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Chapter membership takes on a significant value in an increasingly online world. Members seek face-to-face opportunities to connect, learn, volunteer, and socialize with their peers, mentors, and clients. Once upon a time, chapters were taken for granted, but many association leaders now have questions like.
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1. WICT / News / Press Room
Media Contact:
Talton Gibson
tgibson@wict.org
202-827-4782
For Immediate Release
1/21/2015
WICT Announces 2014 Chapter Award Honorees and
2015 Chapter Leaders
Washington, DC - Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) today announced its 2014 Chapter award
recipients. In addition, the 2015 Chapter Presidents and Chapter Advisors were announced.
The WICT Chapter awards measure important aspects of the Model Chapter Business Plan (MCBP), and
chapters earn points for performance that meets or exceeds guidelines laid out in the MCBP. The Chapter of
the Year award is presented to the top performing chapter(s) as measured by MCBP scores in areas such as
programming, marketing and communications, governance and membership. For 2014, the WICT New York
Chapter earned the most possible points and received the Chapter of the Year award.
WICT also recognized the Chapter President of the Year, WICT Southeast's Kathy Gray; and the Chapter
Advisor of the Year, for the second year in a row, Jill Meinzer, VP, Technical Services, ARRIS, who
supported the WICT Greater Chicago Chapter.
"WICT's 20 chapters deliver outstanding programming and resources that enable our members to grow as
leaders personally and professionally, and they also provide opportunities to foster relationships and develop
lasting connections," said Nicole Edmund, WICT's Associate Vice President of Membership and Chapter
Relations. "Our honorees, both individuals and chapters, exemplify the best of WICT, and I'm honored to work
with all of them throughout the year."
WICT recognizes the following 2014 Chapter honorees:
WICT Chapter Leader of the Year was presented to Christine Fiske, VP, Solutions Delivery,
Unison Systems, Inc., who served as the Membership Chair for WICT Rocky Mountain.
WICT Chapter Volunteer of the Year, awarded to an individual who has shown exemplary
volunteer support of WICT, was presented to Shanna Gildersleeve,Media Manager, NBC Hub
Operations, Encompass Digital Media, whose efforts supported the WICT Southeast Chapter.
WICT Most Improved Chapter, for chapter growth and development from the previous year, was
presented to WICT Washington DC/Baltimore.
2. WICT Best Chapter Programming of the Year was presented to WICT New York for first place,
Southeast for second place and Great Lakes for third place.
WICT Chapter Mentoring Excellence for chapter achievements in substance and implementation of
an impactful WICT mentoring program, was presented to WICT Carolinas for first place, Rocky
Mountain for second place and New York for third place.
WICT Community Service Award, awarded to one chapter that has demonstrated an outstanding
commitment to giving back to its local community, was presented to WICT New York.
Inspire and Others Will Follow Award, which honors chapters who helped their members achieve
their full potential by achieving 90 or more points on the 2014 WICT Model Chapter Business Plan,
was presented to WICT Carolinas, Great Lakes, Greater Ohio, Greater Philadelphia, Midwest, New
England, New York, Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountain, Southeast, Southern California, Southwest,
Virginia, Washington DC/Baltimore.
WICT also announced its 2015 Chapter Presidents and Chapter Advisors.
PRESIDENTS:
Carolinas - Janet Manzullo, Group VP, Talent Acquisition & Movement, Time Warner Cable
Florida - Steven Sussman, Senior Manager, Affiliate Relations, HSN
Great Lakes - Kristin Quinn, Senior Manager, Employee Engagement & Employee Relations,
Comcast
Greater Chicago - Katy Weber, Director, HR, Comcast
Greater Ohio - Cherish Gilliam, Senior Director, Telesales, Time Warner Cable
Greater Philadelphia - Heather Sokollu, Manager, Strategic Intellectual Property, Comcast
Greater Texas - Jennifer Frager, Regional Retention Manager, Time Warner Cable
Heartland - Jada Roberts, Comm Center Manager, Cox Communications
Midwest - Chandni Thakrar-Ochoa, Vice President, Technology Integration, Suddenlink
Communications
New England - Holly Burgess, Senior Manager, Traffic, NESN
New York - Stacie Gray, Chief Creative Officer, iN DEMAND
Northern California - Lillian Casares, Senior Director, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, Pac-12 Networks
Pacific Northwest - Theressa Dulaney, VP, External Affairs, Comcast
Rocky Mountain - Maria Popo, President & Chief Business Officer, Ubee Interactive, Inc.
Southeast - Laurie Dean Baird, Managing Director, Laderium Media Group
Southern California - Traci Gerth, Business Operations Strategist, Sand Cherry Associates
Southwest - Kimber Hanrahan, Manager, Professional Sales Development, Cox Communications
United Kingdom - Helen Scott, People Director, Growth, Virgin Media, United Kingdom
Virginia - Angela Washington, Marketing Manager, Shentel
Washington DC/Baltimore - Trish Scanlon, VP, Brand Creative, Scripps Networks Interactive-Travel
Channel
ADVISORS:
Carolinas - Charlene Keys, Area VP, Operations, Time Warner Cable
Florida - Joanna Popper, VP, Marketing, Telemundo
Great Lakes - Michelle Gilbert, VP, Public Relations, Comcast
Greater Chicago - Jill Meinzer, VP, Technical Services, ARRIS
Greater Ohio - Marsha Conaway, Regional VP Human Resources - Midwest Region, Time Warner
Cable
Greater Philadelphia - Jennifer Yohe Wagner, VP, Strategic Business Procurement, Comcast
3. Greater Texas - Aimee Doane, VP of Network Operations, Suddenlink
Heartland - Jennifer Bergman, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives, Cox Communications, Inc.
Midwest - Denise Farley, Senior Director - Revenue Asset Recovery, Mediacom
New England - Pipier Bewlay, VP, Human Resources, Cox Communications
New York - Annemarie Bray, VP, Human Resources, Viacom Inc.
Northern California - Elaine Barden, VP, Sales & Marketing, Comcast California
and Shane Portfolio, VP, Engineering, Comcast Cable
Pacific Northwest - Marian Jackson, Director of Government Relations, Charter Communications
Rocky Mountain - Lisa Panepinto, Executive Director, Comcast Business Services, Comcast
Southeast - Sheri McGaughy, VP, Legal, The Weather Channel
Southwest - Nancy Murphy, Director, Talent Management & Development, Cox Communications
United Kingdom - Gabby Redfern, SVP, Media Operations, Discovery EMEA
Virginia - Gary McCollum, SVP & General Manager, Cox Communications
Washington DC/Baltimore - Linette Hwu, VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Scripps Networks
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About WICT
For over thirty-five years, Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has partnered with cable and
telecommunications leaders to provide professional development programs, research and services that help
advance women in cable media. With nearly 10,000 members, WICT is the oldest and largest professional
association serving women in the cable and telecommunications industry. Comcast NBCUniversal, Time
Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Suddenlink Communications are WICT's Strategic
Touchstone Partners. Please visit www.wict.org or follow @WICT on Twitter for more information.
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