NPR Board of Directors The NPR Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of our 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

NPR Board of Directors

The NPR Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of our 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. The Board sets the policies and overall direction for NPR management, monitors the performance of NPR, and provides financial oversight.

On November 2, 2015, NPR Members approved a change in the NPR Bylaws to expand the Board of Directors to 23 directors, consisting of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.

NPR Board and Membership Meetings


NPR Member Station Managers

A. Rima Dael
General Manager, WSHU

Jennifer Ferro
President, KCRW
Vice-Chair, NPR Board of Directors

Stephen George
President and CEO, Louisville Public Media

Myrna Johnson
Executive Director, Iowa Public Radio

Nico Leone
President and CEO, KERA

Margaret Low
Chief Executive Officer, WBUR

R.C. McBride
General Manager, WGLT and WCBU

Maria O'Mara
Executive Director, KUER

Tina Pamintuan
CEO, St. Louis Public Radio

Elise Pepple
Executive Director, Marfa Public Radio

Erika Pulley-Hayes
General Manager, WAMU

Mike Savage
Director & General Manager, WEKU


President of NPR

John Lansing
President and CEO


Chair of the NPR Foundation

John McGinn


Public Members of the Board

Milena Alberti-Perez
Financial, Media and Technology Executive

Fred Dust
Designer, Speaker and Consultant

Joanna Lambert
Head of Consumer, Yahoo! Inc.

Catherine Levene
Executive, Entrepreneur

Judith Segura
Lead Thermal Architect, Apple, Inc.

Jeff Sine
Co-Founder and Partner, The Raine Group
Chair, NPR Board of Directors

Howard Wollner
Senior Vice President, Retired, Starbucks Coffee Company

Neal Zuckerman
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Head of the Media Practice, BCG