NAMIC Announces New National Board Members

NAMIC Announces New National Board Members

Effective November 1, 2005

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) today announced its new 2006 Board of Directors. "With the incoming members, NAMIC strengthens the board's diversity of talent, company background and ethnicity. These professionals, representing the leading media companies in the world, join the NAMIC board and the cable industry's ongoing commitment to diversifying the ethnicity of the faces that appear on the screens and that work behind scenes in the cable and telecommunications industry, said Manish Jha, President of NAMIC. "Together with Kathy Johnson and the NAMIC staff, the board will continue to work tirelessly to support and lead the industry in serving our increasingly diverse customers."

Newly-elected NAMIC officers include:

Marsha J. Conaway, VP, Compensation & Benefits Time Warner Cable

Nitasha Kalra Product Manager Multicultural Services, Television Rogers Communications, Inc.

Brigitte McCray, SVP of Programming & Scheduling Oxygen Media, Inc.

Loretta Young Walker SVP, Human Resources Turner Broadcasting

Akihiko "Kiko" F. Washington SVP, Worldwide Human Resources Warner Bros. Entertainment

Manish Jha President, NAMIC SVP and GM, Mobile ESPN ESPN, Inc.

Jenny Alonzo Immediate Past President, NAMIC SVP, Production, Promotion Planning & Multicultural Strategies Lifetime Entertainment Services

Mae Douglas Vice-President, NAMIC SVP & Chief People Officer Cox Communications

Andrew Givens Secretary, NAMIC Regional Marketing Director Scripps Networks

Albert Cheng Treasurer, NAMIC EVP, Digital Media Disney and ESPN Media Networks

Kathy A. Johnson Executive Vice President NAMIC, Inc.

Patricia Andrews-Keenan VP, Communications Comcast Cable -- Chicago Region

Valeria Arana Regional Manager -- Southeast Univision Television Group

Kerry Chandler SVP, Human Resources ESPN, Inc.

Michael Cooper VP of Affiliate Marketing & Ad Sales Fox Cable Networks

Eric Cunningham CFO The Employment Channel

Clara Felix Director, Consumer Intelligence Research Showtime Networks Inc.

Mark Garner VP, Distribution and Field Marketing, Eastern Region Lifetime Entertainment Services

Sheila Gilmore Director of Marketing Western Division, Charter Communications

Raymond Gutierrez EVP, Human Resources & Administration Showtime Networks Inc.

Kashif Haq VP Broadband Data Services Advance/Newhouse Communications

Douglas V. Holloway President, Cable Investments NBC Universal

Veronica Hutchinson VP, Programming Management BET

Earle F. Jones VP, Federal Affairs Comcast Atlantic Division

Suzanne Keenan SVP, Customer Service Comcast Cable

Lucinda Martinez Desir Director, Brand Development Home Box Office

Katie Miles-Ley VP of Human Resources and OD Starz Entertainment Group

Sandra Murillo Weber VP of Multicultural Market Development Turner Broadcasting, Inc.

Betty Panarella VP, Employee Relations & Development Viacom

Loretta Polk Associate General Counsel NCTA

Alicin Reidy VP, Public Responsibility MTV Networks

Sheila Salido Jordan Executive Director, Strategic Marketing International Networks / AZN Television

Lenore Washington-Graham VP, Strategic Resourcing Scripps Networks

Winston Warrior Director of High-Speed Internet Marketing Cox Communications

NAMIC (the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded 25 years ago as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of nearly 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy, and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve.

Source: NAMIC

CONTACT: Beatrice M. Robbio of NAMIC, +1-212-594-5985, beatrice.robbio@namic.com

Web site: http://www.namic.com/

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