The Digital Media Center Team
Dan Kadushin, Manager
Dan joined the DMC team in October of 2020, bringing his fifteen years of video production experience to WCU. He previously worked in high volume e-commerce retail video production, broadcast television, and home improvement reality television. He is a 2006 graduate of Penn State with a degree in Film/Video Production as well as a FAA licensed drone pilot and photography enthusiast.
El Walton, Coordinator
Eleanor Walton is the Digital Media Center (DMC) Coordinator. Her responsibilities include video production, planning and scheduling; equipment/tech management, event videography, and Intern training/supervision. She began working at West Chester in 2006 and coordinated DMC operations to function as a video production facility for the University. Before coming to WCU, Eleanor’s previous work experience includes; QVC (Producer, Director, Technical Director), WHYY Delaware (Director, Assistant Director, Graphics), Stages of Imagination Theater Group (Stage Manager & Technical Stage Manager), and various freelance video production projects including visual content for the Catalina Group, Big Bang (The Musical), and the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society. Known as “El” throughout the university community, she enjoys travel, reading, movies, playing Pickleball and chilling with Mercy the Dog.
Ethan Weigant, Technician
Ethan has been a Video Technician at the Digital Media Center since 2019. Responsible for producing digital content for various departments across West Chester University and assisting faculty and students in the university’s TV Studio. A 2019 WCU alumnus, he holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing. He also has a passion for audio mixing and music production.
Ashley Battiste, Technician
Ashley first joined the DMC team as an intern in August 2021. She gained an interest in production through her work as a stage manager for her high school’s stage crew. In 2019, she used her high school's senior project as an opportunity to gain production experience at QVC's retail broadcasting studio, and continued to pursue it in her studies at West Chester University until she graduated in May 2023 with a B.A. in Media and Culture and a minor in Spanish.