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WPFW Management and contact information:
- Jerry Paris – General Manager
202-588-0999 Ext 309 – jerryp at wpfw.org - Katea Stitt – Program Director
202-588-0999 Ext 328 – kstitt at wpfw.org
WPFW's License is held by the Pacifica Foundation
WPFW's license holder is the Pacifica Foundation. The Pacifica National Board has full legal responsibility and authority for WPFW.
With few exceptions, Pacifica National Board meetings are open to the public when happening locally, and streamed live on the internet when happening as phone conferences.
Click here for all Pacifica meeting dates and minutes
Pacifica National Board Members
- Teresa J. Allen
- Adriana Casenave
- James Dingeman
- Vanessa Dixon-Briggs
- Fred Dodsworth
- Willliam Foster, Jr.
- Sue Goodwin
- Heather Gray, Vice Chair
- Donna Grimes
- Julie Hewitt, Chair
- Evelia Jones
- Ali Lexa Al-Hilali
- Marianne Martinez
- James McFadden
- Darlene Rose Pagano
- Shawn Rhodes
- James Sagurton
- Sharonne Salaam
- Nancy Sorden, Secretary NV
- Akio Tanaka
- Elizabeth von Gunten
- Egberto Willies
WPFW has a Local Station Board which is responsible for local governance.
Among other duties, the LSB oversees the mananagement, finances and budget of WPFW.
With few exceptions, WPFW Local Station Board meetings are open to the public, and the public is invited to attend.
Meeting notices are posted on WPFW's web page.
WPFW Local Station Board Members
- Anita Irene Adams
- Yaw Agyei
- Thomas M Blanton
- Karen Briggs
- Sarah E Brown
- Verna Avery Brown
- Wayne Bruce
- Ellen Williams Carter, Secretary NV
- Bill Curtis
- Violetta Diamond
- Vanessa M. Dixon-Briggs
- Vicki Gass
- Wanda Gnahoui
- Sue Goodwin
- Donna Grimes
- Kamau Harris, Treasurer
- Julie Hewitt
- Arthur Hyland
- Patrick Morrison
- Luci Murphy
- Jerry Paris, Member NV
- Ron Pinchback
- Eric Ramey
- Minerva F Sanders, Chair
- Adele M Stan
- Dennis Williams
WPFW also has a Community Advisory Board.
This board reviews the programming schedule, budgets and assists with long term plans of the station. The CAB is made up of listeners to WPFW who donate their time.
Meetings are open to the public, and the public is invited to attend.
Meeting notices are posted on WPFW's web page;
WPFW Community Advisory Board Members
- Collette Dawud, Secretary
- Aminyah Muhammad-M'Backe, Chair
- Nancy Switkes, Secretary
- Enyinnaya Anicho Udo
- Thomas "Alan" Young
WPFW's Equal Employment Opportunity Report
Pacifica Foundation, Inc, the 501(c)3 corporation which is the licensee of WPFW, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WPFW-Pacifica does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
Click for WPFW's EEO Report.
WPFW's most recent Audited Financial Statements
WPFW's most recent CPB Annual Content Report
Click here to read most recent information from the WPFW CPB SAS survey