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WICT Rocky Mountain to Honor Cable Industry Leaders at 15th Annual
Walk of Fame
DENVER, April 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women in Cable
Telecommunications (WICT) Rocky Mountain Chapter today announced the
nine cable industry leaders that will be honored at its annual Walk of
Fame event on Thursday, May 22, 2014. The Walk of Fame is recognized
as a premier regional event for recognizing industry leaders whose
passion and ambition exemplify the WICT Touchstones of Leadership.
"WICT's Rocky Mountain Region is proud to boast a slate of highly
accomplished and successful honorees for our annual Walk of Fame,"
said Maria Popo, President, Ubee Interactive and Chapter President.
"We are also excited to announce that leading this year's list of
winners as our 2014 Woman of the Year is Maggie Chan Jones, SVP of
North American Marketing at Level 3 Communications."
The 15th annual Walk of Fame will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver
Tech Center on May 22, 2014, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and is open to
all professionals in the cable telecommunications industry. For more
information about the WICT Rocky Mountain Walk of Fame, please visit
www.wictrm.org. Organizations interested in sponsorship of the event
should contact Shelly A. Humphreys at shelly.humphreys@charter.com.
The honorees were nominated through a confidential and comprehensive
process by colleagues, mentors, fellow members and leaders throughout
the industry. The WICT Rocky Mountain chapter is proud to announce the
2014 Walk of Fame Woman of the Year.
WICT Rocky Mountain - 2014 Woman of the Year
Maggie Chan Jones, Senior Vice President, North America Marketing,
Level 3 Communications
Maggie and her team are responsible for defining the regional
marketing strategy, creating customer-focused marketing programs, and
driving return on marketing investments to deliver financial results.
Before joining Level 3, Maggie spent seven years at Microsoft
Corporation. She was the marketing director of U.S. Cloud Services and
Office 365. Her team led the launch and implementation of the Office
365 business, one of the fastest-growing products in Microsoft's
history, in the United States. Prior to that role, Maggie held several
leadership and global marketing positions in product marketing,
product management, and channel strategy and development at Microsoft,
Sun Microsystems and ADIC. Maggie has been recognized for her
leadership qualities including: Recipient of Diversity Journal's Women
Worth Watching 2014 award, Capacity Magazine's 2013 Best Marketing
Team award, and Colorado Diversity Council's Most Powerful and
Influential Women award.
WICT Rocky Mountain Honorees The WICT Walk of Fame will also honor
industry leaders in four other categories. The honorees are:
Mentor of the Year Steve White, President, Comcast - West Division
Woman in Technology Angela Plomondon , Senior Director, Video
Operations, Charter Communications
Partner of the Industry Michael Turner, President & CEO, RevGen
Partners
Women to Watch - Director and Above Cheryl Davis, Senior Director,
Product Management, Charter Communications Sally Huriaux, Director,
Project Management, Comcast - Mile High Region Adrianne Steiss,
Executive Director, Global Corporate Marketing, CSG Michelle White,
Senior Director, FP&A, Comcast - West Division
Woman to Watch - Supervisor or Manager MacKenzie Roebuck-Walsh,
Manager, Customer Experience, Comcast - West Division
About Women in Cable Telecommunications Rocky Mountain Chapter The
Rocky Mountain Chapter of WICT serves as the region's leading cable
and telecommunications association committed to advancing women's
careers and enriching their lives at all levels through personal and
professional development and leadership opportunities. Six hundred
members strong, WICT Rocky Mountain offers a variety of acclaimed
programs, services and opportunities to ensure that women have the
knowledge, connections and tools to reach their personal and
professional goals. For more information about WICT Rocky Mountain, to
become a member and learn more about local programs visit
www.wictrm.org.
About WICT For over thirty years, Women in Cable Telecommunications
(WICT) has partnered with cable and telecommunications leaders to
provide professional development programs, research and services that
help advance women in cable media. With nearly 10,000 members, WICT is
the oldest and largest professional association serving women in the
cable and telecommunications industry. Comcast/NBCUniversal, Time
Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and Suddenlink
Communications are WICT's Strategic Touchstone Partners. Please visit
www.wict.org or follow @WICT on Twitter for more information.
Contact: Kristin Crockett Shelly Humphreys
WICT Rocky Mountain WICT Rocky Mountain
720.267.2558 720.482.4229
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