Who's Who
MPT Management
Larry D. Unger • President and Chief Executive Officer profile
Steven J. Schupak • Executive Vice President & Station Manager profile
George R. Beneman II • Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer profile
Travis Mitchell • Senior Vice President, Chief Content Officer profile
Suzanne Schwertman • Vice President, Chief Financial Officer profile
Colette Colclough • Vice President, Human Resources profile
Betsy Peisach • Vice President, Education profile
Linda Taggart • Vice President, Development profile
Andrew H. Levine • General Counsel profile
Joe Campbell • Managing Director, Creative Services profile
Erin Chrest • Senior Managing Director, Major & Planned Giving profile
John Davis • Managing Director, MotorWeek profile
Randy Farmer-O'Connor • Managing Director, Corporate Support profile
Fran Minakowski • Senior Advisor to the President profile
Eric Neumann • Managing Director, On-Air Fundraising & Development Productions profile
Kate Pearson • Managing Director, Programming & Acquisitions profile
Kristen Penczek • Managing Director, Audience Engagement profile
Krista Respass • Managing Director, Early Childhood Education Services profile
Susan Wolfinger Schmitt • Managing Director, Human Resources profile
Vera Turner • Managing Director, Membership profile
Harry Vaughn • Senior Managing Director, Production Services profile
Jennifer White • Managing Director, Digital Fundraising profile
Tom Williams • Senior Managing Director, Communications profile
Bob Wilson • Managing Director, Digital Content & Operations profile
Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
Edward H. Kaplan, Chair profile
Richard J. Bodorff, Vice Chair
Debra A. Bright, Ed.D.
Mohammed Choudhury
Shelly L. Gardeniers
Rebecca J. Hanson, Esq.
Irwin R. Kramer
Beth E. Suarez
Bruce A. Wahl
Ellie K. Wang
member profiles
2023 Commission meetings
- Tuesday, January 24 at 10:30am agenda
Budget & Compensation Committee - Tuesday, March 28 at 10:30am agenda
- Tuesday, April 25 at 10:30am
- Tuesday, May 23 at 10:30am
Budget & Compensation Committee - Tuesday, June 8 at TBD
(Joint meeting with MPT Foundation) - Wednesday, September 27 at 10:30am
- Tuesday, October 24 at 10:30am
- Tuesday, November 28 at 10:30am
2022 Commission meetings
- Wednesday, January 12 at 10am
Audit Committee - Wednesday, January 19 at 10am
Budget & Compensation Committee - Tuesday, January 25 at 10:30am minutes
- Tuesday, March 22 at 10:30am minutes
- Friday, May 20 at 4:30pm
Budget & Compensation Committee - Tuesday, May 24 at 10:30am minutes
- Thursday, June 16 at 10:30am
(Joint meeting with MPT Foundation) - Tuesday, September 27 at 10:30am minutes
Budget & Compensation Committee - Tuesday, October 25 at 10:30am
- Tuesday, November 22 at 10:30am minutes
MPT Foundation, Inc.
Richard J. Bodorff, Chair
Rhea Feikin, Vice Chair
Larry D. Unger, President
Erin Chrest, Secretary
Suzanne Schwertman, Treasurer
Alfred R. Berkeley III
H. King Corbett
W. Thomas Curtis
Dr. Shailaja Didolkar
Robert C. Douglas
Elaine Freeman
Shelly Gardeniers
William B. Gilmore
Rebecca J. Hanson, Esq.
Edward H. Kaplan
Harry Kassap
Kathryn D. Lindquist
Dr. Elizabeth Molina Morgan
Ann K. Murray
Mary Louise Preis
Stanley F. Rodbell
Beth E. Suarez
Tyrone Taborn
Joy Thomas-Moore
Paul G. Ullmann
Ellie K. Wang
John Anthony Wolf, Esq.
Patrick Butler, Chair Emeritus