Catherine O’Brien
cob@stanford.edu
650.725.0687
Director of Stanford Video

Catherine heads Stanford Video. Over the course of her career in video and television production she has worked extensively on both sides of the camera. While at Stanford she has received numerous awards for productions including Stockdale Triumphs: A Return to Vietnam, a program following Adm. James Stockdale back to Wah Lo prison in Hanoi. As director of her own video production company in New Hampshire she was honored with the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel for a documentary on the first amendment. Catherine works with faculty to identify Stanford content for video. She created the "Stanford Video" series of business and health programs that are distributed internationally and produced the PBS program, Forgive for Good with Dr. Fred Luskin.


Karen Sutton
ksutton@stanford.edu
650.723.8452
Executive Producer/Director

Karen designed and supervised the building of Stanford Video's multi-camera production studio and editing facilities. She produces and directs a variety of programs including live studio webcasts and multi-camera field productions such as the award-winning Stanford Health Video Library series. Karen began her career in radio sales, promotions and direct marketing advertising and has spent the last 10 years in the television industry. She holds a BA in Broadcast Communications from State University College at Buffalo, NY.

Gordon Gurley
ggurley@stanford.edu
650.725.0697
Operations Manager

Gordon supervises all phases of Stanford Video’s post-production. He also runs camera, audio and produces programs, including the Stanford Executive Briefing series for the Graduate School of Business. Gordon received a BA in Television from SJSU, where he studied fine art and graphic design before settling into television and film. Gordon owns of a successful audio recording studio and has over 10 years experience in the video industry.

Ryan Roberts
ryan.roberts@stanford.edu
650.725.4872
Network Feeds and Production Manager

When Stanford faculty and fellows comment on the news, chances are they are speaking from our on-campus studio with Ryan coordinating the feed. Ryan manages all the network satellite and fiber optic radio and television feeds for clients including CBS, CNN, BBC, NBC, and many others around the country. With over eight years in the television and radio industry, Ryan has a diverse set of skills. He runs camera and audio for studio and field productions as well as setting the lighting to go with it. He can also be found in the editing suite putting the finishing touches on a production.

 

Cameron Bill
cbill@stanford.edu
650.736.8047
Post-Production Supervisor

As Post-Production Supervisor, Cameron supervises various productions and handles all of the encodings, captures, and conversions for all of the various digital formats Stanford Video offers. Need a video converted for iTunes or onto a DVD? Cameron will handle it. And in keeping with Stanford Video tradition, he also shoots, produces, and edits. After graduating from Northwestern University's Radio/TV/Film program, Cameron has worked on features, television shows, and documentaries from Tinsel-town to Timbuktu... literally.

 

Rob Huffman
rhuffman@stanford.edu
650.723.4251
Administrative & Production Associate

When you arrive at Stanford Video, Rob will be the one to greet you. Being front and center in the organization, he handles Stanford Video's administrative and office management duties including billing and procurement. In addition, he engineers live television feeds (CNBC, Fox News), live radio feeds (NPR, BBC), voice-over recordings, podcasts, video teleconferences, and assists with productions in the field. Rob holds an MA in English from Notre Dame de Namur University and a BA in Film from San Francisco State University. Before coming to Stanford Video, he worked for Stanford University Libraries; prior to that he worked in the publishing field, as well as for the Scottish government. He was also once a stage manager.

 

Don Davis
dondavis@stanford.edu
650.725.3013
TV/IT Engineer

Born, raised, and educated in the Bay Area, Don now plies his skills as Stanford Video’s TV/IT Engineer.  After graduating with a degree in Broadcasting from San Francisco State University, he worked several tours of duty around San Francisco's television market including KRON, KTVU, and KQED and transitioned into IT as a Systems Administrator for TechTV.  Settling in at Stanford, Don takes care of matters both Engineering and IT.

 

 

In addition to a dedicated staff, Stanford Video contracts with a proven pool of talented free-lance television professionals.