Kathy Johnson, President of NAMIC  http://www.namic.com

Kathy A. Johnson has been affiliated with NAMIC for more than 20 years, initially as an active member and in recent years as the lead staff person. She was named President in April 2006. In 2003, she was promoted to Executive Vice President after having served as the organization’s first-ever, full-time Executive Director since 1998. As President, Kathy works closely with the organization’s Executive Committee and National Board of Directors to determine organizational strategic direction. She has oversight of the daily operations of NAMIC, Inc. and its 17 chapters nationwide, including implementation of key educational programs and annual events; managing the organization’s staff of ten, and representing NAMIC externally to the industry.

During her tenure with NAMIC, Kathy has established the organization as an independently managed entity; transitioned the national headquarters from California to New York City; helped to secure multi-million dollar funding for capacity building and programs; and executed the launches of NAMIC’s prestigious Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) and Leadership Seminar for middle managers in partnership with UCLA’s Anderson School of Business.

Kathy joined the cable industry in 1987 and has been a NAMIC member just as long. She has served as both President and Secretary of NAMIC-Southern California, Inc. and Secretary of the NAMIC National Board of Directors for three years.

Kathy began her career in cable as a Walter Kaitz Fellow with Times Mirror Cable Television (now Cox Communications) in Orange County, California where she was Sales Manager for a staff of 45 direct sales and telemarketing personnel. She spent five years at Disney Channel as a Senior Affiliate Marketing Representative in the Los Angeles and Phoenix DMA’s; and was the director of marketing for BET Action Pay Per View for three years where she was recognized with a BET Star Award.

A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Kathy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism, cum laude, from Boston University. She was a Consortium for Graduate Studies in Management Fellow and received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kathy was recognized by Multichannel News as one of the year 2003 Wonder Women in the cable industry. In 2007, she was recognized by CableFax Magazine as one of cable’s top 100 heavy hitters. She has also been included among CableWorld Magazine’s second 50 list of the Most Influential Women in Cable. In 2008, Kathy was named TelevisionWeek magazine’s Cable Executive of the Year.