Friends of KCPW
Friends of KCPW is an advisory council supporting the mission and purpose of KCPW. Its members come from all walks of life. They represent a cross section of KCPW’s listeners and supporters and play a vital role in the success, stability and growth of KCPW.
Current Members
John Miles, Chair
John is the inaugural chair of the Council. He is a tax examiner with the IRS but his primary focus is Vice President of Chapter 67 of the National Treasury Employee’s Union, which represents over 6000 local Federal Employees. John is involved as a mediator in grievance procedures and as the Legislative Director. John is a native of Ogden Utah and has been a KCPW supporter and listener since 2003.
Cheri Gochberg, Esq., Vice-Chair
Cheri was born at home on a ranch in southern Idaho where her family didn’t have a telephone until she was 11. After graduating from high school Cheri married and moved to the Bay Area for four years. She soon learned that people traveled and that women actually attended universities. Cheri subsequently pursued and received a BS in political science from Weber State University and a JD from the SJ Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah. Now residing in Salt Lake City she has lived in Idaho, San Francisco and Cambridge, England. Having worked in corporate law and with two prestigious law firms in Salt Lake City, Cheri is presently an attorney and lobbyist at the law office of Clark Newhall.
Aaron Guss, Secretary
Aaron is the inaugural secretary of the Council. He is a Logistics Specialist with SSA Marine, an international cargo logistics company. Aaron has also worked in the media arts industry for numerous commercial and non-commercial radio stations as a producer and board operator. Aaron is a graduate of the University of Utah with a BS in Sociology and has been an active KCPW supporter and listener since 1999.
Sandi Behnken
Nancy Cantor, PhD
Nancy was born and raised in Philadelphia and then earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology at Penn State University in 1971. (Joe Paterno was coach of the Nittany Lions even then.) She subsequently moved to SLC in 1972 to attend graduate school in Clinical Psychology at the University of Utah . After receiving her doctoral degree, she took a job as a psychologist at Primary Children’s Medical Center and continues to work there 30 years later. Nancy ’s been an active listener, member, and, volunteer for KCPW pledge drives.
Josh Ewing
Josh is the Government Relations Director and an Account Supervisor for Love Communications. Josh is also the founder of the Utah Clean Tech Industry Alliance (www.utcleantech.org). Prior to Love, Josh owned his own successful specialty firm, Out Front Communications and served as Communications Director of the Salt Lake City Mayor’s office during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Josh has been an active listener and supporter of KCPW since 2001.
Dave Felt
Dave is a native of Salt Lake City, and currently serves as the Treatment Programs Administrator for the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. Dave has worked in the Chemical Dependency field as a therapist for over 15 years since his retirement from the U S Army. He graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Psychology and earned Masters degrees from Georgia State University (Educational Counseling and Psychological Services) and the University of Hawaii (Social Work). Dave has been an active listener and supporter of KCPW since he returned to Utah in 1994.
Leroy Greene II
Leroy was introduced to Utah by chance in 2007 after an airplane sale for a client did not go according to plan. A freelance pilot hailing from South Carolina, Leroy needed an opportunity for employment and any other business ventures that may be promising. He found work with the IRS in Ogden, UT. Leroy worked in different facets within the IRS from Clerk to Individual Tax Advisory Specialist. During the past year Leroy has been developing a financial card processing company, from concept to application. Leroy is now working on his company full time and is currently looking to expand it both in Utah and South Carolina. Leroy has been a listener to multiple NPR stations for at least 10 years and KCPW since his introduction to Utah nearly two years ago.
Tim Rhodes
Tim was born in Salt Lake but he says he is not a handcart native. Tim graduated from the U of U with a BS in Civil Engineering. He runs a small business called Rhodes Environmental Testing (RET), it’s located in Salt Lake City. RET specializes in air emission testing and consulting. Tim started listening to KCPW years ago, during the day, to hear local news and politics. Tim likes the fact KCPW has been a leader in providing current information, locally and nationally as well as helping local non-profit organizations get on air time to promote their various causes.
Adrienne Jarrett
Nancy Melling
Nancy is a native of Rochester New York. She has a degree in mathematics from the University of Colorado and resides in Salt Lake with her husband, George. They have two grown children and four grandchildren. Nancy has been active in the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake and the League of Women Voters of Utah. Her interests include tennis, hiking, skiing, biking, travel, environment, sustainability and grandchildren. Nancy has been a KCPW a supporter and listener since KCPW’s inception as the League was involved with KCPW when it went on-air in 1993.
Brian Ledbetter
Brian Ledbetter works as an Audit Associate with the accounting firm Grant Thornton. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees of Accounting from the University of Utah following ten years of retail experience selling books and groceries in Seattle, Boston, and New York. Brian has been a KCPW listener and volunteer since 2003.
Mary Moody
Steve Purhonen
Steve retired from active duty in the Navy in 1991 after 24+ years of service. He was a fixed-wing pilot and garnered specialties in Electronic Warfare and Technical Intelligence. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1967 with a BS in History and in 1994 with a BS in Elementary Education. Steve has kept himself busy for the past 15 years transporting students, staff, and, faculty at the U. of U. as a shuttle bus driver. Steve’s interest in Public Radio began in 1975 listening to All Things Considered via AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio & Television Service) in Athens, Greece. Since then he’s been a volunteer and member in Washington D.C. (WETA & WAMU), Honolulu (KHPR), and Salt Lake City (KUER & KCPW). Steve’s been an active listener, member, and, supporter of KCPW since 1994.”
John Wilkerson, PhD
John was born on the Mississippi gulf coast within sight of Cat Island. Growing up in this backwater, he attended his father’s Baptist church where he soon learned a bible verse so as not to be caught off-guard if anyone asked. It was a time when commuters and the mail rode trains to New Orleans and if you picked up a phone, a person would answer and ask for your number. John witnessed a peaceful integration of his high school in 1965, a model for other schools in the state. John has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah. He then moved to San Francisco bay area where he worked in software for laser fusion, and satellite control and simulations. John does not have a JD and does not think one is required to benefit from listening to KCPW. John started listening to KCPW in 2003.
KCPW Development and Advisory Council Bylaws
Notice of Public Meetings
Commencing October 1, 2009, Notice of Wasatch Public Media Board of Director meetings and Friends of KCPW Council meetings, including time and place, will be posted at this site at least seven days prior to the meetings. All meetings are open to the public. Minutes of the meetings will be placed in the Public File at KCPW and can be viewed during normal business hours of the station.
