Student Media Board
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As a standing University committee, the Student Media Board serves "as the institutional publisher" for Student Media.
The SMB is primarily responsible for selecting student leaders, approving annual budgets and hearing any grievances that cannot be otherwise resolved. The SMB does not dictate or determine editorial content. Responsibility for day-to-day editorial operations belongs to the selected student leaders. The Director of Student Media is responsible for day-to-day business operations and long-term strategy for Student Media.
The board consists of students, staff and faculty from across the university, as well as media professionals outside of KSU.
Check out the guidelines, members and meeting documents below.
Student Media Board Guidelines
Voting Members
Rick Danals
Assistant Dean of Student Engagement
Ginnie Dressler
Faculty Senate Representative
Erica Faller
JMC Undergraduate Representative
Sarah Fogus
Undergraduate Student Government Representative
Jeff Fruit
Interim Director School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Mark Goodman
JMC Faculty Representative
Ile-Ife Okantah
JMC Graduate Student Representative
Dale Omori
Media Professional, Owner of Omori Media
Timothy Roberts
JMC Faculty Representative
Carol Robinson
Faculty Senate Representative
Lakysha Robinson
Graduate Student Senate Representative
Emelia Sherin
JMC Undergraduate Student Representative
Non-Voting Members
- TBA , Please contact [email protected] with questions
- Maria McGinnis, A Magazine Editor
- Shannon Christen-Syed, Uhuru Adviser
- Tami Cindea Bongiorni, Assistant Director, Student Media Client Relations
- Sara Crawford, Burr Editor
- Kevin Dilley, Director of Student Media
- Christian Grant, Student Sales & Marketing Manager
- Alex Gray, General Manager
- Madison Ledyard-King, KSUIF President
- Jacquie Marino, A Magazine & The Burr Adviser
- Angela Molina, Fusion Editor
- Amanda Rabinowitz, Black Squirrel Radio Adviser
- Becky Rolnick, KSUIF Adviser
- Lindsey Sellman, Luna Negra Editor
- Jay Shah, Black Squirrel Radio General Manager
- Kim Winebrenner, Luna Negra Adviser
- Bruce Zake, Fusion Adviser
- Sue Zake, Student Media Newsroom Adviser (Kent Stater, TV2)
