Val Jeffery recently moved to Gilroy from Cupertino. Val was born and raised in England and came to the USA 20 years ago with her husband, Gordon, and children Mark and Sharon. She began producing programs for Public Access television when she joined Cupertino Senior TV Productions ‘The Better Part’ in 2001. The group makes programs of interest to seniors and all ages.

She has produced and hosted programs on a variety of different subjects. Two of her programs, ‘Wanna Make a Movie?’ a documentary profile on Michael Andres a local school teacher who wrote and produced a 35 minute short film, ‘Kidschool’, shown at the San Jose Film Festival. And ‘Earthquake in El Salvador’, the story of sailing seniors Jan and Howard Hill who helped rebuild a village in El Salvador, were finalists in the 2002 Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) awards. She was a winner with ‘Earthquake in El Salvador’. Val also received the 2002 Cupertino Outstanding Producer Award (COPA) from the Cupertino Telecommunications Commission for the same program.

Other programs include:
‘Viewfinders’
‘The Great Meteor Storm of ’99’
‘Eclipse over Zambia’
‘Entertainment for the Blind’
‘Diving Back into Life’
‘Special Phones at No Cost’
and ‘Special Phone Services’ talking with Dr Bob Segalman, founder of Speech to Speech service.
Val’s wish is that one day one of her programs will make a difference to someone’s life.

Producer of "Life Changing Word."

Weyman was born and raised in Hollister, California. It is, still today, the place he calls home, with his Wife of 22 years and their Daughter.

Weyman attended Cal Poly SLO and left with a B.S. in Agricultural Business Management. He went on to receive his Masters in Theology from Covington Theological Seminary. Weyman has since returned to Hollister to finish his Doctorate and to pursue his inspired visions.

Weyman heads up an outreach program in Hollister, “The Weyman Thomas Ministries”. This has been an outlet for him, keeping the faith and ‘keeping it real’ since he founded the Ministry in 2002.

Weyman takes time to travel extensively in the United States and abroad, holding crusades and spreading the ‘Word’ - across borders and cultures alike. His journeys are many and have taken him to Hong Kong, Mainland China, The Philippines, Panama, Columbia and Canada. His stops include Houses of Worship, families, communities, prisons and jails.

On one of Weyman’s journeys from Panama to Columbia, he felt that God was prompting him to start a local Television Show. Weyman envisioned a Christian Television show on Local Cable Access that invited viewers to explore different topics and guests and to learn about Churches and Ministries in their local area. Thus, “Life Changing Word” was born and lives on today. The program has grown to encompass many different subjects in the Bible and is expounded with Weyman’s “Keeping it Real” philosophy.

The prompting to air a local TV show “Life Changing Word” was in fact the right direction. Weyman sought out C.M.A.P. and forged a relationship that has lasted and strengthened from its inception. As Weyman was the second member to join C.M.A.P., they share a constructive working relationship.

Weyman believes that the Word of God can touch and change peoples lives.
Weyman, himself, was touched – changed – and set free from a twenty-two year drug addiction by the Word and Power of God.

Together, Weyman hopes, we can expand the Broadcast Area in which the show is currently seen and bring hope and encouragement to bigger and broader audiences.

In the first year of “Life Changing Word” and C.M.A.P., Weyman received a ‘Producer of the Year’ Award. “Life Changing Word” has been broadcast since the first day of C.M.A.P. and is still their longest running Series Program.

You can find out more about “Life Changing Word” at:
www.life-changing-word.org
or email Weyman at: lcw@mindspring.com

Marilyn Abad-Cardinalli is a successful producer and director, in addition to teaching at Gavilan Community College. Marilyn has produced and directed over 100 plays for Gavilan’s Theatre Arts Program, as well as, being founder of Gavilan’s Summer Theatre Arts Repertory (STAR), for youth, which provides children an opportunity to participate in and learn about the performing arts. Marilyn also produces and directs for El Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista. In addition to theatre, Marilyn has written, produced and directed numerous video productions and special events, and is currently the Executive Producer of GAV-TV 18, and the producer of the weekly series “ The Gavilan Hour.” When asked what the future holds, Marilyn stated, “my goal in the future for GAV-TV, is to increase programming specifically created by and for students, faculty and staff at Gavilan and our community.”

For more information about GAV-TV and their shows, visit the GAV-TV web site at www.gavilan.edu/pio/gavTV.html.

Shannon Grissom, a native of San Jose, moved to Hollister in 2000. She originally expressed her creative self through music. Moved to combine her artistic affinity with her passion for color, she began oil painting in 1992. She knew after her first painting class that she wanted to make a living as an artist. Her job as a recruiter was very stressful so she would get up between 3:00 a.m. .and 4:00 a.m every morning and paint before work..

By 1998, the demand for Shannon's work grew and she was able to leave her day job and start her own
business as an artist.

Today, Shannon is an award-winning artist and business woman whose favorite subjects are people. Compelled by a single note of color, or the arch of an eyebrow, Shannon uses vibrant hues to express the relationship between her color, her subjects and the ever-present music.

Passionate about her work, Shannon loves to encourage other people to create. Once she discovered CMAP, Shannon knew she found the perfect place not only to reach other people but to take her own creativity to another level. She developed her show, "Give Your Walls Some Soul" as an entertaining and informative "how to" show.. It is designed to encourage fearless creating from the heart. It is evident that her work comes from a place of joy in this spirited new series.

To find out more about this producer and artists, visit her web site at www.shannongrissom.com.