Full Name
Lisa Shumate
Job Title
Associate Vice President and General Manager
Company
University of Houston/ Houston Public Media
Speaker Bio
Lisa Trapani Shumate was appointed Associate Vice President (UH System) & General Manager, Houston Public Media (UH) in 2011, with dual roles of responsibility, including serving as Executive Director of the Houston Public Media Foundation.
Before joining the University, she held successive roles of executive leadership at KHOU-TV (TEGNA), BELO Corporation (TEGNA), and KTRK-TV (Disney/ABC) in both Houston and Dallas.
Lisa is co-author of “You’ve Got This: The Real Skills You Need for Career Success,” published by Wiley, a publishing company focused on academic publishing and instructional materials.
She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Bauer College of Business, graduating cum laude, and participated in an International Business Residency in China in 2016. Lisa is a recent graduate of Rice University’s Leadership Coaching Program.
Lisa serves on three national public media governing boards and is the recipient of local, regional, and national awards for community service, leadership, and innovation.
Before joining the University, she held successive roles of executive leadership at KHOU-TV (TEGNA), BELO Corporation (TEGNA), and KTRK-TV (Disney/ABC) in both Houston and Dallas.
Lisa is co-author of “You’ve Got This: The Real Skills You Need for Career Success,” published by Wiley, a publishing company focused on academic publishing and instructional materials.
She earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Bauer College of Business, graduating cum laude, and participated in an International Business Residency in China in 2016. Lisa is a recent graduate of Rice University’s Leadership Coaching Program.
Lisa serves on three national public media governing boards and is the recipient of local, regional, and national awards for community service, leadership, and innovation.
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