Todd is a line crew leader at Unitil Electric, where he has worked since 2012 and serves as the Vice President of the UWUA Local B340. A life long resident of Fitchburg, Todd is a graduate of FHS class of ’93 and a graduate of FSU. Todd is an avid volunteer throughout the city taking on projects for the Fitchburg Street Hockey League, Boy Scouts of America, and as a crew member at FATV. While volunteering for FATV Todd particularly enjoys covering FHS and FSU sporting events where he often takes on the challenge as a replay technician. He is the recipient of the 2022 Romolo Testarmata Award, honoring his volunteerism to FATV and the community. By serving on the FATV Board of Directors, Todd hopes to add to the value that FATV provides to the community.

Sharon Bernard retired as the Director of the Fitchburg Public Library in 2022 after working at the library for most of the past 51 years. She holds a BS in English from Fitchburg State ('99) where she was a student representative on the English faculty board. Ms. Bernard is a 2001 graduate with an MLIS from Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. As a former member of the Rotary Club of Fitchburg, she served as president and is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow. She currently serves on the board of Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts and the Institutional Review Board at Fitchburg State University.  

Matt Bruun

Matt Bruun is Chief of Staff at Fitchburg State University, where he has worked since 2009. Prior to working at the university, he was a professional journalist for 17 years, working at newspapers in Massachusetts and New York, including the Telegram & Gazette and Sentinel & Enterprise. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1992 with a dual degree in English and Journalism, and completed a Master’s Degree in Applied Communications at Fitchburg State in 2014. He currently chairs the Fitchburg Public Library Board of Trustees, and previously served on the Fitchburg Cultural Council and the Fitchburg School Committee. 

Kat Deal

Kat Deal serves as the Project Analyst and Coordinator for the North Central Massachusetts Coalition for Employer-Supported Childcare. Previously, she worked as the Events and Programs Manager at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce. A Gardner resident for over 20 years, Kat has been deeply involved in the North Central Massachusetts community through her extensive volunteer work. Kat has collaborated with FATV on a variety of initiatives, including programming for the Community Leadership Institute. Her passion for volunteerism is evident in her service on several boards and committees, including a seat on the Event Leadership Team for the Greater Gardner Relay for Life, founding member of the Gardner Farmers Market Committee, At Large member of the Board of Directors for the Public Relations Society of America’s Greater Worcester Chapter, and as the Event Chair on the Board of Directors for the HealthAlliance Guild.

Luisa Fernandez

After relocating from Venezuela to the United States in 2015, Luisa Fernandez, her husband, and their two kids settled in Fitchburg. Luisa became actively involved in the local public school system, first as a volunteer and then as a paraprofessional, ultimately serving as the Coordinator of Family & Community Engagement at Fitchburg Public Schools. In this role, she has launched programs that foster strong connections between schools and families.

Luisa's community contributions have garnered significant recognition, including a citation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives and being named a Commonwealth Heroine by the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women in 2022. In 2023, she received the Boulder Award from Fitchburg Access Television. Her efforts to promote cultural diversity and community engagement have earned her a place among the 2024 WBJ 40 Under 40 honorees. Through partnerships with local organizations, Luisa exemplifies a commitment to improving the quality of life for Fitchburg residents. Her positive impact inspires many, especially Hispanic families in the area.

George Mirijanian

George is the Program Director of the Wachusett Chess Club at Fitchburg State University - a position he has held since November 1968, when he started writing chess news for the Fitchburg Sentinel that evolved into a weekly chess column in the early 1970s for the Sentinel & Enterprise. He is a former President of the Massachusetts Chess Association and the New England Chess Association, as well as a New England Regional Vice President of the U.S. Chess Federation. He has been hosting "Chess Chat" on FATV since October 2006 and has served on the station's Board of Directors for more than 15 years. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he was member of the production crew that televised World Chess Championships matches for PBS, working out of WGBY-TV in Springfield, Mass. and a PBS affiliate in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to "Chess Chat," George has also been part of the production crew of FATV's "Friday Nights in Fitchburg History Club" programs that aired several years ago. In his college years, George hosted a Russian-language classical music program on WUNH radio at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

Kyle Moody

Kyle has been located at the nexus of online media production, online communities, and information transmission for close to 15 years. He is an Associate Professor of Communications Media at Fitchburg State University, where he brings FATV into his classroom through collaborations and productions. He got his start as a station manager, program director, and music director at WWHR-FM in Bowling Green, Kentucky while he was pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned his Master of Arts in Mass Communication at Miami University, and his PhD in Mass Communication from the University of Iowa. He has published on fake news and video games across his career. 

Francisco Ramos

Francisco is an experienced community organizer with more than thirty-five years of experience practicing both in Massachusetts and Illinois. He is currently the Director of Community Organizing with NewVue Communities, an agency located in Fitchburg that serves the North Central Massachusetts region. Francisco created the Steward Leadership Development Training Program, a peer-to-peer and trainer-the-trainer model that has trained and graduated more than 400 community leaders since 2018. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, an unfinished Master’s Degree in theological studies, and a DEI certificate from Cornell University. Francisco is married, has three children, and lives in Clinton, Massachusetts. He likes to read, explore new places and communities, and loves nature trails in Massachusetts and elsewhere.