Executive Team

Rob Dunlop
President & CEORob has served a variety of roles in media, including news anchor, reporter and producer; media researcher and consultant; and executive leadership positions in online media, radio and television operations. Prior to joining Cascade Public Media, Rob was the chief operating executive at Fisher Communications. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of PBS, the Public Television Major Market Group and Public Media Group.

Rebecca Farwell
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating OfficerBefore joining CPM 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.

Kerry O’Keefe
Vice President of PhilanthropyAt Cascade Public Media, Kerry is responsible for all philanthropic aspects of the organization, including Membership, Major Gifts, Grants, Planned Giving and Donor and Audience Relations. 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.

Michell Pihl
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer of the Board of DirectorsMichell joined Cascade Public Media in 2014 and manages the Finance, Legal Affairs and Human Resources functions of the company. Michell has worked for both for-profit and non-profit organizations in the areas of finance and real estate including Girl Scouts of Western Washington, the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Book-It Repertory Theater and Bank of America.

Jabran Soubeih
Vice President, Engineering & TechnologyJabran leads Cascade Public Media’s engineering, technology and facility’s teams. He is responsible for planning and implementing processes and systems to ensure the production and distribution of our broadcast and digital media content as well as the integrity of the company’s internal infrastructure. Prior to joining CPM, Jabran was a Video Network Engineer with UWTV at the University of Washington and served as a Broadcast Engineer at ABC affiliated KOMO-TV in Seattle.
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