Orange Media Network Advisory Board Meeting Minutes
Minutes, Feb. 24, 2026
Present:
Chair Melia Castro, DCE
Emily Dorn, proxy for Vice Chair Mya Kuzmin, ASOSU
Keegan Kirby of OSUPC, via Zoom
Jenna Benson, Interim EIC of The Barometer
Amelia Bouck, KBVR-FM
Amelia Bouck, KBVR-FM
Andy Sloan, proxy for Phoebe Ison, KBVR-TV
Clara Commons, proxy for Mason Fischer, EIC of Beaver's Digest
Sam Szekely, EIC of PRISM
Sam Szekely, EIC of PRISM
Jadzia Jula, proxy for Izzy Sproba, EIC of DAMchic
John Larison, SWLF, via Zoom
Joshitha Davilluru, INTO
Steven Sandberg, OMN general manager and ex officio board member
Velyn Scarborough, ELA assistant director and ex officio board member
Secretary and journalism adviser Jennifer Moody, in attendance to take minutes
I. Call to order
Board Chair Melia Castro called the meeting to order at 4:04 p.m.
II. Executive session
and invited motions for board members into executive session for discussion on whether to formalize the interim editor of The Barometer as permanent for the remainder of the academic year, and to ask questions of the candidate. Sam Szekely so moved and John Larison seconded; this passed unanimously. Members of the public were dismissed.
III. Action on permanent appointment
The chair called the board back into public session at 4:23 p.m. and invited the public back in. Melia asked whether board members wanted to have a public vote or one using paper slips. John said he was OK with public and no one disagreed.
Clara Commons made a motion to approve Interim EIC Jenna Benson as editor in chief for the remainder of the year, ending June 15. Amelia Bouck seconded. This passed unanimously.
IV. Overview of student elections in April
Steven and Melia passed around copies of last year's questions and went over the process used by last year's board to elect the student leaders for The Barometer, Beaver's Digest, DAMchic, KBVR-FM, KBVR-TV and PRISM.
Applicants usually apply with a cover letter, resume and a presentation about their vision and goals. Presentation is up to 7 minutes in length, filed ahead of the election.
Elections usually take two days and run from about 4 to 7 p.m. Mediums are split between the two days.
Board members were tasked with deciding when elections should be, what questions to ask and whether a special meeting should be scheduled for March to finalize anything about the process.
After discussion about spring class schedules, board members decided to hold elections from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 8 and 9.
Discussions ensued on how, or whether, to amend last year's questions. With the board's general agreement, Steven said he would create a Google doc for sharing question ideas, with a response deadline of March 20.
V. Comments from the public
None.
VI. Adjournment
On a motion from Andy and a second from Jadzia, the chair adjourned the meeting at 4:55 p.m.