We are a dedicated team of employees, volunteers, and funders who contribute time and resources to support NAMLE’s mission.
Our Staff
Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
Executive Director
Michelle has helped NAMLE grow to be the preeminent media literacy education association in the U.S. She launched the first-ever Media Literacy Week in the U.S., developed many strategic partnerships, and restructured both the governance and membership of the organization. [full bio]
Donnell Probst
Deputy Director
Donnell helps lead NAMLE’s national conference, U.S. Media Literacy Week, and the National Media Literacy Alliance, contributes to organizational management and strategic development, personnel management, communications, outreach, and assists in the general administration of the organization. [full bio]
Megan Fromm
Education Manager
Megan Fromm, Ph.D., is a journalism and media education expert. She has taught at both the university and secondary levels and has spent more than a decade working with student journalists and journalism teachers to better improve their craft and serve their communities. [full bio]
Phelena Napper
Development Manager
With a dynamic career spanning two decades, Phelena Napper is a trailblazing Development Manager at the National Association of Media Literacy, where her passion for education, equity, and media literacy converges to drive positive change. [full bio]
Carson McAfee
Communication Coordinator
Carson McAfee is the Communication Coordinator. She assists NAMLE with all communication efforts, including strategy, social media, newsletters, websites and organizational partnerships. [full bio]
Justine Veras
Office Coordinator
Justine Veras became part of the NAMLE team in November 2022 as the Office Coordinator. She assists NAMLE with administrative tasks, financial operations, and human resource needs. [full bio]
Kayla Meyers
Event Coordinator
Kayla Meyers is the Event Coordinator for the National Association for Media Literacy Education and the Programming Specialist for SXSW EDU. [full bio]
Pranav Karthikeyan
Student Ambassador
Pranav Karthikeyan is a rising 9th grader at Montgomery High School in New Jersey. [full bio]
Board of Directors
NAMLE is governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors that oversee the organization’s activities. Individuals who sit on the board are responsible for developing the organization’s strategic plan as well as maintaining financial accountability.
Meet The Board
Kimberly Moffitt
President
Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
[full bio]
Stephanie Flores-Koulish, Ph.D.
Vice President
Professor, Education Specialties
Program Director, Curriculum & Instruction for Social Justice Master of Arts program
Loyola University Maryland
[full bio]
Mike Jackson, SHRM-CP
Treasurer
Chief of Staff,
Worldwide ERC
[full bio]
Anne Collier
Secretary
Founder and Executive Director,
The Net Safety Collaborative
[full bio]
Tony Streit
Past President
Senior Project Director,
Education Development Center, Inc.
[full bio]
Adjunct Professor, Journalism
California State University, Northridge
[full bio]
Bylaws
The Board meets every year for a three-day board retreat and monthly by conference call. New members are elected by existing board members according to guidelines in NAMLE’s bylaws.
Policies
NAMLE’s policies are designed to ensure that the Board represents the members who elect it regarding all policy decisions. Read our NAMLE Policies below.
Responsibilities
Our dedicated Board members have extensive roles and responsibilities. They work collectively, as well as individually, and are NAMLE’s trusted representatives and overseers.
Our Funders
NAMLE believes that media literacy education is strengthened by the involvement of a broad coalition of people and groups. As a 501C3 nonprofit, NAMLE is able to receive funding from a variety of sources, including foundations, government agencies, individuals, and corporations. Recognizing the need for both credibility and independence as an organization, NAMLE takes care to ensure that funders understand the separation between funding support and editorial input.
Funders may not require changes to NAMLE content, policies, professional development, media literacy activities, or any other NAMLE work in exchange for funding. Funders may provide input in an advisory capacity only. We hope that funders support the kind of work NAMLE does and that their funding is meant as a statement of that support. NAMLE seeks funding to support its strategic goals, not the goals of a particular corporate funder. To review NAMLE policies in full, please click here.
The following companies and foundations have given to NAMLE in the past fiscal year:
ASU’s Walter Cronkite School
Cyber Florida
Educational Development Center, Inc.
Hug Morenz Foundation for Media Literacy
Google LLC/YouTube
Lego Systems, Inc.
Meta Platforms, Inc.
National Academy of Education
Nickelodeon
PECO Foundation
PEW Election Performance Project
Roblox
Schulman Family Foundation
Thomson Reuters
Tides Foundation
TikTok, Inc.
Trend Micro, Inc.
Twitter