Senior Management
Achilles Calenti Achilles Calenti (Contact)
Achilles "Cheech" Calenti, Information Systems Manager,
Cheech designs, operates, and administers high-speed communication network facilities for Arizona Public Media. He has been employed at the University of Arizona since 1987 and holds a BA in Music Composition and a M.S. in Music Theory from the University ...
Pat Callahan Pat Callahan (Contact)
Patricia Callahan, Director, Member Services
As the Director of Member Services, Pat is responsible for all aspects of the membership program for Arizona Public Media and its stations, including management of mail solicitation, telemarketing, online and on-air fundraising, and other activities designed to generate membership ...
Ann-Eve Cunningham Ann-Eve Cunningham (Contact)
Ann-Eve Cunningham, Director Development
As the Director of Development, Ann-Eve is responsible for the major gift development for Arizona Public Media and its stations, including management of major donor stewardship and cultivation activities, and other activities designed to generate support for the organization. Before ...
Jack Gibson Jack Gibson (Contact)
Jack Gibson is the Director and General Manager of Arizona Public Media® – the member-supported non-profit media organization of The University of Arizona, this year celebrating 50 years of public broadcasting service to Southern Arizona.
Arizona Public Media (AZPM) broadcasts PBS stations KUAT Channel 6 and KUAS Channel 27; Digital TV Channels 6-1 PBS-HD; 6-2 V-me (en español); 6-3 Create; KUAS Channel 27-1 PBS-HD; 27-2 PBS Kids; 27-3 PBS World, the UA Channel (Cox 116/Comcast ...
Hector Gonzalez Hector Gonzalez (Contact)
Hector Gonzalez, Dir. Online & New Media
Hector is responsible for developing, implementing and coordinating internet strategy and website operations for Arizona Public Media. His career spans more than three decades in media and broadcasting; working as a reporter, producer, director and executive producer. Hector has also ...
Kimberly Heath Kimberly Heath (Contact)
Kimberly Heath, Director, Finance & CFO
Kimberly is responsible for the financial and human resources operations at Arizona Public Media including financial management, budgeting, long range planning and forecasting. She is also responsible for the preparation of audited financial statements as required by the Corporation for ...
Susie Hernandez Susie Hernandez (Contact)
Susie Hernandez, Director Television Programming
Susie Hernandez joined Arizona Public Media as its Television Program Director in September 2008. Susie served for ten years in various capacities including, most recently, the Associate Director of Broadcast at the Independent Television Service (ITVS) in San Francisco, an ...
Dana Horner Dana Horner (Contact)
Dana Horner, General Sales Manager
Dana oversees the Underwriting sales effort for the radio and television properties as well as online media. Since 1982 he served as General Manager for commercial radio stations and groups of stations in Seattle, Detroit, New York City, Salt Lake ...
John Kelley John Kelley (Contact)
John Kelley, Director, TV and Radio Services
John Kelley has been KUAT-FM and KUAZ-AM/FM station manager since 2002. Before joining Arizona Public Media, he served as assistant general manager of classical WBJC-FM in Baltimore, Maryland and operations director and morning announcer for classical WDAV-FM in Charlotte, North ...
Peter Michaels Peter Michaels (Contact)
Peter Michaels, Director, News and Information
Peter Michaels is news director and executive producer for the radio and television news and information content producers. With 30-plus years of news management and programming experience, his career includes writing, producing, creating, long-form programming and management of producers, reporters ...
David Ross David Ross (Contact)
David Ross, Director Engineering & Technical Services
David is responsible for all of technical services, planning and purchases. His current responsibilities include planning and implementing the new digital technology and the digital conversion. David has more than 30 years in broadcast engineering and has held various jobs ...
Fran Sherlock Fran Sherlock (Contact)
Fran Sherlock, Manager, TV Production
As Production Manager for Channel 6, Fran manages all the support personnel for KUAT TV’s production department. These include the videographers, television directors, studio coordinator, the full-time and part-time production crew and the production secretary. He produces and directs many ...
Wendy Erica Werden Wendy Erica Werden (Contact)
Wendy Erica Werden, APR Director, Marketing & Brand Management
As the Director of Marketing & Brand Management, Wendy Erica is responsible for directing all marketing and branding efforts and external communications from print ads and publications to on-air promotions, press relations, community events and paid media. She has held ...