Board of Directors
The WEDU PBS Board of Directors serves our organization by furthering our mission to provide quality multimedia content and community outreach. Board Members support, advise, and evaluate our work to ensure that we move forward as a locally trusted and valued media source.
Patricia Douglas
Chair
Paul Grove
President & CEO
Brian Butler
Vice Chair
Scott Gault
Treasurer
Tom duPont
Secretary
Jeff Sparling
Immediate Past Chair
Barry Alpert
Past Chair
Alan C. Bomstein
Past Chair
Susan S. Craig
Member
Danielle Drummond
Member
Shanna Glazer
Member
Nancy Hole Hoyt
Member
Wendy O'Neill
Member
Jon Philipson
Member
Kevin Plummer
Member
Liz Sembler
Past Chair
Heidi Shimberg
Member
Geoff Simon
Past Chair
Cathy Unruh
Past Chair
Board & Committee Meeting Schedule (2026)
Board of Directors
- April 22, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- July 29, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- October 21, 2026 | 12:00 PMUpcoming
Executive Committee
- March 18, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- May 20, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- June 24, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- August 19, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- September 16, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- November 11, 2026 | 12:00 PMUpcoming
Finance Committee
- April 15, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- July 22, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
- September 16, 2026 | 12:00 PMPast
Investment Committee
- April 15, 2026 | 10:30 AMPast
- July 22, 2026 | 10:30 AMPast
- November 18, 2026 | 10:30 AMUpcoming
Finance | Investment | Executive
- November 18, 2026 | 12:00 PMUpcoming
Board Meeting Procedures & Public Attendance
All Board meetings, held at WEDU unless otherwise noted, are open to the public and media. The meetings, or portions of, may be closed to consider matters relating to personnel, proprietary information, litigation and other issues requiring the confidential advice of counsel, commercial or financial information obtained from a person on a privileged or confidential basis, or the purchase of property or services whenever the premature exposure of such purchase would compromise the business interests of any such organization.
Board Member Document Portal
For members of the WEDU PBS Board of Directors, log-in here to access the latest documents on Google Drive.
Community Advisory Board (CAB)
Community Advisory Board (CAB) members provide a representation of our work to the 16 counties of West Central Florida that we serve. CAB members advise and assist our organization's goal of educating, exploring, and engaging by building and fostering relationships between community members and WEDU PBS.
For more information or to inquire about joining WEDU’s Community Advisory Board email,
CAB@wedu.org.
CAB Meeting Schedule
County Representation
DeSoto
- Linda Waters
Hillsborough
- Allison MacGregorChair
- Danielle Ahmed
- Catriona Comb
- Jasmine Edwards
- Louise Krikorian
- Tunvi Perez
- Janet Stanko
- Ken Suarez
Manatee
- Ted Lindenbergh
Pinellas
- Britton Alexander Grimes
- Dr. Stephen Liggett
Polk
- Jeff GriggsVice Chair
- Mike Hall
Sarasota
- Roberta Hamilton
- Colleen Lundwall