Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION AT CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA IS TO INSPIRE A SMARTER WORLD. AS A NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION, WE HELP EXPAND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION THROUGH OUR PBS MEMBER STATION KCTS 9, OUR DIGITAL NEWS SITE CROSSCUT.COM, AND OUR YEAR-ROUND EVENTS. WE HELP NORTHWEST PEOPLE LEARN, GROW AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA IS A NONPROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATION SERVING WASHINGTON STATE AND WESTERN CANADA WITH MEANINGFUL NONCOMMERCIAL PROGRAMMING ON THE AIR, ONLINE, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A SMARTER WORLD.
PROGRAMMING AND CONTENT CREATIONCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA PRODUCES, ACQUIRES AND SCHEDULES PROGRAMS AND LOCAL STORIES IN SERVICE OF OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE A SMARTER WORLD. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 2 MILLION VIEWERS - BOTH ON-AIR AND ONLINE - TRUST KCTS 9 TO PROVIDE THE WIDEST VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ENTERTAIN, INFORM AND ALLOW VIEWERS TO CONSIDER A WIDE VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVE. ADDITIONALLY, WITH APPROXIMATELY 3 MILLION YEARLY WEBSITE VISITORS, CROSSCUT SERVES THE PUBLIC WITH LOCAL STORIES THAT ARE IN-DEPTH AND UNIQUE.
PROGRAM INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONCASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA PROVIDES UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOUT OUR LOCAL CONTENT, PROGRAMMING, AND EVENTS THROUGH MANY COMMUNICATION CHANNELS INCLUDING ON-AIR, E-MAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENT LISTINGS, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND WEBSITE POSTINGS. ALL OF THESE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO DEEPEN THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES.
BROADCASTAS A PBS MEMBER STATION, CASCADE PUBLIC MEDIA OFFERS 24/7 BROADCAST SERVICES, UNINTERRUPTED BY COMMERCIALS. VIEWERS TUNE INTO FOUR FREE, OVER-THE-AIR PROGRAM CHANNELS - KCTS 9: THE BEST OF PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMMING; CREATE: HIGH-QUALITY HOW-TO AND LIFESTYLE PROGRAMMING; WORLD: THE BEST OF PUBLIC TELEVISION'S NON-FICTION, NEWS, SCIENCE AND DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMMING; AND KCTS 9 PBS KIDS: COMMITTED TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH CURRICULUM-BASED ENTERTAINMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
| Robert Dunlop | PRESIDENT/CEO | 50 | $424,929 |
| Rebecca Farwell | COO | 50 | $209,911 |
| Michell Pihl | CHIEF FINANCE/ADMIN. OFFICER | 50 | $173,824 |
| Joe Heslet | DIR CORP SPONSORSHIP THRU 5/20 | 50 | $155,123 |
| Kerry O'Keefe | VP OF PHILANTHROPY | 50 | $154,898 |
| Jabran Soubeih | VP ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY | 50 | $150,573 |
| Kevin Colligan | EXEC DIR DIGITAL PRODUCT & TECH | 50 | $142,943 |
| Victor Hernandez | EXECUTIVE EDITOR | 50 | $137,160 |
| Chris Parker | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Holly Mesrobian | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Moser | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Karli Barokas | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Rob Mckenna | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Anita Ramasastry | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Glenn Wong | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Schutzler | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| John Schoettler | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sacha Rf Mclean | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sara Nelson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Rick Linneweh | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Bennett | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon Nelson | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lynne Varner | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Mike Hughes | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Humphries | PAST CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Allan | CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER | 0 | $0 |
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