{"id":105919,"date":"2021-03-23T21:54:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T01:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105919"},"modified":"2021-03-23T21:54:58","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T01:54:58","slug":"lehigh-valley-public-media-elects-arundhati-tinku-khanwalkar-to-its-2021-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105919","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Public Media Elects Arundhati (Tinku) Khanwalkar to its 2021 Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethlehem, PA &#8211; March 23, 2021\u00a0<\/strong>&#8211; Lehigh Valley Public Media has elected Arundhati (Tinku) Khanwalkar to the new 2021 slate of board members and officers.<\/p>\n<p>Khanwalkar is an attorney with over 30 years of experience in her field, where she focused on risk analysis, environmental policy and strategy and corporate compliance and ethics. Khanwalkar recently retired to dedicate her time to environmental and social endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArundhati is absolutely invaluable to us as an additional board member for Lehigh Valley Public Media. We are certain with her vast breadth of experience, her counsel will be crucial for decisions the board makes in 2021 and into the future,\u201d said Steven Thompson, Lehigh Valley Public Media Board Chair.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to founding her firm\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avkcounsel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AVK Counsel PLLC<\/a>\u00a0as well as renewable energy research firm<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy18h.com\/our-team\">\u00a0Energy 18H LLC<\/a>, Khanwalkar served as a Senior Counsel and Corporate Compliance Director for PPL Corporation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to play a role on this board as a long time public media fan and an advocate for PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR\u2019s mission in this community,\u201d said Khanwalkar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Lehigh Valley Public Media<\/strong><br \/>\nA community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey, Lehigh Valley Public Media offers dynamic communication platforms and a variety of resources that inform, educate, and entertain while serving as catalysts for civic engagement. Lehigh Valley Public Media is home to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0PBS39<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91.3 WLVR<\/a>\u00a0as well as the Lehigh Valley Reads and Battling Opioids initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nVictoria Scialfa<br \/>\nMarketing and Public Relations Manager<br \/>\nLehigh Valley Public Media<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Bethlehem, PA &#8211; March 23, 2021\u00a0&#8211; Lehigh Valley Public Media has elected Arundhati (Tinku) Khanwalkar to the new 2021 slate of board members and officers. Khanwalkar is an attorney with over 30 years of experience in her field, where she focused on risk analysis, environmental policy and strategy and corporate compliance and ethics. 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