Board Of Directors

T. Howard Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of industry executives representing Cable, Satellite, Telecommunications and Wireless Technology. The board is comprised of an executive committee and seven standing committees. The board of directors convenes three times a year.

TOM HAYDEN, Chairman
Executive Vice President
Showtime Networks Inc.
General Manager
Smithsonian Networks, Inc.

DEREK CHANG, First Vice-Chairman
EVP, Content Strategy and Development
DIRECTV 

 SID ESHLEMAN, Vice-Chairman
SVP, Brand Revenue & Account Management
Turner Network Sales Inc.

DAN FAWCETT, Vice-Chairman
President, Digital Media, Fox Entertainment Group
General Counsel & EVP, Business Affairs, News Corp Digital Media
Fox Entertainment Group/News Corporation 

SCOTT WEISS, Chairman Emeritus
President & CEO
Speakeasy

HENRY AHN, Treasurer
EVP, Content Distribution
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.  

TONIA O’CONNOR, Secretary
President, Distribution Sales and Marketing
Univision 

JOSEPHINE E. PAMPHILE
President
T. Howard Foundation 

SANDY ASHENDORF
EVP, Network Distribution
BBC Worldwide America

BERNADETTE AULESTIA
SVP, Domestic Network Distribution 
HBO

BRIDGET BAKER
President, TV Networks Distribution
NBC Universal

SEAN R. H. BRATCHES
EVP, Sales and Marketing
ESPN, Inc.

A. B. CRUZ
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.

DENISE DENSON
EVP, Content Distribution and Marketing
MTV Networks and BET Networks

TERRY DENSON
VP, Content Strategy and Acquisition
Verizon Communications

ROB DOODIAN
EVP, Human Resources
AMC Networks Inc.

ROSALYN DURANT
VP and General Manager, ESPNU
ESPN, Inc.

ELLEN EAST
EVP & Chief Communications Officer
Time Warner Cable

BILL GOODWYN
President, Global Distribution
CEO, Discovery Education
Discovery Communications

RAY HOPKINS
Chief Operating Officer
YES Network

DEDE LEA
EVP, Government Relations
Viacom

JUDI LOPEZ
Judi Lopez Media Strategies, LLC

KELLY PARKER
VP, National P-O-S
Showtime Networks Inc.

ANDREW C. TOPPING
SVP, Labor Relations & Compliance
Comcast Cable Communications

DAVID ZAGIN
EVP, Distribution
A + E Television Networks