Directors' Circle
Dedicated and select. That describes what the WNIT Directors' Circle stands for.
Individuals like you who, by your commitment, contribute to the total annual support that is the foundation of WNIT's operations. Your very important contribution makes possible the outstanding programs and services that everyone in Michiana enjoys.
We are grateful to members of the WNIT Directors' Circle for their annual financial support and commitment to WNIT, now and in the future. To demonstrate our appreciation, we are pleased to make available the following benefits when you become a member of the WNIT Directors' Circle.
Begin or Renew Your Directors' Circle Membership
Diamond Level - Annual Contribution: $10,000+
- All the Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze benefits
- Preferred seating at WNIT special events
Platinum Level - Annual Contribution: $5,000+
- All the Gold, Silver, and Bronze benefits, plus
- An Opportunity to host a PBS personality at a WNIT special event
Gold Level - Annual Contribution: $2,500-$4,999
- All of the Silver and Bronze benefits, plus
- An Invitation to "Lunch with the President" of WNIT for you and a guest
Silver Level - Annual Contribution: $1,000-$2,499
- All of the Bronze benefits, plus
- An Invitation to all WNIT special programs and events
- Opportunity to attend celebrity appearances during in-studio productions
Bronze Level - Annual Contribution: $500-$999
- Invitations to all Directors' Circle receptions
- Advance notice of special programs and events
- An annual subscription to the WNIT bimonthly programming guide, The Planner
- Recognition of your Directors' Circle support in The Planner
- A Subscription to The Director , WNIT's quarterly Directors' Circle newsletter
Current WNIT Directors' Circle Members
Updated April 15, 2026
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Diamond Level ($10,000 +)
- Anonymous Foundation (2)
- Hari and Seema Agarwal
- Estate of Jack and Shirley Appleton
- Billie and David Bankoff
- Marijke M Brown
- Arthur J. Decio*
- Roger and Joyce Foley
- Steven and Ann Herendeen
- Mrs. Sue Hiler
- Joan Hofman
- Michael and Janice Imgrund
- Brian and Melinda Inniger
- James and Christine Kelly
- Bob and Pat Kill
- Ralph Komasinski and Katherine Humphreys
- Michael Leep
- Don and Joan Lyons
- Ursula and Daniel Madejczyk
- William and Linda Meyer
- Barb and John Phair
- Carol Purdy
- Ernestine M. Raclin*
- Robby and Pamela Rask
- Pat and Sue Ruszkowski
- Lorrie and Bill Schmuhl
- Maria Slager
- Craig D. Sullivan and Cynthia L. Harris
- Sonny* and Dee* Tepe
- Janet and Larry Thompson
- Thomas F. and Anita J. Veldman
- Scott and Kimberlee Welch
- Barbara Wind
- Wen and Susan Wu
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Platinum Level ($5,000 +)
- Anonymous Foundation
- Louise and Stephan Anella
- Dr. James Barnes
- Marianne Corr
- David Crothers and Richard Threet
- Katy and Tim Demarais
- Richard and Jean Dennen
- Bipin and Linda Doshi
- Margaret Drevs
- Paul Levett and Judith Eck
- Martha Foreman
- Van Gates
- Gates Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Dave and Ginny Gibson
- William and Leslie Gitlin
- Hillman Family Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Howard and Marie Goodhew Fund of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Janice and Larry** Harding
- Mike and Dianne Kelbel
- Michael and Rebecca Kubacki
- Lake City Bank Foundation
- Drs. Gail English and Nels Leininger
- Jill Long Thompson
- Ashley Martin
- Wade H. Mayberry
- Chris Maziar
- Max and Lydia Mertz
- Chris and Carmi Murphy
- Michael and Amy Phend
- The Honorable James W. Rieckhoff
- Rob and Lee Riley
- Gerald H. Shaffer
- Robert and Christine Smith
- Michael and Colleen Thomas
- Barbara Williams
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Gold Level ($2,500 +)
- Anonymous (2)
- Julie and Thomas Brenner
- Donna Brown
- Discavage Charitable Fund
- Neil and Lori Donahoe
- Jan Farron
- Robert and Sharon Froschauer
- Mary Beth and Greg Giczi
- Hand Family Foundation, Inc.
- Janet Holderbaum
- Thomas Hudak
- Carol and Craig Kapson
- Timothy and Sue Liddell
- Sara Marcus
- Wade Mayberry
- Dr. Debra and Rodney McClain
- Judith McDowell
- Robert and Jane Miller
- Susan Ohmer and Donald Crafton
- Jeff and RaeLee Rea
- Thomas Richardson
- Douglas and Nancy Sakaguchi
- Nicholas Timm and Deborah Longworth
- Rich and Donna Vavra-Musser
- Tom and Margie Yarger
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Silver Level ($1,000 +)
- Anonymous (8)
- Mary Liechty Adams
- Hary and Roberta Alfrey
- Rex and Nancy Allman
- Eric and Sandy Amt
- Keri and Donald Anderson
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonovitz
- Curtis Badger
- Orrin and Gwen Bailey
- Reginald F. Bain
- Tim and Mary Baker
- Stuart and Paula Barb
- David Bartkus and Carolyn Woo
- James Beatty
- Cynthia and Matt Benedict
- Alice and John Bentley
- David and Teresa Betz
- Anne Birky
- Jeffery Boes
- Hayley Boling
- Kenneth Boyd
- Elizabeth Naquin Borger
- James Bowman
- Brian and Jeannelle Brady
- William and Shannon Brewster
- George and Martha Buckingham
- Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Bruce Burnett
- Emily Neufeld and Drew Buscareno
- Chasten and Pete Buttigieg Family Fund (PT) of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Jeffrey and Angela Buysse
- Deborah Cafiero
- Lynn Carbone
- Ian and Barbara Carmichael
- James and Patty Carr
- Cristeen and James Causey
- Edward and Carla Chester
- Leslie Choitz
- Donald and Marianne Christenson
- Kyra Clark
- Mary Lou Cotton
- Teri S. Crabill
- Douglas D. Cripe
- Frank and Patricia Criniti
- Culver Family Foundation
- Debra Dailey
- E. Marlene Davidson
- Douglas and Patricia Davis
- Tom and Debbie Davisson
- Laura Dawald
- Marianne Day
- Rhonda De Vreese
- Robert Deputy
- Jeff and Jamie Diller
- Louella Dilts
- Ann and Paul Divine
- Stephen Donndelinger
- Susan and John Doster
- Robin and Lisa Douglass
- Elizabeth Dowd
- Greg and Mary Downes
- John and Priscilla Duman
- Joel and Amy Duthie
- Fernand and Brigid Dutile
- Elaine Egging
- Bruno and Rosary Eidietis
- Cathy Emmel
- Georges Enderle
- Jill and Chris Erb
- Joyce Erickson
- Jane Eslick
- Anne Feferman
- Thomas Felger
- Sallee and James Field
- Nancy Filley
- Larry and Jan Fisher
- James A. Freel and Kathryn Waltz-Freel
- Dianna Fox
- George and Kathy Freese
- Michael Friedland and Elisabeth Fagen
- Thomas and Cinthia Fuja
- Betsy Fulnecky
- Susan L Ganser
- Steven and Susan Garboden
- Beverly Gillespie
- Nancy and Jim Goodhew
- Jonathan and Joelyn Gosse
- Richard Gottwald
- Marilyn Graber and Peter Miller
- Christine and Robert Guth
- Lowell and Judy Hamel
- Christopher and Fern Hamlin
- Earl and Barbara Hansen
- Lyle and Carolyn Hardman
- Robert and Elizabeth Harkness
- Lee Harman
- William Harman and Vicki Sue Burley
- Deborah Harris
- Robert and Cheryl Hastings
- Charles S. Hayes
- Mary Hesser
- Timothy Hippensteel
- Jane Hoffman
- Martha and Scott Hollett
- Edna and Robert Homan
- Elaine Hooley
- Charles Horswell and Judy Wenig-Horswell
- Laddie and Charron Hudson
- James D. Hudson
- Huizenga Family Foundation
- Davis and Cynthia Illingworth
- Doug and Janice Irvine
- Jane and Calvin Jackson
- Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Jacobson
- John and Jan Jenkins
- Rowan Kelley and Amanda Miller Kelley
- Dale and Judith Keltner
- Charles and Debra Kent
- Maggie Kernan
- Vernon King
- Marjorie Kinsey
- Jonathan and Edwina Kintner
- Charles and Celia Kirk
- Scott Kirner and Karen Schneider Kirner
- Richard and Susan Klepinger
- Gretchen and Richard Koerting
- Kathy Koleszar
- Sandra and Bruce Korenstra
- Thomas E Kowieski
- Mollie Krider
- Lavonne Kroncke
- Stephen and Hillary Lagattuta
- Karen Lant
- Alexander and Nancy Lappin
- Robert and Margaret Laven
- Linda and Robert Leliaert
- Ann and Gary Linley
- John Lloyd
- Nancy Loewen
- Barb and Greg Lorch
- Merlyn and Susan Lucas
- Denise and George Lynch
- Adah M. Lynn
- Kent Maden
- Dave and Beth Mahar
- Jonathan and Deirdre Makielski
- Sara Marbach
- William A. and Luann Mashke
- Sherry and Robert Mason
- Gerald Mast
- Nathan and Sonya Mateer Rempel
- Eugene and Linda Matzat
- Linda and Lowell May
- Kevin and Marianne McCarthy
- Janet and Jeff McGowan
- Barbara McHugh
- Gary and Carol McKean
- Joann and Brian McMahon
- Sharon McManus
- Shari and Tom Mellin
- Brad and Mickey Miller
- Daniel and Nadine Miller
- Douglas Miller
- Phillip Mirowski
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell
- Janis L. Monteith
- Linda A Moore
- Christine and David Morrow
- Janice R. Muhr
- Elizabeth Mundy
- Mary Naquin
- Lewis and Belle Naylor
- Mark and Kathleen Neal
- Lawrence and Dru Neice
- Alan and Barbara Neidlinger
- Ruth Nieboer
- Northern Indiana Hearing Center
- Donald E. Nuner, Jr.
- Beverly O'Brien
- John and Janice O'Leary
- Daniel and Julie Ormsby
- David Lee and Jackie Overton
- Steve and Teresa Palmitier
- J Wayne and Lori Parsons
- Mary M Perron
- Katherine Perry
- Anne Petelle
- Scott and Patricia Pier
- Bill Piggot
- Jean Wright Pilot
- Suzanne Plummer
- Michael Pound
- Nadine and Floyd Quiggle
- Judith Racht
- Tami and Randall Raciti
- Jennifer and Tyler Ream
- Mary and Jan R. Reineke
- Margaret C Reverman
- Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
- Brenda and Rick Roberts
- Jane H. Robinson
- Jeff and Susan Robinson
- Gerald and Roberta Rohan
- Carol and Michael Rolfs
- Paul and Melinda Romanetz
- Mary Ann and Randolph Rompola
- Brenda Ropp
- Carol and Charles Rosenberg
- John W Rosenthal
- Harvey and Janet Ross
- Elizabeth Rowe
- G Keith and Julie Rudolph
- Rosemary and Larry Rupp
- David and Mitzi Sabato
- Margaret and John Scanlan
- Darlene Scherer
- Edward and Nancy Schultz
- Jane Sears
- Tania Shaum
- Jane and Tim Short
- Dr. and Mrs. Stan Showalter
- Lucy Branson Smith
- Barbara and George Smucker
- Mark and Vicki Smucker
- Beth Snider
- Richard and Sharon Sommers
- Oliver Songlingco
- Tom and Joyce Sopko
- Timothy Stabosz
- Nancy and Charles Stanton
- Laurie Starr and Patrick Flynn
- Elizabeth Stauffer
- Kathleen Stegmaier
- Jolene and Kurt Stiver
- Rebecca Stoltzfus and Kevin Miller
- Janice Stork
- Robert Tatina
- Darrel Tidaback and Laurel Thomas
- Mary Tulchinsky
- Garry and Margot Tutorow
- James and Susan Van Fleit
- Betsy Vanderburg
- Jim and Lorraine Veldman
- Joyce and William Veldman
- Ted and Nancy Waggoner
- Denise Wagner
- Joni Walter
- Anthony Warning and Martha Peterson
- Charles and Mary Weber
- John and Hannelore Weber
- Phid and Jeff Wells
- Nila and Walter Wells
- David Wemhoff
- Dorothy and Dar Wiekamp*
- Michael Wiescher
- Jeff and Kelly Wilcoxson
- Marcus Winchester
- Greg and Pam Wingstrom
- Jody Wiseman
- James and Joann Wittenbach
- Melvin and Elaine Wright
- Thad Wright
- Anita and Paul Yoder
- Douglas and Janette Yoder
- Robert and Dorothy Yoder
- Linda Yoder
- Elizabeth Zapf
- Susan Zook and Kevin Gross
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Bronze Level ($500 +)
- Anonymous (8)
- Mary Liechty Adams
- Hary and Roberta Alfrey
- Rex and Nancy Allman
- Eric and Sandy Amt
- Keri and Donald Anderson
- David and Toni Annis
- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Antonovitz
- Orrin and Gwen Bailey
- Reginald F. Bain
- Tim and Mary Baker
- Stuart and Paula Barb
- David Bartkus and Carolyn Woo
- James Beatty
- Cynthia and Matt Benedict
- Alice and John Bentley
- David and Teresa Betz
- Anne Birky
- Hayley Boling
- Kenneth Boyd
- Elizabeth Naquin Borger
- James Bowman
- Brian and Jeannelle Brady
- William and Shannon Brewster
- George and Martha Buckingham
- Heidi Beidinger-Burnett and Bruce Burnett
- Emily Neufeld and Drew Buscareno
- Chasten and Pete Buttigieg Family Fund (PT) of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
- Jeffrey and Angela Buysse
- Deborah Cafiero
- Lynn Carbone
- Ian and Barbara Carmichael
- Cristeen and James Causey
- Edward and Carla Chester
- Leslie Choitz
- Donald and Marianne Christenson
- Kyra Clark
- Mary Lou Cotton
- Douglas D. Cripe
- Frank and Patricia Criniti
- Julia A. Crume
- Debra Dailey
- E. Marlene Davidson
- Douglas and Patricia Davis
- Tom and Debbie Davisson
- Marianne Day
- Rhonda De Vreese
- Jeff and Jamie Diller
- Louella Dilts
- Ann and Paul Divine
- Stephen Donndelinger
- Robin and Lisa Douglass
- Elizabeth Dowd
- Greg and Mary Downes
- Joel and Amy Duthie
- Fernand and Brigid Dutile
- Elaine Egging
- Bruno and Rosary Eidietis
- Cathy Emmel
- Georges Enderle
- Jill and Chris Erb
- Jane Eslick
- Nancy and Bill Everett
- Anne Feferman
- Thomas Felger
- Sallee and James Field
- Nancy Filley
- Frank and Wendy Folk
- James A. Freel and Kathryn Waltz-Freel
- Dianna Fox
- George and Kathy Freese
- Michael Friedland and Elisabeth Fagen
- Robert and Sharon Froschauer
- Betsy Fulnecky
- Timothy and Katherine Fulnecky
- Susan L Ganser
- Steven and Susan Garboden
- Beverly Gillespie
- Jonathan and Joelyn Gosse
- Richard Gottwald
- Marilyn Graber and Peter Miller
- Dr. and Mrs. Paul Guentert
- Christine and Robert Guth
- Lowell and Judy Hamel
- Christopher and Fern Hamlin
- Earl and Barbara Hansen
- Lyle and Carolyn Hardman
- Robert and Elizabeth Harkness
- Lee Harman
- William Harman and Vicki Sue Burley
- Deborah Harris
- Charles S. Hayes
- Timothy Hippensteel
- Jane Hoffman
- Martha and Scott Hollett
- Edna and Robert Homan
- Charles Horswell and Judy Wenig-Horswell
- Laddie and Charron Hudson
- James D. Hudson
- Huizenga Family Foundation
- Jane Hunter
- Doug and Janice Irvine
- Jane and Calvin Jackson
- John and Jan Jenkins
- Thomas and Nondas Lynn Joyner
- Rowan Kelley and Amanda Miller Kelley
- Dale and Judith Keltner
- Charles and Debra Kent
- Maggie Kernan
- Vernon King
- Jonathan and Edwina Kintner
- Charles and Celia Kirk
- Scott Kirner and Karen Schneider Kirner
- Richard and Susan Klepinger
- Gretchen and Richard Koerting
- Sandra and Bruce Korenstra
- Mollie Krider
- Lavonne Kroncke
- Stephen and Hillary Lagattuta
- Karen Lant
- Alexander and Nancy Lappin
- Robert and Margaret Laven
- Linda and Robert Leliaert
- Ann and Gary Linley
- Nancy Loewen
- Barb and Greg Lorch
- Merlyn and Susan Lucas
- Denise and George Lynch
- Adah M. Lynn
- Kent Maden
- Dave and Beth Mahar
- Jonathan and Deirdre Makielski
- Sara Marbach
- William A. and Luann Mashke
- Gerald Mast
- Nathan and Sonya Mateer Rempel
- Eugene and Linda Matzat
- Linda and Lowell May
- Kevin and Marianne McCarthy
- Janet and Jeff McGowan
- Barbara McHugh
- Gary and Carol McKean
- Joann and Brian McMahon
- Sharon McManus
- Shari and Tom Mellin
- David and Renee Millar
- Brad and Mickey Miller
- Douglas Miller
- Phillip Mirowski
- Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell
- Janis L. Monteith
- Linda A Moore
- Christine and David Morrow
- Elizabeth Mundy
- Mary Naquin
- Lewis and Belle Naylor
- Mark and Kathleen Neal
- Lawrence and Dru Neice
- Alan and Barbara Neidlinger
- Ruth Nieboer
- Northern Indiana Hearing Center
- Donald E. Nuner, Jr.
- Beverly O'Brien
- John and Janice O'Leary
- Daniel Ormsby
- David Lee and Jackie Overton
- Steve and Teresa Palmitier
- Sue and Philip Panzica
- J Wayne and Lori Parsons
- Mary M Perron
- Katherine Perry
- Anne Petelle
- Scott and Patricia Pier
- Bill Piggot
- Suzanne Plummer
- Michael Pound
- Nadine and Floyd Quiggle
- Judith Racht
- Tami and Randall Raciti
- Jennifer and Tyler Ream
- Mary and Jan R. Reineke
- Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc.
- Jane H. Robinson
- Jeff and Susan Robinson
- Gerald and Roberta Rohan
- Carol and Michael Rolfs
- Paul and Melinda Romanetz
- Mary Ann and Randolph Rompola
- Brenda Ropp
- Carol and Charles Rosenberg
- John W Rosenthal
- Harvey and Janet Ross
- Elizabeth Rowe
- David and Mitzi Sabato
- Margaret and John Scanlan
- Darlene Scherer
- Edward and Nancy Schultz
- Marilyne and William Scully
- Jane Sears
- Tania Shaum
- Dr. and Mrs. Stan Showalter
- Barbara and George Smucker
- Mark and Vicki Smucker
- Beth Snider
- Richard and Sharon Sommers
- Oliver Songlingco
- Tom and Joyce Sopko
- Timothy Stabosz
- Nancy and Charles Stanton
- Laurie Starr and Patrick Flynn
- Elizabeth Stauffer
- Kathleen Stegmaier
- Jolene and Kurt Stiver
- Rebecca Stoltzfus and Kevin Miller
- Janice Stork
- Darrel Tidaback and Laurel Thomas
- Mary Tulchinsky
- Garry and Margot Tutorow
- James and Susan Van Fleit
- Betsy Vanderburg
- Joyce and William Veldman
- Ted and Nancy Waggoner
- Denise Wagner
- Robert and Kathleen Wall
- Joni Walter
- Anthony Warning and Martha Peterson
- Charles and Mary Weber
- John and Hannelore Weber
- Phid and Jeff Wells
- Nila and Walter Wells
- David Wemhoff
- Dorothy and Dar Wiekamp*
- Michael Wiescher
- Jeff and Kelly Wilcoxson
- Marcus Winchester
- Greg and Pam Wingstrom
- Jody Wiseman
- James and Joann Wittenbach
- Melvin and Elaine Wright
- Thad Wright
- Anita and Paul Yoder
- Douglas and Janette Yoder
- Linda Yoder
- Elizabeth Zapf
- Susan Zook and Kevin Gross
* Deceased Charter Director
** Deceased
