Meet the ZER01 team.
Here’s the lean-mean team of passionate, creative and slightly crazy people who make up the ranks of ZER01 staffers.
Staff
Joel Slayton, Executive Director
Joel took the helm of ZER01 in June of 2008 after serving as a both a board member for the organization and chairperson of ISEA2006, which was held in conjunction with the inaugural 01SJ Biennial. An artist, writer and researcher, Joel is a full tenured professor at San Jose State ...
Doniece Sandoval, Chief External Relations Officer
Doniece has spent decades building a highly successful career in marketing, branding, and PR working with both private sector and non-profit organizations. Prior to joining ZER01, she was head of marketing at the San Jose Museum of Art where her work culminated in two significant outcomes: 1) successfully building a young ...
Steve Dietz, Artistic Director
Steve Dietz is a serial platform creator. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Northern Lights. He was the Founding Director of the biennial 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge in 2006 and is currently Artistic Director of its producing organization, ZERO1: the Art and Technology Network. ...
Jaime Austin, Assistant Curator
Jaime Austin is the Assistant Curator of the 01SJ Biennial. Prior to joining ZER01, Jaime was enrolled at California College of the Arts where she received her M.A. in Curatorial Practice. During her time at CCA, Jaime held positions at the Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts where she assisted with ...
Sarah Beth Nesbit, Marketing Manager
Sarah Beth works within the Marketing Department at ZER01 cultivating new relationships and providing all around marketing support. She brings a broad artistic perspective to the table with her background in fine arts, industrial arts and her Masters in Public Art. Sarah Beth has assisted with numerous art organizations and ...
Bruce Labadie, Producer
Bruce has over 30 years of experience in Performing Arts Management and festival production. He directed all programs at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga for 18 years, was performing arts director at the Montalvo Arts Center, in Saratoga, Ca. for 12 years, has been director of many festivals in ...
Michela Pilo, Office Manager
Michela oversees all day-to-day office operations and provides support to ZER01 directors and staff, including coordinating and managing all purchasing, assisting with vendor relations, providing basic accounting, and executing general executive assistant tasks. Michela’s strong visual style, her ability to assimilate and integrate new technology, and her organizational skills have ...
G. Craig Hobbs, Technical Producer
G. Craig Hobbs is the Technical Producer of the 2010 01SJ Biennial. Hobbs is an artist, writer, and filmmaker specializing in large-scale projection and interaction design for art and architecture. He received his BFA from California Institute of the Arts and his MFA from the Digital Arts and New Media ...
Danielle Siembieda, Social Media Manager
Talk to me. That is what I do here at ZER01, talk to people. Change happens when one person connects to another and another and so on. I am a “Change-Maker.” Although I don’t mind talking I also like to listen. Through Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. I want you to talk, just ...
Bradley Bussolini, Advertising Intern
Bradley has over five years experience operating his own business as a freelance designer and has produced work for a wide variety of companies in the healthcare, education, high-tech, entertainment, and sports industries. A graduate of San Jose State University for Mass Communications, he has a knack for visualizing the ...