Community Advisory Council

WETA appreciates the advice and support of the WETA Community Advisory Council.

The council is made up of the following individuals who serve as voices of the community to WETA regarding programming, outreach services and public activities.

The Community Advisory Council meets next on Friday, November 12, 2021 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. via Zoom and is open to interested members of the community.

Please contact us for more information.

Council Members

Carla Bascope-Hebble
Visit Alexandria

Sandy Dang
11Plus
Vietnam Education Foundation

Michelle Eider
Sixth & I

Charlotte Fox
International Women’s Media Foundation

Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr. (Vice Chair)
Washington National Cathedral

Ruby Lopez Harper
Americans for the Arts

Liz Hottel

Melissa Houghton
Women in Film and Video of Washington, D.C.

Margaret Hutto
National Gallery of Art

Kris McLaughlin
Encore Learning

Jennifer Nycz-Conner
Hilton Worldwide

Kishan Putta
DC Health Link

Loren Allan Smith (Chairman)
U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Randy Showstack
Washington D.C. Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

George Williams
DC Public Library

Vivian Yao (Vice Chair)
Montgomery County Council

Viktor Zikas
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund