2019 PBS Annual Meeting Participants Listing First Name Last Name Company Name Title Maribeth Aala American Documentary Filmmaker Stephanie Aaronson Corporation for Public Broadcasting VP, Engagement Jon Abbott WGBH President & CEO Deborah Acklin WQED President and CEO Ty Adams Cascade Public Media Traffic Specialist II Joshua Adams Houston Public Media Executive Director Amanda Adams-Barney PBS The Fixer Liz Adeola KUED Producer/Host Assistant Director, Philanthropic Jennie Adler PBS Foundation Services Director of Marketing & Alexis Aggrey Black Public Media Engagement Sr. Director, Programming & Pamela Aguilar PBS Development Tomas Aguilera Cascade Public Media Programming Coordinator Kira Akerman American Documentary Filmmaker Yeliz Alakas WLIW Digital Platform Specialist Senior Director Operations & Kate Alany PBS Strategy Erika Alarcon Latino Public Broadcasting Program Coordinator Enrique Aldana Arizona Public Media Director of Development Mildred Alexander UNC-TV Director Online Learning Chris Alexander WETA Director, Media Assets Vickie Allen PBS Director, Media Operations Sr. Managing Director, Elizabeth Allen Twin Cities PBS Partnerships Cory Allen WGBH Senior Director, WGBH Research Exec. Producer NJTV News and Director of Program Phil Alongi NJTV Development, NJTV EVP, Chief Policy and Business Steve Altman Corporation for Public Broadcasting Affairs Officer Robert Altman WMHT President and CEO Christiane Amanpour Thirteen/WNET Anchor, Amanpour & Company Jennifer Amend Wyoming PBS Marketing and Outreach Director South by Somewhere with Vivian Shirlette Ammons Howard Producer Director of Marketing and Dawn Amory Vision Maker Media Development William Anderson Blue Ridge PBS Executive Vice President Aryana Alexis Anderson Family Pictures USA Digital Content Producer Executive Producer for Lauren Anderson Georgia Public Broadcasting Promotions/Creative Services Corporate Sponsorship Rachelle Anderson Idaho Public Television Representative Andrea Anderson KVIE Director of Marketing Polly Anderson The Oklahoma Network Executive Director SVP, Marketing & Jennifer Ansley 9 Story Media Group Communications Thomas Appleton Thirteen/WNET Digital Production Specialist Sr. Director, Content Brandon Arolfo PBS Development Raney Aronson WGBH Executive Producer Rich Aukland Allegiance Fundraising Group CEO Cheryl Austin Alaska Public Media Director of Corporate Support Adam Austin PBS Project Manager Senior Director, Institutional Karen Avery PBS Foundation Giving Amy Axelrod WGBH Senior Director, Board Relations Senior Director of Jeneissy Azcuy South Florida PBS Communications Ron Bachman WGBH Senior Director of Programming Don Baer PBS PBS Board of Directors, Chair Laura Baich WTIU/WFIU Marketing Director Shellee Bailey Iowa Public Television Vice President Leadership Giving Peter Baker Public Media Apps President Senior Director, Production & Glenn Baker WETA Creative Services Timothy Bakken Pioneer Public Television Production Director Sr VP, General Counsel Corporate June Baldwin PBS SoCal and Legal Affairs Arkansas Educational Television Kateri Balogh Network (AETN) Graphic Designer Cary Balzer KSPS Program Manager Darius Barati WKU PBS Producer/Director Leslie Barbera Forest Incentives VP Station Relations Nancy Bard PBS PBS Board Guest Senior Director, Corporate & Brianna Barker PBS Employee Communications Corbett Barklie PBS SoCal Head of Advancement Bianca Barlas CARS, Inc. Business Development Executive American Public Television / APT VP Business Development / Judy Barlow Worldwide International Sales Kristine Barr PBS Senior Director, Outreach & Ferne Barrow WETA Community Engagement Clayton Barsoum Corporation for Public Broadcasting Government Affairs Associate Jonathan Barzilay PBS COO Jordan Basham WKU PBS Production Manager Morgan Battle PBS Foundation Guest PBSF Friend James Baum Blue Ridge PBS President & CEO Danda Beard WILL Director of Development DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & JUSTIN BEAUPRE Iowa Public Television PRODUCTION Cheryl Beckley WKU PBS Senior Producer/Director Bill Beecher MontanaPBS MontanaPBS Board Member Reggie Beehner KEDT Senior publicist Katy Beem South Dakota Public Broadcasting Station Relations Manager Community Idea Stations (WCVE, Ren Bell WHTJ, WVPT) Director of Corporate Sponsorship Karen Bell Northern California Public Media Television Program Manager Susan Bellows WGBH Senior Producer Sakeenah Benjamin WHYY Public Information Coordinator Tonya Bennett Corporation for Public Broadcasting EA Josephine Bennett Georgia Public Broadcasting Assistant News Director Jon Bennett KAMU TV/FM Station Manager Marketing Account Manager / Natalie Benoy KUED Copywriter Joyce Bentzman PBS Director, Multiplatform Marketing Kelly Berendsen WGVU AM/FM/TV Assistant to the General Manager David Bernstein PBS Distribution Co-President MICHAEL BERRY SONY ELECTRONICS MANAGER, SALES The Programming Service for Public Regina Berry Television Program Manager Bonnie Bertram Retro Report Producer Afsaneh Beschloss PBS PBS Board of Directors, Vice-Chair Associate Vice President / Lisa Bevilaqua WGBH Campaign Director Arkansas Educational Television Andrew Bicknell Network (AETN) Chief Technology Officer Vice President, Content Jeff Bieber WETA Development & Production Kurt Bielema WILL Art Director Assistant Director, GA Sarah Bilodeau PBS Programming Connie Birdsall Lippincott Senior Design Partner Patricia Bischetti Craft in America Executive Producer Mary Bitterman PBS Foundation PBS Foundation Board Tim Black WNIN VP Development Cole Blaise KCPT Creative Director Xavier Blake South Carolina ETV Sr. EFP Specialist Frank Blanquet KVCR Acting Chief Content Manager Jared Blass WPBA VP-Underwriting Barbara Blauhut WETA Sr. Director of Events Community Idea Stations (WCVE, Liz Blue WHTJ, WVPT) Board Member PBS NewsHour Special Projects James Blue WETA Senior Producer Account Manager, Corporate Kayla Boal KCPT Support Cory Bobiak 9 Story / Brown Bag Films Creative Director Ned Boggan Alabama Public Television Creative Services Producer Kevin Bohrer MACP Program Director Lori Bolding KLRU-TV, Austin PBS Cheif Operating Officer Kristyn Bomberg WGVU AM/FM/TV Education Coordinator Andy Borowitz Retro Report Maricella Borroel KLRN Director of Education Senior Producer, College Behind Sarah Botstein Florentine Films Bars Vice President, Digital J.C. Bouvier Allegiance Fundraising Group Fundraising, Agency Services Arkansas Educational Television Shirley Bowen Network (AETN) TV Promotion Manager William Bowman PBS Maintenance Technician Mrs. Ollette Boyd Detroit Public Television Chief Financial Officer Jackie Boyer KERA Director, On Air Fundraising Melanie Boyer South Carolina ETV Corporate Sponsorship Manager Account Manager, Client Kerry Bracken Allegiance Fundraising Group Management, Agency Services Jennifer Bradley 9 Story / Brown Bag Films Producer Hiawatha Bradley PBS SoCal Director - Creative Services Director of Content & Strategic Lisa Bralts WILL Communications Arkansas Educational Television Amber Branscum Network (AETN) Education & Instruction Specialist Liz Brasher Bluegrass Underground Musician Jennifer Brea American Documentary Filmmaker Vice President, National John Bredar WGBH Programming Deborah Brewer WOUB Educational Services Manager Mark Brewer WOUB General Manager Director, Programming & Dwayne Bright PBS SoCal Scheduling Elise Brimhall KUED Education Coordinator Sara Brissenden-Smith Impact Media Partners Account Director Lorraine Brittain PBS Sr Director, PBS Education Jill Britton WTTW Sr VP, Chief Development Officer Gary Brock KCPT Director of Education Tony Brockman MontanaPBS MontanaPBS Board Member Henry Brodersen Arizona PBS Manager, Arizona PBS Enterprises Senior Director, Principal and Alyson Brokenshire WETA Major Gifts Pearl Broms PBS Foundation PBS Foundation Guest Leif Brostrom PBS Manger, Station Communications Crystal Brown East Tennessee PBS Office Guru/Website Specialist Keith Brown Firelight Media EVP of Content Education and engagement Misty Brown WCTE | Upper Cumberland PBS coordinator Tiffany Brown-Rideaux Georgia Public Broadcasting Producer Maria Bruno-Ruiz PBS VP, Scheduling Progamming Lone Bryan Rocky Mountain PBS Director of Executive Operations Rachel Buchman Georgia Public Broadcasting Social Media Community Manager Chris Buck Retro Report Founder Dima Budron Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Attorney Sylvia Bugg Corporation for Public Broadcasting VP, Diversity and TV Content Corporate Development Unit Lisa Bultman Wisconsin Public Television Manager Vice President Marketing and April Burcham KLRU-TV, Austin PBS Communications Shane Burkeen Nashville Public Television Director of Digital Strategies Amy Burkett PBS Charlotte General Manager Arkansas Educational Television CJ Burks Network (AETN) Director of Production Director & Producer, Country Ken Burns Florentine Films Music CAROLE BURNS Milwaukee PBS Digital Content Manager Jane Burton Artemis Independent Assistant Tom Burton WHRO Chief Development Officer Joan Butcher WOUB Director of Program Services Pat Butler America's Public Television Stations President & CEO Rob Butler WPSU Director of Major Gifts Sr. Director, Enterprise Metadata Rachelle Byars-Sargent PBS Management Vice President, Corporate Jennifer Byrne PBS Communications Patricia Cahill Corporation for Public Broadcasting Vice Chair, Board of Directors Erin Callanan WGBH Director of Media Relations Ruby Calvert Corporation for Public Broadcasting Member, Board of Directors Cesar Camacho PBS Sr. Event Technology Manager Jay Campbell CAV International/NHK