Advisory Board

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The VCU School of Mass Communications is honored to benefit from the guidance of an advisory board, chaired by alumnus and special advisor to the president of Warner Brothers Television, Richard T. “Dick” Robertson.

This board, comprised of industry leaders representing each of the programs offered here, provides input on curriculum development, faculty development and strategic planning. When near campus, members make guest appearances in our classrooms. We are grateful for the commitment from these outstanding professionals to make our program one of the nation’s best.

2011-2013 Advisory Board Members

Marcellus Alexander
Executive Vice President of Television
President of the NAB Educational Foundation
National Association of Broadcasters

Reid Ashe
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Media General Inc.

Frank Batten Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Landmark Media Enterprises

Beth Rilee-Kelley
Chief Operating Officer
The Martin Agency

Wanda Lloyd
Executive Editor
Montgomery Advertiser

Diane Linen Powell
Chairman
Des Plaines Publishing Co.

Frazier Millner
Director of Advancement & Patron Communications
Richmond Symphony

Mark Raper
Chairman and CEO
CRT-tanaka

Don (Donald S.) Richards
Vice President and General Manager
WWBT-Channel 12 (NBC)

Dick (Richard T.) Robertson (Chair)
Senior Advisor (retired)
Warner Bros. Television Group

Ginger Stanley
Executive Director
Virginia Press Association

Dr. Yan Jin (ex officio)
Interim Director
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University

2009-10 Advisory Board Members

Marcellus Alexander
Executive Vice President of Television
President of the NAB Educational Foundation
National Association of Broadcasters

Reid Ashe
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Media General Inc.

Frank Batten Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Landmark Media Enterprises

C. Del Galloway, APR, Fellow PRSA
Vice President, Public Relations
United Way Worldwide

Kathleen Larey Lewton, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal
Lewton, Seekins and Trester

Wanda Lloyd
Executive Editor
Montgomery Advertiser

Diane Linen Powell
Chairman
Des Plaines Publishing Co.

Mark Raper
Chairman and CEO
CRT-tanaka

Don (Donald S.) Richards
Vice President and General Manager
WWBT-Channel 12 (NBC)

Dick (Richard T.) Robertson (Chair)
Senior Advisor
Warner Bros. Television Group

Ginger Stanley
Executive Director
Virginia Press Association

Dennis D. Swanson
President, Station Operations
Fox Television Stations Inc.

Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk (ex officio)
Director
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University

June O. Nicholson (ex officio)
Associate Director
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University

Carol Mawyer (ex officio)
Assistant Director for Student Services and Scholastic Journalism
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University

Michael E. Hughes (ex officio)
Assistant Director for Development
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University

2010-11 Advisory Board Members

Marcellus Alexander
Executive Vice President of Television
President of the NAB Educational Foundation
National Association of Broadcasters

Reid Ashe
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Media General Inc.

Frank Batten Jr.
Chairman and CEO
Landmark Media Enterprises

Beth Rilee-Kelley
Partner/EVP, Director of Creative & Human Resources
The Martin Agency

Wanda Lloyd
Executive Editor
Montgomery Advertiser

Diane Linen Powell
Chairman
Des Plaines Publishing Co.

Frazier Millner
Director of Advancement & Patron Communications
Richmond Symphony

Mark Raper
Chairman and CEO
CRT-tanaka

Don (Donald S.) Richards
Vice President and General Manager
WWBT-Channel 12 (NBC)

Dick (Richard T.) Robertson (Chair)
Senior Advisor (retired)
Warner Bros. Television Group

Ginger Stanley
Executive Director
Virginia Press Association

L. Terry Oggel (ex officio)
Interim Director
School of Mass Communications
Virginia Commonwealth University