CAB and By-laws
Baltimore Public Media’s Community Advisory Board ("CAB") serves as a vehicle for outreach to the communities served by WYPR, WTMD, and its affiliate stations. It advises the station regarding programming and other matters affecting the community. It has no managerial responsibilities or authority.
The CAB meets bi-monthly from September through June, generally within a few days after the Board of Directors meeting. In addition to discussing Baltimore Public Media's operations and requesting feedback, representatives of the stations frequently make presentations to the CAB about their programs, content, and projects.
Additionally, CAB members have begun a series of conversations between WYPR's news and programming departments and members of the community for the purpose of informing WYPR's content creators about important issues in the community and the views of its citizens. This work provides new connections to the community for the news department and leads to segments on Midday and On The Record as well as other programs. This series of outreach meetings is called Community Conversations (also known as ascertainment) where different organizations present to the Baltimore Public Media staff, CAB, Board of Directors, and volunteers to share what they are doing successfully in our communities.
Community Advisory Board Purpose and Requirements
Community Advisory Boards, like Baltimore Public Media's CAB, are required to be formed pursuant to the federal law that established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The purpose of the CAB is to advise the station with respect to whether the programming and other policies of the station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station. The CAB is permitted to review the programming goals established by Baltimore Public Media, the service provided by Baltimore Public Media, and the significant policy decisions rendered by Baltimore Public Media. The CAB may make non-binding recommendations to Baltimore Public Media's management.
CAB members are a volunteer group of interested citizens and listeners who are appointed by Baltimore Public Media's Board of Directors. The CAB is required to meet at regular intervals. The CAB deliberates independently of station management and the Board of Directors. It determines its own agenda and elects its own leadership.
Community Advisory Board (CAB) Meetings 2023-2024
October 4, 2023
December 6, 2023
January 31, 2024
April 10, 2024
June 12, 2024
CAB meetings begin at 6:00 PM and will be held virtually and in person rotating between WYPR and WTMD buildings. All meetings are open to the public.
If you'd like to attend a meeting of Baltimore Public Media's Community Advisory Board, please contact Maricka Oglesby at moglesby@wypr.org or (410) 235-1382.
CAB Committee Meetings
Community Conversations/Ascertainment (Meetings begin at 4:00 PM)
January 16, 2024
April 9, 2024
CAB Recruitment Committee (Meetings begin at 4:00 PM)
February 6, 2024
March 19, 2024
April 16, 2024
List of CAB Members for 2022-2023
Tammy C. Black - Chair
Vice President of Communications, Immune Deficiency Foundation
Wendy Jeffries - Vice-Chair
Executive Director, TasteWise Kids
Drew Alfgren
Retired, Faculty Librarian, UMBC
Alicia Arbaje
Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ruth Coleman
Retired, Data Management and Reporting Senior Manager at T. Rowe Price
Kevin DaSilva
Country Manager, SBFC Hightech
Caroline Devereaux
Artist, Cat & Milk LLC
Clementine Fujimura
Anthropologist and Professor of Area Studies, Languages and Cultures, United States Naval Academy
Mia Gogel
Legislative and Policy Liaison, Office of the Baltimore County Executive
Tia Goodson
Senior Producer, Storyfarm
Kelly Gray
Associate Professor of History, Towson University
Virginia Green
Formula Services Manager, MHA/Navigator
Kristin Herber
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Insurance, Under Armour
Susan Holmes
Semi-Retired, Seamstress
Tom Klassen
Head Grower, Evermore Cannabis Company
Jennifer Lavella
Director of Marketing and Communications, Maryland Legal Aid
Alex Levas
Office Assistant, Baltimore County Department of Social Services
Margaret Mitchell
Teacher, Howard County Public Schools
Don Palmer
Professor, Montgomery College
Stephen R. Parnes
Community Advocate and Activist
Alan Smith-Hicks
Electronics Engineer, Department of Defense
Sally Stanfield
Co-Owner and Vice-President, Edrich Lumber, Inc. and
Edrich Farms, Inc.
Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Mark B. Martin, P. A.
Haowei Tong
Associate Director of Development, Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
Michael Williams III
Student, Community College Baltimore County Essex
Kevin Yang, CFA
Founder, KRY Properties