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The NABA Board of Directors meets several times per year and provides an opportunity for direct dialogue and action on critical issues facing the broadcast community in North America. Each full member of NABA is represented on the Board of Directors, and there is a representative on the Board acting on behalf of NABA's associate members.

President
	Robert Briskman Technical Executive Sirius XM Radio Inc. Robert Briskman is the current President of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA). Co-founder of Sirius Satellite Radio and for over three decades, has directed the implementation of satellite telecommunications systems at COMSAT and NASA. Briskman’s work involves implementation of the satellite radio service infrastructure and engineering efforts involved with its improvement.
Vice President
	Michael Starling Vice President and Executive Director, Technology Research Center NPR Labs Mike Starling is Vice President and Executive Director of the Technology Research Center and NPR Labs, operating units in NPR’s Distribution Division, which operates the Public Radio Satellite System. NPR Labs, America’s only not-for-profit R&D center focused on broadcast radio technology, has been instrumental in establishing new public services including multicasting on HD Radio and pioneering accessible radio services such as Captioned Radio and Braille Radio. The Labs is also noted as leaders in advanced radio and TV mapping studies housed at www.nprlabs.org.
Board Members
	John C. Lee Executive Director, Media Technology Services CBC/Radio-Canada John Lee is Executive Director, Media Technology Services for CBC/Radio-Canada. In this role, he is responsible for all TV and Radio broadcast transmitter operations and satellite facilities across the country. In addition, he is responsible for all telecommunications and networking facilities and new broadcast technologies in CBC/Radio-Canada. Mr. Lee is a member of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), which is the strategic governing body for technology and capital investment in CBC/Radio-Canada. Mr. Lee is a member of SMPTE and the Order of Engineers of Quebec.
	Robert J. Ross Senior Vice President, East Coast Operations CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
	Philip Goswitz Senior Vice President, Space and Communications DIRECTV Philip Goswitz is Senior Vice President in Engineering responsible for broadcast and communications systems engineering for the DIRECTV US and DIRECTV Latin America business units. Specifically responsible for (1) the design of the broadcast architecture for digital video processing and distribution for both satellite and broadband delivered content; (2) the design and operation of the 15 satellites in the DIRECTV satellite fleet; (3) the design of the digital and RF communications hardware. Including the large broadcast uplink antennas systems and small consumer receive antennas, for the distribution of the entertainment content to DIRECTV customers; (4) the use of Design Thinking to drive innovative product and service design through direct work with DIRECTV customers.
	Vince Roberts Executive VP, Global Operations & CTO Disney | ABC Television Group Vince Roberts is Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Technology Officer, Disney/ABC Television Group. In this role, Mr. Roberts develops and implements operational and technological strategies and solutions to support groups across the Disney/ABC Television Group. Additionally, he is responsible for assessing new and emerging business technologies for divisions within the Group. Mr. Roberts is a Member of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Society of Cable Television Engineers (SCTE) and a Member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He is also on the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Entertainment Technology Center at the University of Southern California (ETC @ USC).
	Richard Friedel Executive Vice President & General Manager Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.
	Leonardo Ramos Mateos Director, High Technology Projects Grupo Televisa S.A.
	Barbara Jaffe Executive Vice President, Advanced Technology Operations HBO
	Glenn Reitmeier Senior Vice President, Advanced Technology NBC Universal Glenn Reitmeier is Senior Vice President of Advanced Technology at NBC Universal, leading the company’s technical efforts on industry standards, government policy, commercial agreements, anti-piracy operations and advanced engineering.
	Sergio Sarmiento Vice President, Editorial Committee and Editor-in-Chief TV Azteca
	Michael McEwen Director General (ex officio) NABA Michael McEwen is Director General of the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) and was former Secretary General of the organization from 2001 to 2005. From 2006 to 2012 McEwen was a consultant advising on Media; Strategy, Policy and Broadcast Digital Technologies. McEwen is a former Chairman and Director of the UK based Media Asset Capital ltd. He is past President of Canadian Digital Television (CDTV) and past President of the World Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) Forum. In addition, McEwen spent over 27 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) including production and executive management roles.

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