Staff – RTA

RTA relies on the expertise of its staff to keep everything running smoothly.

Brian Withers
Video Production Technician
Brian is a Radio and Television Arts grad, class of 2003. He was hired by RTA after graduation and has been a member of the production team ever since. Brian also maintains a healthy freelance schedule and has had the good fortune to have worked on some very exciting productions, from game shows to... read more
Dan Greenwood
Acting Program Manager
Dan Greenwood, BAA Radio & Television Arts Ryerson University, is a long time member of the RTA family and is currently Acting Program... read more
Donna Buczkowski
Student Affairs Coordinator & President, RTA Alumni Association
A graduate of RTA (2007), Donna moved into her role as the RTA Student Affairs Coordinator with ease and excitement saying, “It’s easy to connect with the students and understand where they’re coming from and going to when you’ve already walked in their shoes!” Donna assists RTA... read more
Joanna Lau
Digital Media Production Assistant
Joanna Lau joined the technical staff of Radio and Television Arts team in 2004. Her specialty in the department includes the digital media stream, where she demonstrates and teaches her students graphical and animation related software. Prior to joining Ryerson, Joanna worked as a production... read more
Kevin Konarzewski
Audio Production Technician B.A.
Kevin has been involved in a love affair with sound since joining his first band while in high school. In an attempt to nurture this love, he attended the Music Industry Arts program at Fanshawe College, earning a diploma in Audio Recording Engineering in 2001. Following graduation, Kevin... read more
Lisa Young
RTA Production Intern
Lisa graduated from RTA in June 2011 and joins our staff for the 2011/2012 year. Lisa works in the Equipment Distribution Centre and assists in many production... read more
Paula Letang-Loblack
Program Assistant
Paula Letang-Loblack is the Program Assistant for RTA. You'll be greeted by her when you walk in the RTA office or call us. Paula hosts the popular Experience Creole show on CHRY... read more
Ryan Sykes
Post Production Technical Staff & Treasurer, RTA Alumni Association B.A.
Ryan Sykes is a technical staff member for the RTA School of Media, directly focusing on the world of post-production. He is Apple Pro Application Certified specializing in Final Cut Pro and post-production workflows, as well as video compression techniques and practices. He has recently entered... read more
Shaun Axani
Production Assistant
Shaun is a graduate of the Radio and Television Arts program, and enjoyed the experience so much that he returned as part of the technical staff, assisting students with both the audio and video components of media. In between his times at Ryerson, he’s worked on many television sets including... read more
Shawn Haswell
Production Facilities Manager
Shawn is the Production Facilities Manager for the School of Radio and Television Arts, but what does that mean? It means he’s responsible for the cameras, portable audio recorders, animation software and almost every other piece of technology a student uses in RTA production classes. He shares... read more
Yoav Bales Kogan
RTA Technical Staff
Yoav is an RTA graduate and technical staff member with focus on the single camera and multi-camera stream. Over the past ten years his diverse experience includes various aspects of audio and radio production, television, film, music, photography and live events. From major labels and ACC shows to... read more
Zach Cox
RTA Instructor and Technical Staff B.A., M.A.
Zachary Cox is a part-time instructor and technical staff member for the School of Radio and Television Arts. For over a decade he has been professionally active in the film and television industry; working on numerous commercials, music videos, television series, and award-winning films as a... read more

RTA Staff