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| Anne Sweeney President, Disney Channel Worldwide and ABC Cable Networks Group What she does: She oversees Disney Channel, all Disney Channels worldwide, ABC Kids, The Wonderful World of Disney, all other programming shown under the Disney name on cable and network television, and all non-sports cable networks owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, including Toon Disney, ABC Family and SoapNet. She oversees Disney's interests in cable networks it partially owns and operates, including A&E, The History Channel, Biography, History International, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, E! Entertainment Television and style. Network. She also oversees Walt Disney Television Animation. Major accomplishments: Under her management Disney Channel successfully transformed from a premium cable channel into a basic cable network, increasing its subscriber base from 14 million homes in 1996 to 70 million in 2000. Toon Disney and SoapNet were launched under her management. She ranked 39th on Fortune magazine's list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in 2002. Her Disney career: She was named President of the Disney Channel and Executive Vice President of ABC/Disney Cable Networks in February 1996. In August 1998 she was named President of Disney Channel and Disney/ABC Cable Networks. She has been President of Disney Channel Worldwide and ABC Cable Networks Group since October 2000. Before Disney: She began as an intern with Action for Children's Television, an organization committed to improving the quality of children's television. She moved on to Nickelodeon/Nick At Nite, where she worked for twelve years and eventually became Senior Vice President of Program Enterprises. Among other responsibilities there, she was in charge of buying programs and casting performers for shows, and she helped launch Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom (UK). In 1993 she was named Chairman and CEO of FX Networks, where she helped launch the FX network and FXM: Movies From Fox. Education: She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in English from the College of New Rochelle and a Master's degree in Education from Harvard University. |
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| Rich Ross President, Entertainment, Disney Channel What he does: He oversees all programming, production and creative development for Disney Channel. He is also in charge of kids programming on ABC Family. His Disney career: He began at Disney Channel in 1996 as Senior Vice President of Programming and Production. In August 1999 he was named General Manager and Executive Vice President of Programming and Production. He became President of Entertainment in February 2000. Before Disney: He spent seven years at Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite, where he became Vice President of Program Enterprises. At Nick he was in charge of buying programs, oversaw the casting of actors for shows including Clarissa Explains It All and Hey Dude, helped launch Nickelodeon in the UK, successfully syndicated Nick News, and served as executive producer of the Kids Choice Awards. In 1993 he was named Senior Vice President of Development and Production at FX Networks, where he helped launch the FX network, and developed shows like Breakfast Time, Personal FX: The Collectibles Show, Lost & Found and Baseball, Minnesota. Education: He received a B.A. degree in International Relations and English from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) degree from Fordham University in New York. |
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| Gary Marsh Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Production, Disney Channel What he does: He oversees the development and production of all Disney Channel series, specials and original movies. He also oversees Disney Channel's talent and casting departments. His Disney career: He started at the Disney Channel in 1988 as Executive Director of Programming, and became Vice President of Programming eight months later. He was named Senior Vice President of Original Programming in 1994, and in 1999 he became Executive Vice President of Original Programming. Major accomplishments: He developed the Disney Channel movies Nightjohn, The Whipping Boy and Mark Twain and Me, and he launched the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise. He's overseen the development and production of Disney Channel series including Rolie Polie Olie, Bear in the Big Blue House, Out of the Box, Stanley, Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire and The Proud Family. Before Disney: He was Vice President of The Garth Group, a New York consulting firm, where he created media for political campaigns, including those of former New York City mayor Ed Koch, and Walter Mondale, former US vice president and presidential nominee. He later worked at Columbia Pictures Television as Director of Movies and Miniseries. Education: He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a BA in Communications Studies. |
| Adam Bonnett Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channel What he does: He oversees the development of Disney Channel original series. His Disney career: He began as Disney Channel's Director of Development in 1996. Major accomplishments: He has developed or overseen the development and production of Disney Channel original series and programs including The Famous Jett Jackson, The Jersey, Omba Mokomba, Going Wild with Jeff Corwin, Disney�s American Teacher Awards, Disney�s Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire and The Proud Family. Before Disney: He was Director of Current Programming at Nickelodeon, where he also managed programming for Nick in the Afternoon and led the creation of the Kids Choice Awards. There he also served as Executive in Charge of Production for Space Cases and The Big Help. Education: He graduated with a B.A. degree in Cinema Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. |
| Jill Casagrande Senior Vice President, Programming, Disney Channel What she does: She oversees program planning, scheduling, standards and practices, traffic, media planning and acquisitions for Disney Channel. Her Disney career: She joined Disney Channel in March 1996 as Director of Scheduling. She was later named Vice President of Scheduling and Program Planning for ABC Cable Networks Group, overseeing Scheduling and Programming for Disney Channel, Toon Disney and SoapNet. |
| Michael Healy Vice President, Original Movies, Disney Channel What he does: He supervises the development and production of all Disney Channel original movies. Before Disney: He began as a journalist with the Courier Express in Buffalo, NY, and then worked as a movie critic for the Denver Post and L.A. Daily News. He later worked as a director of development for TV movies and minseries at Warner Brothers Televison, and as Vice President of vidpics and miniseries for Reeves Entertainment. Most recently he was the Director of Motion Pictures-For-Television at CBS. There he worked on more than 50 movies, including A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story, Captive Heart: The James Mink Story, Bachelor's Baby and the Family of Cops films. Education: He received his B.A. from Canisius College in New York and a Master's degree in English at Harvard University. |
| Eleo Hensleigh Executive Vice President, Worldwide Brand Strategy, Disney Channel/ABC Cable Networks Group What she does: She oversees all marketing activities for Disney Channel, Toon Disney and SoapNet, and is responsible for the "look" of ABC Kids. Before Disney: She began at MTV, where she became Director of On Air Promotion. She also helped launch the VH1 network. She later worked in executive creative direction and marketing positions at FX Networks and Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite. |
| Susette Hsuing Senior Vice President, Production, Disney Channel What she does: She monitors and controls Disney Channel's production expenses, supervises production of all original movies, series and specials, and oversees all production of long and short-form programming for ABC Cable Networks Group. Her Disney career: She joined Disney Channel as Vice President of Production, overseeing all long-form original programming. Before Disney: She was Vice President of Production for MTV Asia, where she helped launch 3 MTV networks in the Asian region. |
| Nancy Kanter Vice President, Original Programming, Playhouse Disney What she does: She oversees the development and production of Playhouse Disney series. Before Disney: She was an executive producer with Sesame Workshop, where she supervised the development and production of over 30 Sesame Street specials and video releases. She also worked in film editing, for which she won an Emmy award, and documentary production. Most recently she was President of Bluecow.com, a children's entertainment site. |
| Andrea Taylor Senior Vice President, Marketing, Disney Channel What she does: She oversees the development of the commercials and promotions that air on Disney Channel, develops Disney Channel's marketing strategy and brand vision, and oversees all marketing activities. Her Disney career: She was was Senior Vice President of On-Air Promos and Interstitials at ABC Cable Networks Group, where she supervised and developed the production of all on-air promos and packaging for Disney Channel, Toon Disney, SoapNet and Disney's One Saturday Morning. Before Disney: She was Senior Vice President of Creative Services at TNT, promoting all sports and entertainment programming on the network. |
| Tina Treadwell Vice President, Talent, Disney Channel What she does: She oversees Disney Channel's talent development, talent relations and casting. Her Disney career: She joined Disney Channel in January 1997 and served as Vice President of Talent and Alternative Programming. Major accomplishments: She launched the In Concert series, co-developed the 2 Hour Tour series, and oversaw the development of Totally Hoops, Totally Music, Totally Circus and Bug Juice. Before Disney: With her own production company, Treadwell Productions, she directed commercials and a documentary called Putting Our Hands To Other Labor, focusing on the womens' art movement in Southern California. She co-produced Ghost of Summer for the National Black Theatre Festival in 1995, produced the live-action segement of the AT&T Ride the Network sim ride film at Epcot in Walt Disney World, co-produced Oliver Goldstick's musical Dinah Was, for which she shared a nomination for an Ovation Award and the NAACP Award for Best Musical. She casted for several episodes of the second season of In Living Color. She began as a casting associate on the movie Living Large. Education: She earned a degree in English Literature at Princeton University. |
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