Sylvia Strobel

Sylvia Strobel is a senior partner in the entertainment law firm LEHMANN STROBEL PLC. She has served as an attorney and business advisor to the entertainment community for over 18 years, with a focus on intellectual property, media law and digital rights management. She has worked closely with public radio and television stations and independent producers for many years, including as an attorney and business advisor to the members of the National Minority Consortia (affiliated with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting). For the past four years Sylvia Strobel served as President and General Manager of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network where she oversaw the network operations, state funding and grants administration for the Commonwealth’s eight public television stations. Her education includes a BA in Biology (St. Olaf College), a Juris Doctor (Wm. Mitchell College of Law) and a Masters in Business Administration (University of Minnesota). She is a member of the Organization of State Broadcasting Executives, and is Chair of the national board of directors of American Women in Radio and Television. Sylvia has also worked in management at Twin Cities Public Television, and in business affairs at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.