ten A-Reps, five members of the general public, and the chair of the NPR Foundation. On November 2, 2015, NPR Members approved a change in the NPR Bylaws to expand the board of directors to 23 directors, consisting of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO. Terms are for three years and are staggered such that some stand for election every year. , the board of directors of NPR included the following members: NPR member station managers Mike Crane, director, Wisconsin Public Radio John Decker, director, KPBS Tim Eby, general manager, St. Louis Public Radio Jennifer Ferro, president, KCRW Nico Leone, president and CEO, KERA Wonya Lucas, president and CEO, WABE Joe O'Connor, president and CEO, WFAE LaFontaine E. Oliver, president and general manager, WYPR Jay Pearce, CEO and general manager, WVIK-FM Mike Savage, director and general manager, WEKU Joyce Slocum, president and CEO, Texas Public Radio Sylvia Strobel, CEO, ideastream President of NPR John Lansing, president and CEO Chair of the NPR Foundation John McGinn Public members of the board Carlos Alvarez, CEO, The Gambrinus Company Fred Dust, designer, speaker, and consultant Paul G. Haaga Jr., retired, Capital Research and Management Company – Chairman of the NPR Board of Directors Jacqueline Reses, head of Square Capital and Chief People Officer of Square Jeff Sine, co-founder and partner, The Raine Group Carlos Watson, CEO and co-founder, OZY Media, Inc. Howard Wollner, senior vice president, retired, Starbucks Coffee Company Telisa Yancy, CEO, American Family Insurance Neal Zuckerman, partner and managing director, Boston Consulting Group The original purposes of NPR, as ratified by the board of directors, are the following: Provide an identifiable daily product which is consistent and reflects the highest standards of broadcast journalism. Provide extended coverage of public events, issues and ideas, and to acquire and produce special public affairs programs. Acquire and produce cultural programs which can be scheduled individually by stations. Provide access to the intellectual and cultural resources of cities, universities and rural districts through a system of cooperative program development with member public radio stations. Develop and distribute programs for specific groups (adult education, instruction, modular units for local productions) which