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
Dean, Northwestern University in Qatar
TV Critic, National Public Radio
Professor and Co-Founder, Erikson Institute
Chief Officer, Early Childhood Education, Chicago Public Schools
Senior Fellow, The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh
Former Director of Education Program, The Heinz Endowments
President and Co-Founder, Families and Work Institute
Television Producer
President, Saint Vincent College
President, The Fred Rogers Company
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
Trustee and President, Apex/Bruce and Jolene McCaw Family Foundation
Executive Director, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Distinguished Service Professor and Director, Heinz College, Washington, DC, Carnegie Mellon University
President Emeritus, Saint Vincent College
