Board of Directors
AIR was created by a network of producers. It continues to be a producer-led organization thanks to an active board of directors and advisers from public media and beyond.
Board elections are held annually. For information about joining the board or one of AIR’s committees, please contact any of the directors.
Ann Marie Awad
Director, Individual Member
First term ends March 2028
Editorial Director, Institute for Independent Journalists
Denver, CO
Rob Byers
Secretary, Individual Member
Second term ends March 2027
Audio engineer, production consultant, trainer
Minneapolis, MN
Will Coley
Director, Individual Member
First term ends March 2027
Audio Documentary Producer
Harlem, NY
Twila Dang
Director, Organizational Member
First term ends March 2029
Founder CEO, Matriarch Digital Media
Bloomington, MN
Joni Deutsch
Director, Organizational Member
First term ends March 2029
Senior Vice President, Marketing and Audience Development, The Podglomerate
Charlotte, NC
Keisha TK Dutes
Co-President, Individual Member
Third and final term ends March 2029
Independent Executive Producer, Philo's Future Media LLC, and co-founder of Bondfire Radio
New York, NY
Ruxandra "Rux" Guidi
Director, Individual Member
First term ends March 2028
Writer, Editor and Producer, Fonografia Collective and Homelands Productions
Tucson, Arizona
Corey Gumbs
Treasurer, Organizational Member
First term ends March 2027
Founder, Black Podcasters Association
Queens, NY
Chioke I'Anson
Director, Individual Member
Second term ends March 2028
Independent Producer, Professor, and Director and Founder, VPM + ICA Community Media Center, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Emily Kwong
Co-President, Appointed Member
Appointed term ends March 2027
Host and Reporter, NPR's Short Wave and LAist's Inheriting
Washington, DC
Mia Lobel
Director, Individual Member
First term ends March 2027
Creative Leader, Media Consultant, Educator
Hudson Valley, NY
Peter Ross
Director, Appointed Member
First term end March 2027
General Counsel, Manhattan Center Studios, Inc
New York, NY
Julie Shapiro
Director, Individual Member
First term ends March 2029
Co-Founder, Audio Flux and Founder, Listeninging
Arlington, MA
Keisha Salmon
Executive Director, Association of Independents in Radio
New York, NY