Media professionals from all across DFW serve on our Executive Board. Members offer support in the form of internships, professional networking, industry perspectives, scholarships, and as advisors to the department, students, and alumni.

* denotes Media Arts alumnus

Dan Balla
President
Falls Media, LLC

Janeen Becker
Account Specialist
Arbitron, Inc.

Brian Curtis
Anchor
NBCUniversal/KXAS

Sharon Fjordbak
The Fjordbak Law Firm

Dan Galitz*
CBS Radio

Erin Gardner
1820 Productions

Saul Garza*
Reporter
KDFW-TV

Dan Halyburton
Vice President
McVay Media

David Hershey
Vice President of Creative Services
CBS11

Kevin Jenkins, Board Co-President
Vice President of Sales
KKDA / KRNB

Ronda Joines
Sales Manager
Pandora

Becky Munoz-Diaz
President / General Manager
KUVN / KSTR (retired)

Lee Salzberger
Vice President
Belo Corp. (retired)

Vic Savelli
Partner
Archstream Media

Jessica Schoenbaechler* Board Co-President
Writer / Producer
AMS Pictures

Ryan Schorman
Owner
Wooden Camera

Pat Shaughnessy
President & CEO
AVI Communications, Inc.

Kathryn Toon*
Assistant Editor
Pixar Entertainment

Bernadette Valles*
Director of Marketing and Creative Services
Univision Communications, Inc.