Click on a name below to view the staff member's biographical information.
SARAH HUNT DOWNS
PRODUCTION MANAGER |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Oversees the production team as it creates VIRGINIA FARMING, CONSIDER THIS, and other WVPT-produced programming.
- Oversees production of interstitials, including programming and event elements, underwriting credits and all other elements needed for broadcast.
- Writes grants for production and program funding.
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JOHN HARPER
ENGINEERING MANAGER |
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- Writes grants for production and program funding.
- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Manages internal engineering functions, including transmission, video production, maintenance of the physical plant and information technology.
- Troubleshoots all internal engineering functions.
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MARILYN MAITLAND
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Responsible for all local fundraising efforts, including:
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Corporate Support |
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Auctions |
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Major and Planned Giving |
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Strategic Planning for Membership |
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TONY MANCARI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Responsible for the station's long-range strategic planning, system design, and technology evaluation and its overall implementation.
- Manages the day-to-day operations of the station, including interdepartmental operations, transmission, video production, maintenance of the physical plant and information technology.
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DAVID MULLINS
PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER |
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- Serves as President and General Manager of WVPT.
- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
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Comes to WVPT from WPBT—Public Television in Miami, Florida, where he was Vice President of Marketing. He spent 19 years there in both marketing and production. Prior to joining WPBT, he held other positions in private television broadcasting.
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JOHN NEUMANN
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SERVICES |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff
- Directs WVPT's Education Services staff and functions, including Ready To Learn, K-12 Instructional Television services and Adult Education services
- Prepares and administers the Instructional Television Services Contract and grants in accordance with school and station objectives
- Supervises staff in administering Community Outreach Projects
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GAIL SMITH
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Supervises the marketing and branding efforts of the station's image, programming, events and educational services.
- Supervises the graphic and web staff.
- Serves as liaison to the media .
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WANDA ZIMMERMAN
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING |
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- Serves on WVPT's Strategic Planning Team and is a member of the senior management staff.
- Responsible for the acquisition, selection, and scheduling of WVPT's children's and general audience programming.
- Oversees and maintains responsibility for traffic/operations, and on-air promotion duties, functions and personnel.
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