Board of Trustees

A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, New York Public Radio is governed by an independent Board of Trustees that meets regularly throughout the year. There are currently 32 NYPR Trustees, headed by Chair Timothy A. Wilkins. As permitted by law, portions of NYPR Board of Trustees meetings, and various Committee meetings, may be closed to the public. In those cases, the meeting and reason for its closure are indicated below. If you are a member of the public interested in attending a Board or Committee meeting, please contact Tali Chazan at tchazan@nypublicradio.org in advance. 


Board and Committee Meetings 

August 
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 | 3:00-5:00pm
Finance Committee Meeting  
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

Monday, August 12, 2024 | 3:00-5:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting 
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

 

September 
Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Executive Committee Meeting
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | 3:30-5:00pm
Finance Committee Meeting
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information.

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 10:30-12:00pm
Development Committee Meeting
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information.

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Compensation Committee Meeting
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information.

Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 3:00-6:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information.

 

October 
Thursday, October 1, 2024 | 12:00-1:00pm 
Investment Committee Meeting 
This meeting was held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information.

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Governance Committee Meeting
This meeting will be held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Development Committee Meeting
This meeting will be held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

 

November
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | 3:30-5:00pm
Joint Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
This meeting will be held in closed session due to confidential and proprietary information. 

Thursday, November 14, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Investment Committee Meeting

Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 4:00-5:00pm
Executive Committee Meeting

 

December 
Thursday, December 5, 2024 | 3:30-5:00pm
Development Committee Meeting

Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 3:00-6:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting 

 

January 
Thursday, January 23, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Governance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Development Committee Meeting

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Investment Committee Meeting

 

February 
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 | 3:30-5:00pm
Audit Committee Meeting

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | 3:30-5:00pm
Finance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | 3:00-6:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting

 

March 

 

April 
Thursday, April 10, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Development Committee Meeting

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 3:30-5:00pm  
Audit Committee Meeting

Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Executive Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Governance Committee Meeting   

 

May
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 2:00-6:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, May 15, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Investment Committee Meeting  

 

June 
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 4:00-5:00pm
Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | 3:00-5:00pm
Finance Committee Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 | 3:00-5:00pm
Board of Trustees Meeting

 

 

Board of Trustees 
Timothy A. Wilkins, Chair
Leah C. Johnson, Vice Chair
Carl Weisbrod, Secretary
Mayo S. Stuntz, Jr., Treasurer
LaFontaine E. Oliver, President & CEO

John Borthwick
Richard S. Brail
Marc Chamlin 
Laurie Cumbo, ex officio*
Katie Danziger
Tanuja M. Dehne
Anand Desai
Jeanne Fogel
David Gelobter
MaryAnne Gilmartin
Paul Hsi
Joanne Kwong
Anita Laremont 
Jeffrey LeFrancois 
Anne Stark Locher
Aaron R. Marcu
Anna Quindlen 
John S. Rose
Jon W. Rotenstreich
Roberto Ruiz 
Joshua Sapan
Peter Shapiro
Warren Spector
Howard S. Stein
Marc Suskin 
Nicki Newman Tanner
Emily Tow 

Honorary Trustees
Judith M. Carson
Peter H. Darrow
Cynthia King Vance 
Eduardo G. Mestre
Bethany Millard
Herb Scannell
Susan Solomon
Andrea L. Taylor
Wilma S. Tisch
Lulu C. Wang
Alan G. Weiler
Frank D. Yeary

 

How Do I Contact the Board of Trustees?
You may write to the NYPR Board of Trustees c/o Timothy A. Wilkins, Chair, New York Public Radio, 160 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013. You may also leave a general message for the Board by calling New York Public Radio's Listener Services at (646) 829-4000 or by using our contact form

Meeting minutes available upon request by contacting Tali Chazan at tchazan@nypublicradio.org