Board of Directors
Board Members
Soriya Estes, Chair*
President, Estes Audiology Hearing Centers
Edwina Carrington, Vice Chair*
President, CHK Enterprises LLC
George Preston, President**
Chief Executive Officer, KMFA
Michelle Rosenblatt, Treasurer*
Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Andrew Teagle, Secretary*
Chief Strategist, GSD&M
Steven Moore*
Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Ayo Akande
Senior Director, Software Engineering, Dell Technologies
Charles Bailey
Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Charles C. Bailey
Graham Cumberbatch
Marketing Manager, Austin Film Society
Mandy Dealey
Non-Profit & Civic Leader
Claude Ducloux
Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Claude E. Ducloux
Doug Eicher
Venture Capitalist and Technology Sales
Zaz Floreani
Venture Partner, Next Coast Ventures
Donald Grantham
Professor of Composition, Butler School of Music at the University of Texas at Austin
Lou Ann Lasher
Principal, Keating/Lasher & Associates
Mark Lyon
President (retired), Audio Systems
LaVonne P. Mason
The Etiquette Authority, LLC
Ron Oliveira
President, Oliveira Public Communications
Ravi Patwardhan
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Nancy Scanlan
Community Volunteer and Photographer
Ken Stein
President and CEO, League of Historic American Theatres
Carol Walsh-Knutson
Non-Profit Leader
Catherine Wildermuth
Non-Profit Leader & Project Manager (retired), IBM
** Ex-officio, non-voting
Emeritus Members
Frank Bash, Chair Emeritus
Joe W. Bratcher III (deceased)
Malcolm Cooper (deceased)
Paul Leche
Community Advisory Board Members
Hermes Camacho
Picardy & Austin Soundwaves
Liz Cass
Armstrong Community Music School
Brady Dyer
Texas Performing Arts
Maxine Gomes
Music Educator and Administrator (Retired)
Steven Hatchett
_OFCOLOR Founder
Lori Renteria
1st Lady of District 3, Austin City Council
Charles A. Roeckle
Deputy to the President, The University of Texas at Austin (Retired)
Brenda Simms
Texas Performing Arts
Kathleen Brady Stimpert
Landmarks
Open Board of Directors Meeting
KMFA Classical 89.5 holds open meetings concerning the operations and programming of KMFA, in accordance with requirements of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 396, et seq. as amended, and certification requirements promulgated by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Information about KMFA's open meeting policy is also announced regularly on the air in Central Texas at 89.5FM. To request notice of board meetings in writing, e-mail info@kmfa.org
KMFA Board of Directors - 2023 Meeting Schedule
Unless otherwise stated, board meetings take place at KMFA. Committee meetings are held over Zoom. Please contact frontdesk@kmfa.org or 512-476-5632 to join the meeting via Zoom.
First Quarter Meetings
Nominating and Board Development Committee:
Wednesday, February 8 @ 3:30 PM
Finance Committee:
Wednesday, February 15 @ 3:30 PM
Executive Committee:
Wednesday, February 15 @ 4:30 PM
Board Meeting:
Wednesday, February 22 @ 4:30 PM
Second Quarter Meetings
Special Finance Committee:
Wednesday, April 5 @ 3:00 PM
Nominating and Board Development Committee:
Wednesday, May 17 @ 3:30 PM
Finance Committee:
Wednesday, May 24 @ 3:30 PM
Executive Committee:
Wednesday, May 24 @ 4:30 PM
Board Meeting:
Wednesday, May 31 @ 4:30 PM
Third Quarter Meetings
Nominating and Board Development Committee:
Wednesday, August 30 @ 3:30 PM
Finance Committee:
Wednesday, September 6 @ 3:30 PM
Executive Committee:
Wednesday, September 6 @ 4:30 PM
Board Meeting:
Wednesday, September 13 @ 4:30 PM
Fourth Quarter Meetings
Nominating and Board Development Committee:
Wednesday, November 29 @ 3:30 PM
Finance Committee:
Wednesday, December 6 @ 3:30 PM
Executive Committee:
Wednesday, December 6 @ 4:30 PM
Board Meeting:
Wednesday, December 13 @ 4:30 PM
Community Advisory Board Meetings:
Community Advisory Board Meetings are open to the public. KMFA is a grant recipient of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and holds open meetings in compliance with CPB grantee eligibility requirements.
Unless otherwise stated, meetings take place at KMFA.
Spring 2023 Meeting
Wednesday, April 12 @ 2:00 PM
Summer 2023 Meeting
Thursday, August 3 @ 2:00 PM
Fall 2023 Meeting
Thursday, October 26 @ 2:00 PM