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Community Advisory Board

PBS SoCal's community engagement efforts with its viewers and supporters would not be possible without the help of the Community Advisory Board (CAB).

Community Advisory Board

PBS SoCal’s community engagement efforts with its viewers and supporters would not be possible without the help of the Community Advisory Board (CAB). This active group of volunteer leaders is the station's eyes and ears of the community and plays an integral part of the planning and implementation of many the stations’ outreach programs.

Their function, as mandated by Congress in 1979, is to advise the governing body of PBS SoCal with respect to whether the programming and other policies are meeting the special educational and cultural needs of the various communities served by the station.

Regular membership consists of approximately 25 members and reflects the diversity, needs and interests of PBS SoCal's viewership.

The Community Advisory Board members represent diverse constituencies that are engaged with a wide array of issues such as aging/senior citizens, cultural diversity, disabilities, culture and the arts, LGBTQ rights, economy, family, health/medical services, media services, substance abuse, science/technology, youth, and education/schools.

The CAB meets on a quarterly basis with an annual onboarding retreat for new members in August. In the interim, CAB members serve on auxiliary committees that meet outside of regular meetings to provide more focus on key CAB initiatives including the annual Local Heroes nominations and awards.

Community Advisory Board Members

Laarni Dacanay, Chair
Bobby Kobara, Vice-Chair

Members

Ishraq Mir Ali
Albert Chang
Nichole Curtis
Laarni Rosca Dacanay
Nancy De Los Santos
Daniel Fernandez
Robert Gaskill
Jorge Herrera
Charmaine Jefferson
Dr. Wenli Jen
Alexander C. Kim
Bobby Kobara
Karen Mack
Lori Margaret
Michael A. Mata
Melanie Mathis
Dan McCrory
Dr. Denise McIver
Marium Mohiuddin
Sarah Munoz
Steven Muro
Hope Pham
Gary Phillips
Tim Ramos
Lauren Schlau
Darick Simpson