Our People!
Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council
Executive Committee/Officers
Chair - Honorable Amy Hollars
Vice Chair - Bryce McDonald
Past Chair - Nina Lunn
Secretary - Monika Bowman
Treasurer - Kelly Clarkson
WCTE President/CEO - Avery Hutchins (non-voting)
Board Trustees
Dr. Bonita Barger
Kristy Brown
Hilton Conger
Alma Mendez
Amy New
April Smith Patterson
Rebecca Paul
Angie Robinson
Tom Savage
Speaker Cameron Sexton
Kendall Smith
Tim Tewalt
Eric Walker
Board Emeritus Members
Dr. Kathy Bertram
Mike Galligan
WCTE Leadership Team
Avery Hutchins - President & CEO - ext #220
Craig LeFevre - Station Manager - ext #210 (Biography)
Cephas N. Ablakwa Sr., Phd. - Director of Education & Engagement - ext #303
Brent Clark - Director of Content & Digital Media - ext #222 (Biography)
Ralph Welch, Jr. - Chief Engineer & Director of Engineering Services - ext #225
WCTE Collaborative Team
Heather Robbins - Executive Administrative Assistant
Patti Cloud - Donor Relations Manager
Kathryn Howell - Membership Coordinator
Amber Carl - Development Events Coordinator
Tiffany McDonald - Manager, Corporate Relations
Craig Gray - Senior Producer & Art Director
Zach Beckman - Assoc. Producer/Editor
David Bernhardt - Production Assistant
Alicia Masterson - Broadcast Traffic Coordinator
Greg Watterworth - IT Coordinator
Ben Weaver - Traffic Assistant
Sarah Savage - Education & Engagement Coordinator
Vanestia Jennings - Education & Engagement Project Manager
Reggie Brown - Education & Engagement PRN
Cindy Putman - Education & Engagement PRN
WCTE Community Advisory Board
Drema Neely - Chair
Dawson Davidson
Michael Holt
Brandon Loftis
Joyce Tatum
Hope Vargas
Mitchell White
Avery Hutchins, President & CEO
A native of the Upper Cumberland, Hutchins earned her BA from TTU and is currently working on her MBA. She serves on several national committees, including the PBS Development Advisory Committee, the Digital and Membership Working Group, the Relational Fundraising Working Group, the NETA Marketing and Communications PLC Advisory Committee, the PBS KIDS Advisory Board, the PBS Children’s Media and Education Station Leadership Committee, and the PBS Early Childhood Education Development Strategies Working Group. Hutchins joined WCTE in 2011.
“Working for WCTE has been more than a job to me,” commented Hutchins. “It’s been about the mission and belief in the work. WCTE PBS changes lives through its programming and educational outreach. Because of that, we can build stronger communities that serve and support each other. I find it very rewarding to serve our communities, and the work I’ve done since I started at WCTE has been my passion!"