About the Board

WQED Multimedia’s Board of Directors is a volunteer group of community leaders who set the institution’s mission and strategic direction. The Board is composed of no fewer than 13 and no more than 31 members representing the communities that WQED serves. Click here to learn about opportunities to serve on WQED’s Board.

Board Meeting Schedule

The full Board meets four times per year. The Board has four standing committees: Audit, Executive, Finance, and Governance. Click here for the current calendar of Board and committee meetings.
Meetings are held at 4802 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh unless otherwise noted on the calendar and are generally open to the public, but may be closed in part or in whole pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934. For more information, please contact WQED at 412-622-1300 or via email: legal (at) wqed.org.
Jonathan Rosenson
Jonathan Rosenson
Chairperson
[President & COO, Expedient]
Lisa Donovan
Lisa Donovan
Vice Chair & Secretary
[Children’s Author]
Scott Higgins
Scott Higgins
Vice Chair & Treasurer
[VP Finance, FedEx]
Jason Jedlinski
Jason Jedlinski
President & CEO
Nancy Angus
Nancy Angus
Mario Lemieux Foundation
Marty Bates
Marty Bates
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Marcie Callan
Marcie Callan
Comcast
Ross Chapman
Ross Chapman
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Joseph DiLucente
Joseph DiLucente
East Allegheny School District
Haggai Dror
Haggai Dror
AggEquo Ventures
Ahmed El Nokali
Ahmed El Nokali
First National Bank
Kathryn Malesic
Kathryn Malesic
Federal Home Loan Bank, retired
Inez K. Miles
Inez K. Miles
Citizens Bank, retired
Gail Mosites
Gail Mosites
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Rona Nesbit
Rona Nesbit
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, retired
Katie O'Connor
Katie O’Connor, Esq.
Jackson Lewis
Drew Peterson
Drew Peterson
Trefoil Strategies
Charles Reeves
Charles Reeves
Pittsburgh Regional Transit
Shirley Weinstein
Shirley Weinstein
Kraft Heinz, retired
Robyn Vittek
Robyn Vittek
Mt Lebanon Public Library
Bill Flanagan
Bill Flanagan
Non-Voting Advisor
Daniel Gilman
Daniel Gilman
Non-Voting Advisor

Trustees Emeriti

Former Board Chairs whose contributions have been especially noteworthy

Deborah L. Acklin
Deborah L. Acklin
President & CEO, 2010-2022
Debra L. Caplan
Debra L. Caplan
Herbert B. Conner
Herbert B. Conner
W. Thomas McGough Jr.
W. Thomas McGough Jr.
George L. Miles Jr.
George L. Miles Jr.
President & CEO, 1994-2010
Dr. Mildred S. Myers
Dr. Mildred S. Myers
Richard L. Stover
Richard L. Stover

Community Advisory Board (CAB)

Every public broadcasting station receiving federal funding must also convene a Community Advisory Board, which has the obligation to advise the station’s governing body (WQED Multimedia’s Board of Directors) as to whether a station’s “programming and other significant policies… are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station,” and to make recommendations that CAB members deem “appropriate to meet such needs.” Click here to learn more about WQED’s CAB.
CAB meetings are open to the public. For more information, please contact WQED at 412-622-1300 or via email: legal (at) wqed.org.
These are the current members of the Community Advisory Board for WQED-TV, WQED-FM and WQEJ-FM:
  • Betty Arenth
  • Erin Bestic
  • Melissa Brock
  • Heather Broman
  • Sarah K. Byrne-Houser
  • Brandon Davis
  • Andrés Franco
  • Emma Hance
  • James Hill
  • Wayne Jones
  • Hersh Merenstein
  • Sabreena Miller
  • Brianne Mitchell
  • Amanda Mueller
  • Shannon Musgrave
  • Heidi Ondek
  • Molly Onufer
  • Morgan Overton
  • Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah MD
  • Jennifer Price
  • Carrie Rain
  • Camila Rivera-Tinsley
  • Christopher Robinson
  • Jada Shirriel
  • Jordan Strassburger
  • Robyn Vittek, Chairperson