The Delaware First Media Advisory Panel is an evolving group of thought partners, including business entrepreneurs, community leaders, and leaders of Delaware’s arts and culture community. Advisors are helping to identify potential obstacles and gather ideas for new service opportunities.
John Avondolio, web development and digital marketing expert; Group Vice President of Client Services, Razorfish
Tina Betz, Director of Cultural Affairs, City of Wilmington
James S. Brady, former Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary to President Ronald Reagan
Terri Brown-Edwards, attorney practicing in Wilmington, Delaware, with the firm Potter, Anderson & Carroon, LLP
Robert Byrd, President of The Byrd Group, LLC; government relations consultant and lobbyist
Charlie Copeland, President of Associates Graphic Services; President of the Board of the Challenge Program
Marsha Corcoran, Director of Development and Alumni Relations at Goldey-Beacom College
Claire DeMatteis, Executive Vice President, General Counsel at Catalina Marketing
James Griffin, attorney practicing in Georgetown, Delaware, with the firm Griffin & Hackett, PA
Charles Lewis, founding Executive Editor of the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University; founder of the Center for Public Integrity, Washington D.C.
Constantine F. Malmberg, III, attorney practicing in Dover, Delaware, with the firm Young, Malmberg and Howard PA
Gabriel Pilonieta Blanco, Editor of El Tiempo Hispano, a bilingual print and online newspaper in Delaware
Hon. William T. Quillen, former Delaware Supreme Court Justice; former Delaware Secretary of State; currently Of Counsel with Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Dennis Rochford, President, the Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay
John W. Rollins, President, Delaware Diagnostic Group
Lynn Herrick Sharp, longtime patron and advocate for the arts; founding president of ArtCo
Sid Shaw, public affairs consultant and speechwriter, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; former WHYY News Director and Director of Public Information
John Taylor, Executive Director of the Delaware Public Policy Institute; former News Journal Editor of the Editorial Pages
Henry Topel, Founding Director of the Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitor’s Bureau; former Vice-Chairman of Beneficial National Bank
