Staff

Patrick Cody,
Executive Director

Patrick has been with Okemo Valley TV since the early days, helping to grow and evolve the little community TV station into an active and thriving media center and production facility. In addition to his work at the station, Patrick has worked as a freelance camera & Steadicam operator & video producer. When not working, Patrick enjoys spending time in the woods, hills, and back roads of Vermont on bike, skis, & foot. He can also be found lacing up the skates in recreational hockey leagues, wherever & whenever there is ice.

Rebekah Fontaine,
Operations & Production Coordinator

Rebekah joined us in 2021 after returning to Vermont, following an internship for a production company in Virginia. She is an award-winning graduate of the AV Production program at River Valley Technical Center in Springfield and an alumna of Redeemer University in Ontario. Rebekah wears many hats at Okemo Valley TV, coordinating day-to-day operations and production workflows, shooting, editing, training, and doing graphic design. She handles many of the areas of production and plays a key role in the output of all of the community programming that is seen on our TV channels, website, and streaming platforms. Outside of work, Rebekah enjoys spending time with her family & friends,and playing music.

Peter van Gorder,
Producer

Originally from Northern California, with a diverse background in audio engineering, software, building websites, music, farming, & media production, Peter comes to Okemo Valley TV with a wide array of skills. He can be just as easily be found operating the AV equipment at municipal meetings, recording community events, and editing video, as he can fixing, painting, and banging nails around the shop, or researching and evaluating new technology and features. He is often the most front-facing person for the organization out in the community, since he is at so many meetings & events.

Elia Lloyd,
Program Scheduler & Field Producer

Elia, who lives "across the river", mostly works remotely for us, handling our daily program scheduling on both of our TV & streaming channels. She has also fills in where needed with coverage of local municipal & school board meetings, both remotely and in-person. She is an animal lover and artists, who paints & draws. You can see her artwork by following her on Instagram @r013_12 . Fun fact: Elia & Rebekah are cousins!

Sarah Bennett,
Part Time Production Associate & Field Producer
Sarah joined us during the Summer of 2022, after graduating from River Valley Technical Center's AV Production program. She has since moved over to Castleton but still picks up occasional shifts with us, helping to cover government meetings & community events.



For information on the Board of Directors, including a list of Board members, click here.