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Community Advisory Board

Austin PBS, KLRU-TV is a community-licensed station managed by a Board of Directors. Further community input comes to the station through our Community Advisory Board.

Meetings are held quarterly on the third Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted). Meetings are held virtually and in-person when possible and start at 5:30 p.m.

If you would like information about the meeting, please contact Fely Garcia fely.garcia@klru.org.

  • November 20, 2024
  • February 12, 2025
  • May 21, 2025
  • August 20, 2025

Community Advisory Board Members 2024-2025

Talib Abdullahi Yeti

Adetoye "Isaac" Adegbemie Systemverse

Patricia Dawn Bennett MBA Director of Operations

Agustin Barajas Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

Pei-San Brown Ballet Austin

Angie Castilleja Community Leader

Oyin Edogi Indygo Marketing

Gabriel Estrada Austin Voices for Education and Youth

Joanna McDonald St. Edward's University

Heidi Gollub Credible

Victoria Gonzalez ECPR

Wendy Goodman Shalom Austin

John Keyes St. Stephen’s Episcopal School

Keocha(K) LaFleur-Anders Laura Legett Community volunteer

Regine Malibiran Six Square

Ashi Mann VISA

Leticia Mendoza Ascension Texas

Judith Rhedin UT Austin Texas Performing Arts (retired)

Emily Ricci Community Volunteer

Cynthia Rodriguez Make A Wish

Felipe Romero Communications & Marketing Professional

Christopher Rzigalinski Austin Community College, Volunteer and Outreach Specialist.

Artemio San Martin HID

Tejal Shah Sahasrabudhe Moca Financial

Pooja Sethi Texas House of Representatives

Jim Susman STG Design

Lindsey Walther Condé Nast

Michelle Washington TV Style Expert | Host of TV Show Behind the SEAMS™ | President & Board Member of the Austin Alliance for Women in Media

Joseph R. Villarreal Villarreal Jewelers

Minh Vu Indeed and Asian in Austin Podcast Co-Host

About the CAB

The Austin PBS Community Advisory Board is composed of up to 30 individuals who reflect the diverse interests, concerns, organizations, issues and populations of the Central Texas community. The role of the CAB is to provide a link between the community-at-large and the staff and leadership of Austin PBS.

Membership in the CAB is open to anyone who lives in the designated market area for Austin PBS and who has demonstrated an interest in Austin PBS. Members are selected by the existing CAB after being nominated by the staff, or the CAB, or individuals may nominate themselves. Members elected to the CAB commit to serve a two-year term.

The duties of the CAB are to:

  • Act as a liaison between Austin PBS and the community.
  • Raise community awareness about Austin PBS, its programming and its services.
  • Advise Austin PBS on issues of importance in the community where Austin PBS may have an impact.
  • Encourage community involvement in Austin PBS projects, activities.
  • Ensure that the content of the programming reflects the community.