Charles Meyer
Executive Director
e-mail: charles.meyer@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-265-6052
As executive director, Charles is responsible for NCME’s strategic direction and day-to-day management. He leads efforts to build partnerships and create new resources, working closely with CPB and organizations associated with public broadcasting.
Contact Charles concerning:
- National initiatives and/or possible partnerships
- Ways to work with NCME
- Information or ideas about special projects
Recent Presentations & Articles:
- New mindset requires new habits: listen, earn trust, partner-up
Published in Current, May 16, 2011 - Public Broadcasting Management Association Conference (PBMA)
Presented June 2011 - Listen closely: What matters to your community and to donors?
Published in Current, July 25, 2011
Cristina Hanson
Deputy Director
e-mail: cristina.hanson@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-263-0297
Cristina supports NCME’s strategic programming and assists the Executive Director in NCME operations, including training, grant making, and development of key initiatives. Cristina oversees NCME’s professional development resources on all platforms, provides leadership in collaborating with system organizations, and supervises NCME staff.
Contact Cristina concerning:
- NCME's professional development efforts, including participation
in system conferences and meetings - Grant making, proposal evaluation and impact analysis
- Collaborative opportunities with NCME and the public media system
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Ann Alquist
Director of Radio Engagement
e-mail: ann.alquist@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-890-2976
Ann engages the public radio community and consults closely with stations, content producers, and public radio organizations as they develop new and innovative approaches to effectively engaging communities.
Contact Ann concerning:
- Station and producer relations
- Ideas and consultation for engaging community
- Stories of public radio impact
- Smart practices frameworks and engagement trends
Jennifer MacArthur
Director of Television and Digital Media Engagement
e-mail: jennifer.macarthur@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-890-2975
Jennifer engages the public television and digital media communities, working collaboratively with stations, content producers and transmedia groups as they develop, launch and assess their engagement campaigns. She also leads NCME’s efforts to discover and understand uses of digital media tools for engaging communities by staying current on trends and developments in new media.
Contact Jennifer concerning:
- Community engagement projects related to television, film and digital media content
- Questions about developing and expanding community partnerships
- Assessing the impact and sustainability of engagement and outreach
- Producer and station consultations
Amir Zaman
Communications Director
e-mail: amir.zaman@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-265-5132
Amir has a hand in much of the communication you receive from NCME, including e-newsletters, reports, news releases and Web content. He works closely with NCME staff and our partners and collaborators to ensure timely, consistent, and effective communication of public media’s value and impact.
Contact Amir concerning:
- NCME strategic communications
- NCME messages and communication tools
- NCME stories and storytelling
Jason D. Butler
Unit Manager
e-mail: jason.d.butler@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-263-2142
Jason provides comprehensive administrative support for National Center for Media Engagement.
Contact Jason concerning:
- Assistance with NCME conference calls
- Material requests
- Scheduling information
- Updates to your contact and/or station information
- Creating an account on mediaengage.org
- Billing and reimbursement inquires
Barrett Dowell
Emerging Media Manager
e-mail: barrett.dowell@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-265-6111
Barrett oversees NCME's database and its intersection with our website. He is also responsible for refining and expanding our aggregation of stories of impact and engagement data from stations. Additionally, Barrett manages NCME's publicmediamaps.org site.
Contact Barrett concerning:
- www.publicmediamaps.org
- Inquiries about NCME's database
- Streaming content and hosting resources
- Accessing NCME web content
Jess Main
Operations Manager
e-mail: jess.main@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-265-4439
Jess manages a variety of projects and services across all areas of NCME, including NCME Grant Programs, survey development and impact evaluation. She also researches engagement news and funding trends to further public media's capacity to successfully engage communities.
Contact Jess concerning:
- Assistance with assessment and survey development
- NCME Grant Programs
- Website or webinar registration assistance
Kira Sparks
Communications and Social Media Manager
e-mail: kira.sparks@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-890-2350
Kira manages NCME’s social media channels, developing digital content that communicates public media’s impact. From Twitter to the NCME blog to peer networking webinars, she helps deliver content and engagement strategies to inspire and ignite new ways of thinking among public media.
Contact Kira concerning:
- NCME digital communications and messaging
- New media strategies and platforms
- NCME peer networking
Bobbette Rose
Web Development/Design Manager
e-mail: bobbette.rose@mediaengage.org
phone: 608-263-1871
Bobbette oversees the design and management of mediaengage.org, as well as all related support print and branding materials. She also explores how these technologies can be used as tools for engagement.
Contact Bobbette concerning:
- Questions about accessing web content
- Logo and branding requests
- Using the Internet as a public engagement tool
