WASHINGTON, DC -- 09/05/08 --
The Betsy Magness Leadership Institute
(BMLI) recently named network executive, Carla Lewis-Long as a 2008 Fellow
in their prestigious leadership program. Carla is Senior Vice President of
Affiliate Sales at Washington, DC-based AmericanLife TV Network™
(
www.americanlifetv.com), the cable network devoted to the Baby Boomer
generation.
BMLI is recognized as the flagship leadership development program of the
cable and telecommunications industry. For more than twenty-five years,
Women in Cable Telecommunications has set the industry standard for women's
leadership development programs.
The Betsy Magness Leadership Institute (BMLI) Fellows participate in a
yearlong educational program which provides direct feedback, personal
development, and industry involvement. Carla will join the 2008-2009 class
which includes two 25-person classes, which shall be designated Class XVIII
and Class XIX, respectively. BMLI alumnae return to their companies with
enhanced leadership skills and a renewed vision of their strengths and
goals, and they join other alumnae to serve as a new generation of leaders
for the industry.
About Carla Lewis-Long
Prior to her position at ALN, Carla Lewis-Long served as Vice President,
National Accounts for Oxygen Network. Before joining Oxygen Network,
Carla served as Regional Vice President of Affiliate Sales for American
Life TV where she played a key role in launching AmericanLife's new
programming and negotiating the contracts between American Life TV Network
and the key MSOs.
Carla started her cable career at USA Networks. Carla spent 12 years at
USA/NBC Universal Television in New York City. She joined USA/NBC Universal
as Manager for the Northeast region and soon got promoted to Director
responsible for the subscriber growth for USA, Sci-Fi, TRIO, (NWI) News
World International, HSN, Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC, Telemundo and Mun2.
Carla currently serves as President of CTAM Carolinas and past Co-Vice
President of CTAM New York and past President of CTAM New England. Carla
is a current member of WICT & NAMIC and just completed CTAM U at Harvard
Business School.
Carla earned her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Emerson
College, and spent her senior year studying at Emerson's European Center in
the Netherlands. She currently resides in New York with her husband and
daughter.
About BMLI
Named in honor of one of the industry's most successful leaders, the Betsy
Magness Leadership Institute maximizes participants' ability to lead in the
midst of change while strengthening their sponsoring company with an
invaluable business commodity: leadership. Betsy Magness played an
instrumental role in building TCI; later AT&T Broadband and Internet
Services and now Comcast Communications, into one of the most prominent and
influential companies in the industry. Close to 400 women have completed
this nationally recognized program and continue to be actively engaged in
transforming the industry. The Betsy Magness Leadership Institute is
presented by We TV and is celebrating 15 years.
http://www.wict.org/WICT/Education/Programs/BMLI
About AmericanLife TV Network™
AmericanLife TV Network™ (www.americanlifetv.com) is the cable network
devoted to America's baby boomer generation. The network delivers classic
TV, lifestyle, original and socially responsible programming that addresses
compelling issues important to today's mature audience. ALN offers VOD and
broadband programming. For more information, or to get AmericanLife TV
Network™ call your local cable or satellite provider or visit us at
http://www.americanlifetv.com/.
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