Our Purpose

The Public Media Women in Leadership group was co-founded in January 2015 by public media veterans Deanna Martin Mackey and Jeannie Ericson. The purpose of the group is threefold:

• establish a mentorship program to better prepare women with potential to become future CEOs/COOs in the system;

• create a community via Facebook and webinars/trainings to encourage conversation and sharing about issues related to women in leadership;

• and create awareness in the public media industry about the critical need to diversify station leadership.

We are committed to supporting the professional and leadership development journeys of women in public media through our various initiatives.