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Ulli Becker hails originally from Germany but has by now spent more than half her life in the US. Growing up in Europe, Ulli was interested in news from an early age which started her life-long habit of listening to news radio.Ulli holds a Masters-type degree in Chemical Engineering from Germany and a Ph.D. in Wood Science and Forest products. She considers herself a scientist through and through and applies scientific critical thinking to everything she does.Since moving to Greensboro, Ulli has been an ardent fan of WFDD. Working from home, she usually listens to WFDD all day.Most of her knowledge about Greensboro has come through listening to WFDD and she is looking forward to helping fellow citizens of the Triad keep learning about their home region. Term expires December 31, 2022.

Emily joined WFDD in 2014. It's a homecoming after 11 years working in public radio for stations in colder climates. She graduated from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro in 2003, where she earned her degree in music. She moved to Bloomington, Indiana, where she saw an advertisement on the side of a bus for the local station, WFIU, and began volunteering. That turned into a full time gig, where Emily did everything from producing fund drives, co-hosting a classical music quiz show, and handling station relations. In 2007, Emily accepted a position at WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the host of All Things Considered. It was there that Emily learned how to be a reporter. Her stories won state and national awards and were regularly featured on NPR. Emily became News Director at WYSO in 2011.Now, she's back in North Carolina and happily leading the news team at WFDD. She lives in Winston-Salem with her husband and two children.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

Sheila Schulz Thrower, a native of New Jersey, has been in public radio for more than twenty five years. She graduated from College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State College) with a BA in English and a minor in Communications. Sheila also is certified as a K - 8 teacher and Secondary English teacher. Sheila has worked in television production in Philadelphia and was an educator in New Jersey schools. She is married to David Thrower and is the mother of three grown children and has three grandsons.

Paul Garber is a Winston-Salem native and an award-winning reporter who began his journalism career with an internship at The High Point Enterprise in 1993. He has previously worked at The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The News and Record of Greensboro and the Winston-Salem Journal, where he was the newspaper's first full-time multimedia reporter. He won the statewide Media and the Law award in 2000 and has also been recognized for his business, investigative and multimedia reporting. Paul earned a BA from Wake Forest University and has a Master's of Liberal Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Master's of Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He lives in Lewisville.

Anna Shyfrina is a long-time resident of the Triad who believes in playing an active role in her community. She has an MBA degree in Finance and Management from Tulane University. Her professional background includes Corporate Finance and Lean process transformation. Anna is an avid art appreciator who commits her efforts to promoting Arts in her community. She served as a Treasurer for Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and volunteered for the Arts Council on multiple occasions. She has been listening to NPR all of her adult life. Every time she would relocate to a new area, finding a local NPR station was one of the first things she did. She is passionate about WFDD and its commitment to educating and engaging our community. It goes without saying that WFDD is what comes on every time she starts her car!In her spare time she enjoys a good book, a walk with her dog, and a good beach vacation.Term expires December 31, 2022.

Latonya Wright joined the UNC School of the Arts (UNCSA) full-time as Manager of Patron Services in September 2018. Her prior full-time positions include two terms at the Winston-Salem Symphony as Development Manager (2015-2018) and Ticket Sales & Donor Administration Manager (2010-2014) and Grants Manager for The Winston-Salem Foundation (2014-2015). Previous part-time roles held concurrently at UNCSA included: Assistant House Manager for Performance Facilities, Evening and Weekend Box Office Staff, and Evening Receptionist for the UNCSA Community Music School. Ms. Wright holds an A.B. degree in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University and presently serves on the Board of Directors for Art Nouveau Winston-Salem, the Harvard Band Foundation, Music Carolina, and the WFDD Community Advisory Board.Term expires December 31, 2020.