Markette Sheppard is a media executive with an Emmy-award winning broadcast journalism foundation who builds media platforms from zero to profitability. As the current Head of News & Public Information for a nonprofit TV station, she directs multimedia strategy for Maryland’s largest and most diverse county while creating original programming that drives both audience engagement and revenue generation.

Markette has working across the for profit and nonprofit segments, managing complex partnerships, substantial budgets and complex communications systems. When organizations face their most challenging communications moments, they turn to Markette for strategic clarity. An Emmy award-winner and published author of three (almost four) children’s books, Markette combines storytelling excellence with proven business acumen.Her rare ability to create compelling narratives that generate revenue while advancing organizational missions positions her as a transformational communications leader.

Markette earned a Master of Arts in Interactive Journalism from American University and a Certificate in Digital Marketing Strategy from Harvard Business School Executive Education.

In May of 2026, Markette was nominated for another Emmy for the weekly news magazine she hosts and executive produces, “The Pulse.” In 2025, Markette launched the Mason Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund in celebration of two lives well lived: her late cousin Eunice L. Mason and late grandmother, Cora D. Jones.