Advisory Council
Members of the Fred Rogers Center Advisory Council are distinguished national leaders in the fields of early learning and children’s media. The Advisors provide guidance and expert advice in planning and program development for the Rogers Center. Most of the Advisors knew Fred Rogers professionally and personally.
Honorary Chair
Chair
Senior Fellow, The George Lucas Educational Foundation
TV Critic, National Public Radio
Professor and Co-Founder, Erikson Institute
Chief Officer, Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools
Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
Felix E. Larkin Distinguished Professor, Fordham University
Former Director of Education Program, The Heinz Endowments
President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute
Television Producer
President, Saint Vincent College
President, Family Communications, Inc.
Chancellor, Saint Vincent College
Executive Director, McFeely-Rogers Foundation
Senior Program Director, Children, Youth & Families Program, The Heinz Endowments
Poet/ Retired Director Master of Professional Writing Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Founder and Director, Center on Media and Child Health, Children's Hospital Boston
Founder and President, Little Airplane Productions
Executive Director, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Gettysburg Foundation
President Emeritus, Saint Vincent College
