Executive Committee

President: Henry Siegel

Henry Siegel is the board representative for the Open Media Foundation Fundraising Committee. He is an Emmy award winning television producer who has covered virtually every major sports event and has been responsible for the development of several networks and the innovative programming that they present.

Siegel began his career as a documentary filmmaker and his first effort, “Convention,” was selected to appear at the Cannes Film Festival. He joined CBS News and worked for various programs before accepting a position with CBS Sports where he produced coverage of the NFL, NBA, NCCA Basketball, Football, NASCAR and the Pan-American Games.

He served as Senior Sports Producer for NBC in Chicago and then Executive Sports Producer for CBS in Denver. His reputation for breaking sports news stories was instrumental in being selected as Executive Producer and News Director for Fox Sports Net. His success there was duplicated when he participated in the launch of another sports network, Altitude Sports & Entertainment, where he was responsible for all original programming.

Most recently Siegel was selected to create the first studio show dedicated to the coverage of mixed martial arts which has enjoyed tremendous approval throughout the world of MMA. In addition, he originated the Sports Journalism course at UCLA and has taught classes at Metro State College.

Siegel currently resides in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Vice President: Tanya Ishikawa

Tanya is an award-winning, freelance journalist and editor, based in Federal Heights, Colorado. She is regularly published in various Denver metro area magazines, newspapers, newsletters and websites.

An aspiring screenwriter, Tanya's desire to produce films and documentaries led her to join Denver Open Media, where she has taken several classes and uses the editing equipment, studios and field equipment. She produced and edited a monthly TV show, In the Loop: Colorado Filmmaking for 13 episodes in one year. She continues to participate in film activities with Colorado Actors and Screenwriters Assembly, Colorado Film and Video Commission and other local film groups.

She has served on the Federal Heights City Council, the Northmoor Homeowners Association Board, Adams-Jefferson Chapter of the Green Party, and the Denver Foundation Board Marketing Committee. She is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Colorado Press Association. She has lived in Japan and enjoys traveling with her husband and son to visit native and traditional cultures.

Secretary: Cheryl Zeeb*

Since her Fundraising Internship with Deproduction/DOM in 2008, Cheryl has maintained her Unlimited Membership as a volunteer with the Development Department of the Open Media Foundation, DOM events, and studio productions. As Secretary of the OMF Board of Directors and member of the Development Committee she continues to incorporate her professional and volunteer experience in Public Relations, Event Coordination, Fundraising, Theater, and Media Production.

Her interest in creating meaningful yet entertaining television and her belief in community involvement align with the organization’s mission “to put the power of the media and technology into the hands of the community.” Currently she is editing her first DOM broadcast. It will include some of the characters from her one-woman show, WE AIN’T MAD: WE GOT ISSUES! 

This collection of monologues contains some work written at The Naropa Institute, Boulder, Colorado, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater and another for Literature & Writing in 1998. The compilation was her Capstone Project at the University of Denver in 2003 where she was awarded a Certificate in Creative Writing and her Master of Liberal Studies degree. In 2008, the entire piece was re-edited during her Jentel Arts - Writer’s Residency in the beautiful wide open spaces of Wyoming.

Treasurer: Angelia D. McGowan

For more than 10 years, Angelia D. McGowan has worked in a variety of communications roles from community outreach coordinator for health awareness campaigns to publicist for arts organizations. 

She has worked on traffic safety campaigns for the Colorado Department of Transportation, a drought-awareness campaign for Denver Water and a healthy-pregnancy campaign for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. In April 2006, McGowan traveled to Durban, South Africa to present a poster on CDOT’s award-winning seatbelt program at the Safety 2006: International Prevention and Safety Promotionconference.

As a publicist, she has represented Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Denver Black Arts Festival and the Pan African Arts Society/Starz Denver Pan African Film Festival. She has also served as a freelance writer for community newspapers and as an editor and media relations director in higher education. In 2004, the Colorado Association of Black Journalists named her Public Relations Professional of the Year.

McGowan, who resides in Denver, is the publisher of Canady’s Corner, an online community news release service for nonprofit organizations.

Members at Large

Tony Shawcross

Tony developed and launched the visionary model for community media that has evolved into the Open Media Foundation. Before founding Deproduction and Denver Open Media, Tony worked with Little Voice Productions, the Colorado State House of Representatives, the Pan African Arts Society and FreeSpeech TV, among others. Tony has presented over 100 media education courses with the Colorado Independent Media Center, Denver Community Television, the Alliance for Community Media and various local schools and universities. Tony graduated magna cum laude with a degree in marketing and business administration from the University of Colorado.

John Montgomery

John is a freelance media professional specializing in producing and directing programs for television. He is currently producing a short subject documentary, "Mirror". He is also a student at the University of Colorado at Denver studying Transmedia, an emphasis that combines elements of sculpture and digital design. 

Born and raised in Long Beach, California, John relocated to Denver in 2008 to work with OMF as an AmeriCorps VISTA through the Digital Arts Service Corps. As an AmeriCorps VISTA, John served as the full-time project manager for the Open Media Project until June 2010. Since then, he has worked as a Station Associate at Denver Open Media, Technical Director at The Colorado Channel, and Assistant Jury Coordinator at Starz Denver Film Festival. Prior to relocating to Denver, he was a Project Manager at Thomson Elite and an I.T. Manager at Tredway, Lumsdaine & Doyle, LLP. 

Dedicated to his contributing to the community, John serves as a member of OMF's Inclusiveness Committee and is a volunteer mentor with Colorado Youth at Risk.

* DOM Member Representatives

In 2006, the Open Media Foundation Board of Directors made a commitment to include at least two Denver Open Media member representatives at all times. While other Board Members may be members of DOM as well, two will always be designated as member representatives, and are available to other DOM members to help ensure that their needs are addressed by the Board. We are currently seeking one more producer to fill one of these seats.

Share your skills with the Board

The board meets quarterly in January, April, July and October, and meetings are open to the public. Each board member also meets monthly with one board committee: Development, Finance, Inclusiveness, and P.R. & Marketing. For information on attending meetings or joining the board, please contact Tanya Ishikawa at 303-284-6762 or i.tanya@comcast.net.