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Corporate Officers and Senior Executives : PBS
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Corporate Officers and Senior Executives </span> </span> </h1> </div> <div id="article"> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/pbs-president/" target="_self">Paula Kerger<br/>President and CEO<br/></a>Ms. Kerger is President and Chief Executive Officer of PBS, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization with more than 350 member stations throughout the country. </p> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/michael-jones" target="_self">Michael Jones<br/>Chief Operating Officer<br/></a>Working closely with PBS President and CEO, Paula Kerger, Mr. Jones is charged with ensuring that all PBS services and activities are strategically aligned with the organization’s vision and mission and that resources are allocated effectively to meet financial objectives, system priorities and marketplace challenges and opportunities.</p> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/barbara-landes" target="_self">Barbara Landes<br/>Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Senior Vice President, Corporate Services<br/></a>Ms. Landes is responsible for fostering the financial integrity and fiscal health of the organization.</p> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/katherine-lauderdale" target="_self">Katherine Lauderdale<br/>Senior Vice President, General Counsel; Corporate Secretary<br/></a>Ms. Lauderdale is the chief legal officer of PBS and manages the Office of the General Counsel, which includes the Legal and Business Affairs departments, as well as the Corporate Secretary's Office, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, and Program Underwriting Policy departments.</p> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/mary-plantamura" target="_self">Mary L. Plantamura<br/></a><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/mary-plantamura" target="_self">Associate General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary<br/></a>Ms. Plantamura manages the day-to-day operations of the Office of Corporate Secretary; assists Board and corporate officers in the management of Board affairs; oversees the Board budget; is responsible for corporate minutes, meeting materials and Board communications; and provides legal advice on governance and compliance issues.</p> <p>*<a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/mario-vecchi/">Mario Vecchi<br/>Chief Technology Officer</a><br/>Dr. Vecchi oversees distribution operations and engineering, media management, interconnection engineering, information technology, web and new media applications/systems, as well as technology strategy and planning for PBS.</p> <p><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/betsy-gerdeman/">Betsy Gerdeman<br/>Senior Vice President, Development Services</a><br/>Ms. Gerdeman leads strategic efforts to ensure the long-term sustainability of PBS and its member stations. This includes working with stations to identify fundraising needs, implementing and enhancing fundraising tactics and providing effective integrated tools, services, training and ongoing counsel to member stations in support of fundraising.</p> <p><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/beth-hoppe/">Beth Hoppe<br/>Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming</a><br/>Ms. Hoppe oversees all PBS general audience primetime programming, fundraising programming, and PBS Plus, a package of fully funded programs for stations' use in their weekend schedules. She is responsible for creating and implementing PBS’ primetime content strategy, building on PBS’ series and commissioning new programming working with producers, partners, and funding sources.</p> <p><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/mike-kelley/">Michael Kelley<br/>Senior Vice President, Programming & Business Affairs</a><br/>Mr. Kelley is responsible for developing and integrating content and business strategy across General Audience and Children’s Programming.</p> <p><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/brian-reddington">Brian J. Reddington<br/>Executive Director, PBS Foundation</a><br/>Mr. Reddington is responsible for raising money for PBS from individual donors, foundations, corporations and other sources. He is also responsible for developing and implementing a long-term vision to strengthen funding for PBS and its member stations, with a special focus on creating individual-giving programs.<br/><br/><a href="/web/20141009090905/http://www.pbs.org/about/leadership/corporate-officers/lesli-rotenberg" target="_self">Lesli Rotenberg<br/>General Manager, Children's Programming / Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications<br/></a>Ms. Rotenberg leads a cross-disciplinary team charged with content production, web development, multi-platform asset distribution, education resources, marketing and communications for the No. 1 educational media brand for young children. 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