WICT Chapter Names Touchstone Winners
The Washington/Baltimore chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) has named nine honorees for its Touchstones of Leadership Awards, which will be given out at the PowerBrokers Breakfast Oct. 5 at the National Press Club in Washington.
The goal of the event is to raise awareness of the impact of women on the industry.
The honorees are Monica Lucero, SVP, TeamPeople, who will receive the Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award; Marty Dominquez, VP of marketing at C-SPAN, the Inspire Award; Aimee Metrick, VP, communications, Comcast, the Communicate Award; Susan Fox, VP, government relations, Walt Disney Co., the Connect Award; Donna Rattley, VP, government affairs, Comcast, the Know Yourself Award; Kathryn Falk, VP, Cox Communications, the Catalyst Award; Sharon Alston, VP, human resources, TV One, the Listen Award; and Kelly Kane, VP, Discovery, the Glenn Britt Emerging Leader Award.
Getting the Outstanding Public Service Award is Marlene Dortch, secretary, FCC.
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Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.