MarCom PLC

Erik Ernst is the Communications Associate Director at PBS Wisconsin, a statewide joint licensee of the University of Wisconsin System and the Educational Communications Board. In his role, Erik manages the public marketing and promotion of PBS Wisconsin’s programming, community engagement, educational initiatives and community events. Erik has worked in public media for two decades and has been involved in the marketing, communication and public relations for major public television projects including the largest public media community engagement effort to date, LZ Lambeau: Welcoming Home Wisconsin’s Vietnam Veterans. He is also a former member of the PBS Marketing Advisory Committee and served on the national PBS Rebrand Working Group.

Leandra Parks is the Digital Marketing Manager at VPM, where she spearheads the organization's digital marketing efforts. She is focused on developing cross-channel campaigns to drive VPM's awareness and audience growth. In addition to her role on NETA’s MarCom PLC, Leandra also serves as a member of the PBS Marketing Advisory Council.

Outside of her professional life, she enjoys traveling, listening to audiobooks, spending time with her family, and focusing on her newly discovered passion for gardening, sign language, and sewing.

Tonya Weber is the marketing & communications manager at NETA, responsible for brand marketing and communications, as well as managing NETA's digital and social media presence. Prior to joining NETA in 2022, she was the deputy director of communications for Iowa PBS, where she worked for nearly eight years and also served on the PBS Marketing Advisory Council. 

Weber holds degrees in journalism, visual communications and cultural anthropology from Iowa State University. She enjoys traveling and has a goal of visiting all 50 states and seven continents. When she isn't working or traveling, she enjoys many artistic hobbies including quilting, pottery, woodworking and felting.