Chris Verdugo

Chris Verdugo serves as operations director for Contra Costa Television, the county government access operation serving Contra Costa County in California, where his work covers technical operations, government video production, public agency programming, and meeting coverage for one of the Bay Area's largest counties. His service on the ACM Western Region board extends that operational work into regional field leadership, connecting county government media practice to the broader community media network.

CCTV's work in Contra Costa is primarily on the government access side of PEG, providing the county and its municipalities with video infrastructure for public meetings, agency communications, and civic information that residents depend on for transparency and accountability.

Chris's career reflects the technical and operational expertise that government access channels require, and his regional board service carries that perspective into conversations about the field's shared challenges and priorities.