Our People!
Upper Cumberland Broadcast Council
Executive Committee/Officers
Chair - Nina Lunn
Vice Chair - Honorable Amy Hollars
Past Chair - Mike Galligan
Secretary - Monika Bowman
Treasurer - Kelly Clarkson
WCTE President/CEO - Avery Hutchins (non-voting)
Board Trustees
Dr. Bonita Barger
Hilton Conger
Sharon Cumberbatch
Dr. Scott little
Bryce McDonald
Amy New
Mark Odom
April Smith Patterson
Rebecca Paul
Angie Robinson
Tim Tewalt
Eric Walker
Board Emeritus Member
Dr. Kathy Bertram
WCTE Community Advisory Board
Chair Devin Baranowski
Brandon Loftis
Drema Neely
Tom Savage
Dr. Jennifer Shanks
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)
Donna M. Matson - Director of Human Resources & Business Operations - ext #215
Ralph Welch, Jr. - Chief Engineer & Director of Engineering Services - ext #225
WCTE Collaborative Team
Patti Cloud - Membership Coordinator
Kathryn Howell - Development & Marketing Assistant
Tiffany McDonald - Manager, Corporate Relations
Miranda Maynard - Development Events Coordinator
Greg Watterworth - IT Coordinator
Josh Deepan - Associate Producer / Editor
Craig Gray - Senior Producer & Art Director
Duncan Welch - Production Assistant
Alicia Masterson - Broadcast Traffic Coordinator
Ben Weaver - Traffic Assistant
Sarah Savage - Education and Engagement Coordinator
Reggie Brown - Education & Engagement Assistant
Cindy Putman - Ready to Learn Champion for Children
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!"