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Search Stay current on emerging issues Digest relevant research and writings Contribute to the discussion History Mission Board Founder President Find out more Board Karen Barnes Vice President of Programming & Development Executive Producer, Barney HIT Entertainment Alice Cahn Vice President, Programming and Development Cartoon Network Deborah Forte President Scholastic Media Kelly DeLap Evans Vice President of Standards and Practice Disney/ABC Cable Networks Group Marjorie Kaplan Senior Vice President Discovery Kids David W. Kleeman, Acting Chair President American Center for Children and Media Gary Knell President and CEO Sesame Workshop Donna Friedman Meir President, Kids' Programming & Production National Geographic Television & Film Peggy O'Brien Senior Vice President, Education Programming & Services Corporation for Public Broadcasting Linda Simensky Senior Director, PBS Kids Public Broadcasting Service Jean Margaret Smith Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Administration Nickelodeon ACCM LEADERSHIP James Fellows Founder and President Emeritus In addition to the ACCM, Fellows was President of the American Telecommunications Group (successor to CEN), which ceased operations in 2003, and The Hartford Gunn Institute.  He is Chairman of the Publishing Committee for Current, a biweekly publication directed to public broadcasting and educational telecommunications personnel nationwide. read more David Kleeman President David Kleeman is President of the American Center for Children and Media, an executive roundtable and professional development hub that promotes exchange of ideas, expertise, and information as a means for building quality.  The Center is leading the children's media industry in developing child-friendly, sustainable solutions to long-standing and emerging issues. read more