Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation

“Several board members are employees of baylor university or serve on the baylor board of regents. Dr. Linda livingstone is baylor's president. Pattie orr is former vp for information technology & dean of university libraries at baylor(retired 5/17), lois ferguson is the former manager of commencement & facilities planning(retired 5/17), maxey parrish is senior lecturer:journalism,public relations & news media, dr. Benjamin kelly is professor of mechanical engineering, lori fogelman is the assistant vice president for media relations & crisis communications, jason cook is vice president for marketing and communications & chief marketing officer, dave rosselli is vice president for advancement, dr. David garland was interim president and is professor of christian scriptures at baylor's truett seminary, karen kemp is associate vp for marketing communications, cynthia jackson is director of communications and marketing for baylor's hankamer school of business, and kim stevens serves as a baylor university regent.”

“Baylor university is the sole member of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation, which is organized as a non-profit llc.”

“As the sole member of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation, baylor university's board of regents elects the board members of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation. The decisions of the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation are not subject to the approval of the board of regents of baylor university or anyone else.”

“Brazos valley public broadcasting is organized as a limited liability company. Baylor university, a 501(c)(3) educational institution, is the sole member of the llc. As such, baylor university's board of regents have the power to override any decision of the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting; however, as a practical matter, the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting functions independently of baylor's board of regents.”

“An electronic copy of the 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing.”

“When the foundation was formed, a study was performed to evaluate the compensation and benefits of the ceo/executive director of the foundation. The study included comparable market size, station size, managerial responsibilities and a cost of living analysis. The board of directors then voted on the compensation package.”

“The foundation keeps its governing documents, policies and financial statements in a public file. These documents are available there to the public for inspection upon request.”