Staff & Board of Directors

Staff

Email: staff@armatv.org

James Reichert, Station Manager

James has worked, is the ARMA Station Manager. 2014-19 he worked in live production at the Auburn Public Theater on sound and video production with Auburn Public Theater specializing in live performance, James has experience with both outdoor, and indoor events. That experience is utilized in the new DIY studio where James oversees and coordinates all content produced by the community.


Board of Directors

Joe Salzone, President

Joe Salzone is News Director for the Cayuga Media Group in Ithaca and hosts Ithaca’s Morning News, a daily news, information, and interview program on News Talk WHCU. Prior to Ithaca, Joe spent three years as morning co-host on WAUB in Auburn. He’s a past president of the Auburn Chamber Orchestra.  Joe has been ARMA’s president since 2023.

Steven Keeler, Vice President

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Steve Keeler is the director of the Cayuga Community College School of Media and the Arts and was instrumental in its creation. He is also the director of the college’s programs in Media and telecommunications. He is known for his leadership and innovation in media and arts education, technology, online learning, curriculum development, and entrepreneurship education.  His commitment to the larger community is also substantial. He has taken on leadership roles in regional and statewide organizations, including NEA/NY, the Auburn Public Theater, the Auburn Regional Media Access Center, and the SUNY Distinguished Academy, among others. He has been honored nationally and regionally for his achievements. He was named SUNY Distinguished Service Professor in 2013. In 1999 and 2001, the Society of Broadcast Engineers honored him as National Educator of the Year.  In 2000 he received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence. In 2001 and 2005, he was a finalist for the American Association of Community Colleges’ David R. Pierce Faculty Technology Award. In 2005 he received Cayuga’s Faculty Award for Excellence, and in 2006 he was named College Technology Educator of the Year by the Technology Association of Central New York.

Laura Marquart, Treasurer

Laura joined ARMA in the spring of 2024.

Andrea Fusco, Secretary

ARMA board secretary Andrea Fusco is a writer, journalist, and retired teacher of Journalism and English from Auburn High School. A former assistant editor at Field & Stream magazine and script reader for CBS television, Fusco has also been an editor and reporter for The Citizen. Winner of three Associated Press awards, Fusco has also had work published in Field & Stream, Writer’s Digest, Stock Car Racing, and World Tennis magazines.

Patrick Moochler

Born and raised in Auburn. CCC Grad. Started my Television career at WIXT (now Local WSYR) Worked for The number 1 NBC affiliate in the country KUSA-TV in Denver Colorado for 11 years. Moved back to Auburn to start my family and launch the Time Warner Cable 24 hour news channel News 10 now (now called Spectrum News) Joined the staff at SUNY Oswego as the Chief Broadcast Engineer to run the Communication Studies labs and studios.

Robert Frame

Josh Katzker

Robert Penafeather, President Emeritus