CPB Names Education Execs

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today named Debra Tica Sanchez, senior vice president for Education Services and Dr. Susan Zelman, senior vice president, chief advisor and system consultant for Education Policy. Ms. Sanchez will develop and oversee children's content and educational initiatives and work closely with local stations to enhance their development and execution of local educational services. She will also lead CPB's Ready To Learn activities. She joins CPB in December. Dr. Susan Zelman, currently SVP of Education and Children's Content, will be promoted to senior vice president, chief advisor and system consultant for education policy. In this role, Dr. Zelman will be responsible for engaging with education leaders at the state and national level on behalf of the public broadcasting system. She will assist stations in identifying new ways to provide educational services to their communities and will work with stations to help strengthen their ties with local and regional educational leaders.