DWJ Staff

Account Management

Daniel G. Johnson, President
Before founding DWJ, Johnson produced the "10 O'Clock News" at WNEW-TV in New York where he earned an Emmy nomination. Prior to WNEW, Johnson was a senior editor at ABC News. He began his professional career working for United Press International in Pittsburgh and Chicago before joining WBBM in Chicago. Johnson is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and has won many public relations awards for his video productions. He is a member of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, the Public Affairs Council, the International Association of Business Communicators and the Broadcast Education Association.

Michael L. Friedman, Executive Vice President & Partner
Prior to joining Johnson at DWJ, Friedman was an account executive at a major New York public relations agency. Before becoming a PR executive, Friedman was a news editor at ABC Radio Network and held news, sports and programming positions at stations in Pennsylvania and Missouri. He also teaches classes at various colleges, including the University of Nebraska, Rutgers University, the University of Missouri and Elon University in North Carolina. He holds an M.A. in journalism from the University of Missouri.

Andrew McGowan, President, DWJ's PCS subsidiary
McGowan was manager of public relations at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City before joining PCS. He has produced videos for many organizations, including the Academics of Periodontology, Family Practice, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; the National Society to Prevent Blindness, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Institute of Food Technology. He also taught at New York's School of Visual Arts from 1986 to 1991. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America.

Colleen Lee, Account Executive
Lee joined DWJ Television in 2003 as an account executive specializing in coordinating and producing both satellite and ground media tours for consumer product campaigns. Prior to joining DWJ, Lee was a media tour producer with a Connecticut public relations agency.  Before going into public relations, she worked for seven years at an NBC affiliate in Hartford, where she coordinated daily newscasts, managed reporter stories, crews, field production and editorial meetings.  She has a bachelor of science degree in communications from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Brian Unger, Healthcare Account Director
A former congressional press secretary and speechwriter, Unger has worked on numerous health and medical projects for clients ranging from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to the American Academy of Neurology and the American Pharmacists Association. Prior to joining DWJ, he was healthcare director at TVN Communications and healthcare marketing manager at News Broadcast Network. Unger also has directed broadcast PR campaigns for environmental, governmental and non-profit groups.

Production

Gloria Wolford Johnson, Senior Vice President and Chief Script Editor
Johnson, better known by her alias Nicki Johnson, joined DWJ after working for a decade at United Press International, where she went from reporter to the wire service's first woman general news editor. In the last 25 years at DWJ, she has written and produced prize-winning videos in a variety of lengths, for a variety of purposes for a variety of clients, ranging from ExxonMobil to the Junior League. She holds a B. A. in journalism from the Pennsylvania State University and is a member of the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

Cammy Seidel Bourcier, Senior Vice President and Senior Producer
Before joining DWJ in 1985, Bourcier was a news writer and associate producer at WABC-TV, ABC's flagship station in New York. Earlier she worked on the Associated Press Broadcast Wire, where she produced a 65-part radio series recapping the 1970s. Bourcier, who holds an M.A. in journalism from New York University, also worked at KDFW in Dallas and in the CBS network news division. In her years with DWJ, she has produced numerous prize-winning videos, including "Heirless Art: the Mauerbach Benefit Sale," which won ten industry awards.

Gerri Freid Kramer, Senior Vice President and Senior Producer
Kramer joined DWJ's Washington, D.C., office in 1987 and has since traveled the world producing award-winning news series, employee communication videos and magazine programs for clients ranging from the National Energy Association to United Way of St. Louis. She currently handles account management and producing responsibilities from Tampa, Fla. She is also co-author of "The Parent's Guide to Children's Congenital Heart Defects." Kramer graduated from the Institute for Public Policy and Policy Sciences at Duke University.

Anita Fethes Mayo, Senior Vice President, Operations
Mayo keeps DWJ projects on time, on track and on budget. She joined DWJ in 1985 and has extensive experience in planning and scheduling productions both in the United States and abroad. She also oversees arrangements for satellite feeds. Mayo holds a B.A. from Rutgers University.

Anthony Buysse, Director of Videography
Prior to joining DWJ in 1985, Buysse produced and directed at WNYC-TV and WNYE in New York. With DWJ, Buysee has shot video from the jungles of Irian Jaya to the boardrooms of some of America's largest corporations. In 1998, he earned an Excellence in Videography Award from the National Press Photographers Association. He has also been an adjunct lecturer for television production courses at Michigan State University. Buysse holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Brooklyn College.

Rob Miller, Chief Technology Officer
Miller joined DWJ in 1996 and overseas all of the company's Internet operations, including Webcasting, Podcasting, Virtual Edit Sessions, and Web site development. He also serves as DWJ's Webmaster and manages the company servers and other computer operations. Prior to joining the DWJ staff, he worked as a network engineer at Villanova University. Miller graduated from Villanova with a degree in communications.

Post Production

Verne Mattson, Senior Editor and Producer
Before coming to DWJ as a full-time staff member in 1998, Mattson worked as a senior Avid editor for The Phoenix Communications Group/Major League Baseball Productions. His nationally syndicated "This Week in Baseball" was an Emmy nominee. Mattson is an expert in all things Avid and also has extensive experience in the use of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects. He received his B.A. in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.

Amelia Alati, Editor and Producer
Alati joined the company in 1991 when DWJ acquired PCS, a leading producer and distributor of broadcast public service campaigns, and has become one of DWJ's most creative audio and video editors. Prior to joining PCS, Alati worked at WNEW-TV in New York, writing and editing on-air promos. Alati holds a B.A. in Communications from City University's Hunter College.

Media Placement

Cynthia Wagner Boseski, Senior Vice President and General Manager
Boseski has been with DWJ for more than 30 years, beginning in the mailroom and moving up the ladder as her organizational and computer skills proved invaluable to the company. She worked closely with A. C. Nielsen on their beta version of SIGMA and continues to suggest ways to improve network and cable monitoring for the public relations industry. She designed DWJ's current PSA and video press release reporting system to allow for quick and easy access to our encoded airings. She also analyzes the data to come up with strategies to improve placement efforts.