About Us

AIR Board of Directors


Susan Schardt
AIR Executive Director,
ex officio

 

P.O. Box 220400
Boston, MA  02122
www.airmedia.org		617-825-4400 AIR office
sue(at)airmedia.org
David Freedman
AIR Board President
Organizational Member
third term ends 2013
WWOZ Radio
P.O. Box 51840
New Orleans,
LA 70151-1840
www.wwoz.org		504-568.-1239 tel
504-782-0933 cell
504-558-9332 fax
david(at)wwoz.org
Hyo Choon Lee
AIR Board Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
Organizational Member, Appointed
first term ends 2012		WGBH Radio and Television
1 Guest Street
Boston, MA  02135 
617-300-2417
hcl(at)wgbh.org
Amy Mayer
Chair, Membership Committee
second term ends 2015
 413-773-8904 tel
amy(at)amymayerwrites.com
Keith Brand
Co-Chair, Strategic Development Committee
first term ends 2013		Philadelphia, PA
brandk(at)rowan.edu 
Jay Kernis
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
first term ends 2012

NBC News
New York, NY		212-275-7766
jaykernis(at)gmail.com
Lu Olkowski
Co-Chair, Strategic Development Committee
first term ends 2013
305A President Street #2
Brooklyn NY 11231

718-834-9137
PRX profile
Tena Rubio
Co-Chair, Election Committee
first term ends 2013

Lafayette, CA 94549415-272-1494
tenarubio(at)msn.com
Bob Cross
Director
Chair, Human Resource Committee
Organizational Member, Appointed
first term ends 2015
KUT Radio (Business and Financial Operations)
University of Texas
1 University Station A0704
Austin, TX  78712
512-471-1631
rjcross(at)kut.org
Jennifer Ferro
Director
Organizational Member, Appointed
first term ends 2016		KCRW
1900 Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90405
310-450-5183
jennifer.ferro(at)kcrw.com 
Ellen Rocco
Director
Organizational Member, Appointed
first term ends 2015		North Country Public Radio (GM)   
St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY  13617 		315-229-5356
ellen(at)ncpr.org
Rob Rosenthal
Director
first term ends 2015
Transom Story Workshop (Lead Producer) & Freelance Media Producer
Woods Hole, MA
207-615-1773
rob(at)shunpikemedia.com
Claire Schoen
Director
Co-Chair, Election Committee
first term ends 2013
Claire Schoen Media
Berkeley, CA
www.claireschoenmedia.com
510-882-6164
cschoen(at)earthlink.net
Julie Shapiro
Director
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
Organizational Member
first term ends 2014
Third Coast Festival
848 East Grand
Chicago, IL 60611 www.thirdcoastfestival.org		312-948-4682
jshapiro(at)thirdcoastfestival.org
Laura Starecheski
Director
first term ends 2015
Brooklyn, NY646-675-3670
lstarecheski(at)gmail.com

AIR Advisory Group

The AIR Advisory group is an invited group of industry leaders who serve as advisors to and in support of AIR's membership, Board of Directors, and new initiatives.


Terry Clifford
Co-CEO
Station Resource Group

Robert Davoli
Principal
Sigma Partners

Renee Fleming
Singer

David Isay
President
Sound Portraits Productions

Cherry Jones
Actress

Gary Knell
President and CEO
National Public Radio

Jon McTaggart
CEO
American Public Media

Torey Malatia
General Manager
Chicago Public Radio

Steve Rathe
Executive Producer
Murray Street Productions
AIR founding member

Marita Rivero
Vice President of Radio and Television
WGBH Radio and Television

Ruth Seymour
General Manager Emeritus
KCRW-FM

Jake Shapiro
Executive Director
PRX

Laura Walker
President and CEO
New York Public Radio

Joanne Wallace
General Manager
KQED Radio

Melinda Ward
Senior Vice President of Content
Public Radio International