Cleven Ticeson

Born in Madisonville, Kentucky, Cleven James Ticeson often quips that he is "Kentucky bred, but Washington fed. A Northwesterner through and through, Cleven is a graduate of Garfield High School in Seattle and the Evergreen State College in Olympia. He was recently recognized for 40 years of service to KCTS 9, where he has worked since 1974 in a variety of capacities, from copywriter, actor, and floor director to his present position of senior post-production editor. Over the years Cleven has received more than a dozen regional Emmy® honors, and national Emmy® recognition for his work on documentary film, “Eli Creekmore”. Cleven was an actor early in his career. From 1970 to 1973 he was part of the original national touring company of “HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”, for which he was the understudy for the character Hud.   

Cleven is committed to education. He was a co-founder and board member of the Seattle Central College School of Applied Sciences and served on the college’s technical advisory board. He also served as an instructor in the Media Literacy Program at Seattle Vocational Technical Institute. A sought-after speaker and lecturer, Cleven served as vice president of the Seattle Chapter of the Majestic Eagles, founding director of the Seattle Chapter of Power Learning Systems, a past- representative for the Inter-Faith Council of Seattle, and has served as chair of The Bahá’s of Seattle. 

He is currently vice president of development, N 182nd Films LLC.