Liz Adams ( Staff Educator) joined SLB in 2009.  She has provided music instruction at Waldorf Elementary School of Pittsburgh, URock Music Center (McMurray, PA) and Spot 5 Art Studio (Louisville, Kentucky).  Liz also is familiar with tool used by musicians to create and capture sounds for the recording studio and live performance.  Liz is an active local musician and is a member of Pittsburgh-based independent bands Lohio and Small Cities, which whom she plays bass, sings, composes and records original music and performs regularly.

Jeff Baron ( Director of Education & Outreach for SLB) Mr. Baron joined SLB staff in December 2007 and is responsible for mixing and recording live music, teaching youth and student’s workshops and working with community partners. A Mt. Lebanon native with a deep passion for Pittsburgh, Baron holds degrees in English and History from the University of Vermont. From 1998-2001, he worked in New York City as an audio producer with Recorded Books, Inc. Jeff also has worked as a touring musician, student center educator, and ferryboat/maritime historian.

Jennifer Baron (Development Associate) joined SLB in 2009 and is responsible for underwriting, foundation and corporate relations, marketing and public relations. An accomplished writer, Jennifer also authors features and neighborhood guides for the weekly online magazine Pop City and is a co-author of Pittsburgh Signs Project: 250 Signs of Western Pennsylvania (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2009). Ms. Baron also writes for Western Pennsylvania History Magazine, a publication of the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center, and for Mt. Lebanon Magazine. From 2001-2006, Ms. Baron worked as Education Director at the Mattress Factory, where she developed, implemented and managed all aspects of the museum’s K-12, adult, youth, and family programming.

Larry Berger (Founder and Executive Director) manages day-to-day operations and serves as host of The Saturday Light Brigade.  Larry has been involved in public broadcasting since 1975 and holds degrees in engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and has 20 years of experience as a project engineer and manager for local industry.  He currently serves as the President of the Board of Trustees at Manchester Academic Charter School, on the Board of Directors of Manchester Youth Development Corporation, and on the Advisory Board at Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater.  He also has served on the board of three other nonprofit organizations.

Rikki Berger (Executive Producer) is responsible for managing the hundreds of incoming calls that come into The Saturday Light Brigade radio program as well as for maintenance of project files, accounting and financial records and the SLB music library. She also serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors of SLB Radio Productions, Inc. Rikki holds degrees in geology, hydrogeology and nursing.

Justin Chechile (Technical Director) joined SLB in 2005. A degreed audio engineer, Justin is a Western Massachusetts native and graduate of Massachusetts Communications College. Prior to joining SLB, Justin worked in production at several major commercial television stations and recording studios. He also is an accomplished songwriter, guitarist and drummer.

Robert Gray (Technical Associate) has worked with cutting edge audio software and hardware for 10-plus years with deep experience in Cubase 4.0, Reason 3.0, Protools 7.3 and Adobe Audition.  With  SLB since 2009, Rob has a strong working knowledge of microphones, mixing, special effects and the science of sound as well as an ability to enthusiastically convey this knowledge to children in workshops he has led.  Rob also presents music in public settings, including special events, and is a musician and turntablist.