Northern California Public Media Mission Statement

Northern California Public Media's Board of Directors meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of most months and are open to the public.  Call the station (707-584-2000) for details. Northern California Public Media's Community Advisory Council meetings are also open to the public. Call for details.

Board of Directors

Terry Abrams

Owner, Abrams Consulting
Liaison, Northern California Public Media Community Advisory Council

Andrew Akufo Secretary

Executive Director, Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Patrick Campbell

Owner, Winemaker, Tierra Divina Vineyards

 Steve DeLap

Retired Agilent Technologies and Sonoma County Community Media Center

Eliot Enriquez 

Redwood Community Health Coalition

 Bill Gittins

Artist/Owner Gittins Fine Art, Santa Rosa

 
Linton Johnson

Founder & CEO of Ovis

Darren LaShelle

President and CEO, Northern California Public Media

 Josué López

Healthcare Software Engineer, Retired

Alison Marks

Arts Educator

 Margaret McCarthy
Chair  

CFO, Wide Orbit, a traffic software company for broadcast stations

 Ralph O'Rear
Treasurer

Retired, Buck Institute on Aging

 
Moina Shaiq

Entrepreneur / Community Organizer / Activist

 Dr. Larry Slater         

Retired Santa Rosa physician

 Dave Stare
Vice Chair

Founder, owner, Dry Creek Vineyard

 Gordon Stewart

Retired telecommunications executive

Sharon Tiller

Retired, formerly with PBS FRONTLINE and the Center for Investigative Reporting

Pete Ludé

Principal/ CTO: Mission Rock Digital LLC 

MISSION STATEMENT

In order to encourage full participation in society and community, Northern California Public Media provides educational, informational and cultural telecommunication services in partnership with our community.

GOALS

Establish Northern California Public Media as a highly visible local arts, cultural, educational, news, and community information media hub, offering a unique service to the Bay Area in order to encourage full participation in community and society.

Expand Northern California Public Media's options in providing and responding to new technologies through enhancement of technological functions and equipment.

Expand Northern California Public Media's sphere of influence through community alliances and collaborations.

Pursue financial growth to support mission statement and strategic plan goals.