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
Erin Barnes
Undergraduate Student Government Representative
Ginnie Dressler
Faculty Senate Representative
Lisa Evans
MDJ Graduate Student Representative
Mark Goodman
MDJ Faculty Representative
Emily Metzgar
Director, School of Media and Journalism
Ann Myers
Director, Center for Student Involvement
Dana O'Black
MDJ Undergraduate Student Representative
Fabio Polanco
Faculty Senate Representative
Timothy Roberts
MDJ Faculty Representative
Zoe Sims
Undergraduate Student Government Representative
Yong Tan
Graduate Student Senate Representative
Brady Warmbein
MDJ Undergraduate Student Representative
Ben Wolford
Media Professional
Non-Voting Members
- Jenna Gobrecht , Student Media Sales Manager
- Maria McGinnis, A Magazine Editor
- Gina Butkovich, The Kent Stater Editor
- Shannon Christen-Syed, Uhuru Adviser
- Sara Crawford, Burr Editor
- Kevin Dilley, Director of Student Media
- Alex Gray, TV2 General Manager
- Zaria Johnson, Uhuru Editor
- Madison Ledyard-King, KSUIF President
- Brandon Lewis, Black Squirrel Radio General Manager
- 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
- Bruce Zake, Fusion Adviser
- Sue Zake, Student Media Newsroom Adviser (Kent Stater, TV2)
