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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