WRFI Board of Directors
WRFI is community owned and operated. Get to know the Ithaca Community Radio Board of Directors. You can read recent board minutes here, and learn about attending a board meeting here.
Peter Bakija (he/him)
President
Corinne Shanahan (she/her)
Vice President
John Young (he/him)
Treasurer
John caught the radio bug as a student, when he became a regular DJ and served as Assistant Engineer and board member at KRLX-Northfield (Minnesota), the voice of Carleton College.
As a professional musician, he has performed or been featured on national programs such as NPR’s Weekend Edition and World Café, as well as on many local stations across America. As a writer and researcher on the global environment and related issues, he has made hundreds of appearances on radio networks around the world, including NPR, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, and the BBC. When he’s not on the radio, he’s probably listening to it.
Robin Elliot (she/they)
Recorder
Mike Cook (he/him)
Board Member
As for the nickname "Rocket", Mike has been a space junkie since he went to the Apollo 11 moon launch. "Morton" has something to do with the bass player of Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band.
Joe Romano (he/him)
Board Member
Joe Romano was the Marketing Manager at GreenStar Natural Foods Market for over a decade. Before his tenure at GreenStar, Joe played out in five bands in NYC and worked in film and television in NYC for 20 years. Before that, he taught English Literature and Creative Writing at the City University of New York. He has a wife, a daughter and two cats, (in that order), and currently resides in Ithaca, NY.
Amie Herman (she/her)
Board Member
Amie Herman has spent most of her 30-year career in marketing, organizational development, and non-profit management, serving in several senior leadership roles. Most recently Amie acted as the Senior Director of Marketing, Development and Organizational Advancement for a large regional YMCA in New Jersey where she was responsible for the direction and implementation of the Y’s development strategy and for the execution of a significant multi-year capital expansion campaign.
Amie founded an independent consulting practice in 2012 and has worked with a wide variety of corporate and non-profit organizations on key strategic efforts which have included crafting mission-forward impact messaging and branding, designing development plans, and acting as an expert facilitator to help align leadership teams to support organizational change. She received her bachelor’s degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Virginia.
Amie and her husband Tom have made Ithaca their hometown after living in their self-designed and self-built campervan for 13 months. They spent an “adult gap year” exploring the US -- hiking, biking and kayaking, and seeking out great food, drink, and live music. (blog: https://amie.substack.com) Of the many places they explored, Ithaca had the perfect combination of things they loved most, including thriving independent radio.
Joseph Haefeli (he/him)
Board Member
Joseph Haefeli was formerly the Director of Technology (including radio) for the College of Performing and Visual Arts of the University of Northern Colorado. Since his arrival as a volunteer in 2014, he has been a dynamo around the station. He has played a key role in the design and renovation of WRFI’s Studio B, the overhaul and reorganization of our signal chain, the installation of a new IP telephone system, as well as numerous other improvements.
Talaya Centeno (she/her)
Board Member
Talaya Centeno’s roots in radio began locally at WICB, where she was a local DJ and Programming Director while receiving her degree from Ithaca College in Photojournalism. A native of Manhattan, Ithaca has always been a second home where she spent summers as a child with family.
Talaya began her career as a Fashion Photographer in NYC, joining Conde Nast where she spent over ten years developing a rich portfolio of work.
Always having a passion for medicine, Talaya decided to pursue a medical career and returned to school to become a Physician Assistant. She joined the Mount Sinai Cardiothoracic unit and worked tirelessly, taking care of patients in a COVID ICU, at the height of the pandemic.
Talaya resides in Ithaca with her partner and three children, and is always happy to hear the local freight train rumble by her house.
Recent Board Meeting Minutes
WRFI -Meeting Minutes-February 2023
WRFI – Board of Directors Meeting Minutes – February 2023 In attendance: -Peter Bakija -Fred Balfour -Amie Herman -Joseph Haefeli -Corinne Shanahan -Carlos Gutierrez -Joe Romano -Talaya Centeno -Megan Merriam -Bryan Roberts -Theresa Lyons -John Young -Felix Teitelbaum Not in attendance: -Robin Elliot -Chantal Thomas Agenda Items: Commence: 6:00 pm…
WRFI -Meeting Minutes- January 2023
ICR Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Jan 10, 2023 In attendance: -Peter Bakija -Fred Balfour -Talaya Centeno -Bryan Roberts -Corinne Shanahan -Theresa Lyons -Chantal Thomas -John Young -Amie Herman -Joe Romano -Jospeh Haefeli -Megan Merriam -Felix Teitelbaum Not in attendance: -Carlos Gutierez -Robin Elliot Agenda Items: Consent agenda [VOTE] Approve minutes from…
WRFI -Meeting Minutes- December 2022
WRFI Board Meeting Minutes, 12/13/22 In attendance: -Peter Bakija -Fred Balfour -Bryan Roberts -Joseph Haefeli -Carlos Gutierrez -John Young -Robin Elliot -Joe Romano -Corinne Shanahan -Felix Teitelbaum Meeting commences at 6:05 pm. 1) Approve consent agenda (minutes of 11/22 meeting). Joseph moves. Carlos seconds. Motion carries 7-0. 2) Committee Reports: …
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