Raymond R. Gutierrez to Chair NAMIC Board of Directors

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Raymond R. Gutierrez, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, CBS Television Networks has been elected to chair the Board of Directors of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC).  Gutierrez will succeed outgoing Board Chair, Mark Garner, Vice President, Distribution & Business Development, A&E Television Networks.  Garner is concluding a two-year term and will continue his board affiliation as Immediate Past Chair.  Gutierrez, newly elected and re-elected Officers and Directors begin serving terms as of November 1, 2010.

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"The commitment and insight of this distinguished group of business leaders will be invaluable as we further advance NAMIC's mission of educating and advocating for diversity and inclusion within the communications industry," said Kathy Johnson, President, NAMIC.

Communications industry executives elected to serve with Gutierrez and Johnson as part of the board's Executive Committee include: Lucinda Martinez-Desir, Vice Chair, NAMIC and Vice President, Acquisitions and Multi-cultural Marketing, Home Box Office; Marsha Conaway, Secretary, NAMIC and Regional Vice President, Human Resources, Midwest Region, Time Warner Cable; and Danielle Wade, Treasurer, NAMIC and Vice President, Customer Service & Marketing, Bright House Networks.  

Newly elected Board Directors include: Rosalind Clay Carter, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, A&E Television Networks; Timothy Goodly, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, CNN Worldwide; Rishi Malhotra, Managing Partner, 212 Media; Diana Mogollon, General Manager, mun2; Meeri Park Cunniff, Senior Vice President, Programming Strategy, MTV; Donna Rattley Washington, Vice President, Government Affairs, Comcast; and Wanda Townsend, Vice President, Government Relations, NCTA.  Returning Board Directors re-elected to serve extended terms include: Kenetta Bailey, Senior Vice President, Marketing, WE tv Networks; Raul de Quesada, Assistant General Manager and Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Fox Sports en Espanol and Fox Soccer Channel; and Jason Eanes, Vice President, Eastern Region, Affiliate Relations, Univision.

They join current Board Directors: Michael D. Armstrong, Senior Vice President and General Manager, BET International; Matthew Barnhill, Jr., Senior Vice President, Corporate Market Research, BET Networks; James Brown, Senior Vice President, ESPN Rise, ESPN; Lisa Choi Owens, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media, Scripps Networks; Mark DePietro, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Motorola; Lino Garcia, General Manager, ESPN Deportes, ESPN; Sherisse Hawkins, Vice President, CPE and Navigation, Time Warner Cable; Juan Herrera, Vice President, Office of Global Inclusion, MTV Networks, Mark Horn, Principal, Technology, Media and Telecommunications, Deloitte; Earle F. Jones, Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs, Comcast Corporation; Robert Mendez, Senior Vice President, Diversity, Disney-ABC Television Group; Necole J. Merritt, Vice President, Corporate Public Affairs, Cox Communications; Pragash Pillai, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Technology, Bresnan Communications; Michelle Rice, Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales & Marketing, TV One; Belinda Turner-Patterson, Vice President, People Services, Cox Communications; Akihiko "Kiko" F. Washington, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros. Entertainment; and Lenore Washington.

For more information on NAMIC visit www.namic.com or call the NAMIC national headquarters at 212-594-5985.

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 18 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. For more information on NAMIC, visit www.namic.com.

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