VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT TEAM (VMD)
VENICE MEDIA DISTRICT CORE TEAM
SANDIE WEST
SANDIE WEST

VMD CO-CHAIR; PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

SANDIE WEST was appointed Co-Chair of the Venice Media District subcommittee of the Venice Chamber of Commerce where she serves as an elected member of the Board of Directors. Sandie is a Film Director/Producer at Beach Dancer Films and she is a member of the SAG-AFTRA union. Ms. West is the Founder and CEO at Creative Chakra Spa Aromatherapy. She was born and grew up in London in the United Kingdom where she went to Central School of Speech and Drama.

ELYSA VOSHELL
ELYSA VOSHELL

VMD CO-CHAIR; DIRECTOR AT VENICE ARTS

ELYSA VOSHELL is the Associate Director and Gallery & Public Programs Director at VENICEARTS, which for 23 Years has been a Center for Media & Learning in Venice Beach. She studied Visual & Curatorial Studies at University of Pennsylvania. She is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she went to Lenape High School. She lives in Los Angeles, California

HEITH ROGERS
HEITH ROGERS

GOOGLE VENICE

HEITH ROGERS is the Facilities Manager at Google Venice HQ. Google Venice is one of Google’s leading campuses where products such as Ads, Chrome and YouTube are developed. Heith has extensive experience in his field serving as Facilities Manager at Sony Pictures. Mr. Rogers Studied Recording Industry Management at Middle Tennessee State University where he attended Central High School. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

BRANDON BARNEY
BRANDON BARNEY

DIGITALCULTURE.LA

Brandon Barney is the Executive Producer and Co-Host of DigitalCulture.LA Venice Beach’s only homegrown broadcast public radio program covering the scientific and technology communities. Mr. Barney is a serial entrepreneur and community leader with experience starting, operating and growing a variety of companies, including public media companies, agricultural companies, iOS game companies, professional legal services companies, and community and national non-profits like the Venice Symphony Orchestra and the National Institute of Cannabinoid and Endocannabinoid Reseach.