Member Advisory Committee

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The MAC is the voice of the CCTV Membership. The Members Advisory Committee is elected by CCTV members to represent their interests.  In this capacity, the MAC interacts with CCTV staff and has two voting seats on the Board of Directors. 

Meet the MAC!

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At CCTV's Annual Meeting, the following CCTV members were elected to serve on the Member Advisory Commitee: Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Kanze, Lynette Laveau Saxe, Rhonda McPherson, Laura Montgomery, Wayne Robinson, Ned Scannell, Lloyd Smith, Amy Steptoe, and EW Steptoe,

MAC Responsibilities

The MAC is responsible for promoting CCTV within the membership and encouraging the organization’s commitment to being a community.  To accomplish these goals, the MAC:

-Organizes member activities to promote networking and technological confidence;
-Seeks to understand member frustrations and investigates ways to alleviate them;
-Creates a community at CCTV where people participate, learn and share their skills with others;
-Communicates current issues at CCTV to other members;
-Helps shape the direction of CCTV, and ensures that the voices of other members help shape CCTV;
-Acts as a sounding board for proposed CCTV policy changes presented by members, staff or the Board of Directors;
-Works to improve community perceptions of CCTV;
-Improves communication between the station and all segments of the Cambridge population, specially those often underserved;
-Educates the community about the power of media and the importance of having a voice.

MAC Committees

Each MAC member is elected to serve on a committee with Board and Staff members. Below is a list of the MAC members assigned to each committee:

Finance:
Ann Cowan
Lloyd Smith

Fundraising:
Lynnette Laveau Saxe
Wayne Robinson

Mass Communications Technology:
Ned Scannell
EW Steptoe

Member Advocacy and Outreach
Rhonda McPherson
Laura Montgomery

Programming and Policies:
Elizabeth Kanze
Amy Steptoe