NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Multi- ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) today announced the appointment of nine newly elected and ten re-elected members to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Mark Garner, vice president, Distribution & Business Development, A & E Television Networks to the board's Executive Committee position of Treasurer was also announced.

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The newly elected members of the NAMIC Board are: Kenetta Bailey, senior vice president, Marketing, WE tv; Matthew de Ganon, vice president, Broadband & Consumer Applications, The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc.; Mark Horn, principal, Deloitte Consulting; Mark Kang, vice president, The Sportsman Channel; Tracy Lawrence, executive director, Russell Reynolds Associates; Filemon Lopez, regional senior vice president, South Florida Region, Comcast; Reinaldo Llano, director, Community Relations, Bright House Networks; Joiava Philpott, corporate vice president & senior counsel, Government Affairs & Legislative Policy, Charter Communications; and Danielle Wade, vice president of Customer Service & Marketing, Bright House Networks. "We are fortunate to have the commitment of such a distinguished group of new and re-elected business leaders who bring a wealth of knowledge and insight for furthering our mission of advocating for multi-ethnic diversity," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC.

Business leaders re-elected to serve multiple terms include: Valeria Arana, director, Consumer Marketing, Telemundo Network; Michael Cooper, vice president, Marketing & Ad Sales, Fox Cable Networks; Clara Felix, vice president, Consumer Research, Showtime Networks Inc.; Raymond Gutierrez, executive vice president, Human Resources & Administration, Showtime Networks Inc.; Veronica Hutchinson, vice president, Programming, BET; Brigitte McCray, senior vice president of Programming & Scheduling, Oxygen Media, Inc.; Sandra Murillo Weber, vice president of Multicultural Market Development, Turner Broadcasting, Inc.; Loretta Polk, vice president & associate general counsel, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA); Winston Warrior, director of marketing services, Cox Enterprises and Akihiko Washington, senior vice president, Worldwide Human Resources, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

Board members serving current terms include Executive Committee members Alicin Williamson, board chair and senior vice president, Corporate Responsibility and Public Affairs, MTV Networks; Mae Douglas, vice chair and senior vice president & chief people officer, Cox Communications; Andrew Givens, secretary and vice president, Business Development and COO, 9711 CreativeWorks; Garner and Johnson. Additional Directors currently serving terms are: Jenny Alonzo; Patricia Andrews-Keenan, vice president, Communications & Community Affairs, Nielsen Media Research; James Brown, senior vice president, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN; Albert Cheng, executive vice president, Digital Media, Disney ABC Television Group, The Walt Disney Company; Marsha J. Conaway, regional vice president, Human Resources, Midwest Region, Time Warner Cable; Lino Garcia, GM, ESPN Deportes, ESPN; Sheila Gilmore; Douglas V. Holloway, president, Cable Investments, NBC Universal; Earle F. Jones, vice president, Federal Affairs, Comcast Eastern Division; Lucinda Martinez Desir, vice president, Market Development, Home Box Office; Lenore Washington-Graham, vice president, Strategic Resourcing, Scripps Networks and Loretta Young Walker, senior vice president & Chief Human Resources Officer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

For more information on NAMIC and its programs and initiatives, visit www.namic.com.

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 nearly 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 17 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.