Leadership
Board of Trustees | Emeritus Board | CAP | Senior Staff
Detroit Public TV is governed by a Board of Trustees led by Board Chair, Timothy Nicholson, Vice President of PVS Chemicals, Inc. The board is composed of representatives from the local, business, civic, and cultural communities. The station is operated by a professional staff headed by President and CEO Rich Homberg. DPTV’s Community Advisory Panel reviews the station’s content (programming, productions) and community engagement and connects the station to ideas and interests of other organizations in Southeast Michigan. Learn more about the Community Advisory Panel >
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Trustees
Emeritus Board
Bob Allison (In Memoriam)
Elaine Baker
John Beran
Charles Ciuni
Melonie Colaianne
Susan Cooper
Tarik Daoud (In Memoriam)
Patrick Fehring
Marianne Fey
Ronald Goldsberry
Arthur Horwitz
Barbara Kratchman
Vaughn Koshkarian
Leonard Kruszewski
Bud Liebler
Dana Locniskar
James Nicholson
Michael Porter
Richard Rassel
George Riley (In Memoriam)
Lois Shaevsky
Thomas Shafer
Stephen Strome
Ken Whipple
Todd Wyett
Community Advisory Panel
Learn more about the Community Advisory Panel >
Senior Staff
Rich Homberg, President and CEO
Ollette Boyd, CFO
Laura Brandt, VP, Operations
Georgeann Herbert, SVP, Strategy
Fred Nahhat, SVP, Production
Ryan Laurie, VP, Individual Giving
Tracy Duda, AVP, Human Resources
Ed Moore, AVP, Content
Cheryl Spitale Jones, AVP, Marketing & Digital
Leadership
WELCOME A-BOARD!
For DPTV and WRCJ, a strong and committed board is vital to the institution’s success.
We are pleased to welcome our newest Board of Trustees:
Detroit Public Television’s Board of Trustees elected Rick Notter, the vice president of the Individual Business Unit at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, as its newest member. During his nearly 10 years at BCBSM, Notter has served in various sales and marketing roles before being promoted to vice president in 2019. Read More >
