Executive Team

Executive Team

A portrait of Rob Dunlop, Cascade Public Media's CEO and President

Rob Dunlop

President & CEO

Rob Dunlop is president & chief executive officer of Cascade PBS serving Western and Central Washington and British Columbia. Previously, he was executive vice president of Fisher Communications until its sale in 2013 and held other roles in the media industry as a media research consultant, program director, news producer and news anchor. He is currently the chair of American Public Television, a director of Media Management, and a partner in BroVo Spirits, a James Beard nominated craft distillery in Woodinville, WA. He holds a BA in organizational psychology from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. 

A portrait of Rebecca Farwell, Cascade Public Media's SVP and COO

Rebecca Farwell

Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer

Before joining Cascade PBS in 2017, Rebecca was the Chief Content Officer for Remedy Health Media. In the 20+ years prior she provided leadership, management and strategic direction to traditional and new media companies, building or revamping multimedia enterprises for The Discovery Channel, OnHealth.com, Oxygen Media, HealthTalk, Revolution Health, and Grist Magazine.

A portrait of Kerry O'Keefe, Cascade Public Media's VP of Philanthropy

Kerry O’Keefe

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

At Cascade PBS, Kerry is responsible for all revenue generation aspects of the organization, including Membership, Major Gifts, Grants, Planned Giving, Donor and Audience Relations, Corporate Underwriting, and Creative Works. She has served in philanthropic leadership roles within the Arts including the nationally recognized 5th Avenue Theater, in Healthcare at Evergreen Healthcare Foundation and Highline Medical Center Foundation, as well as Education sector, working for Seattle Central Community College Foundation.

Portrait of Emily Kragh

Emily Kragh

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Emily manages the Finance and Legal Affairs functions of the Cascade PBS. Prior to joining the Organization, Emily spent over 20 years in public accounting, the majority of which were spent in leadership as Senior Audit Manager at Loveridge Hunt & Co, PLLC where her primary focuses was in nonprofit, affordable housing and quasi-governmental audits. Emily is a CPA licensed in the State of Washington.

Portrait of Carole Williams

Carole Williams

Vice President, Human Resources

Carole leads the Human Resources function at Cascade PBS, consisting of human resource administration, payroll and benefits administration, diversity equity & inclusion efforts, and reception. Prior to joining Cascade PBS in 2018, Carole was the Vice President of Human Resources at Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, and Director of Human Resources at Bellwether Housing.

Portrait of Jack Portwood

Jack Portwood

Vice President & Chief Technology Officer.

Jack is enjoying his second tour and fourth role at Cascade PBS, having previously worked as a Broadcast Engineer, Project Manager, and Acting Executive Director of Engineering & Technology supporting and leading the Cascade PBS technology teams. Previously, he created and led media asset management efforts at the National Football League, broadcast operations for Run Studios and Microsoft Production Studios, and delivered media service programs at Vulcan.

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