The Team
Evergreen is powered by a team of knowledgeable executives, supported by rock-star talent, and backed by experienced production and broadcast professionals – committed to bringing entertaining content to people wherever they are.

Michael DeAloia
Chief Executive Officer
Michael is the CEO of Evergreen Podcasts and has often referred to this role as an illuminating and fun experience. As a published author, columnist for a large daily newspaper and former host of a syndicated radio program, Michael enjoys the tumult and opportunity the old media and new media industries offer. Born, raised, and corn-fed in Dayton, OH, Michael took his first big step in the world by attending Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH. After graduating college, he worked as a software developer focusing on UNIX (the stone age of computer languages).
Michael made his way to Cleveland, OH after being accepted into Case Western Reserve University. “Everything great in my life – both professionally and personally – has happened in Cleveland. What a great, great place to live,” says Michael who now lives in Lakewood, OH with his wife and precocious daughter.

Mike Jensen
Chief Business Officer
Mike has spent over 25 years helping media agencies and brands navigate the evolving digital landscape to drive advertising success. Starting at AOL in the late 1990s, he was among the first to introduce digital opportunities to regional advertisers. He later held leadership roles at The Wall Street Journal and Tribune Media, expanding his expertise to national brands. In 2013, Mike entered podcasting, launching Stitcher’s ad efforts and later driving sponsorship growth at iHeartMedia. As Chief Business Officer at Kast Media, he led revenue efforts, helping the network scale rapidly.
In 2023, Mike founded Rhapsody Voices with the focus and commitment to creating win-win opportunities in the Podcasting marketplace - zealously represent shows while staying committed to identifying and developing strong advertising and sponsorship opportunities that truly produce results. The term “voices” is deliberately part of the company brand as the host-read endorsement has historically been one of the most effective placements available across media. In 2024 Rhapsody Voices joined forces with Evergreen Podcasts.

Gerardo Orlando
Chief Content Officer
Gerardo grew up in Lorain, OH and has spent much of his career in the Cleveland area. After studying political science at Ohio State and graduating from Harvard Law School, Gerardo spent ten years practicing business law at a large law firm in Cleveland with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions. He then caught the entrepreneurial bug and started an online publishing company, riding the ups and downs of the Internet era. Gerardo has also worked with companies in developing and implementing marketing and sales strategies.
Gerardo’s passion for content development and lifelong learning drew him to the growing podcasting industry. “Evergreen has built an amazing portfolio of podcasts, and I’m excited to join the company and help grow the network. Our entire team is committed to producing compelling original content and also finding talented podcasters who can thrive by joining our network.”
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Brigid Coyne
Executive Vice President of Production
A Lakewood native, Brigid left the Cleveland area to study undergraduate Literature and the Liberal Arts, dividing her time between the University of Dallas and Christendom College. She returned to her hometown in 2016, just in time to witness a thrilling Cavs championship and to join Evergreen Podcasts in their start-up endeavors as the first employee. After working on more than 70 shows for the company, Brigid now serves on the executive team and oversees the production of all Branded and Original content at Evergreen. When she’s not creating new podcasts, you can find her attempting a myriad of sports, watching classic films, or perusing a novel.

Justine Lemanowicz
Fractional Controller
Justine grew up in the suburb of Brook Park, and has spent her entire career working for companies in Cleveland and surrounding areas. She began her college education at Cuyahoga Community College, and then finished her undergraduate degree in Business Administration while raising a family and working full-time. She dedicated the first two decades of her career working for a blueprinting company in Northeast Ohio where she served as VP of Administration. Following the company’s acquisition by a publicly held firm, she took on the roles of Controller, and then Division Controller, managing several divisions across the US. Before opening her own company, Fit2Grow CFO Solutions, she also ran accounting and finance for a distributor, an IT consulting firm and an insurance agency. Her passion lies within helping firms solve complex accounting and finance problems to help organizations grow, thrive and sustain. In her spare time, she enjoys travelling, biking, yoga, spending time with her family and is currently working building a financial model that will ultimately become a web application.

Dennis Raab
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Dennis is the lead in building financial capabilities to support Evergreen’s growth. Dennis retired from full-time work in 2023 after a career of executive financial and operational leadership roles at multiple businesses, ranging from start-ups to global firms.
Dennis grew up in Wisconsin (he’s a Green Bay Packers fan and owns two shares), has lived seven different places including London, UK during his career, and moved to Northeast Ohio in 2006. He lives near Chagrin Falls with his wife Vicky, and they love all that the area has to offer. “The parks are numerous and beautiful, the arts are world-class, the live music scene (which we especially enjoy) is vibrant, and the people are genuine and friendly.” Their three adult children live in Northeast Ohio and Columbus.

Megan Dunton
Accounting Specialist
Megan Dunton hails from Fort Wayne, Indiana, but found her true home in the vibrant Cleveland area in 2015 and hasn’t looked back since! Her impressive academic journey began with an associate degree in accounting from Cuyahoga Community College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She then earned a bachelor's in business administration from Franklin University, graduating summa cum laude. Now, she is pursuing her Master's degree in Business Administration.
Megan is also the proud owner of Gifts of Gaia LLC, a dynamic mind, body, and spiritual wellness company. When she's not busy with her business or her studies, Megan loves spending time with her family. Whether she’s exploring new places, going on adventures, indulging in retail therapy, or coaching her two little girls’ soccer team, Megan brings energy and passion to everything she does.

Dave Douglas
Vice President of Creative Services
Dave is a key player on our podcast production team. He is an established audio professional with a diverse set of skills and experience. Specializing as a music producer, mixer and recording engineer, Dave feels at home moving projects from concept to completion. Hit him up if you want to record some of your tunes! He also works as a composer, studio musician, live audio engineer, and co-hosts his own podcast called DrumChats (obviously about drumming).
Dave is a multi-instrumentalist, but most widely known as the drummer of Grammy nominated band, Relient K. He has spent many years touring heavily, making records (approximately 3 million sold), playing festivals and late night talk shows – fantastic adventures, meeting fantastic people. Feel free to stop by the Front Porch office for an autograph and photo op!
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Anne Wade
Director of Partner Relations
Anne is a recovering actor, creative powerhouse and devoted sports fan raised in picturesque Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout her non-linear career, she has honed her skills in digital marketing, creative direction, and account management, earning a reputation as a results-driven and highly effective strategist. Her dual passions in life are sports and creativity, and she's spent countless hours pursuing both with equal fervor.
While she’s had a colorful career in stage and screen performance, her real drama comes from watching her beloved Browns, Cavs, and Guardians play (which undoubtedly has taken years off her life). She's been known to scream at the TV so loudly that her neighbors think they're being invaded by aliens.
Now, she has finally found a place to flex ALL of her skills! She's incredibly pumped to be part of a team that shares her passion for storytelling, with a “creator first” mentality. When she's not working, you can find her exploring the city's restaurant scene, checking out a show, or cheering on her teams from the stands (with a healthy dose of antacid, of course).

JP Marin
Partner Relations Associate
Born and raised in Ponce, Puerto Rico, JP is a bilingual producer, project manager, U.S. Navy Veteran, and cat gentleman. With various skills and thanks to his life and military experiences, JP is someone with range who can adapt quickly. His podcasting journey began in 2016 when he couldn't find the podcast he wanted to listen to, so he created it. In 2018, JP launched the first podcast network for a TV channel in Puerto Rico and has since produced, created, and consulted on dozens of podcasts. Outside of work, JP can be found in front of his Playstation or Kindle, walking by the beach, or making silly songs about one of his many cats.

Samantha Morganti
Director of Marketing
Samantha is a Cleveland Transfer from Columbus, OH. Since graduating from Bowling Green State University, she moved to the area and has fallen in love with the Forest City.
After years of experience in print, sales, marketing and AmeriCorps, this avid podcast listener landed on our front porch. Samantha is overjoyed to be leading marketing efforts in one of her favorite pastime activities; She loves a juicy story and is self-described as an easy laugh. Outside of the podcasting world, she can usually be spotted hiking scenic trails or biking around town. At home, Samantha enjoys making spices and other concoctions from the garden; Her favorite vegetable is the Habanero, because it's surprisingly spicy, just like her.

Douglas Bailey
Business Development Director
Doug is a Cleveland native and multi-disciplined creative. He grew up in the southwestern suburb of Broadview Heights before migrating to the westside after college. He studied Musical Theatre at Kent State University, before his charisma and extreme extrovert tendencies led him to a career in business development.
He is proud to represent Evergreen as Business Development Director. Doug's sales experience spans 13 years and multiple industries from manufacturing to medical. The heart of all he does is centered on cultivating and nurturing meaningful connections.
At home, Doug is a husband, father to four wonderful kids, a music and theatre enthusiast, and Star Wars nerd. He is the co-founder and General Manager of Theatre Agápe, a local non-profit creating opportunities for accessibility in community theatre; as well as an award-winning stage actor and director in the Cleveland area.

Luke T. Gibbons
Business Development Director
Beyond the four key chemical bases, Luke Gibbons' DNA comprises an affinity for meeting people and nurturing relationships, an innate obligation to be on/in the water, and a love for listening to and telling stories.
Luke’s been in sales for more than 15 years. Born in Cleveland and raised in Cleveland Heights and Lakewood, Luke settled in Ohio City post-college, where he majored in communications at Cleveland State University. He spends most of his leisure time on Lake Erie and in local rivers – paddle boarding, fly fishing, sailing and surfing. Fun fact: he’s surfed in the Great Lakes, up and down the East Coast, Australia, and California; fished for trout in rivers throughout Ireland, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and traveled the US from Maine to San Diego.

Angela Bartunek
Director of Business Development
A Cleveland native, Angela moved to NYC and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in fashion design and quickly immersed herself in the industry. After eight years in Manhattan, her roots came calling and she accepted a position at Kent State University’s acclaimed fashion program teaching design. As a creative with a tactical business mind; Angela gravitated towards photography where she started the wildly successful Aster + Olive Studio. She has been working with multifaceted clients for over 11 years and she’s excited to share her background in design, teaching, sales, customer relations and branding with Front Porch Media Network & Evergreen Podcasts.

Alex French
Account Executive
Alex started his career in the podcast industry by creating a podcast with two friends who were football players at the University of Oklahoma. Through this experience, he discovered a passion for podcasting and the power of advertising, successfully selling local ads to businesses and sparking his interest in sales.
That drive led him to a sales role at Kast Media, where he honed his skills and built industry knowledge over two years. From there, Alex joined Rhapsody Voices, further developing his expertise in audio and content sales, which ultimately brought him to Evergreen Podcasts.

Annie Kepchar
Business Development Representative
Annie, a Cleveland native and proud Ohio University alumna, holds a Bachelor's degree in Political Science with a minor in Communications. Driven by her deep-rooted passion for community, she actively engages in activities that strengthen bonds and foster unity. Whether gliding through skateparks on her roller skates or sharing laughter-filled moments with friends, Annie finds joy in connecting with others. Weekends are often spent embracing everything that Cleveland has to offer whether that be hiking in the Metroparks, seeing a local band, or spending quality time with her loved ones. With her commitment to building relationships and embracing the richness of her surroundings, Annie delights in immersing herself in both her city and her community.

Hazel Miranda
Director of Operations
Hazel brings over five years of working with successful podcast content creators to ensure the show and sponsors are in sync for the best possible outcome in revenues and operations. In addition, she brings extensive knowledge and abilities on the technical side of podcasting, including hosting platform needs, video execution, and programmatic revenue strategies. Having previously led a team in operations at a leading podcast network managing nearly 20 million in revenue, she brings management-level experience. Alongside her passion for podcasts, Hazel ensures strong connectivity between sponsors and shows. She ensures deliverables in both production and operations are met to support our talent partners in driving revenue for shows. Her dedication and commitment to maintaining strong relationships enable us to deliver exceptional podcasting experiences to our valued stakeholders. Hazel cherishes her family life and recently welcomed her first baby in 2023.

Christopher Breitigan
Director of Ad Operations
Christopher has several disciplines including web development, design, and multimedia production. He has over 8 years of experience designing and developing digital products across different mediums and industries, lately focused in the medical sector. He has worked with start-ups and established businesses as well as the Ohio Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. Outside of work he is an avid photographer and musician.

Madison Linden
Account Management / Admin
Madison is an Ohio native with a wide variety of interests and skills. She has attended college locally for the last several years and has received her Associate of Arts from Lorain County Community College as well as a Bachelor of Arts from Cleveland State University, and is now pursuing a Master's degree in psychological science from Cleveland State University. While Madison's studies focus mainly on psychological and philosophical topics, she has also studied communications and statistics. Outside of work and academics, Madison spends much of her time crafting for her Etsy page and collecting oddities.

Teagan Ferraby
Graphic Designer
Teagan is an artist that works in many different mediums and styles. From acrylic sea-life paintings to wacky alien artwork her creations are always something unique. She has recently moved into Cleveland and is pursuing her BFA in Graphic Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Teagan grew up with a passion for art starting with painting and moving onto Graphic Design in her high school and college years. With years of reading books in any genre from horror, sci-fi, or fantasy, Teagan developed a love of reading and writing from a young age (with a record of over 1000 books in a year). New to the podcast environment, Teagan enjoys listening to them while she works and creates art. She is organization heavy and lives for checklists. In her downtime, Teagan can be found diving deep; either deep under water scuba diving, or deep into crafting pasta, curry, and other dishes from scratch.

Kae Holmberg
Video Producer
With a decade of experience in video production, Kae Holmberg has dedicated their career to telling compelling stories through the art of video. As a passionate storyteller, Kae thrives on learning about diverse perspectives and experiences, bringing these narratives to life with creativity and authenticity. Kae is a video producer at Evergreen, where they enjoy collaborating with a talented team to produce impactful and engaging content. Kae’s dedication to storytelling and enthusiasm for the craft contribute to the vibrant work at Evergreen.

Leah Haslage
Senior Producer
Leah is the award-winning Producer behind Banking Transformed with Jim Marous, Simple, Interrupted, InformED and Tales From Behind the Veil. She is also the Producer and Host of Weddings Unveiled with Leah. With almost 20 years of experience in media and entertainment, she has worked for the city of Cleveland's TV20, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monsters and Gladiators, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was the 2004 MTV/Cox Cable Choose or Lose News Correspondent.
She currently serves as President of the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters, and is on the board for her alumni, the Ohio Media School. Leah loves meeting new people, and believes everyone has a story to tell. When she's not producing you can find her frolicking around Cleveland.

Erin Lann
Senior Producer
Erin Lann is a Cleveland native who moved to Chicago after college (the 2016 World Series was tough). In Chicago, she performed and wrote comedy with the Second City's National Touring Company and UP Theater's Improv All-Stars. In 2017, she moved to Los Angeles, working as a producer, story editor, and script writer with the Parcast Network, Spotify Originals, Wondery, and Donut Media.
In her spare time, she binges Vanderpump Rules and WWII documentaries with equal zeal, and really really really loves Halloween.

Nijah Golliday
Producer
Nijah grew up in Maple Heights, Ohio. She attended Bowling Green State University where she studied Media Production and received her bachelor's degree in Communications. Nijah then started an exciting career in radio in Toledo, Ohio before moving back to Cleveland. She loves to edit audio and see her projects transform from start to finish. You can find her on her Youtube channel or even in a magazine as a fashion model! She has been featured on NYC and LA billboards, in runway shows, and more. She is super excited to be hands-on and get creative with Evergreen's production team and clients. Nijah's favorite quote is "believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable."

Declan Rohrs
Producer
As a producer at Evergreen, Declan is dedicated to creative and engaging storytelling. He enjoys wearing many hats, including that of a researcher, script writer, audio/video editor, set designer, and project manager, to name a few.
During his off hours, you can find Declan on a soapbox preaching about walkability, or making various types of art.

Noah Foutz
Senior Producer
Noah Foutz is an Ohio-raised, award winning podcast producer, engineer, and sound designer. With several disparate musical passions and a wide variety of experience in creative spaces under his belt, Noah brings his versatility and personality to every production that crosses his path.He’s lent his creativity and collaboration to shows far and wide; Disturbed: True Horror Stories, Novel Conversations, Paul Brandus’s Disinformation and West Wing Reports, and many podcasts in between.
When he’s not knee deep in a podcast or music-related endeavor, Noah is liable to be found exploring the restaurants and coffee shops around town, attending the occasional Super Smash Bros tournament, or chatting someone’s ear off about how the Cavs are the best team in basketball.

Bill Huffman
Host, Producer
Bill Huffman is a news junkie. He caught the bug when he was in high school when Mr. Kraynack said being a reporter gives you a front row seat to history. After that, Bill was hooked. He was the A&E editor and reporter for The Cauldron at Cleveland State University where he covered everything from movie premieres to Snoop Dogg’s birthday party. Bill interned with Newsradio WTAM 1100 as a general assignment reporter where the addiction only grew stronger.
His first professional media job was as head of the editorial board for WOIO. Bill would coordinate with anchors, reporters and editors to come up with editorial ideas for the station’s general manager. He then parlayed that position into a producer gig for the one and only Carl Monday at WOIO. Bill then worked as a producer for News5 which is what led him to go “all in” on podcasting. So it’s safe to say Bill has been trying to feed his fix since he got a taste.
Bill has worked in radio, newspapers, television, blogging, and for the last three years, podcasting. Bill produces and hosts the successful Who Killed…? podcast. His first series was Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Last but not least you may see Bill on TV here and there because he is also a true crime talking head for ID Discovery and the Oxygen network. Bill is proud to say that he is now a functioning news junkie.
If you can’t find Bill in the studio, chances are he is either on the golf course, sailboat racing or ripping fresh powder on the ski mountain.

Chris Aiola
Producer
Chris is an Emmy-nominated producer with over 15 years of experience
producing and editing documentary, non-scripted, and competition series.
His producing credits include the cult hit series Alone (History Channel), the presciently-timed Pandemic (Netflix), and everyone's favorite global real estate show: House Hunters International (HGTV).
A
native New Yorker and graduate of Boston University, he left the east
coast for Cleveland’s west side, where he and his family root for the
Mets (and the Guardians).
When he’s not producing, Chris enjoys drumming, reading, discovering new music, and traveling.

Sean Rule-Hoffman
Audio Engineer
Sean hails from Orange Village, Ohio. When he first got a taste of media production through an internship at a recording studio during high school, he knew that it was what he wanted to do. He earned a degree in Music Technology with a minor in Electronic Media and Film from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
He has worked on a wide variety of media projects doing everything from recording and mixing music to video editing. Now he works as an audio engineer for Evergreen Podcasts, helping to make sure that the podcasts you love are of the utmost quality. When not working, you can find Sean engaging with his passion for the eSports industry by participating in and volunteering for local tournaments.

Will Pritts
Audio Engineer & Producer
Will is a Columbia College Chicago graduate with a degree in Cinema Arts + Sciences, and a lifelong Clevelander. He has accumulated years of experience as an audio engineer, sound designer, and video editor for short films, features, commercials, documentaries, and now podcasts. From stereo, to surround sound, to interactive audio, Will has a wealth of knowledge regarding audio and storytelling through his own company: PrittsPost. Despite having spent a majority of his time in dark editing rooms and dubbing stages with limited human interaction; Will is surprisingly well-adjusted. So feel free to say hello if you see him around at Evergreen or down the street at Lakewood skatepark.

Gray Longfellow
Audio Engineer
Gray Sienna Longfellow is an Ohio audio engineer (some say an audio wizard!) and
musician. Gray grew up surrounded by music and pursued every chance they could to
perform and learn. They are grateful to have performed in the Cleveland Youth Wind
Symphony. In the summer of 2017, Gray was chosen to attend Grammy Camp in LA on
the Electronic Music Production track with Greg “Stryke” Chin as their mentor.
Gray pursued their passion for audio at Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication, where they received their B.S.C with a focus in Music Production. They are honored to have received an MDIA Directors Award in 2020 and 2021. Gray worked as Chief Recording Engineer with the School of Music to record, livestream, and archive performances of many students and ensembles. They also interned with the university’s record label, Brick City Records, to produce albums with local Athens, Ohio artists.
After graduation, they returned to Northeast Ohio to work with Evergreen, where they love to watch projects evolve and take shape through editing and mixing. Alongside composing and recording their own music, Gray also works with their local marching band program as an audio technology specialist.
In whatever free time Gray manages to find, they love following their creative passions and playing video games!

Nathan Corson
Audio Engineer
Born and raised in Columbus, Nate is an Ohio native. His passion for audio began at a young age with musical theater production and recorded music. This passion carried through to Capital University, where he graduated with a BA in Music Technology.
Nate now works on a wide breadth of podcasts and other projects such as live sound, mixing and mastering, post production, audiobooks, and theatrical productions. Nate is excited to be involved in creating so many different engaging experiences, and can be easily bribed with a strong coffee or vegan pastry if you have something you could use him on.
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