Advisory Panel

To help the program ensure that it is providing the most relevant and up-to-date education for our students, the department has partnered with top leaders and professionals in the various disciplines of mass communications. Having access to working professionals and innovators in the field allows the program to not only keep up with the latest development within mass communications, but look to the future and develop cutting edge curriculum to make our students as competitive in a fast changing media environment.

Professional Advisory Panel :: Board of Visitors

• Dan Barth, Owner
  Pioneer Teleproductions
• Mark Barth, Owner
  Pioneer Teleproductions
• John Bodette, Managing Editor
  St. Cloud Times Newspaper
• Perry Finelli, Reporter/Anchor
  Minnesota Public Radio
• Jill Griep, Project Manager
  Peter Hill Design
• Tim Hennagir, Editor
  ECM Newspapers
• Dave Jensch, Vice President/Station Manager
  Northland News Center
• Kari Kloster, Writer/Producer/Director
  Page Productions
• John Lauritsen, Reporter
  WCCO-TV
• Ryan Lutzka, Consumer Engagement Planner
  Carmichael Lynch
• Chris Werle
  Weber Shandwick
• Greg Kolbjornsen, President
  Quarterton Productions
• Daniel Bergin, Documentary Producer
  Twin Cities Public Television
• Myron Medcalf, Reporter
  ESPN
• Becky Beyers, PR
  University of Minnesota
• Joel Swanson, President
  Risdall Communications
• Chris Crutchfield, Attorney
  Ramsey County
• Noreen Raluza, Journalist
  St. Cloud Times
• J.J. Murray, Executive Director
  Upper Midwest Emmys
• Todd Vaske, Producer
  Dreamworks Studio