Susan Yee Elected as Board Chair, Officers Elected to Serve as Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary
BETHLEHEM, PA. – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 – Lehigh Valley Public Media (LVPM), home of PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR, announced today its 2022 slate of board members and officers. During their January 31 meeting, the Board of Directors elected Susan Yee as their new Chair. Also elected to serve as officers were Mr. John Eureyecko, President and CEO, Belhaven Capital Group, Inc. (Board Vice-Chair), Mr. Gregory Paul, Founding Member, Stonegate Industries LLC (Treasurer) and Dr. William Gaudelli, Dean of the School of Education and Vice Provost for Innovation in Education, Lehigh University (Secretary).
“We are extremely proud to have elected Susan as our new Chair. She is passionate about our mission, and her understanding of our industry makes her an invaluable asset to our organization” said Tim Fallon, CEO of PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR.
Yee currently serves as Chair of the Community Relations Committee of the Lehigh Valley Health Network Trustees and the Community Advisory Board for Truist Bank, and has served as Vice Chair on the Lehigh Valley Public Media Board of Directors since 2020 while also receiving several major awards for her work in the community including Pennsylvania’s 50 Best Women in Business, Lehigh Valley Magazine’s Top 30 Movers & Shakers, the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania’s Take the Lead Award and the YWCA Golden Laurel Award. Yee is a graduate of Lehigh University where she also served on the institution’s Board of Trustees.
The Board of Directors also honored the contributions of outgoing Board Chair Steven Thompson, who served in that capacity over the past two years. “We are extremely thankful to Steven for his calm and steady leadership through the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic” said Ms. Yee. “I’m truly honored to serve at LVPM and look forward to working with our Board, staff and volunteers as we seek to connect and engage with our greater Lehigh Valley community like never before. ”
About PBS39
The Lehigh Valley’s public television station, PBS39 offers local, national, and international programming that informs, educates, and entertains while serving as a catalyst for civic engagement. Channels include PBS39, PBS39 Extra, Create TV, WORLD Channel and France 24. Licensed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, PBS39 is part of Lehigh Valley Public Media, a community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey.
About 91.3 WLVR
91.3 WLVR is the Lehigh Valley’s all day, every day NPR station. This is a broadcast service of Lehigh University, and Lehigh Valley Public Media shares the HD-2 signal with programming from students and community members. WLVR is licensed in Bethlehem, PA to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation in partnership with Lehigh University.