Nan Rubin Profile

Nan Rubin

Nan previously served as our Board Chair. A longtime friend of Prometheus, she is, quite simply, a gem.

Other Affiliations:  

Manhattan Neighborhood Network, NYC – Board of Directors (since 2006); Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, NYC – Founder & Board Member (1991 – 2005); Segment Producer, Beyond the Pale Radio Program (1995 - Present);   Center for Media Justice, Oakland CA – Advisor;  Media Acton Grassroot s Network,  Oakland CA – Advisor;   Youth Media Project, Seattle WA – Advisor;  Native American Public Telecommunications; National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Founder; World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC), Founder.

Professional:  

Nan is the Principal in Community Media Services. She provides organizational support to public TV and radio stations, independent producers, media service organizations, social justice groups and foundations, and her specialties include feasibility studies, grantwriting, policy analysis, organizational assessments, technology planning and digital archives. She has a particular focus on media projects serving ethnic and minority communities and has specialized expertise in Native American media.

Personal:

Nan lives in New Mexico with her cats Calavera and Sumo and was previsouly a long-time resident of Manhattan (at the very northern end, near the Bronx).  She makes papercut art and spends time with groups that monitor the Far Right.  Nan is also part of a technology team evaluating a major European digital media archive project , and every year they send her a ticket to join them in Paris, which she appreciates because  she has MS and doesn’t get around quite as much as she used to.

Why Prometheus?

“Prometheus has a remarkable track record of being audacious and bold, but with amazing success - challenging media concentration, creating the Low Power Radio Service, and inventing  a whole new model of local activism to build community radio.  I am very proud to of be part of this organization which continues to have such a deep impact on shaping participatory media across the entire country.”