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Sandy Shore : President & CEO/Founder

Sandy’s is the silky voice you hear on Smoothjazz.com Radio. The Internet media outlet is her vision and was created out of frustration while going in and out of employment with ‘terrestrial’ radio. The popular radio celebrity has been heard up and down the California Coast during the 80’s and through the 90’s working for nearly a dozen radio stations including the prestigious Smooth Jazz outlets, KTWV The Wave in Los Angeles and KKSF in San Francisco.

Sandy takes a hands-on approach with Smoothjazz.com, answering hundreds of fan email personally from listeners all over the world. In addition to working intimately with the music and programming of Smoothjazz.com Radio, Sandy also works closely with artists and labels to promote new and undiscovered music.

Sandy loves living on the Monterey Peninsula in Northern California and steals days whenever possible to enjoy the natural beauty of the area; from sun drenched Santa Cruz to tranquil Big Sur. According to Sandy, “To live in the Monterey Bay area is to live life fully. ” Sandy is currently in production creating the first Girl's Music Internet Station: GoGirl.net to debut in 2007 and just finished launching a sister station to SmoothJazz.com called SmoothLounge.com : For the Chill of It.

Donna K Phillips
VP Director of Imaging & Design/Co-Founder

Donna’s the girl with the big box of Crayolas… And she knows how to use them. Armed with a degree from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, the one time leader of a Santa Cruz all girl alt-rock group, has shaped and molded Smoothjazz.com into one of the most visually pleasing on-line radio stations on the Net.

In addition to producing just about every bit of art and design that you see
on Smoothjazz.com, Donna’s daily duties include managing the Company, strategizing new development for site + station functionality and working closely with a team of technical consultants... making order of chaos,
that's always her goal.

Being an explorer at her core with the philosophy "no horizon too distant" tattooed into a nautical map on her left arm, she began her "at sea" adventure at 11 months old from the Port of Miami aboard the S/S Bahama Star with her parents after her father was sought out from his North Florida small town to come help pioneer the Food & Beverage Operations for the Cruise Industry in the 1960's.

Her draw to crossing large bodies of water, evolved into long distance Outrigger Canoe racing. She's paddled with her women's crew in long distance races 22 miles across the Monterey Bay, 27 miles across the Catalina Channel, 18 miles along the Kona Coast and 45 miles from Molokai to Oahu.

She is most alive when exploring back country roads, new countries by train
or cruising the open sea to exotic locations and discovering new beers over a spirited chat with friends!

A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, with a B.A. in Political Science, and a graduate from John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Tod represents Smoothjazz.com in all ways legal. In addition to being admitted to the California Bar, he is also a member of the Sports and Entertainment Section of the American Bar Association.

Whether Tod is reviewing a scooter rental agreement in the Bahamas for the Smoothjazz.com Team or signing a big deal with a music industry partner, he executes each dealing with careful consideration.

In addition to keeping Smoothjazz.com on track as an officer in the Company, Tod Ratfield practices law in Northern California, in the Walnut Creek area and specializes in Business and Entertainment Law working with recording artists, labels and media distributors.

The man with the golden ears and patience of Job… Scott meticulously arranges the music daily for Smoothjazz.com Radio. In addition, he coordinates the Chart + music industry pages on a weekly basis and occasionally he responds to a wayward listener who needs help identifying a saxophone piece he heard on the station.

In his former life, Scott worked in executive positions for a major airline company as well as a large food service supply outlet until he came to his senses and jumped on board the radio train in the 1970’s and programmed for top stations in Los Angeles and Monterey, California.

His Smoothjazz.com colleagues consider him a cross between David Letterman and Frazier… Presently Mr. O’Brien resides just north of Seattle, Washington in a town called Marysville with his gal pal Wendy and their kitty, Minnie.

Sue's connected high-end people with high-end real estate property. She’s sold super cool aircraft to pilots from all over the world and even co-owned her own West coast commercial fishing company!

But it wasn’t until she began connecting musicians and recording artists with our SmoothJazz.com Global community of fans and music industry professionals that she really felt at home with her people skills and marketing and strategy talents!

30 years of creating clever marketing solutions with integrity and commitment attracted us to Ms. Parker.

Her position with SmoothJazz.com places her in the heart and soul of assisting recording artists and music labels, as well as venues, events and festivals, in addition to lifestyle products and services, to stretch their marketing budgets as far as possible with as much on-line exposure as possible by reaching a worldwide audience of consumers including music enthusiasts, audiophiles, and entertainment industry professionals, by plugging into the high visibility of SmoothJazz.com’s multi-media platform.

When Sue is not on her lap top, desk top, Skype, iPad, or iPhone(s), she enjoys many personal hobbies including music, traveling, aviation, walking, hiking, kayaking, yoga and spending time with family and friends.

The Monterey Bay area resident says, “I must live near the ocean – it calms my soul and brings everything into perspective.”

Esther joins us from Dublin, Ireland... she brings more than luck to the Smooth Travel team with her fun, sense of adventure and strong Irish work ethic, Esther organizes our high profile event marketing and works closely with event promoters, talent buyers and festival planners all over the world on behalf of SmoothJazz.com.

While music is her passion, her most favorite place in the world, is the airport! Esther always felt that she missed her calling of being a flight attendant, however, her background in retail sales combined with her love of music places our Ms. Byrne right where she loves to be... on the move, combining two of her favorite things, travel and tunes!

Esther says, "This is an amazing job... traveling to see and hear music! Plus organizing the SmoothJazz.com crew for our events is really easy for me, since I'm quite bossy by nature!"

"Jammin' Jamie" as she's called by those who work closely with her, is the Smooth Jazz Maven of new music. Jamie works up close and personal with recording artists to help them with affordable marketing and promotional strategies to get their music off the ground and out to a global audience as well as into the hands of radio professionals.

Jamie quickly assesses artists needs and helps them gain visibility almost immediately through one of the many dynamic and comprehensive promotional opportunities available on SmoothJazz.com. She takes a genuine interest in new music and offers contagious enthusiasm to all of her clients and associates.

A longtime resident of San Diego, California, this colorfully clad sun goddess spends as much time outdoors as possible with her family and friends. While you would never imagine by looking at her, Jamie is the grandmother of four!

Rosanna has had a remarkable sales and marketing career in a wide variety of media. Her enthusiasm and passion for life, music and friends is contagious and is the basis for her ability to build long lasting relationships with clients, associates and community organizations.

Rosanna has a keen understanding of the role promotion and strategic marketing plays in bringing new artist to the forefront and providing exposure to new audiences while creating unique advertising opportunities for sponsors. She has been a fan of smooth jazz since the early days of KKSF and we are proud to have her join us as our Global Music Marketing Strategist.

A long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, Rosanna enjoys walks a long the beach, yoga and is a renowned cook whose circle of friends and family anxiously await their next dinner invitation.

Mark Edwards : Music Director/Artist Relations

Originally from Maine, Mark Edwards has been in radio for over 30 years and been involved with Smooth Jazz since the early '90s, when he was Program Director at the ground-breaking WJZF, "Jazz Flavors" in Atlanta, GA. He's worked at Smooth Jazz stations in New Orleans and Kansas City, and still serves as music director for The Seabreeze, WSBZ in Destin, Florida and also is currently the Classical Music Director and Morning Host for Kansas Public Radio.

Mark spends his work week scouting out and listening to new music for Airplay consideration for SmoothJazz.com and SmoothLounge.com Global Radio... he says, "One of the things I love the most about my work with SmoothJazz.com is that I get to listen to new music from incredibly talented musicians all over the world!"

When he's not working, Mark enjoys a mid-west lifestyle with friends and family in Kansas City and sings in area choirs!

Dave Deandrea : The Voice of SmoothJazz.com Global Radio

Dave is the man behind the cool and tasty voice on the SmoothJazz.com promos. He’s a 25+ year radio veteran and Voicey Award Winning voice actor and producer who’s been heard on commercials, video games, presentations and promos around the world.

Ever since the days of his youth, with long road trips listening to the jazz and R & B that emanated from the 8-Track player in his dad’s Buick, Dave’s been a big fan of smooth music. He brings a fresh and fun vibe to the station, and is excited to be a part of the Smooth Crew.

He resides on the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast with his wife and 4 kids. You can find out more about Dave at his web site, davedeandrea.com

Laura Rieder
Radio Public Relations & Promotions

Laura has an extensive background, spanning more than 20 years, in marketing and public relations including media buying, strategizing and optimizing marketing opportunities, and managing public relations and promotional efforts.

Throughout her career, she has served in both the radio and television industries as well as sitting as Executive Director for a Seattle nonprofit organization.

Laura's interests include music (too many genres to mention), books (thrillers and murder mysteries) and football. Lots and lots of football.

Brian Soergel
Writer & Content Contributor

You’ve seen Brian Soergel’s name around the Smooth Jazz community for years… the 20 year, music industry veteran has written stories, album reviews and interviewed top Smooth Jazz stars and up-and-comers for Jazz Times and Jazziz Magazines and several other prominent industry publications.

He’s also a writer for The Seattle Times and Press-Enterprise of Riverside, CA.

We’re excited to have Mr. Soergel on board as he’s incredibly knowledgeable on the subject of Contemporary Jazz. The avid writer is currently working a book about the history of Smooth Jazz.

Brian lives just north of Seattle in a cool town called Edmonds and enjoys playing, or attempting to play, the guitar and ukulele.

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