BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Linda Biemer - Chairperson
Duane Spilde - Vice Chair
Carl Speicher - Secretary/Treasurer
Natasha Thompson - President & CEO
Ann-Marie Adams
Anne C. Bailey
Carol Beechy, M.D.
Beth Bossong
Allen Buyck
Renata Dabrowska
Rob de la Fuente
Jill Feury
Ian Harrop
Rohan Jayasena
Dan Norton, Esq.
Dave Radin
Diana Riesman
Judy Siggins
Maria Strinni
Juan Vazquez-Leddon
Darryl Wood
Board and committee meetings are open to the public. Most meetings will be held via voice/video conferencing - please contact Amelia Pena for more specific information on how to join meetings. (607) 729-0100 x342 or apena@wskg.org
BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place every other month on the fourth Tuesday.
To begin at 5:30 PM:
- September 24, 2024
- December 3, 2024
- February 25, 2025
- April 29, 2025
- June 24, 2025
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place every other month on the third Wednesday.
To begin at 5:00 PM:
- July 17, 2024
- September 18, 2024
- November 13, 2024
- January 15, 2025
- March 19, 2025
- May 21, 2025
FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings are usually held on the third or fourth Tuesday of the month.
To begin at 2:00 PM:
- July 23, 2024
- August 29, 2024 (3:00 PM)
- September 17, 2024
- October 22, 2024
- November 26, 2024
- December 17, 2024
- January 28, 2025
- February 18, 2025
- March 25, 2025
- April 15, 2025
- May 27, 2025
- June 17, 2025
FIDUCIARY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
To begin immediately after the Finance/Audit committee adjourns (unless otherwise noted).
To begin at 2:30 PM:
- July 23, 2024
- August 29, 2024 (3:00 PM)
- September 17, 2024
- October 22, 2024
- November 26, 2024
- December 17, 2024
- January 28, 2025
- February 18, 2025
- March 25, 2025
- April 15, 2025
- May 27, 2025
- June 17, 2025
GOVERNANCE/NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place every other month on the first Wednesday.
To begin at 5:00 PM:
- August 21, 2024
- October 2, 2024
- December 4th, 2024
- February 5, 2025
- April 2, 2025
- June 4, 2025
ENDOWMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place quarterly on Wednesdays.
To begin at 2:00 PM:
- August 15, 2024
- October 23, 2024
- January 29, 2025
- April 29, 2025
- July 29, 2025
- October 29, 2025
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place every other month on the second Tuesday.
To begin at 2:30 PM:
- July 16, 2024
- August 20, 2024
- October 8, 2024
- November 12, 2024
- January 14, 2025
- March 11, 2025
- May 13, 2025
INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
These meetings generally take place every other month on the first Wednesday.
To begin at 5:00 PM:
- September 4th, 2024
- November 6th, 2024
- January 8th, 2025
- March 5th, 2025
- May 7th, 2025
NOTIFICATION FOR SPECIFIED MEETINGS
Reasonable notice of all company Board of Trustees, Board Committee, and Advisory Board ”meetings”(1) will be made at least one week prior to the meeting. The notices will appear on WSKG’s web page.
The station will give advance notice of the fact that a regularly scheduled meeting, which is usually open to the public, will be “closed”(2) and the notice of the closing will be disseminated in the same manner as the notice of an open meeting. If a meeting or portion of a meeting is closed to the public, a written statement containing an explanation of the reasons for closing the meeting will be made available to the public within a reasonable time thereafter or, in the alternative, the written explanation for a closed meeting will be made available to the public at the offices of WSKG or a copy of the explanation will be mailed to any person requesting one.
Persons specifically requesting to be notified of meetings will be informed by letter, e-mail, facsimile, or phone at least one week prior to the meeting.
At least once each quarter, the station will make on-air announcements for at least three consecutive days to explain the station’s open meeting policy and provide information about how the public can obtain information regarding specific dates, times, and locations.
Copies of the minutes of all open meetings will be made available to the public upon request. A reasonable charge to cover copying or mailing costs may be considered for this service. If a member of the public wishes to inspect the minutes at the station, it would not be unreasonable to require an appointment be made with the station as long as the process is not burdensome to the public.
(1) The term “meeting” means the deliberations of at least the number of members of a governing or advisory body, or any committee thereof, required to take action on behalf of such body or committee where such deliberations determine or result in the joint conduct or disposition of the governing or advisory body’s business, or the committee’s business, as the case may be, but only to the extent that such deliberations relate to public broadcasting.
(2) The law provides exceptions to the open meeting requirement. “Closed” sessions can be conducted to consider matters relating to individual employees, proprietary information, litigation, and other matters 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 WSKG.
POLICY ON PUBLIC COMMENT
The WSKG Board of Trustees (“Board”) welcomes relevant constructive comment from the public at its meetings. So that the process will be efficient and productive, the following protocol is established.
A “Public Comment” line will be included in the agenda for regular Board of Trustees’ meetings which will be placed after all Committee Reports and before Trustee Comments.
Public comments, and any matter submitted, where a response is requested from the Board must be in writing (e-mail is acceptable) and submitted to WSKG’s Chief Executive Officer at least five (5) business days prior to the next Board meeting. All written responses will be reviewed by WSKG’s General Counsel and will be entered in the public file of the corporation. The total time for public comments will be limited to twenty (20) minutes, with each person limited up to five (5) minutes. Priority recognition will be given to those persons who have not previously addressed the Board.
Written inquiries sent to the Board, or comments made at Board meetings, must be relevant to the Board’s functions and responsibilities, i.e., station mission, policy, finances, strategic planning, and must not address issues to which the Board has responded in the previous nine (9) months, a determination of which will be made by the Chair.
This policy is subject to cancellation or modification, at any time, in the discretion of the Board.
This policy will be published on WSKG’s web site, will be available at WSKG’s front desk, and will be handed out to the public at Board meetings.
WSKG’s management and staff are also available to hear and respond to public comments. To submit a comment to WSKG directly, rather than the Board of Trustees, please click here.