Staff Directory

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Leadership

Sarah Ashworth	Director of Radio
(Vacant)	Chief Operating Officer/Associate Director
Lisa Nalbandian	Senior Regional Manager/Milwaukee Regional Manager
Paul Damberg	Superior Regional Manager
Ellen Clark	Green Bay Regional Manager
(Vacant)	Wausau Regional Manager
Molly Gardner	Eau Claire Regional Manager
Ezra Wall	La Crosse Regional Manager
Noah Ovshinsky	Interim Senior Content Director
Samantha ("Sam") Haack	Assistant to the Director of Radio

The Ideas Network

Kealey Bultena	Interim Ideas Network Director
Norman Gilliland	Host, "University Of The Air," "Chapter A Day," "The Midday"
Jim Fleming	Host, "Chapter A Day"
Rob Ferrett	Host, "Central Time"
Dean Knetter	Executive Producer, "Central Time"
Tim Peterson	Producer, "Central Time"
Colleen Leahy	Producer, "Central Time"
Lorin Cox	Producer, "Central Time"
Beatrice Lawrence	Producer, "Central Time"
Kate Archer Kent	Host, "The Morning Show"
Keegan Kyle	Interim Executive Producer, "The Morning Show"
Courtney Everett	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Joel Patenaude	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Joe Tarr	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Mackenzie Krumme	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Trevor Hook	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Royce Podeszwa	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Avery Rogers	Producer, "The Morning Show"
Larry Meiller	Host, "The Larry Meiller Show"
Jill Nadeau	Interim Executive Producer, "The Larry Meiller Show"
Clara Neupert	Producer, "The Larry Meiller Show"
Michele Good	Executive Producer, "Chapter A Day"
(Vacant)	WPR Host
Elizabeth Dohms-Harter	Digital Content Producer
Jonah Beleckis	Digital Content Producer

NPR News & Music Staff

Peter Bryant	NPR News & Music Network Program Director
Dennis Ryan	Music Librarian
Sile Shigley	Folk Music Librarian, "Simply Folk"
Alex Crowe	Host, "Morning Edition"
Stephanie Elkins	Host, "Morning Classics"
Lori Skelton	Host, "Afternoon Classics"
Brady Carlson	Host, "All Things Considered"
Ruthanne Bessman	Host, "Classics By Request"
Síle Shigley	Host, "Simply Folk"
Jeff Durkee	WPR Underwriting Rep, "Simply Folk"
Dr. Jonathan Øverby	Host, "The Road To Higher Ground with Jonathan Øverby," "Odyssey Series"
Norman Gilliland	Host, "University Of The Air," "Chapter A Day," "The Midday"

News Staff

Kyla Calvert Mason	Interim News Director (Credits and Bio)
Rob Mentzer	Interim Assistant News Director (Credits and Bio)
Deneen Smith	Daily Editor (Credits and Bio)
Jenny Peek	News Editor
Shawn Johnson	Capitol Bureau Chief (Credits and Bio)
Anya van Wagtendonk	Reporter, Capitol
Sarah Lehr	Reporter, State Agencies
Danielle Kaeding	Reporter/Host, Superior (Credits and Bio)
Rich Kremer	Reporter, Eau Claire (Credits and Bio)
Evan Casey	Reporter, Milwaukee
Joe Schulz	Reporter, Green Bay
Bridgit Bowden	Reporter, Special Projects (Credits and Bio)
Hope Kirwan	Reporter/Host, La Crosse (Credits and Bio)
Brady Carlson	Reporter/Host (Credits and Bio)
Mallory Cheng	Producer/Host (Credits and Bio)
(Vacant)	Reporter, Second Century Fellow
Gaby Vinick	Reporter, Lee Ester Fellow
Jonah Chester	Reporter, Mike Simonson Memorial Investigative Reporting Fellow
Alyssa Allemand	Digital News Editor
John Davis	Morning Edition Producer
Angela Major	Photojournalist

Digital

David Hyland	Director of Digital Media
Jane Jiumaleh	Digital Product Manager
Anna Rueden	Web Developer
Amanda Starich	Web Developer

WPR Next

Adam Friedrich	Executive Producer, WPR Next
Doug Gordon	Host/Producer, "BETA"
Brad Kolberg	Technical Director
Karl Christenson	Executive Producer, "Zorba Paster On Your Health"

National, Statewide Shows

To the Best of Our Knowledge

Anne Strainchamps	Host, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"
Steve Paulson	Executive Producer, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"
Charles Monroe-Kane	Producer, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"
Shannon Henry Kleiber	Producer, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"
Angelo Bautista	Producer, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"
Mark Riechers	Digital Producer, "To The Best Of Our Knowledge"

Zorba Paster on Your Health

Karl Christenson	Executive Producer, "Zorba Paster On Your Health"
Zorba Paster	Host, "Zorba Paster On Your Health"
Tom Clark	Host, "Zorba Paster On Your Health"

Wisconsin Life

Maureen McCollum

Executive Producer, "Wisconsin Life"

Regional Staff

Ezra Wall	Reporter/Host, "Newsmakers," (Full Bio)
Shereen Siewert	Wausau Staff - Host, "Route 51"
Robin Washington	Superior Staff - Host, "Simply Superior"
Carina Abrego-Koch	Green Bay Staff - Outreach Specialist
Kate Spranger	Eau Claire Staff - Outreach Specialist, Producer, "Route 51" and "Newsmakers"
John Davis	La Crosse Staff
Dawn Jewell	La Crosse Staff
Joy Ratchkramer	Outreach Specialist (Wausau), Producer, "Route 51"
(Vacant)	Marketing Coordinator, Milwaukee
(Vacant)	Outreach Specialist, Superior

Engineering, Production & Operations

(Vacant)	Director of Operations & Engineering
Tom Blain	Technical Production Manager
Steve Gotcher	Technical Director
Joe Hardtke	Technical Director
Eric Bartos	Broadcast Network Manager
Brian Butler	Broadcast Integration Engineer
Erik Roe	Broadcast Systems Administrator
Alex Hartman	Broadcast Integration Engineer
Eric Papenfuss	Broadcast Network Engineer
Kemper Maas	Broadcast Engineer
Lee Rayburn	Network Operator
A. Emily Ralph	Radio Operations Manager
Tyler Ditter	Network Operator
Sarah Hopefl	Network Operator
Trina La Susa	Network Operator
Maria Lopez	Network Operator

Traffic

Andrea Balistreri	Traffic Manager
Claire Fiess	Traffic Coordinator

Marketing

Jeffrey Potter	Marketing Director
Judith Heise Kovalic	Digital Marketing Manager
(Vacant)	Marketing Manager
Erin Hirsch	Promotions Production Manager
Grace Lorentz	Graphic Designer
John Nichols	Graphic Designer
(Vacant)	Events Manager

Finance

Susan Oman	Director of Finance
Willa Schlecht	WPRA/WPR Administration & Finance
Megan Turbin	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Accountant
Cindy Gillis	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Accountant

Development

Lisa Nalbandian	Acting Chief Development Officer
Toni Bartolutti	Development Coordinator
(Vacant)	Membership Director
Susannah Michaels	Direct Mail & Sustainer Coordinator
Becca Pattermann	On-Air Fundraising Manager
Samantha Greener	Member Drive Specialist
(Vacant)	Development Assistant
Síle Shigley	Member Drive Liaison
Alison Tyler	Member Services Manager
Amy Geiger	Member Services Associate
Lila Walsh	Member Services Associate
Laurie Weisensel	Member Support Specialist
Christie Mole	Member Drive Specialist
Kirk Davies	Data & Reporting Manager
David Newman	Director of Business Development
Chris Dearing	East Business Sponsorship Manager
Adam Rasske	East Business Sponsorships Staff
Jay Johnston	East Business Sponsorships Staff
Sherry Boushele-Walter	East Business Sponsorships Staff
Jeff Durkee	Madison Business Sponsorships Manager
Kay Drew	Madison Business Sponsorships Staff
Andrea Schwerbel	Business Sponsorship Staff
Tim Brown	Madison Business Sponsorships Staff
(Vacant)	West Territory Manager -- Business Sponsorships
Diane Nordell	West Business Sponsorships Staff
Jane Ritger	West Business Sponsorships Staff
Tara Tschillard	Account Support - Business Sponsorship
Lisa Nalbandian	Director of Major and Planned Giving
(Vacant)	Planned Giving Officer
Cynthia Woodland	Senior Major Giving Officer
Matt Schoeffler	Major Giving Officer
Kayleigh Steinback	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Manager
Marissa Adams	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Specialist
Eva Marley	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Specialist
Clarissa Johnson	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Specialist
Marian Herzog	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Specialist
Liz Stattelman-Scanlan	WPR/PBS Wisconsin Audience Services Specialist

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