CableWorld's Most Powerful Women 2006: The Second 50

OPERATORS Karen Dougherty Buccholz
VP, administration, Comcast

Theresa Chillianis
VP, business strategy, Cablevision

Mary Cotter
President, Syracuse division, Time Warner Cable

Marlene Dooner
VP, investor relations, Comcast


Kimberly Edmunds
Regional VP/General Manager, Cox Kansas & Arkansas

Sonja Farrand
SVP, ad sales, Mediacom

Barbara Gehrig
SVP, Maryland/Delaware region, Comcast

Joan Gillman
Corp. SVP & president, media sales, Time Warner Cable

Carol Hevey
EVP, operations, Carolinas region, Time Warner Cable

Diana Echsler Kerekes
VP, content acquisition-broadband, Comcast

Cathy Kilstrom
SVP, customer care, West division, Comcast

Kathy Kirchner
General Manager, telephone operations, Bresnan Communications


Charisse Lillie
SVP human resources, Comcast Cable & VP human resources, Comcast Corp.

Kathy Payne
VP, programming, Cox

Debi Picciolo
Division president-Los Angeles North, Time Warner Cable

Diane Robina
President, emerging networks, Comcast

Debbie Siek
VP, customer care, Cox


Amy Smith
Regional SVP, Philadelphia Metro, Eastern division, Comcast

Mimi Thigpen
VP, strategy, wireless, Cox

Dana Zimmer
SVP, distribution, Comcast Networks PROGRAMMERS Janice Aull
SVP and General Manager, HBO

Heather Baldino
SVP, network marketing and operations, Turner Network Sales

Debby Beece
President, programming & marketing, Oxygen

Mary Corigliano
SVP, marketing, Court TV

Jennifer Dangar
VP, new media distribution affiliate sales & marketing, Discovery Networks

Susanne Daniels
President, entertainment, Lifetime

Lisa Delligatti
SVP, affiliate sales and marketing, Discovery Networks


Debbie Egner
SVP, affiliate sales and support, Starz

Jessica Heacock
SVP, affiliate marketing, MTV Networks

Eleo Hensleigh
Chief Marketing Officer and EVP marketing & brand strategies, Disney ABC Television Group

Pearlena Ibokawe
EVP, production, Showtime

Dena Kaplan
SVP, marketing, GSN

CJ Kettler
CEO, Lime

Daphne Kwon
CEO, ExpoTV

Judi Lopez
SVP, Eastern region affiliate sales, Rainbow Media

Laura Michalchyshyn
EVP and General Manager, Sundance Channel

Jennifer Mirgorod
SVP, sales and marketing, Turner Network Sales

Kathryn Mitchell
General Manager, BBC America

Sheila Nevins
President, documentaries & family, HBO

Susan Packard
President, affiliate sales/international development, Scripps Networks

Lynn Picard
EVP & General Manager, Lifetime Television

Marva Smalls
EVP, global inclusion strategy, MTV Networks

Olivia Smashum
EVP, HBO

Linda Yaccarino

EVP and General Manager, Turner Entertainment sales and marketing OTHERS Char Beales
President and CEO, CTAM

Jadz Janucik
SVP, association affairs, NCTA

Kathy Johnson
President, NAMIC

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley
President and CEO, WICT

Cathy Rasenberger
President, Rasenberger Media

Helen Soule
Executive director, Cable in the Classroom

Barbara York
SVP, industry affairs, NCTA

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