CTAM recognizes excellence.

The CTAM Rainmaker Award is given annually to members who have played an essential role in supporting CTAM’s priority of helping the cable business to grow. Recipients are being recognized for extraordinary contributions to CTAM's corporate initiative projects, ranging in scope from retail ventures to new product marketing and publicity.

2009 Honorees

•  Kristine Faulkner, VP, Product Development & Management, Cox Business – For her co-leadership of the 2009 Business Services Council, which has resulted in the effective alignment of B2B product development and marketing.
   
•  Denisse Goldbarg, Vice President, Marketing & Training, Time Warner Cable – For her co-leadership of the 2009 Business Services Council, and her ongoing commitment to expanding industry focus on excellence in B2B marketing practices.
   
•  Connie Pettit, SVP Sales Americas, OpenTV – For multi-year co-leadership of the Advanced Advertising Workflow committee of the Advanced Cable Solutions Consortium, with the goal of identifying and reducing the timeline of the On Demand advertising and metrics reporting processes.
   
•  David Pugliese, SVP, Product Marketing, Cox Communications – For leading the Broadcast Digital Transition Council and particularly for managing the cooperation of 26 networks to produce customized consumer education spots for the MSOs.
   
•  Steve Stiger, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Bright House Networks – For thinking expansively on enhancements to the Cable Mover Hotline initiative, especially by leading the call center trial and performance-based billing projects.
   
•  Angie Thomas, Marketing Manager/New Products, Charter Communications – For multi-year leadership of Cable Mover Hotline co-operative marketing initiatives, supporting the ongoing growth and remarkable success of the program.
   
•  Jan Young, Director, Network Sales & Management, Avail-TVN Entertainment – For multi-year co-leadership of the Advanced Advertising Workflow committee of the Advanced Cable Solutions Consortium, with the goal of identifying and reducing the timeline of the VOD advertising and metrics reporting processes.

2008 Honorees

Bob Benya
Time Warner Cable

Caroline Brown
Comcast

Sean Bunner
HSN

Kurt Fennell
Time Warner Cable

Carol Hinnant
Rentrak

Scott McKeen
Time Warner Cable

Jennifer Mooney
Bright House Networks

2007 Honorees

Gary Dusa
Insight Communications

Ellen East
Cox Communications Inc.

Robert Faught
Comcast

Andre Martineau
Advance/Newhouse Communications

Stacy Melle
NBC Universal Digital Distribution

David Pugliese
Cox Communications Inc.
 

2006 Honorees

Channing Dawson
Scripps Networks

Stacy Gordon
Comcast

Louise Mooney
JLM Partners

Donna Perkins
Comcast 

Kevin Potente
Cablevision



2005 Honorees

Suzanne Keenan
SVP National Customer Service and Comcast University
Comcast Corporation

Arthur Orduna
VP Strategic Initiatives
Advance/Newhouse Communications

Thomas P. Southwick
SVP Corporate Communications
Starz Entertainment Group LLC

Bill Stemper
VP, Cox Business Services
Cox Communications, Inc.

Joanne Wayne
Senior Director Media
Time Warner Cable



2004 Honorees

John Collins 
Vice President, Advanced Advertising Technologies
Time Warner Cable

John D. Coulbourn 
Director, Communications
SeaChange International

Gregory R. DePrez 
Vice President, Subscription Video On Demand
Starz Encore Group

Michele H. Edelman 
Vice President, Marketing
Warner Home Video, VOD & PPV

Kevin Hill 
Senior Director, Core Video Marketing
Comcast Cable Communications

Page Thompson 
Vice President, National Marketing, New Video Products
Comcast Cable Communications

Kavita Vazirani
National Vice President of Media Services
Comcast Cable Communications