America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) today announced the election of its board leaders and board members.

• Dolores Fernandez Alonso, President and CEO of South Florida PBS, Miami, Florida, has been re-elected Chair.
   
• Adrienne Fairwell, President and CEO of South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV), Columbia, South Carolina, has been re-elected Professional Vice Chair.
   
• Susan Reardon, Lay Trustee of PBS SoCal, Los Angeles, California, has been elected Lay Vice Chair.

The newly elected trustees are:

• Andrew Batt, Executive Director and General Manager of Iowa PBS, Johnston, Iowa 
   
• Dana Elmquist, Lay Delegate of New Mexico PBS, Santa Fe, New Mexico
   
• Dan Griffith, Lay Delegate of KET, Lexington, Kentucky
   
• Rick Schneider, President and CEO of Maine Public, Lewiston, Maine
   
• David Tang, Lay Delegate of WXXI Public Media, Rochester, New York

The re-elected trustee is:

• Anthony Padgett, General Manager of WOSU Public Media, Columbus, Ohio

Dana Elmquist began his term on January 7, 2026, filling an unexpired term vacancy on the board. The other officers and trustees will begin their terms on March 2, 2026. 

Dan Griffith
Dan Griffith serves as Vice Chair and is the immediate past Chair of The Authority for Kentucky Educational Television (KET), the governing board for Kentucky’s statewide public television network. He was first appointed to the Authority by Governor Matthew Bevin in 2016 and was reappointed in 2021 and 2025 by Governor Andy Beshear. 
 
Griffith’s longstanding commitment to public media is rooted in more than three decades of service to the Friends of KET, where he held leadership roles including President of the Board and Vice President of Advocacy. His volunteer leadership has been recognized through numerous honors, including being named KET Volunteer of the Year and receiving both the O. Leonard Press Volunteer Award and the National Friends of Public Broadcasting Advocacy Award. 
 
Griffith has built a career grounded in service to the arts, education and community. He twice led the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra as Chief Executive Officer (1985–1997 and 2014–2020), served as Director of Administration for a statewide law firm and later guided the Green River Area Community Foundation as Executive Director. During a period devoted to raising his daughter, he also provided strategic consulting to nonprofit organizations. 
 
Griffith’s extensive civic service includes board memberships with the Commonwealth Fund for KET, the Foundation for Health of Owensboro Health, the Owensboro Symphony Foundation, the Owensboro Public Schools, including two years as board chair, the Owensboro Dance Theatre and the League of American Orchestras.

KET is Kentucky’s largest classroom, providing trusted programming, lifelong learning opportunities and essential services to more than two million people each week. Learn more about Kentucky’s preeminent public media organization at KET.org, on X @KET and at facebook.com/KET.