Leadership
Executive Team
Jim Dunford
President and CEO
Paul Higgins
Chief Operating Officer
Shawn Halford
Executive Vice President, Content
Vice President, Exchange & Digital Services
Judy Barlow
Executive Vice President, Growth
Dan Soles
Vice President
Syndication and Premium Service
Anand Kavalapara
Vice President
Technology
Board of Trustees
Lisa Trapani Shumate, board chair
Associate Vice President and
General Manager
Houston Public Media
Rob Dunlop, board vice-chair
President and CEO
Cascade Public Media
Mare Mazur, board chair emeritus
President and General Manager
Vegas PBS
Linda O’Bryon, board treasurer
Principal, O’Bryon Media, LLC
Ronnie Agnew
General Manager
NJ Advance Media
C.C Copeland
President and CEO
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Jim Dunford
President and CEO
American Public Television
Becky Magura
President and CEO
Nashville Public Television
Steve McGowan
President
Macatawa Media Partners
Anthony Padgett
General Manager
WOSU Public Media
Ron Pisaneschi
Former General Manager
Idaho Public Television
Courtney Pledger
Executive Director and CEO
Arkansas PBS
Candice Seiger
Marketing Consultant
Neal Shapiro
President and CEO
The WNET Group