Board of Directors

The WQED Multimedia Board of Directors is a volunteer group of people from the community who set the mission and strategic direction of WQED.

The Board is composed of no fewer than 20 and no more than 31 members, all of whom are elected at the Annual Meeting and represent the WQED viewing area.

The Board meets four times a year. All meetings are held in the Hillman Room at WQED unless stated otherwise.

The Board has seven standing committees which meet throughout the year:

  • Executive and Corporate Planning
  • Content and Community Engagement
  • Finance, Business and Operations
  • Audit
  • Governance
  • Development
  • Education

All Board, Committee and CAB meetings of WQED are open to the public.

WQED Board and Committee Meeting Schedule FY 2022-2023

Thursday, October 13, 2022

2:00    Audit Committee

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Committee Day 1

4:00    Finance, Business and Operation Committee
5:00    Executive & Corporate Planning Committee

Thursday, December 1, 2022
Committee Day 2 – Joint Session

8:30    Coffee
9:00 - 11:00    Meeting

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

6:00     CAB meeting

Thursday, December 15, 2022

5:00     WINTER BOARD MEETING

TBA January 2023
Audit Committee 

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Committee Day 1
        
4:00    Finance, Business and Operations Committee
5:00    Executive and Corporate Planning Committee

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Committee Day 2 – AFTERNOON MEETINGS

1:30    Development Committee
2:30    Governance Committee
3:30    Content and Community Engagement Committee
4:30    Education Committee

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

6:00    CAB meeting

Thursday, April 13, 2023

5:00     SPRING BOARD MEETING

Thursday, June 29, 2023
Committee Day 1

4:00     Finance, Business and Operations Committee 
5:00    Executive and Corporate Planning Committee

Thursday, July 6, 2023
Committee Day 2 – Joint Session

8:30    Coffee
9:00 - 11:00 Meeting

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

6:00     CAB meeting

Thursday, July 13, 2023

5:00    SUMMER BOARD MEETING

Thursday, September 14, 2023
Committee Day 1
            
4:00    Finance, Business and Operations Committee
5:00    Executive and Corporate Planning

Wednesday, September 20, 2023  

 6:00     CAB meeting

Thursday, September 21, 2023
Committee Day 2 – AFTERNOON MEETINGS

3:45 - 4:00   Governance Committee Meeting
4:00 - 5:00   Combined Committee Meetings                                          

Thursday, September 28, 2023     

ANNUAL MEETING @ Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15217

5:00   Meeting Commencement   
6:00   President's Report + Reception

Thursday, October 12, 2023
5:00 p.m. Audit Committee

Thursday, November 16, 2023
4:00 p.m. Finance, Business and Operations Committee
5:00 p.m. Executive & Corporate Planning Committee

Thursday, November 30, 2023
4:30 p.m. Joint Committee Meeting (Development, Content, Education and Governance)

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
6:00 p.m. Community Advisory Board Meeting

Thursday, December 7, 2023
5:00 p.m. WINTER BOARD MEETING

Board Members

Mildred S. Myers, Co-Chair

Jonathan Rosenson, Co-Chair

Marcela Bohm-Velez

Nancy L. Barry

Mark Bezilla

Debra L. Caplan

Dorothy A. Davis

Jeffrey Davis

Lisa Donovan

Mary Ann Dunham

Bill Flanagan

Christine Fulton

Daniel Gilman

Josh Knauer

Robert McCutcheon

Inez K. Miles

Gail Novak Mosites

Cassandra Pan

Conor Platt

Lourdes Sanchez Ridge

Gregory Scott

Chatòn Turner

Caroline West

WQED Officers

Co-Chair - Mildred S. Myers

Co-Chair – Jonathan Rosenson

Vice Chair and Secretary - Lisa Donovan

Vice Chair and Treasurer – Robert McCutcheon

Community Advisory Board FY 2023

Albert Abramovic

Larry Adams

Betty Arenth

Michael Bielski, Chair

Sarah K. Byrne-Houser

Renee Durham

Gisele Barretto Fetterman

Andrés Franco

Ryan Gent

Michele Gerwick

Richard Ling

Sabreena Miller

Brianne Mitchell

Linda G. Mitchell

Shannon Musgrave

Molly Onufer

Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah

Ashley Lynn Priore

Camila Rivera-Tinsley

Karlye Rowles

LaWana L. Simmons

Jordan Strassburger

Carolina Velez

Robyn Vittek, Vice Chair

Nathan Wadding