Welcome to the KPFA Local Station Board Home Page
The Local Station Board (LSB) is the governing board for KPFA. Established by the Pacifica Foundation bylaws, local station boards exist at each of the five network sister stations.
About the Local Station Board
KPFA, was the first listener-sponsored, community radio station in the United States. It has endured fierce struggles to preserve autonomy and its mission of peace and social justice. The LSB has specific powers and duties enumerated in the Pacifica Foundation Inc. bylaws. These include approving the annual station budget; interviewing and screening candidates for key station management positions; holding town halls and ensuring that the station is responsive to the communities served; in alignment with the KPFA Mission. Members of the LSB may help support the station through fundraising and outreach.
Local station boards are composed of 24 member delegates. 18 members are elected from the general listenership, plus 6 members are elected from the paid and unpaid staff of the station. The board also includes the station general manager as an ex-officio member. LSB terms of office are 3 years and are staggered: half the members are elected one year, the other half the next year, and elections are not held in the third year. Listeners must be KPFA members in order to vote in station board elections. Becoming a listener member is easy: all it takes is a contribution of $25 or more per year. We encourage all listeners to join and have a voice in their station.
KPFA is the most financially successful station in the network with the most members and listener support. The KPFA Local Station Board is opposed to commercial underwriting to protect the integrity of programming and supports the editorial freedom of staff and KPFA’s diverse management team.
KPFA and the four other Pacifica Foundation Inc. stations each elect 4 representatives (three listener members plus one staff member) to the Pacifica National Board every year. The Pacifica National Board sets policies for the network as a whole.
Local station board members are called “delegates or members,” while those elected to the national board are called “directors.” A complete description of the Pacifica governance system is detailed in the Pacifica bylaws.
KPFA Local Station Board Members:
Listener members
Rabab Abdulhadi
Emma Auer
Virginia Browning
Donna Carter
Michael Cheng, Vice Chair
Cheryl Davila
Fred Dodsworth
Christina Huggins
Zack Kaldveer
Lily Kimura: Chair
Carlos Kohan
Steve Kucala, Treasurer
Candice Schott, Secretary
Mark Van Landuyt
Carol Wolfley, Chair
Stan Woods
Staff members
Anthony Fest
Sherry Gendelman: KPFA LSB Counsel
Philip Maldari
Cathy Picou
Allegra Thompson
Richard Wolinsky
2025 KPFA LSB meetings are on the 3rd Saturday every other month, usually from 11 am to 1 pm:
January 18,
March 15,
May 17,
July 19,
September 20,
November 15, (May be closed Executive Session)
December 20.
The Local Station Board welcomes community input. LSB meetings include a Public Comments period for members of the public to communicate with the board usually Time Certain at 12:30.
Meeting Records
- Notices of upcoming meetings are posted here on the KPFA website.
- Notices of meetings are also posted at least one week in advance on the Pacifica meeting calendar at org
- Archives of minutes and other meeting records may be found here.
- Audio files of meetings are available after the meeting at org.