301
dave@mediacellar.com

Alex Michaels
Prelude2Cinema
408-203-6981
alexmichaels@prelude2cinema.com

Dale Omori
The Plain Dealer
216-999-4425
domori@plaind.com

Scott Swan
WTHR
317-655-5740
sswan@wthr.com

Don Vavrus
Time Warner Cable
216-575-8016 ext. 3313
don.vavrus@twcable.com

Appointed by the President

Charles E. Ford, Jr. - Advisor
Retired
216-767-0331
cford0762@wideopenwest.com





AWARDS ADMINISTRATOR

Bob Hammer - Emmy® Awards Administrator
Hammer Production Company
emmyawards@nataslgl.org (preferred)
or if necessary by phone at: 440-503-2121

AWARDS Co-Chair

Elisa Altomare
Western Reserve Public Media
330-677-4549 ext. 158
ealtomare@westernreservepublicmedia.org