WGBY Board of Tribunes
 Geoffrey Post, Chair
President
Paradise City, Inc.
 Timothy Suffish, Vice Chair
Portfolio Manager & Senior VP
D. J. St. Germain
Company, Inc.
 Karen Burkinshaw, Treasurer
Pension Consultant
Mass Mutual Financial Group
WGBY Volunteer Guild President
William F. K. Monks, Secretary
Budget Director (Retired)
WGBY Public Television
Jonathan Abbott
President and Chief Executive Officer
WGBH Educational Foundation
 Carol Moore Cutting
President, Owner & GM
WEIB – 106.3 Smooth FM
Radio
George Desmarais
Retired Senior Program Manager
General Dynamics
 Linda Dunlavy
Executive Director
Franklin Regional Council Governments
Ellen Wilkins Ellis
Freelance Editor
(retired) Mass Mutual VP Government Relations
 Daniel M. Glanville
Attorney, VP of Government Affairs
Comcast CT (covering CT, MA, NY,VT & NH)
 Ann Hamilton
President
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
Arthur A. Kerber
Director
Green River Gallery
Garth Janes
Attorney
Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury & Murphy P.C.
James Lacey
VP of Corporate Media Relations & External Executive Communications
Mass Mutual Financial Group
 Michael Moriarty
Attorney
Durcharme, Moriarty & Turcotte
Paul R. Murphy
Legal and Administrative Counsel
Amherst College
 Crist Myers
President & CEO
Myers Information Systems Inc.
 Melinda Phelps
Attorney, Partner
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP
 Jeffrey A. Rahn
Attorney
Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Rahn
WGBY Volunteer Guild Member
Arlene Rodriguez, PhD
Dean of School of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Springfield Technical Community College
David C.D. Rogers
President
David C.D. Rogers Associates, LLC
 Gloria C. Russell
Art Critic (retired)
The Republican Newspapers
Josh Simpson
Artist
Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass
Sherry Taylor
Chief of Neurosurgery
BayState Medical Center
Jayne A. Truelove
Senior VP/Regional General Manager (retired)
Fidelity
Investments
Life Members
Board of Tribunes
Public
Meeting Schedule
Meetings of the WGBY Board of Tribunes and its committees are open to the public.
All dates and times are subject to change. Please call the General Manager's office at 413-781-2801 x261 to verify meeting times.
All meetings will be held at WGBY, 44 Hampden Street, Springfield MA. (view map & directions)
Legal and fiduciary responsibilities for WGBY are vested in the Board of Trustees of the WGBH Educational Foundation.
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Full Board
(all meetings are at 4pm and at WGBY unless otherwise notated)
Charge: The purpose of the Organization is to provide governance, guidance, advice, assistance, and support to WGBY. The WGBY Board of Tribunes shall act as the community Advisory Board for WGBY-TV.
Meeting Dates:
Annual Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 15th 2011, 5pm
January 24, 2012
March 27, 2012
May 22, 2012
June 26, 2012
September 25, 2012
November 27, 2012: Annual Meeting, 5pm
Executive Committee
(all meetings at 4:00 pm and at WGBY unless otherwise notated)
Charge: Responsible for the active management of the affairs of the Board of Tribunes between regularly scheduled meetings, including, but not limited to: formulating policy, reviewing, approving, and monitoring the annual budget; personnel issues, and station long range planning.
Meeting Dates:
February 28, 2012
April 24, 2012
August 28, 2012
October 23, 2012
December 18, 2012
Finance Committee
(all meetings at 4:00 pm and at WGBY unless otherwise notated)
Charge: To review, analyze and recommend budgets; review investment policies, practices and objectives.
Meeting Dates:
TBA
Committee of the Board
(all meetings held at 3:30 pm and at WGBY unless otherwise notated)
Charge: The Committee of the Board shall assess the skills, knowledge, and potential participation of all members of the Board of Tribunes in order to assist the Chair in best utilizing their skills and, in consultation with the Chair, shall report at the next annual meeting of the Board of Tribunes its nominations for the new Tribunes, officers, and committee chairs. It shall also evaluate the effectiveness of all Board processes, including but not limited to Committee, Board meeting schedules and procedures.
Meeting Dates:
TBA
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John E. Briggs
Raymond Jackson, DVM
Joan Steiger