Joanne B. Rogers
Honorary ChairEverette E. Dennis, Ph.D.
ChairDean, Northwestern University in Qatar
Louis J. Bernstein, Ph.D.
FounderLewis J. Bernstein and Associates, LLC
David Bianculli
TV CriticNational Public Radio
Barbara T. Bowman
Professor and Co-FounderErikson Institute
LeVar Burton
Co-founder and Creator-in-ChiefRRKidz
Milton Chen, Ph.D.
Senior FellowThe George Lucas Educational Foundation
Chip Donohue, Ph.D.
Dean of Distance Learning and Continuing Education & Director of the TEC CenterErikson Institute
Joseph F. Dominic, Ph.D.
Former Director of Education ProgramThe Heinz Endowments
Ellen Galinsky
President and Co-FounderFamilies and Work Institute
David Hartman
Chief Executive OfficerWickford Junction Productions
Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B.
PresidentSaint Vincent College
William H. Isler
PresidentThe Fred Rogers Company
Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., Ph.D.
ChancellorSaint Vincent College
James R. Okonak
Executive DirectorMcFeely-Rogers Foundation
Margaret M. Petruska
Senior Program Director, Children, Youth & Families ProgramThe Heinz Endowments
Michael Rich, MD, MPH
Founder and DirectorCenter on Media and Child Health, Children's Hospital of Boston
James J. Ragan, Ph.D.
Poet/Retired Master of Professional Writing ProgramUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles
Jane Werner
Executive DirectorChildren's Museum of Pittsburgh
James F. Will
President EmeritusSaint Vincent College
Robert C. Wilburn, Ph.D.
Distinguished Service Professor and DirectorHeinz College, Washington, DC, Carnegie Mellon University