Geena Davis and Former FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate Announce New Healthy MEdia Commission Members

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Sep 28, 2011, 09:39 ET

"Healthy MEdia" Commission Will Promote Positive Images of Women and Girls, says Girl Scouts of the USA

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning Actor and Founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and Deborah Taylor Tate, former FCC Commissioner, proudly announce the newest members of the Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls. Healthy MEdia is leading the national dialogue on how women and girls are portrayed in the media, and will outline a blueprint for promoting positive and healthy media images.

"We are extremely proud to announce the newest Commission Members, joining our committed partners in promoting positive images of women and girls in the media," said Davis and Tate.

The new Healthy MEdia Commission Members announced are:

Caroline Beasley, Executive Vice President & CFO, Beasley Broadcasting Group, NAB Board of Directors Executive Committee
Lisa Marie Bongiovanni, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Mattel Inc.
Kelly Delap, Vice President, Standards & Practices, Disney ABC Cable Networks Group
Lisa Dollinger, Chief Communications Officer, Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Ellen East, Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, Time Warner Cable
Laura Gentile, Vice President, espnW
Joan Gilman, Executive Vice President, President, Media Sales, Time Warner Cable
Imani Greene, Senior Vice President/Paid Media Director, Ogilvy Washington
Corny Koehl, Executive Producer, Harpo Radio
Nancy Weber, Chief Marketing Officer, Meredith Publishing Group

The Commission was announced in July. The full roster of the Healthy MEdia Commission is comprised of the following industry leaders, subject-matter experts, media leadership, and members of the creative community:

Commissioners:

Co-Chair: Geena Davis, Academy Award-winning actor and Founder, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Co-Chair: Deborah Taylor Tate, former FCC Commissioner
Caroline Beasley, Executive Vice President & CFO, Beasley Broadcasting Group, NAB Board of Directors Executive Committee
Lisa Marie Bongiovanni, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Mattel Inc.
Maria Brennan, President and CEO, Women in Cable Telecommunications
Alice Cahn, Vice President Social Responsibility, Cartoon Network
Danielle Carrig, Senior Vice President Advocacy and Public Affairs, A&E Networks
Salaam Coleman Smith, President, The Style Network
Sherri Hope Culver, President, National Association of Media Literacy Education
Sean Cunningham, President and CEO, Cabletelevision Advertising Bureau
Kelly Delap, Vice President, Standards & Practices, Disney ABC Cable Networks Group
Madeline Di Nonno, Executive Director, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Carmen DiRienzo, President and CEO, V-me Media, Inc.
Lisa Dollinger, Chief Communications Officer, Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
Ellen East, Executive Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, Time Warner Cable
Emme, Social Reformer, TV Host and Founder, EmmeNation.com
Janice Ferebee, Director, Bethune Program Development Center, National Council of Negro Women
Erin Fuller, President, Alliance for Women in Media
Marie Gallo Dyak, Executive Vice President, Program Services and Government Relations, Entertainment Industries Council
Laura Gentile, Vice President, espnW
Joan Gilman, Executive Vice President, President, Media Sales, Time Warner Cable
Imani Greene, Senior Vice President/Paid Media Director, Ogilvy Washington
David Honig, President and Executive Director, Minority Media Telecommunications Council
Myung Kang-Huneke, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sesame Workshop
Jean Kilbourne, Creator of the "Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women" Film Series
Linda Kinney, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs, Motion Picture Association of America
Corny Koehl, Executive Producer, Harpo Radio
Jeanine Liburd, Executive Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Black Entertainment Television
Vicki Lins, Chief Marketing Officer, Canoe Ventures
April McClain-Delaney, Washington Director, Common Sense Media
Cindy McConkey, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Scripps Networks
Jessica Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Univision Cable Networks
Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Children's Media, Public Broadcasting Service
Katherine Schwarzenegger, Author, Rock What You Got
Ann Shoket, Editor-in-Chief, Seventeen Magazine
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Director, Miss Representation
Dr. Nancy Snyderman, Chief Medical Editor, NBC Nightly News
Belinda Van Sickle, President and CEO, Women in Games International
Nancy Weber, Chief Marketing Officer, Meredith Publishing Group
Jess Weiner, Author, Self-Esteem Expert and Dove's Global Self-Esteem Ambassador

The first Commission meeting was held in July and the work of the Commission will continue through 2012.

Healthy MEdia: Commission for Positive Images of Women and Girls will:

Host the national discussion on best practices to promote positive and balanced images of girls and women.
Convene industry leaders, subject-matter experts, youth representatives, media leadership, and the creative community to develop a blueprint on how to create a positive media environment for kids.
Produce concrete recommendations to media and policy leaders.
Champion media leaders who are promoting positive content and balanced images of girls and women.
Work to secure industry-wide, public commitments to take steps toward positive change.

For more information, visit www.girlscouts.org/healthymedia or email us at [email protected]

About Girl Scouts of the USA (www.girlscouts.org)

Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girl Scouts of the USA also serves American girls living overseas in 90 countries. For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U (800-478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org.

About The Creative Coalition (www.TheCreativeCoalition.org)

The Creative Coalition is the premiere 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan social and public advocacy organization of the arts and entertainment community. Founded in 1989 by prominent members of the creative community, The Creative Coalition is dedicated to educating and mobilizing its members on issues of public importance, particularly in the areas of public education, arts advocacy and First Amendment rights.

About NCTA (http://www.ncta.com)

NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The cable industry is the nation's largest broadband provider of high-speed Internet access, serving 45 million customers, after investing more than $170 billion to build two-way interactive networks with fiber optic technology. Cable companies also provide state-of-the-art digital telephone service to 24 million American consumers.

About NAB (www.nab.org)

The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.

About The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (http://www.thegeenadavisinstitute.org )

The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and its programming arm See Jane work with entertainment creators and companies, educate the next generation of content-creators, and inform the public about the need to increase the number of girls and women in media aimed at kids and to reduce stereotyping of both males and females.

SOURCE Girl Scouts of the USA