About Ohio Landscape Productions


Jean Andrews			about Board Members Jean Andrews has an active interest in Appalachian geography, history and culture and continues to screen and discuss the making of her award-winning video documentary, A Forest Returns, for regional, national and international audiences. Originally from California, she studied Conservation and Resource Studies at the University of California at Berkeley. After moving to Athens, Ohio and raising two children, she went back to school and received a Master’s of Science degree in Environmental Studies in 2005 from Ohio University. She was inspired by her friend, Ora Anderson, to record his eyewitness account of the social and environmental conditions and events that led to the establishment of the Wayne National Forest and our evolving relationship with the land. Email: andrews@ohiolandscape.org

David Mould			David Mould is a former newspaper and television journalist from Britain. He moved to the U.S. to go to graduate school and joined Ohio University in 1980 to teach audio production. He has made southeastern Ohio his home for the last 25 years. He began studying with Dr. Wilhelm in the early 1980s and holds a PhD in American Studies (history, literature, and cultural geography). David is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Email: mould@ohio.edu

John Lohse			John Lohse was born and raised in Pomeroy in Southeastern Ohio. He has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Purdue University, and spent more than 20 years as a software engineer for AT&T and Lucent Bell Laboratories designing telecommunications systems. Now retired and residing in rural Meigs County, John is the Board treasurer of the Foothills Music Foundation and treasurer of the Appalachian Ohio Group of the Sierra Club. An avid nature photographer, he and his wife Mary Beth provide programs about native wildflowers of Southeastern Ohio. John is a musician and member of the Mudfork Blues Band, which performs throughout the region. Email: john@sugarberryhill.com

Christine Knisely			Christine Knisely is a fifteen-year resident of Athens, and has a keen interest in promoting the many resources of the region. She is active in the League of Women Voters and is an Athens City Council member. At Ohio University, she directed a summer institute in the College of Education for math and science teachers (1993-94), funded by the National Science Foundation. Since 1996 she has worked in the College of Osteopathic Medicine as Executive Director of the Office of Research and Grants. She has also worked at the Ohio Humanities Council, a state-based agency of the National Endowment for the Humanities, where she served as Assistant Director and Co-Director from 1982 to1993. Email: cknisely1@hotmail.com

Mike Kraus			Mike Kraus was an enthusiastic camper and Boy Scout in his youth, traveling the country with his scout troop during the summer months. He thought he would attend college in Northern Ohio, but all it took to change his mind was to experience the beauty of the Athens area and the Ohio University campus. He makes his home in Athens with his wife and four children. Michael is the President of Net Enterprises, Inc., a technology consulting and computer repair firm serving Southeastern Ohio. Email: Mike@net-enterprises.net

Sandra Sleight-Brennan			Sandra Sleight-Brennan produces award-winning features and documentaries for radio that help listeners interpret their history and environment. Public Radio International distributed her documentary Deep In Our Hearts about four women involved in the civil rights movement. Her documentary A Passion for Art received the first-place radio feature/human interest National Headliner’s Award in 2004. She has worked as a consultant for the United Nations and has taught script writing and audio production. Email: sandra.sleight@brennan.net Website: sandra.sleight.brennan.net

			Producers
			Jean Andrews
			Steve Fetsch
			Hubert Wilhelm
			David Mould
			Sandra Sleight-Brennan