The School of Journalism and Mass Media enjoys a close professional association with UI graduates and supporters through their Advisory Board. Members of this group are industry professionals representing print journalism, broadcasting, public relations, advertising, and other media fields. Advisory board members contribute their knowledge, vision and experience to enable JAMM to meet and exceed their goals and to help chart a successful course for the future. They also contribute financially to support JAMM programs, such as accreditation expenses and the Outstanding Senior Awards reception. JAMM Advisory Board members meet to discuss issues and trends and make recommendations to JAMM's director.
The board's first meeting took place in November 1996 in Moscow. The board has since met twice a year, usually alternating between Boise and Moscow. Below is a list of board members.
A.L. “Butch” Alford Jr., Editor and Publisher Emeritus
Lewiston Tribune, Lewiston, Idaho
Nathan Alford, Editor and Publisher
Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Lewiston, Idaho
Elaine Ambrose
Eagle, Idaho
Kathy Barnard-LaPointe, Director, CAHNRS/WSU Extension Marketing and News Services
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
Sara Bartles, Political Consultant
Boise, Idaho
Rebecca Boone, Reporter
Associated Press, Boise, Idaho
Mark Browning, Communications Officer
Idaho State Board of Education. Boise, Idaho
Charles M. Christopher, President
Advantage Advertising, Inc., Lewiston, Idaho
Bill Drake, President
Elgin Syferd-Drake, Boise, Idaho
Suzanne Gore, Media/Political Consultant
MediaWorks, Boise, Idaho
Megan Guido, Executive Director
Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation, Pullman, Washington
Peter Haggart, Professor Emeritus
Moscow, Idaho
John C. Hecht, Technical Writer/Editor
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Boise, Idaho
Karole Honas, Anchor/Senior Reporter
KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Marc Johnson, President and CEO
The Gallatin Group, Boise, Idaho
Mike Kerby, Managing Partner
c308 Marketing, Boise, Idaho
Esther Louie, Assistant Dean for Programming & Diversity
Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington
Peter Morrill, General Manager
Idaho Public Television, Boise, Idaho
Douglas Oppenheimer, President
Oppenheimer Companies, Inc., Boise, Idaho
Julie Pipal
Meridian, Idaho
Travis Quast, Advertising Director
The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho
Maria Ranniger, CEO
MTR Communications, Spokane, Washington
Shannon Reagan
Nampa, Idaho
Casey Shelley
Boise, Idaho
Matthew M. Shelley, Media trainer and consultant
International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), Spokane, Washington
Christopher Smith, Executive Editor
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, Idaho
Bruce Spotleson, Group Publisher
Greenspun Media Group, Henderson, Nevada
Mike Tracy, CEO
Tracy Communications, Inc., Boise, Idaho
Mark Trahant, Writer/public speaker/Twitter poet
Bainbridge Island, Wash.
Matt Van Vleet, Director, Corporate Communications
Clearwater Paper Corporation, Spokane, Washington