President Obama Taps Sembler for CPB Board

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Elizabeth Sembler to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Sembler is the Director of Congregational Engagement for Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Petersburg, Florida, a position she has held since 2011. She was first appointed to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2008. Previously, she was Director of Jewish Studies at the Pinellas County Jewish Day School from 2001 to 2010. She was also a Staff Writer at the St. Petersburg Times from 1984 to 1986. She has served on the boards of the Association of Public Television Stations, Florida West Coast Public Broadcasting, the Academy Prep Center, and The Florida Orchestra. Sembler received a B.A. from Syracuse University and an M.A. from the University of South Florida.