National Advisory Council

The NAMLE Board of Directors consults throughout the year with NAMLE’s National Advisory Council consisting of the following professional colleagues, thinkers and leaders in the fields of education, public health, communications and media, and non-profit organizations.

Alice Cahn

Vice President, Social Responsibility
The Cartoon Network
New York, NY

Charles M. Firestone

Executive Director
Communications and Society Program
Aspen Institute
Washington, D.C.

Henry Jenkins, PhD

Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts
University of Southern California
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism
Los Angeles, CA

Peggy O’Brien

Chief, Family and Public Engagement
Office of the Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
Washington, DC

Douglas Rushkoff

Author, teacher, documentarian
Brooklyn, NY

Randy Testa

VP, Education and Professional Development
Walden Media
Los Angeles, CA

Rosemarie Truglio

Vice President for Research and Education
Sesame Workshop
New York, NY