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 AUTHORITY

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

The EBA 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

Thomas Land Susman
Charleston

Stephen Taylor Hood
Barboursville

Danielle M. Waltz
South Charleston

Greg Thomas
South Charleston

Frank D. Wood
Daniels

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

W. Clayton Burch
Charleston
Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Department of Education

Nancy J. White
Berkeley Springs
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, At-Large
Charleston

Ellen Goodwin
Secretary, At-Large
Morgantown

Leslie Nutting
Treasurer, At-Large
Wheeling

Barbara Bean
At-Large (also EBA)
Bridgeport

William (Bill) File, III
EBA Chair
Beckley

Brian Gallagher
Friends Chair
Huntington

Cynthia Geary
At-Large
Petersburg

Lynda Goldberg
At-Large
Morgantown

Deborah Hammond
At-Large
Falling Waters

Peter Holloway
Wheeling

Steven Hopta
At-Large
Charleston

Shana Phares
Friends Immediate Past Chair
Charleston

Carol Rotruck
(also EBA)
Morgantown

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.

Brian Gallagher
Chair
Huntington

Walt Warren
Vice Chair,
Wheeling

Cecelia Mason
Secretary
Martinsburg

Peter L. Staffel
Treasurer
Wheeling

Shana Phares
Immediate Past Chair
Charleston

Lauri Andress
Morgantown

Rebekah (Bekah) Aranda
Morgantown

Georgiana Atkinson
Parkersburg

Julie Blackwood
Charleston

Bonnie Brown
Charleston

Sara Crickenberger
Lewisburg

Terry Floyd
Huntington

Nicholas Freidin
Huntington

Elliot Hicks
Charleston

Sally Howard
Beckley

Betty Ireland
Charleston

Keith Jackson
Morgantown

Eva F. Jones
Charleston

Mark A. Lewis
Parkersburg

David Lieving
Huntington

Brian Lilly
Beckley

Renee Margocee
Charleston

Robert (Robby) Moore, III
Beckley

David Moran
Petersburg

Elaine Parke
Berkeley Springs

Rita Ray
Charleston

Karen Rice
Martinsburg

Laurie Ruberg
Wheeling

Mark Sundstrom
Beckley

Christine Villamagna
Wheeling

Tom Witt
Morgantown