Powerbrokers Awards
The WICT Network Washington DC/Baltimore Chapter PowerBrokers Awards will recognize the winners of The WICT Network Touchstones of Leadership Awards. These prestigious awards are presented to the women and men leaders and executives who have made a difference and a positive contribution in the cable and telecommunications industry through leadership, vision, and dedication.
2023 Powerbrokers Awards Breakfast
Friday, November 3, 2023
8:30 - 11:-00am
National Press Club
529 14th St. NW Washington, DC 20045
The 2023 WICT Powerbrokers Breakfast and Touchstones of Leadership Awards recognizes executives who have made a difference in the cable and telecommunications industry through leadership, vision and dedication.
Join us and our sponsors Comcast, NCTA, Cox, TVOne National Geographic and Charter for an inspiring morning celebrating these nine leaders of the following categories:
1. Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award: Be fearless and confident in your convictions as you take risks and bring others along.
2. Inspire Award: Inspire and others will follow.
3. Communicate Award: Communicate with passion and poise, in writing and in-person.
4. Connect Award: Connect to your peers, your industry, and everything around you.
5. Know Yourself Award: Know yourself, what you stand for and where you are headed.
6. Catalyst Award: Set the wheels of change in motion.
7. Listen Award: Listen actively with your heart as well as your head and learn from people through their words.
8. Glenn Britt Emerging Leader Award: For demonstrating rising leadership in the cable community and a strong commitment to all WICT Touchstones, in word and deed.
9. Rob Stoddard Mentor Award: Recognizes an individual who has excelled at mentoring others in achieving their career objectives.
Thanks to our event sponsors:
Congratulations to our 2023 Touchstones of Leadership Honorees!
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Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award
ANGELA BALL
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal -
Inspire Award
LYNNETTE CLARK
Director, Field Operations, Cox Communications -
Communicate Award
ANEKA HYLTON-DONELSON
Director of Development, National Geographic Channel -
Connect Award
MISTY ALLEN
Vice President Government & Regulatory Affairs, Comcast -
Catalyst Award
TERESA EASLEY
Vice President Administration & Human Resources, C-SPAN -
Listen Award
OLIVIA TRUSTY
Professional Staff at the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services -
Know Yourself Award
KASANDRA GUNTER ROBINSON
Sr. Director, Consumer Marketing, TV One/CLEO TV -
Glenn Britt Emerging Leader Award
MORGAN G. FRANKLIN
Sr. Manager, Marketing Partnerships & Experiential, REVOLT Media & TV -
Rob Stoddard Mentor Award
SHANNON CASSIDY
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bridge Between Inc.
2022 Touchstones of Leadership Honorees
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Geraldine B. Laybourne Fearless Award
SVETLANA S. GANS
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP -
Inspire Award
LISA WHITE
VP, OSP Construction and Planning Virginia, Cox Communications -
Communicate Award
GRETA BRAWNER
Managing Producer, C-SPAN -
Connect Award
DEEPA VENKATARAMAN
VP, Consumer Marketing, CTAM -
Catalyst Award
CANDACE M. MCINTYRE
HR Director, Engagement & Employee Relations, Comcast -
Listen Award
JACKIE MAYBECK
Regional Vice President, Sales & Marketing Beltway Region, Comcast -
Know Yourself Award
LORETTA POLK
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, NCTA -
Glenn Britt Emerging Leader Award
CORINNE KIRKLAND-MERCEDES
Director, Legal and Business Affairs, TV One -
Rob Stoddard Mentor Award
MARY PRATT-HENAGHAN
Chief Technology Officer, WETA
Past PowerBrokers Award Recipients
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Vonya Alleyne
Regional VP, Human Resources
Cox Communications -
Sharon Alston
VP, Human Resources
TV One -
Lisa Altman
Sr. Director of Public Affairs
Comcast Potomac Region -
Amy L. Banse
President
Comcast Interactive Media -
Christianna Barnhart
Vice President, Regulatory & Government Affairs
Charter Communications -
Becky Bobzien-Simmns
Senior Director Infrastructure Procurement
Time Warner Cable -
Angela Britt
Senior Vice President, Advanced Products
CTAM -
LaTanya Butler
VP Marketing & Partnerships
TV One -
Samantha Callahan
Regional VP Beltway Region HR
Comcast -
Michelle Carey
Deputy Bureau Chief
FCC -
The Honorable Donna M. Christensen
Delegate Virgin Islands
U.S. House of Representatives -
Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
FCC -
Melayne Cohen
Vice President, National Marketing Operations
National Geographic -
Debby Cole
Senior Director Phone Operations
Time Warner Cable -
Anne Cowan
SVP Communications & Marketing
CTAM -
Alicia Daugherty
VP Regional Project Management Office
Comcast -
Stephanie DeWald
Vice President, National Inbound Sales
Cox Communications -
Marty Dominguez
VP, Marketing
C-SPAN -
Marlene Dortch
Secretary
FCC -
Dianne Early
VP & General Manager
Cox Media -
Kathryn Falk
VP, Market Leader, Northern VA
Cox Communications Inc. -
Jana Fay
VP, Finance
C-SPAN -
Vickie Fiala
VP Operations Planning
Time Warner Cable -
Susan Fox
VP, Government Relations
The Walt Disney Company -
Catherine Frymark
SVP Communications
Discovery Communications -
Anna Gomez
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications & Information and the Deputy Administrator
National Telecommunications and Information Administration -
Karen Greenfield
SVP, Business & Production Operations
National Geographic Partners -
Lori Hall
Senior Vice President, Consumer Marketing & Creative Services
TV One -
Jennifer Hightower
SVP & General Counsel, Law & Policy
Cox Communications Inc. -
Kelli Hill
Regional Vice President, Project Manager
Comcast -
Joan Hillebrands
Chief of Staff for Congressman Fred Upton
Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committees -
Elizabeth Hillman
SVP Communications
Discovery Communications -
Kimberly Hulsey
VP Legal Affairs
Scripps Networks -
Linette Hwu
VP Business Affairs
Travel Channel -
Heather James
Senior Manager, HR
Time Warner Cable -
Jadz Janucik
SVP Association Affairs
NCTA -
Kelly Kane
SVP, Marketing Strategy & National Accounts
Discovery Communications -
Grace Koh
Counsel
Committee on Energy & Commerce US House of Representatives -
Rhonda Lapierre
Director of Finance
Cox Communications Northern VA -
DeDe Lea
EVP Government Relations
Viacom -
Victoria Lowell
EVP Marketing
Animal Planet & TLC -
Wonya Lucas
President & CEO
TV-One -
Monica Lucero
SVP, Business Development & Marketing
TeamPeople -
Gail MacKinnon
EVP Government Affairs
Time Warner Cable -
Mary McLaughlin
SVP Beltway Region
Comcast -
Aimee Metrick
VP, Communications Beltway Region
Comcast -
Terri Natoli
VP Regulatory Affairs
Time Warner Cable -
The Honorable Susan Nessm
Senior Fellow
SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations and Former Commissioner, FCC -
Mike O’Rielly
Commissioner
FCC -
Rebecca O’Sullivan-Schulte
SVP & GM
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic -
The Honorable Maureen Ohlhausen
Commissioner
U.S. Federal Trade Commission -
Laureen Ong
President and General Manager
Travel Channel -
Josephine Pamphile
President & CEO
The T. Howard Foundation -
Tina Pidgeon
Chief Compliance Officer, and SVP of Governmental Affairs
General Communications Inc. (GCI) -
Mary Pratt-Henaghan
SVP Operations
BBC America -
Jane Quilter
VP Operations
BET -
Julia Rao
CFO
Nat Geo -
Donna Ratley
VP, Government Relations
Comcast -
Michelle Ray
Executive Director, Walter Kaitz Foundation
NCTA -
Debbie Smith Rayford
VP Global Diversity & LifeWorks
Discovery Communications -
Michelle Rice
General Manager
TV One -
Lori Riordan
VP of Government Affairs
Comcast – Eastern Division -
Cinnamon Rogers
VP Government Relations
Time Warner Cable -
Meghan Rogers
VP Finance & Strategy
Travel Channel -
Lesli Rotenberg
SVP, GM Children's Media and Education
PBS -
Michelle Russo
SVP Corporate Affairs & Communications
Discovery Communications -
Trish Johns Scanlon
VP Creative Services
Travel Channel -
Kathleen Skinski
VP, Product Management
Time Warner Cable – Road Runner -
Evelyne Steward
Vice President, Global LifeWorks and Inclusion
Discovery Communications -
Rob Stoddard
Senior Vice President, Industry & Association Affairs
NCTA -
Carrie Storer
SVP Compliance & Employment Legal
Discovery Communications -
Brad Surdham
VP, Engineering
Comcast -
Suzanne Underwald
SVP Legal Affairs
Scripps Networks -
Janet Utham
Vice President of Inclusion and Multicultural Marketing, Northeast Division
Comcast -
Rachel Welch
GVP Federal Affairs
Time Warner Cable -
Wendy Wilson
Senior Director High Speed Data Product Management
Time Warner Cable -
Alexandra "Sandy" Wilson
VP, Public Policy
Cox Enterprises, Inc. -
Karen Wishart
EVP & Chief Legal Officer
TV One LLC -
Barbara York
Senior Vice President, Industry Affairs
NCTA
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