Advisory Board

Advisory board members are industry professionals who share their time and expertise with our faculty and students, ensuring we keep our curriculum up-to-date with the latest industry developments.

Advisory Board Chair: 

Advertising

• Co-Chair for Advertising: Celia Weeks, Vice President, Director of Human Resources, St John & Partners
• Kerry Baldwin, Digital Industry Consultant and Advisor, Agentz
• Carole Vanderhoef Banks, VP Research & Planning, Shepherd Agency
• Ryan Blair, Chief Operating Officer, Mad Men Marketing
• Neal Boornazian, President, HBT Marketing
• Daniel Burstein, Senior Director, Content & Marketing, MarketingSherpa and MECLABS Institute
• Brendan Cumiskey, President, Dalton Agency
• John Daigle, Principle, Daigle Creative
• Craig Davenport, Creative Services Director, Cox Media Group
• Jennifer Garavaglia, Digital Marketing Manager, Jacksonville Jaguars
• Erin Gordon, Partner, Fisher Design & Advertising 
• Jack Potter, Former General Sales Manager, WFOX, EFOX TV COX Media Group
• Michael Sharp, Former Managing Director, Local Agency & Scarborough Nielsen
• Gina Stoney, Executive Vice President, Mad Men Marketing
• Tuan Tu, Founder, CMO at Covet Branding, LLC
• Kim Vermillion, COO/Founder, Brunet-Garcia Advertising

Multimedia Journalism & Production

• Co-Chair for Multimedia Journalism & Production: Kathryn Bonfield, News Director, WJXT-TV Channel 4
• Henna Bakshi, Writer/Producer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
• Neal Bennett, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, Scripps Journalism Initiative
• George Birnbaum, CEO/Founder, Gemstone Media
• Gary Corbitt, retired Research Director, WJXT/Post-Newsweek Stations
• Timothy Gibbons, Editor in chief, Jacksonville Business Journal
• Robbie Gordon, Producer, Primetime & 20/20, ABC News
• Ashley Greer, Executive Producer, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
• Tenikka Hughes, Anchor, Action News Jax, CBS47, Fox30
• Bruce Kaufman, Director, Broadcasting Business Affairs, PGA Tour
• John Laurence, Founder and Executive Producer, Empowerment Media, Inc. 
• Bridgette Matter, Reporter/Anchor, Cox Media Group
• Mike McCormick, Group News Director, Sinclair Broadcast Group
• Mike Miller, retired Director of External Affairs, Jacksonville Transportation Authority
• Mary Kelli Palka, former Editor/Market Leader, Florida Times-Union
• Jason Ramsey, Principal, Nimble Creative Services
• Paul Runnestrand, Editor, The Florida Times-Union
• Anne Schindler, Host, First Coast Connect, WJCT
• Staci Spanos, News Anchor, WJXT
• Gary Spurgeon, Owner, Studio Podcast Suites
• Thomas Stallings, Communications Specialist, St. Johns County

Public Relations

• Co-Chair for Public Relation: Liz Anderson Slobodian, Vice President of Public Affairs, Firehouse of America, LLC
• Toni Boudreaux, Director of Operations, The Brumos Collection
• James Crichlow, Marketing & Communications Director, Atlantic Logistics
• Gerri Boyce, retired Special Assistant to CEO, External Communications, JEA
• Samantha Cheney, Senior Copywriter, Mad Men Marketing
• David Clark, Executive Director, Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
• Maria Coppola, CEO & President, Coppola Public Relations
• Donia Crime, VP, Corporate Communications, Landstar Systems, Inc.
• Rachel Harris, Co-Founder, Social Beans Creative Agency
• Lanette Hart, Principal, Hart & Associates
• Rebecca Hart, President, Hart & Partners
• Mary Harvey, Founder & CEO, Agency a la Carte
• Trish Kapustka, Principal Consultant, TLK Communications
• Vikki Mioduszewski, Manager, Marketing & Communications, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Baptist Health
• Jason Mudd, CEO, Axia Public Relations
• Marsha Oliver, Vice President, Community & Inclusion, PGA Tour, The Players Championship
• Kasandra Ortiz, Communications Director, St. Johns County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
• Kayla Poe, Account Executive, Sachs Media 
• Ronnesha Rodgers, Manager, GME Education Program Coordinator, Mayo Clinic

Communication Studies

• Nicole Cassis, Vice President of Communication, Newfold Digital
• Ashton Elder, Marketing Coordinator, EXIT 1 Stop Realty
• Aja Franco, Senior Recruiter (Technology), Robert Haft Talent Solutions
• Jackie Heller, Account Coordinator, Business Builders
• Audrey Seymour, Communications Manager, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
• David Wisehart, Associate Implementation Manager, Veracross