Board Of Directors

Rob began his non-profit career in 1975 as a grants officer for jazz, folk and ethnic music projects in the Music Division of the National Endowment for the Arts, leaving in 1980 to take a position in the Station Services department of National Public Radio. He was Director of Member Services for National Public Radio from 1983 to 1987.

Rob was named General Manager of WSSU-FM in Springfield, Illinois, (now WUIS-FM licensed to the University of Illinois at Springfield) in 1988. During his tenure WSSU launched WIPA-FM to extend service to Pittsfield, Illinois.

Rob came to Nashville as President of Nashville Public Radio WPLN-FM in March, 1995 and led WPLN’s transition from a unit of city government to a community licensee, oversaw design and construction of new facilities and the acquisitions of WHRS-FM, WTML-FM and WPLN-AM, and the recent launch of a full-time classical music service.

Rob has chaired the board of The Development Exchange and served on the boards of The Station Resource Group and National Public Radio, where he chaired the Governance Committee during a turbulent time in NPR’s history.

Rob currently serves on the boards of the Public Broadcasting Management Association and Eastern Region Public Media.

Madison has managed public radio and television stations for more than 25 years. He also served as an executive with NPR in Washington DC and as a project manager with the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program.

He currently serves as the president of the board of the University Station Alliance and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Florida Public Broadcasting Service Inc. board of directors.

He holds a M.A. degree from the University of Kentucky, a B.J. degree from the University of Missouri, and a B.S.E. from the University of Arkansas.

A dedicated and proven professional, Nancy brings over two decades of financial and executive management experience to her position at KCTS 9. In December 2009, she joined KCTS 9 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Administration.

Prior to her appointment, Nancy served as Vice President of Finance and Administration for the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. She previously worked in administrative and financial management positions at the University of Washington School of Medicine and the Washington Community Mental Health Council.

A longtime Seattle resident, Nancy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and a Master's in Health Administration from the University of Washington. She became a Certified Public Accountant in 1985 and a Certified Management Accountant in 1989.

Nancy and her husband have two adult children. She is active as a community volunteer and enjoys knitting, foreign and domestic travel, and long-distance walking.

Esperanza Flury is the assistant general manager, finance, at WXPN in Philadelphia and a PBMA member for thirteen years. Flury is a native of Bogotà, Colombia, and has lived in the United States more than 20 years. Prior to joining WXPN, she worked for MetLife Insurance Company and GE Capital. She has been with WXPN since 1998. Flury oversees all accounting functions and administration for the station's multi-million dollar budget. She was elected to the steering committee board of the Association of Business Administrators at the University of Pennsylvania in 2005. Flury holds a BS in business administration with a major in economics from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotà, Colombia.

Mr. Sickora is the President and CEO of WSKG Public Broadcasting in Binghamton, New York. WSKG serves one million people in the Southern Tier of New York via its television and radio stations. Before joining WSKG in 2007, Mr. Sickora served four years as the Vice President of System Development and Station Grants Administration at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in Washington, DC. There, he oversaw Radio and Television Community Service and Digital Infrastructure grant programs. Prior to CPB, Mr. Sickora was the Executive Vice President of Administration and Operation at Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) in Portland, Oregon, for 3 years. He began his career in public broadcasting at his alma mater, Penn State University Public Broadcasting in University Park, Pennsylvania. Prior to his public broadcasting career, Mr. Sickora worked in finance and strategic planning roles in the defense industry at HRB Systems, a division of Raytheon Corporation, for ten years.