Nomination of Sheila Burke Tate To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The President today announced his intention to nominate Sheila Burke Tate to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for a term expiring March 26, 1991. She would succeed Lillie E. Herndon.

Since 1985 Mrs. Tate has been senior vice president, Burson-Marsteller in Washington, DC. Previously, she served as the Press Secretary to the First Lady, the White House, 1981-1985; vice president, Hill & Knowlton, Inc., 1977-1981; public relations manager , Colorado National Bank in Denver, CO, 1967-1971; and an account executive, Burson-Marsteller, Inc., in Pittsburgh, PA, 1966-1967. From 1964 to 1967, Mrs. Tate held various positions in public relations and advertising firms in Pittsburgh, PA.

Mrs. Tate graduated from Duquesne University (B.A., 1964). She is married, has two children, and resides in Falls Church, VA. She was born March 3, 1942, in Washington, DC.