WICT Picks New Board, Chair

Women in Cable
Telecommunications Friday named Ellen East, Time Warner Cable's executive vice
president and chief communications officer, as chair of the
association's 2009 board of directors.

East (left) succeeds Discovery Networks'
Jennifer Dangar atop the WICT board.

"I'm
delighted with the caliber and commitment of this year's board of directors,
which is a testament to the value WICT brings to the industry," East said
in a statement. "I am really pleased to chair WICT this year, as we
celebrate 30 years of helping women in cable reach their maximum potential."

Along with East
and Dangar, the rest of the executive committee board includes:

Treasurer/Chair,
Finance Committee - Sherita Ceasar, Vice President, Product Engineering,
Comcast

Chair,
Governance Committee - Landel Hobbs, Chief Operating Officer, Time Warner Cable

Chair,
Development Committee - Kathy Payne, Vice President, Programming, Cox
Communications

Chair, Strategic
Planning Committee - Shirley Powell, Senior Vice President, Corporate
Communications, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley,
President & CEO, Women in Cable Telecommunications