NAMIC Elects New Board of Directors

Viacom's Michael Armstrong named chair, Comcast's Donna Rattley Washington vice chair

By Lindsay Rubino -- Broadcasting & Cable, 10/1/2012 6:00:00 PM

The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC) announced on Monday its newly elected board of directors. The new board members will begin their terms on Jan. 1, 2013.

The new executive committee members are: Michael D. Armstrong, senior VP and GM, BET International and Paramount Channel, Viacom International Media Networks, who was named chair; Donna Rattley Washington, regional VP, government and regulatory affairs, Comcast, named vice chair; Jaime Rodriguez, VP, business affairs, Univision Communications, named secretary; and Mark Depietro, VP, strategy and business development, Motorola, named treasurer. Raymond Gutierrez, executive VP, human resources, CBS Television Networks, current NAMIC board chair, will serve as immediate past chair.

"We are extremely excited about the new Executive Committee leadership and applaud outgoing Board Chair, Raymond Gutierrez, for his exceptional vision and work for NAMIC during his term," said Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, president and chief executive officer, NAMIC.