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June E. Travis retired from the cable television industry in
late 1999. Since 1994, she had served as Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of the National Cable Television Association
(NCTA), the industry’s principal trade association based
in Washington, D.C. Ms. Travis helped manage the development and
implementation of NCTA’s public policy strategies and initiatives,
and was responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Association.
Prior to joining the NCTA, Ms. Travis served as the President
and Chief Operating Officer of Rifkin & Associates, A Denver-based
cable television operator. In that capacity, Travis was responsible
for the operational and financial performance of cable systems
in thirteen states, serving nearly 500,000 customers. Before that,
she served in several executive positions at American Television
and Communications Corporation, the predecessor company to Time
Warner Cable.
Ms. Travis has served as an officer and board member of a number
of cable television industry boards, including NCTA, C-SPAN, Cable
in the Classroom, and Women in Cable (WIC)./ She chaired the industry’s
political action committee, CablePAC, for 9 years. Her active
role in the industry has been recognized by a number of awards
over the years, including the NCTA’s top leadership award
in 1981, the NCTA special President’s Award in 1991, and
the 1982 WIC Accolade Award. She was recognized in 1989 as one
of the top ten women in the cable industry and, in 1992, was the
first woman selected by WIC for its annual leadership award.
Prior to moving to Washington, DC in 1994, Ms. Travis was active
in several Colorado organizations including the Greater Denver
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Colorado Forum, the
University of Denver and the Colorado Women’s Forum. She
is also formerly a National Trustee of the National Jewish Center
in Denver, and a former director of InterFaith Community Services,
and TechCorps.
Currently, Travis is a director of CommScope, Inc., the world’s
largest manufacturer of broadband coaxial cable for Hybrid Fiber
Coax (HFC) applications and a leading supplier of fiber optic
and twisted pair cables for LAN, wireless and other communications
applications. She is also n the Boards of the Denver Dumb Friends
League and Young Americans Center for Financial Education, is
active in St. Gabriel’s Church and volunteers at a private
community-based family foundation focused on helping youth develop
technology and leadership skills.
Ms. Travis received her MBA from the University of Denver Graduate
School of Business and Public Management.
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