Leadership

Nico Leone, President and Chief Executive Officer | Contact

Christopher Wagley, Chief Operating Officer | Contact

Kimberly Singleton, Chief Financial Officer | Contact

Sylvia Komatsu, Chief Content Officer | Contact

Nancy Saustad, Chief Philanthropy Officer | Contact

Briana O’Higgins, Senior Vice President, Audience and Content | Contact

Lauren Menking, Chief of Staff | Contact

Tin Lin, Senior Vice President, Development | Contact

Andrea Somers, Vice President, People Strategy | Contact

Ed Timms, Executive Editor, KERA News | Contact

Anne Bothwell, Vice President, Arts | Contact

Alan Melson, Vice President, Digital Media | Contact

Bill Young, Vice President, Television Programming | Contact

Corporate Sponsorship | Contact

2025 Board of Directors

Gwen Echols,
Board Chair

LaMonte Thomas,
Immediate Past Chair

William M. Addy
Jennifer Altabef
Lucy Billingsley
Lael Brodsky
Dr. Tamara L. Brown
Erin Carter
Mary McDermott Cook
Dodee Crockett
Glen Davison
Senjal Desai
Jorge Ferraez
Shawn C. Gilbert
Peter Handy
Gary Henderson
Marissa Horne
Marissa Jarratt
Peter A. Kraus
Heather Kreager
Adelaide Leavens
Whitney Fogle Lewis
Kevin March

Colleen Martindale
Dr. Mac McGinnis
Dan M. Meyer, MD
Marc A. Nivet, EdD, MBA
Dale Petroskey
David M. Porter
J. Puckett
Dena A. Reecer
Eddie W. Reeves
John W. Richmond, PhD
Marco Rodriguez
Amber Scanlan
Ann Stuart, PhD
Wes Turner
Hemant Vankawala, MD, FACEP
Rod Washington
Natalie Weimer
Mitch Whitten
Craig Wilson
Dr. Jamie Wilson
Rama Yelkur, DBA

Honorary Life Directors

Erle Nye
Richard G. Rogers
Dan Routman
Donna Wilhelm

Ex-Officio

Dr. Carlos R. Morales

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