WVPB Boards

The West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority and the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Foundation meet separately the first Wednesday of March, June, September and December (tentatively).

The Friends of West Virginia Public Broadcasting Board meets the second Wednesday of March, June, September and December (tentatively).

WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING COMMISSION

The EBC is WVPB’s advisory board, and members are appointed by the governor or serve in an ex-officio capacity on behalf of their educational organizations.

The EBC meets quarterly the first Wednesday in March, June, September and December unless otherwise noted here.

William H. File III
Chair
Beckley

Michael J. Farrell
Vice Chair
Huntington
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

Carol Rotruck
Morgantown

Stephen Taylor Hood
Barboursville

Greg Thomas
South Charleston

Frank D. Wood
Daniels

Gov. Jim Justice
(Represented by Randall Reid-Smith,
Curator, West Virginia Division of Culture and History)

Timothy Conzett
Charleston
Superintendent Representative, West Virginia Department of Education

Debra K. Sullivan
Charleston
Board of Education

WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOUNDATION

Our foundation receives major gifts, grants and bequests for WVPB and manages the organization’s endowment fund.

The Foundation board meets quarterly the first Wednesday in March, June, September and December unless otherwise noted here.

Michael J. Farrell
Chair
Huntington

Edward C. (Ted) Armbrecht, Jr.
Vice Chair
Charleston

Leslie Nutting
Treasurer
Wheeling

Barbara Bean
Bridgeport

William (Bill) File, III
EBA Chair
Beckley

Brian Gallagher
Friends of WVPB Immediate Past Chair
Huntington

Carol Rotruck
(also EBA)
Morgantown

Elliot Hicks
Friends of WVPB Chair
Charleston

Lynda Goldberg
Secretary
Morgantown

Peter Holloway
Wheeling

Steven Hopta
Charleston

Susan Bissett
Charleston

Barbara Fleischauer
Morgantown

Andrew Schneider
Charleston

FRIENDS OF WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD

The Friends, a charitable 501(c)(3) organization, supports WVPB’s quality services and solicits and manages annual membership donations on behalf of WVPB. Every individual contribution entitles a donor to membership.

The Friends board meets quarterly the second Wednesday in March, June, September and December unless otherwise noted here.

Elliot Hicks
Chair
Charleston

Laurie Ruberg
Vice Chair,
Wheeling

Walt Warren
Secretary
Wheeling

Karen Rice
Treasurer
Martinsburg

Brian Gallagher
Immediate Past Chair
Huntington

Lauri Andress
Morgantown

Julie Blackwood
Charleston

Bonnie Brown
Charleston

Richard Goldberg
Morgantown

Deborah Hammond
Martinsburg

Sara Hauptfuehrer
Wheeling

Betty Ireland
Charleston

Eva F. Jones 
Charleston

David Lieving
Huntington

Brian Lilly
Beckley

Cecelia Mason
Martinsburg

Robert (Robby) Moore, III
Beckley

David Moran
Petersburg

Renate Pore
Charleston

Rita Ray
Charleston

Andrea Shirey
Parkersburg

Peter Staffel
Wheeling

Mark Sundstrom
Beckley

Christine Villamagna
Wheeling

Arika Zink
Morgantown