WICT ANNOUNCES NEW BETSY MAGNESS FELLOWS

Chantilly, VA- Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) today announced the members of Class XVI and Class XVII of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute (BMLI), its flagship executive leadership program.  BMLI provides intensive, yearlong leadership training and is lauded for its record of increasing the presence of women among the industry’s executive ranks. More than 400 women have graduated from the Institute. 

The members of Class XVI of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute are:

Lysa Dahlin, VP - HR & Organizational Effectiveness, Comcast
Jennifer Davidson, VP – Marketing, Cartoon Network – Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Debbie DeMontreux, SVP - Original Programming, IFC Television
Helen Dimsdale, Director - Public Affairs, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Alex Dombronovich, Director - Affiliate Sales & Ad Sales, The Weather Channel
Stephanie Druley, Senior Coordinating Producer, ESPN
Wendy Farley, VP - Government Affairs, Comcast
Kristine Faulkner, VP - Product Development & Management, Cox Communications - Cox Business Services
Traci Gerth, Director Charter Business - Central States, Charter Communications
Elizabeth Graham, VP - Advanced Services, Comcast - North Central Division
Jennifer Hightower, VP - Regulatory Affairs; Law & Policy, Cox Communications, Inc.
Kristen Dean Hilbert, VP - National Accounts, Oxygen Media
Annie Howell, SVP - Global Communications & Talent Management, Discovery Communications, LLC
Charlene Keys, VP - Operations & Voice, Time Warner Cable
Julie Laine, VP & Chief Counsel – Telephony, Time Warner Cable
Kara Lamberti, VP- Affiliate Sales, HBO Services, Inc.
Teresa Lee, Senior Director – Communications, Comcast
Becky LeFebvre, VP - Program & Product Management Group, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Jennifer Vogt Lescott, Director - Video Product Management, Insight Communications
Melanie Penna, Comcast, VP - HR & HRMS Implementation Business Liaison
Lori Peterzell, VP - Consumer Marketing, A&E Network, AETN
Sandy Sexton, VP - Finance Technology & Quality Assurance, Scripps Networks
Lynne Simon, Director - General Sales/Regional & National, Comcast Spotlight – San Francisco
Jean Margaret Smith, SVP - Public Affairs & Administration, MTV Networks, Kids & Family Group
Kristina Song, VP- Programming, Time Warner Cable
Cathy Traczek, Director – Operations, Comcast
Heather Umen, Director Brand & Experience Marketing, WE tv

The members of Class XVII of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute are:

Nancy J. Apatov, VP - Ad Products & Integrated Content, The Weather Channel
Elizabeth Asencio, VP - East Region, NBC Universal Cable
Soheila Ataei, VP - Human Resources, Starz Media, LLC
Kerry Brockhage, VP - Distribution-Legal, Lifetime Entertainment Services
Maura Fox, VP - Product Management, Services & Convergence, Time Warner Cable
Sharon Frazier, VP - Media Sales & Marketing, Cox Media
Laura Galietta-Cotter, VP - Ad Sales Marketing (Food Network & Fine Living), Scripps Networks
Marsha Humphreys Gee, VP – Billing, Suddenlink
Laura Gentile, VP - Office of the President, ESPN
Pamela Hagan, VP - Human Resources, Bright House Networks
Regina Hutchinson, VP - Learning & Development, Comcast
Marge Jackson, VP, Marketing, Comcast
Beth Lieurance,VP - Human Resources, Comcast
Missy Mans, SVP/GM - Customer Operations, Time Warner Cable
Anne Merrow, VP & Controller - North Central Division, Comcast
Jennifer Mirgorod, SVP - Sales & Marketing, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. - Turner Network Sales
Heather Moran, VP - Programming & Strategic Development, National Geographic Channel
Cherie Oswald, SVP - Business Development, Scripps Networks/EW Scripps
Tracy L. Pitcher, VP - Customer Care Operations, Charter Communications
Melinda Poore, VP - Government & Public Affairs, Time Warner Cable
Jane Quilter, VP - Operations, Corporate Marketing, BET
Susan Reinhold, VP - Operations, South Florida Region, Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Colleen Rooney, Senior Director - Corporate Communications, Comcast Corporation
Patricia Johns Scanlon, VP - Creative Services, iN DEMAND Networks
Jennifer L. Storms, SVP - Turner Sports Programming & Marketing, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Janet Turpen, VP - Government Affairs, Comcast
 
 
Classes XVI and XVII will be facilitated by Grace Killelea, Vice President of Human Resources for Comcast Spotlight. Class XVI will be chaired by Class XIV alumna Tori Stevens, Vice President, Branded Properties & Home Entertainment, ESPN. Class XVII will be chaired by Class XV alumna Darlene Chapman-Holmes, Vice President of Marketing, AmericanLife TV Network.

The 2007 Betsy Magness Leadership Institute is presented by WE tv.

The Institute’s Founding
Established by WICT in 1993 with a generous grant from TCI’s Bob Magness and J.C. Sparkman, the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute is named in honor of one of the industry’s most charismatic leaders, a cable pioneer who combined business acumen with compassion. Betsy Magness was instrumental in transforming TCI, later AT&T Broadband and Internet Services, and now Comcast, into one of the nation’s most prominent and influential cable and telecommunication companies.

About WICT
For over twenty-five years, Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has partnered with cable and telecommunications leaders to provide leadership programs and services, and create professional advancement opportunities for women. WICT is the oldest and largest professional association advocating for women in the cable and telecommunications industry, with 20 local chapters serving over 6,000 members across the country. WICT develops women leaders who transform our industry through highly regarded professional events, educational programming and networking opportunities. Comcast, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Time Warner Cable, MTV Networks/BET Networks, Charter Communications, members of the 2007 WICT Leadership Circle, provide the highest level of financial support for WICT programs, services and advocacy. For more information, visit www.wict.org.