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Board of Directors

NETA is governed by a board of directors composed of the general manager or designee from each member licensee, an elected representative from each NETA Peer Learning Community (PLC), and one elected representative from the affiliate members. NETA's unique board structure gives each member's concerns an equal hearing. NETA's board represents over 80% of all public television stations.  

 

NETA FY 2024 Executive Committee

       

NETA FY 2024 Finance Committee

Board Chair • Rich Homberg, Detroit Public Television, Detroit, MI         Chair • Adrian Velarde (Board Treasurer)
Vice-Chair • Jaime Jimenez, KLCS PBS, Los Angeles, CA         Jaime Jimenez (Board Vice-Chair)
Secretary • Adrienne Fairwell, South Carolina ETV, Columbia, SC         Greg Petrowich, WFYI, Indianapolis, IN
Treasurer • Adrian Velarde, KRWG Public Media, Las Cruces, NM         Greg Giczi, PBS Michiana - WNIT, South Bend, IN
Past Chair • Courtney Pledger, Arkansas PBS, Conway, AR         Rachel Knight, Ozarks Public Television, Springfield, MO
Member at large • Carla McCabe, WVIA Public Media, Pittston, PA          
Member at large • Marta Bechtol, PBS Wisconsin/Wisconsin ECB, Madison, WI          
 

 

NETA FY 2024 Board of Directors

Station
GM/CEO
City
State/Territory
Alaska Public Media Ed Ulman Anchorage AK
KUAC TV 9 Gretchen Gordon Fairbanks AK
Alabama Public Television Wayne Reid Birmingham AL
Arkansas PBS Courtney Pledger Conway AR
Arizona PBS Mi-Ai Parrish Phoenix AZ
Arizona Public Media Jack Gibson Tucson AZ
KLCS PBS Jaime Jimenez Los Angeles CA
KVCR PBS Connie Leyva San Bernardino CA
Northern California Public Media Darren LaShelle Rohnert Park CA
PBS KVIE David Lowe Sacramento CA
Public Media Group of S. California (PBS SoCal/KCET) Andrew Russell Santa Ana CA
PBS12 Kristen Blessman Denver CO
Rocky Mountain PBS Amanda Mountain Denver CO
Connecticut Public Television Mark Contreras Hartford CT
WHUT Sean Plater Washington DC
South Florida PBS Dolores Sukhdeo Miami FL
WEDU PBS Paul Grove Tampa FL
WEFS Andrew Chalanick Cocoa FL
WFSU Public Media David Mullins Tallahasee FL
WGCU Public Media Corey Lewis Ft. Myers FL
WLRN John LaBonia Miami FL
WSRE Jill Hubbs Pensacola FL
WUCF Jennifer Cook Orlando FL
ATL PBA  (Public Broadcasting Atlanta) Jennifer Dorian Atlanta GA
GPB - Georgia Public Broadcasting Media Bert Wesley Huffman Atlanta GA
Iowa PBS Molly Phillips Johnston IA
Idaho Public Television Jeff Tucker Boise ID
WEIU Jeff Owens Charleston IL
WILL - Illinois Public Media Moss Bresnahan Urbana IL
WQPT Dawn Schmitt Moline IL
WSIU Fred Martino Carbondale IL
WTVP Lesley Matuszak Peoria IL
Ball State PBS Phil Hoffman Muncie IN
Lakeshore Public Media Chuck Roberts Merrillville IN
PBS Michiana - WNIT Greg Giczi South Bend IN
Vincennes PBS Nichole Carie Vincennes IN
WFYI Public Media Greg Petrowich Indianapolis IN
WTIU - Indiana Public Media Brad Kimmel Bloomington IN
KTWU Valerie VanDerSluis Topka KS
KET Shae Hopkins Lexington KY
WKU PBS David Brinkley Bowling Green KY
Louisiana Public Broadcasting C.C Copeland Baton Rouge LA
WLAE Ron Yager New Orleans LA
WYES Robin Cooper New Orleans LA
GBH (incl. WGBY) Terry Fitzpatrick Boston MA
Maryland Public Television Larry Unger Owings Mills MD
Maine Public Rick Schneider Lewiston ME
Detroit Public Television Rich Homberg Wixom MI
WCMU Public Media Rick Westover Mt. Plesant MI
WGVU Jim Rademaker Grand Rapids MI
WKAR Shawn Turner East Lansing MI
KSMQ Robert Hartman Austin MN
PBS North Patty Mester Duluth MN
TPT - Twin Cities PBS Sylvia Strobel Saint Paul MN
Kansas City PBS Kliff Kuehl Kansas City MO
KMOS Josh Tomlinson Warrensburg MO
Nine PBS Amy Shaw St. Louis MO
Ozarks Public Television Rachel Knight Springfield MO
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Royal Aills Jackson MS
Montana PBS Aaron Pruitt Bozeman MT
PBS Charlotte Amy Burkett Charlotte NC
PBS North Carolina David Crabtree Research Triangle Park NC
Prairie Public Broadcasting John Harris Fargo ND
Nebraska Public Media Mark Leonard Lincoln NE
New Hampshire PBS Peter Frid Durham NH
KRWG Public Media Adrian Velarde Las Cruces NM
New Mexico PBS Franz Joachim Albuquerque NM
PBS New Mexico KENW Pilo Delgado Portales NM
Vegas PBS Mary Mazur Las Vegas NV
Buffalo Toronto Public Media Tom Calderone Buffalo NY
Mountain Lake PBS Bill McColgan Plattsburgh NY
WMHT Anthony Hayes Troy NY
WNET New York Public Media (incl. WLIW & NJTV) Neal Shapiro New York NY
WPBS Mark Prasuhn Watertown NY
WSKG Natasha Thompson Vestal NY
WXXI Norm Silverstein Rochester NY
ideaStream Public Media Kevin Martin Cleveland OH
PBS Western Reserve Jeff Good Kent OH
Public Media Connect (ThinkTV/CET Connect) Kitty Lensman Dayton OH
WBGU Tina Simon Bowling Green OH
WGTE Public Media Marlon Kiser Toledo OH
WOSU Public Media Anthony Padgett Columbus OH
WOUB Public Media Mark Brewer Athens OH
OETA Polly Anderson Oklahoma City OK
RSU Public Television Teri Bowers Claremore OK
Oregon Public Broadcasting Steve Bass Portland OR
Southern Oregon PBS Phil Meyer Medford OR
Lehigh Valley Public Media (PBS 39 WLVT) Tim Fallon Bethlehem PA
WITF Ronald Hetrick Harrisburg PA
WHYY Terri Murray Philadelphia PA
WQED Jason Jedlinski Pittsburgh PA
WVIA Public Media Carla McCabe Pittston PA
WPSU Isabel Reinert University Park PA
Rhode Island PBS David Piccerelli Providence RI
South Carolina ETV Adrienne Fairwell Columbia SC
South Dakota Public Broadcasting Julie Overgaard Vermillion SD
East Tennessee PBS Vickie Lawson Knoxville TN
Nashville Public Television Becky Magura Nashville TN
WCTE Central TN - PBS Avery Hutchins Crookville TN
West TN PBS Peter Noll Martin TN
WKNO Charles McLarty Cordova TN
WTCI Bob Culkeen Chattanooga TN
Austin PBS, KLRU Luis Patino Austin TX
Basin PBS Laura Wolf Midland TX
Houston Public Media Lisa Shumate Houston TX
KAMU Douglas Walker College Station TX
KEDT Don Dunlap Corpus Christi TX
KERA Nico Leone Dallas TX
KTTZ - Texas Tech University Public Media Alisan Sweet Lubbock TX
Panhandle PBS Kevin Ball Amarillo TX
PBS Utah Maria O'Mara Salt Lake City UT
UEN-Utah Education Network Laura Hunter Salt Lake City UT
Blue Ridge PBS William Anderson Roanoke VA
VPM Jayme Swain Richmond VA
WETA Miguel Monteverde Arlington VA
WHRO Public Media Bert Schmidt Norfolk VA
WTJX - Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System Tanya-Marie Singh Christiansted VI
Vermont Public Scott Finn Winooski VT
KBTC DeAnne Hamilton Tacoma WA
KSPS Gary Stokes Spokane WA
Northwest Public Broadcasting Cara Williams Fry Pullman WA
Milwaukee PBS Debbie Hamlett Milwaukee WI
PBS Wisconsin / Wisconsin ECB Marta Bechtol Madison WI
West Virginia Public Broadcasting Eddie Isom Charleston WV
WyomingPBS Joanna Kail Riverton WY
       
Community Engagement PLC Chair Cari Kozicki Lehigh Valley Public Media  
Content PLC Chair Brenda Bowyer WNIT Public Television  
Education PLC Chair Laura Evans GPB  
MarCom PLC Chair Patricia Moynihan WFSU Public Media  

NETA Membership

Membership in NETA brings countless benefits to you and your station including access to the NETA Peer Learning Communities, member-only webinars, Public Media Learns professional development platform, Public Media Awards submission, reduced program distribution rates and a seat on the NETA Board of Directors.

For information on how to become a NETA Member check out our Membership page.

For fees and information on additional benefits, please contact us.