Paul Ortiz has worked in the television production industry for over 30 years. From the creation of short form, long form and studio productions to the management and technical maintenance of production facilities, Paul brings an exceptionally broad set of skills to the production process. Paul graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Television and Film from the University of Cal State Fullerton. Paul’s talents include producer, on-air talent, director, camera operator, editor, computer graphics and technical manager for hundreds of media projects while maintaining the day-to-day studio operation and technical maintenance of Laguna Woods Village Television.

Jon has been in the media and entertainment business for over 30 years, developing marketing strategy for key clients such as Northrop Corp., Beckman Coulter, and the Chilean government. He has been involved in the direct response TV industry from ThighMaster with Suzanne Somers to The No Pain System with Bob Eubanks and generating millions of dollars of revenue in national multi-media campaigns. Jon works directly with each client of Media Services 55 to maximize their brand exposure, while maintaining the lowest media cost possible. He develops the boomer and active adult demographic marketing campaigns for local hospitals, dental practices, medical groups, car dealers, casinos, retailers, financial advisors, travel industry and political candidates in Laguna Woods Village ... and beyond.

Award-winning host, Lisa Hart, is best known for her TV series, "Discover Orange County." Her career as a television host began in 2002 as the host for Cox Communications “In The Community.” Over the years she was host, co-producer and reporter for MVTV News-City of Mission Viejo, radio host for KRLA, and host/executive producer of "Discover Orange County." She has covered many different events to include film festivals, grand openings and performances plus interviews with celebrities such as Dawn Wells, Barbara Eden and Matthew Morrison; sports legends including Teemu Selanne, Bobby Grich, Rob Nen, Bodie Miller, Bryan Brothers and Rick Leach; musicians including Bernard Fowler and the Pointer Sisters to name a few. Born and raised in Southern California, she comes from a film family background. Her grandfather was the director of photography for Paramount Pictures and worked on "The Little Rascals," "Burns and Allen" and others. “I look forward to bringing my interview style and experience to the station, we’re going to have some fun and I look forward to having our viewers come along for the ride.”

Mark graduated from OCC Film School in 1998 and has been part of the MediaServices55 team since its inception in 2002, producing over 1,000 commercials for clients during his tenure. Prior to MS55, Mark owned and operated his own production company, Newport Beach Productions. His client list includes major film and television companies, international corporations and governmental agencies, "The Montel Williams Show," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," Coors Light, Senegence International, OCTA, and City of Long Beach. Mark’s most challenging assignment was in 2000, when he was chosen to document an active volcano on the Vanuatu Islands as well as the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In his spare time Mark’s hobbies include photography & documentary filmmaking.

Cole Young was born and raised in Mission Viejo before attending Boise State University, where he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in media production. While at Boise State, Cole was a part of University Television Productions, where he created and hosted his own sports talk show. He also worked for the university sports media department, where he was a part of the live TV production crew for all sports, including Division-I football. Through filming NCAA sports, weddings, music festivals and several other events, Cole has become well-versed in all stages of video production. As a producer at Village Television, Cole writes, directs and creates content for shows such as “This Day in Laguna Woods,” “Trading Post,” “Let’s Talk Tech,” “Writers and Readers” and many more. He also hosts a weekly sports segment, titled “Sports Corner with Cole Young.” Outside of work, Cole’s hobbies include surfing, snowboarding, photography, watching football and spending time outdoors.

Michelle joined the Media Services 55 team in 2004. She has an extensive knowledge of customer service and office management. Currently, Michelle coordinates and processes daily commercial traffic schedules, and verification reports to ensure the proper airing and billing of client commercial contracts. She was intricately involved in the analog to digital conversion of all advertising clients and networks.

Brittany Tuohy joined Village Television in 2018 as the administrative specialist. In this role Brittany provides office support and plays a major role in the scheduling of guests for “This Day in Laguna Woods.” She is highly skilled at providing great customer service and administration, always enthusiastic and loves working closely with community residents and clients.