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Departments

Administration

The administrative department is responsible for overseeing the management of the station. 

Department Staff:  Title:
Robert Altman President and CEO
Valarie Floutan Executive Assistant to the President/ Human Resources Coordinator
Starr McCarty
Receptionist


Auction

WMHT conducts three televised auctions during the year - The Holiday Auction and The Great TV Auction. The Auction staff works with thousands of businesses, artists and volunteers to secure the items that are showcased in these highly visible events.

Department Staff: Title: 
Carmel Foltan Auction Manager
Gail Wilson Sr. Auction Representative
Sue Obercon Auction Representative
Robert Yager         
Auction Representative
Carmel FoltanMajor Gifts Officer
Deborah DeLosaAuction Representative

Business Office

The Business Office is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, insurance and all financial matters.

Department Staff: Title:
Julie Raskin Vice President, Finance and Accounting
Marie McGowty Payroll and General Accounting Coordinator
Yvette Mitchell A/P Coordinator
Tiffany Kelson A/R Specialist

Communications & Educational Outreach

The Communications Department is responsible for WMHT's internal and external communications initiatives to promote programs and services. This department is responsible for WMHT's advertising, media and public relations, promotion, on-air graphics, publications, web and government relations.

Department Staff: Title: 
Jackie McGinnis
Director, Communications & Education
Monique Dekkers Sr. Graphic Artist

Education Department

Educational Outreach staff work with education professionals, schools, home educators, community agencies, and the State Education Department to maximize the educational value of WMHT's television programming. Our primary learning services are PBS KIDS Ready to Learn, instructional Video on Demand, and Adult Literacy and GED preparation partnerships.


Department Staff: Title: 
Katherine Jetter Educational Services Manager
Barbara Lukas  Family Learning Services Coordinator
Jessica Riley
Education Marketing Coordinator



Corporate Support

The corporate support staff works with members of the business community to secure funding for WMHT's programming services through program underwriting, member magazine advertising and event sponsorships. 

Department Staff: Title: 
John Robinson Director of Corporate Support
Jill Renwick Sr. Corporate Support Representative
Kathy Beam
Sr. Corporate Support Representative

Development

The development staff provides administrative oversight, support and coordination of the varied fundraising activities of WMHT. Included in this department are the individuals responsible for leadership giving and volunteer relations. 

Department Staff: Title: 
Scott Sauer Senior Vice President of Development/
Assistant General Manager
Jackie Pierce Director, Leadership Giving
Beth Levine
Development Associate

Engineering

The WMHT engineering staff is responsible for the planning, installation and operation of WMHT's technical equipment and facilities. Our engineers work diligently to maintain the highest technical standards so that our viewers and listeners can be assured of enjoying the unique services that WMHT provides.

Department Staff: Title: 
Dave Nicosia Manager, Engineering Operations
Derk van Rijsewijk Chief Operator
Dave French Engineer
Mark Jankowski Engineer
Dave Lastarza Engineer
Kyle Malyska
Engineer
Jean Wheeler
Engineer

Membership

The membership staff is responsible for the stewardship of all relationships with WMHT's highly valued members. These services include responding to all inquiries regarding programming, membership donations, corporate matching gifts and membership campaign thank you gifts.

Department Staff: Title: 
Joanne Shay Director of Data Management
Lynn Valentino Membership Team Leader
Sharon Sleicher
Membership Team Manager
Aja Lownes Member Services Coordinator
Stefanie Barna
Membership Fulfillment Coordinator

MIS

The IT department takes care of all WMHT's computer needs from servers to software.

Department Staff: Title: 
Anthony Tassarotti    
Chief Technology Officer

Operations

The Operations staff maintains the physical plant that houses the WMHT broadcast facility. Individuals in this department are also responsible for keeping our facility accessible during all weather conditions so WMHT employee's are able to broadcast the programs that our viewers and listeners expect.

Department Staff: Title: 
Paul Hoagland Senior Vice President, TV/Radio
Operations/Station Manager
Ron McGowty Building and Grounds Crew Chief
Ken Girard Building and Grounds Crew/Mailroom

Radio

WMHT-FM is our 24-hour a day classical music station. You can hear it at 89.1 in the Capital District and surrounds, and at 88.7 in the mid-Hudson Valley region. In addition, we produce WEXT 97.7.

Department Staff: Title: 
Chris Wienk Vice President, Radio
Bill Winans Operations Manager
David Delaney Radio Operations Assistant

RISE

RISE is WMHT's 24 hour radio information service for the blind and print disabled, serving New York's Capital Region and Hudson Valley. 

Department Staff: Title: 
Joyce Stah RISE Manager

Television

The Television Department handles all television production and programming.

Department Staff Title: 
Marianne Potter Vice President, Television
Dave Povero Senior Producer/Director
Joanne Durfee Producer/Director
Mary Hunt Producer/Writer
Dan Swinton
Producer/Director
Matthew Ryan
Producer/Writer
Susan Arbetter
Producer/Host of New York Now
Dave Wennberg Director/Editor
Tim Stah VT Editor/Production Engineer
Bruce Cole
Production Engineer
Jim Felitte Production Manager
Bill Forst Crewperson
Michael Melita Crewperson
Jennifer Kelley
Crewperson
Jayne Robinson
TV Traffic Coordinator
Brandon Bethman TV Programming Assistant
Eileen Roarke
Ancillary Products Coordinator


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A
Altman, Robert
   President and CEO

Arbetter, Susan
   Producer/Host New York Now

B

Barna, Stefanie
    Membership Fulfillment Coordinator
Beam, Kathy
   Sr. Corporate Support Rep
Bethman, Brandon
 TV Programming Assistant

C

Cole, Bruce
 Engineer

D

Dekkers, Monique
   Sr. Graphic Artist
DeLosa, Deborah
   Auction Representative
Delaney, David
   Radio Operations Assistant
Durfee, Joanne
   Producer/Director

E

F

Felitte, Jim
    Production Manager
Floutan, Valarie
   Executive Asst to the President
/Human Resources Coordinator

Foltan, Carmel
  Auction Manager

Forst, Bill
   Crewperson
French, Dave
   Engineer

G

Girard, Ken
   Bldg & Grounds Crew/Mailroom

H

Hoagland, Paul   
  
Sr. VP, TV/Radio Operations and
  Station Manager

Hunt, Mary
   Producer/Writer

I

J

Jankowski, Mark
   Engineer

Jetter, Katherine
    Educational Services Manager

K


Kelley, Jennifer
   Crewperson
Kelson, Tiffany
   Accounts Receivable Specialist

L

Lastarza, Dave
   Engineer
Levine, Beth
    Development Associate
Lownes, Aja
    Member Services Coord.
Lukas, Barbara
   Family Learning Services Coord.

M

Malyska, Kyle
    Engineer
Mccarty, Starr
  Receptionist
McGinnis, Jackie
  Director, Communications & 
  Education

McGowty, Ron
   Building and Grounds Crew Chief
McGowty, Marie
   Payroll and General Accounting 
  Coordinator

Melita, Mike
  
Crewperson
Mitchell, Yvette
   A/P Coordinator

N

Nicosia, Dave
   Manager, Engineering Operations

O

Obercon, Sue
   Auction Representative
Onslow, Deborah
   President and General Manager

P

Pierce, Jackie 
   Director, Leadership Giving

Potter, Marianne
   Vice President Television
Povero, Dave Sr.
   Producer/Director

Q

R

Raskin, Julie
   Vice President, Finance and
   Accounting
Renwick, Jill
   Sr. Corporate Support Rep.
Riley, Jessica
   Education Marketing Coord.
Roarke, Eileen
    Ancillary Products Coordinator
Robinson, Jayne
  TV Traffic Coordinator
Robinson, John
    Director of Corporate Support
Ryan, Matthew
    Producer/Writer

S

Sauer, Scott
   Sr.VP,Development/Assistant
   General Manager

Shay, Joanne
  Director of Data Management
Sleicher, Sharon
    Membership Team Manager
Stah, Joyce
   RISE Manager
Stah, Tim
   VT Editor/Production Engineer
Swinton, Dan
    Producer/Director

T

Tassarotti, Anthony
   Chief Technology Officer

U

V

Valentino, Lynn
  
Membership Team Leader
van Rijsewijk, Derk
  
Chief Operator

W

Wennberg, Dave
   Director/Editor

Wienk, Chris
  
VP, Radio
Wheeler, Jean
    Engineer
Wilson, Gail
  
Sr. Auction Representative
Winans, Bill
   Radio Operations Manager

X

Y

Yager, Robert
   Auction Representative

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