Appointment of Elizabeth I. Board as Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Television Office

The President has appointed Elizabeth I. Board to be Special Assistant to the President and Director of the Television Office at the White House.

Since January 1985 Miss Board has served as Director of the Television Office at the White House. Miss Board worked for NBC News in 1979-1984, first as senior unit manager and later as network news editor. Previously she was director of creative services for WMAL Radio and executive producer of the Washington Redskins Radio Network. She was also an account executive at WRC Radio and producer of "Empathy" on WWDC Radio.

Miss Board graduated from the University of Colorado (B.A., 1974), the Stanford University Broadcasting and Film Institute, and George Washington University (M.B.A., 1981). She now resides in Washington, DC, where she serves on the board of directors for Big Sisters.