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WGBY Board of Tribunes

Public Meeting Schedule

 

Geoffrey PostGeoffrey Post, Chair

President
Paradise City, Inc.

Timothy SuffishTimothy Suffish, Vice Chair

Portfolio Manager & Senior VP
D. J. St. Germain Company, Inc.

no photo availableKaren Burkinshaw, Treasurer

Pension Consultant
Mass Mutual Financial Group
WGBY Volunteer Guild President

William F. K. MonksWilliam F. K. Monks, Secretary

Budget Director (Retired)
WGBY Public Television

Jonathan AbbottJonathan Abbott

President and Chief Executive Officer
WGBH Educational Foundation

Carol Moore CuttingCarol Moore Cutting

President, Owner & GM
WEIB – 106.3 Smooth FM Radio

no photo availableGeorge Desmarais

Retired Senior Program Manager
General Dynamics

Linda DunlavyLinda Dunlavy

Executive Director
Franklin Regional Council Governments

no photo availableEllen Wilkins Ellis

Freelance Editor
(retired) Mass Mutual VP Government Relations

Daniel M. GlanvilleDaniel M. Glanville

Attorney, VP of Government Affairs
Comcast CT (covering CT, MA, NY,VT & NH)

Ann HamiltonAnn Hamilton

President
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce

Arthur A. KerberArthur 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 MoriartyMichael Moriarty

Attorney
Durcharme, Moriarty & Turcotte

no photo availablePaul R. Murphy

Legal and Administrative Counsel
Amherst College

Crist MyersCrist Myers

President & CEO
Myers Information Systems Inc.

Melinda PhelpsMelinda Phelps

Attorney, Partner
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas, LLP

Jeffrey A. RahnJeffrey A. Rahn

Attorney
Law Offices of Jeffrey A. Rahn
WGBY Volunteer Guild Member

no photo availableArlene Rodriguez, PhD

Dean of School of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Springfield Technical Community College

David C.D. RogersDavid C.D. Rogers

President
David C.D. Rogers Associates, LLC

Gloria C. RussellGloria C. Russell

Art Critic (retired)
The Republican Newspapers

Josh SimpsonJosh Simpson

Artist
Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass

no photo availableSherry Taylor

Chief of Neurosurgery
BayState Medical Center

Jayne A. TrueloveJayne A. Truelove

Senior VP/Regional General Manager (retired)
Fidelity Investments

 

 

Life Members

John E. BriggsJohn E. Briggs

Helen BlakeHelen Blake

Raymond Jackson, DVMRaymond Jackson, DVM*

Retired

Richard S. MilsteinRichard S. Milstein

Louis F. OldershawLouis F. Oldershaw

Roy ScottRoy Scott

Peggy StarrPeggy Starr

Joan SteigerJoan Steiger

Attorney

Mary Tuttle Mary Tuttle*

 

Donald Dupre, CPA

Maurice N. Katz*

Leonard A. Wilson

Joseph Hennessey*

Irene Mennen Hunter*

William A. Lieson*

Janet B. Murrow*

S. Alberta Stutsman*

 

*deceased    

 

 

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.

 

Jump to Schedule For:
Full Board | Executive Committee | Finance Committee | Committee of the Board

 

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, September 24th, 2013, 5pm

January 22, 2013
March 19, 2013
May 28, 2013
June 25, 2013
September 24, 2013: Annual Meeting, 5pm
November 19, 2013

 

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: 
March 5, 2013
April 23, 2013
August 27, 2017
October 22, 2013
December 10, 2013

 

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