Julie Rufo was the co-founder and moderator of the Alameda Public Affairs Forum before she and Joseph Woodard started PERSPECTIVES.

She knows the power of public media, having worked in production of industrial films and shows for some years in Los Angeles, and then becoming a business manager in the entertainment industry.

Born and bred in New York City, she is the daughter of a writer and editor, Charles Lam Markmann, who authored "The Noblest Cry," a history of the ACLU, among other works. She inherited his passion for truth and justice, a passion that carried her into battles against the Vietnam War, the Contras in Nicaragua and Honduras, our proxy wars in Guatemala and El Salvador, our bogus invasions of Grenada and Panama, and now the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Moving to Alameda to live near her son, a successful energy conservation consultant, and father of her two grandchildren, and her daughter who works in administration for the City of Novato and is an active environmental advocate, Julie has happily found a community of people who share her concerns and want to do something about problems that we all face. With a background in social activism that spans five decades, Julie now presents interviews on vital local, national, and international issues that affect our lives.

Joseph Woodard launched his own enterprise, Joseph Woodard Multimedia, because he knows the value of media in educating the public and for promoting social justice.

He serves a wide range of customers, producing personal services like wedding photography and other family memorabilia, industrial training and documentation, and journalistic coverage of war, economics, health care, law, and community organization on the web, in print, on broadcast quality audio, and for television and DVD.

He designed the new website for Kofman Auditorium, and maintains the website for Kyklos Production, Inc. He has created educational materials and covered events for USLAW, and many events organized by local activists in Alameda, including the Alameda Public Affairs Forum, Alameda Peace Network, and Motherspeak.