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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 2025 Executive Committee

    

NETA FY 2025 Finance Committee

Board Chair • Jaime Jimenez, KLCS PBS, Los Angeles, CA    Chair • Adrian Velarde (Board Treasurer)
Vice-Chair • Adrienne Fairwell, South Carolina ETV, Columbia, SC    Adrienne Fairwell (Board Vice-Chair)
Secretary • Marta Bechtol, PBS Wisconsin/Wisconsin ECB, Madison, WI    Rachel Knight, Ozarks Public Television, Springfield, MO
Treasurer • Adrian Velarde, KRWG Public Media, Las Cruces, NM    Greg Giczi, WNIT: PBS Michiana, South Bend, IN
Past Chair • Rich Homberg, Detroit PBS, Detroit, MI    CC Copeland, Lousiana Public Broadcasting, Baton Rouge, LA
Member at large • Carla McCabe, WVIA Public Media, Pittston, PA     
Member at large • Jeff Tucker, Idaho Public Television, Boise, ID     
 

 

NETA FY 2025 Board of Directors

Station
GM/CEO
City
State/Territory
Alaska Public MediaEd UlmanAnchorageAK
KUAC TV 9Gretchen GordonFairbanksAK
Alabama Public TelevisionWayne ReidBirminghamAL
Arkansas PBSCourtney PledgerConwayAR
Arizona PBSScott WoelfelPhoenixAZ
AZPMJack GibsonTucsonAZ
KLCS PBSJaime JimenezLos AngelesCA
KVCR PBSConnie LeyvaSan BernardinoCA
Northern California Public MediaDarren LaShelleRohnert ParkCA
PBS KVIEDavid LoweSacramentoCA
PBS SoCalAndrew RussellSanta AnaCA
PBS12Frannie MatthewsDenverCO
Rocky Mountain PBSAmanda MountainDenverCO
Connecticut Public TelevisionMark ContrerasHartfordCT
WHUTSean PlaterWashingtonDC
South Florida PBSDolores SukhdeoMiamiFL
WEDU PBSPaul GroveTampaFL
WEFSAndrew ChalanickCocoaFL
WFSU Public MediaDavid MullinsTallahaseeFL
WGCU Public MediaCorey LewisFt. MyersFL
WLRNJohn LaBoniaMiamiFL
WSREJill HubbsPensacolaFL
WUCFJennifer CookOrlandoFL
WABEJennifer DorianAtlantaGA
GPB - Georgia Public BroadcastingBert Wesley HuffmanAtlantaGA
Iowa PBSAndrew BattJohnstonIA
Idaho Public TelevisionJeff TuckerBoiseID
WEIUJeff OwensCharlestonIL
WILL - Illinois Public MediaMoss BresnahanUrbanaIL
WQPTDawn SchmittMolineIL
WSIUFred MartinoCarbondaleIL
WTVPJenn GordonPeoriaIL
Ball State PBSPhil HoffmanMuncieIN
Lakeshore Public MediaChuck RobertsMerrillvilleIN
WNIT: PBS MichianaGreg GicziSouth BendIN
Vincennes PBSNichole CarieVincennesIN
WFYI Public MediaGreg PetrowichIndianapolisIN
WTIU - Indiana Public MediaBrad KimmelBloomingtonIN
KTWUValerie VanDerSluisTopkaKS
KETShae HopkinsLexingtonKY
WKU PBSJordan BashamBowling GreenKY
Louisiana Public BroadcastingC.C CopelandBaton RougeLA
WLAERon YagerNew OrleansLA
WYESRobin CooperNew OrleansLA
GBH (incl. WGBY)Seeta PaiBostonMA
Maryland Public TelevisionSteven SchupakOwings MillsMD
Maine PublicRick SchneiderLewistonME
Delta College Public MediaThomas BennettUniversity CenterMI
Detroit PBSRich HombergWixomMI
WCMU Public MediaRick WestoverMt. PlesantMI
WGVU Public MediaJim RademakerGrand RapidsMI
WKAR Public MediaShawn TurnerEast LansingMI
KSMQLaura ArchboldAustinMN
PBS NorthPatty MesterDuluthMN
TPT - Twin Cities PBSSylvia StrobelSaint PaulMN
Kansas City PBSKliff KuehlKansas CityMO
KMOSJosh TomlinsonWarrensburgMO
Nine PBSAmy ShawSt. LouisMO
Ozarks Public TelevisionRachel KnightSpringfieldMO
Mississippi Public BroadcastingRoyal AillsJacksonMS
Montana PBSAaron PruittBozemanMT
PBS CharlotteAmy BurkettCharlotteNC
PBS North CarolinaDavid CrabtreeResearch Triangle ParkNC
Prairie Public BroadcastingJohn HarrisFargoND
Nebraska Public MediaMark LeonardLincolnNE
New Hampshire PBSPeter FridDurhamNH
KRWG Public MediaAdrian VelardeLas CrucesNM
New Mexico PBSFranz JoachimAlbuquerqueNM
KENW New MexicoPilo DelgadoPortalesNM
Vegas PBSMary MazurLas VegasNV
Buffalo Toronto Public MediaTom CalderoneBuffaloNY
Mountain Lake PBSBill McColganPlattsburghNY
WCNY PBSMitch GelmanSyracuseNY
WMHTAnthony HayesTroyNY
WNET New York Public Media (incl. WLIW & NJTV)Neal ShapiroNew YorkNY
WPBSMark PrasuhnWatertownNY
WSKGNatasha ThompsonVestalNY
WXXINorm SilversteinRochesterNY
PBS Western ReserveNatalie PillsburyKentOH
Public Media Connect (ThinkTV/CET Connect)Kitty LensmanDaytonOH
WBGU-PBSTina SimonBowling GreenOH
WGTE Public MediaMarlon KiserToledoOH
WOSU Public MediaAnthony PadgettColumbusOH
WOUB Public MediaMark BrewerAthensOH
OETAPolly AndersonOklahoma CityOK
RSU Public TelevisionTeri BowersClaremoreOK
Oregon Public BroadcastingRachel SmolkinPortlandOR
Southern Oregon PBSPhil MeyerMedfordOR
Lehigh Valley Public Media (PBS 39 WLVT)Stephen BudihasBethlehemPA
WITFRonald HetrickHarrisburgPA
WHYYTerri MurrayPhiladelphiaPA
WQEDJason JedlinskiPittsburghPA
WVIA Public MediaCarla McCabePittstonPA
WPSUIsabel ReinertUniversity ParkPA
WQLN PBS NPRCindy SpizarnyEriePA
Rhode Island PBSPam JohnstonProvidenceRI
South Carolina ETVAdrienne FairwellColumbiaSC
South Dakota Public BroadcastingJulie OvergaardVermillionSD
East Tennessee PBSVickie LawsonKnoxvilleTN
Nashville PBSBecky MaguraNashvilleTN
WCTE Central TN - PBSAvery HutchinsCookevilleTN
West TN PBSPeter NollMartinTN
WKNOCharles McLartyCordovaTN
WTCI PBSBob CulkeenChattanoogaTN
Austin PBS, KLRULuis PatinoAustinTX
Basin PBSLaura WolfMidlandTX
Houston Public MediaLisa ShumateHoustonTX
KAMULeonard WelchCollege StationTX
KEDTDon DunlapCorpus ChristiTX
KERANico LeoneDallasTX
KTTZ - Texas Tech Public MediaAlisan SweetLubbockTX
Panhandle PBSKevin BallAmarilloTX
PBS UtahMaria O'MaraSalt Lake CityUT
UEN-Utah Education NetworkLaura HunterSalt Lake CityUT
Blue Ridge PBSWilliam AndersonRoanokeVA
VPMJayme SwainRichmondVA
WETAMiguel MonteverdeArlingtonVA
WHRO Public MediaBert SchmidtNorfolkVA
WTJX - Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting SystemTanya-Marie SinghChristianstedVI
Vermont PublicVijay SinghWinooskiVT
KBTCDeAnne HamiltonTacomaWA
KSPSGary StokesSpokaneWA
Northwest Public BroadcastingCara Williams FryPullmanWA
Milwaukee PBSDebbie HamlettMilwaukeeWI
PBS Wisconsin / Wisconsin ECBMarta BechtolMadisonWI
West Virginia Public BroadcastingEddie IsomCharlestonWV
WyomingPBSJoanna KailRivertonWY
    
Community Engagement PLC ChairAmy LabenskiWETA 
Content PLC ChairSuzanne SmithWFSU Public Media 
Education PLC ChairCathy CookWQED 
MarCom PLC ChairErik ErnstPBS Wisconsin 
Cyber PLC ChairIan MacSpaddenAZPM 
Innovators PLC ChairChad DavisNebraska 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.

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