Vegas PBS Appoints Catherine Francisco Underwriter of Corporate Sponsorships

Published on Fri, Jul 18, 2014 (11:19 a.m.)

Submitted by Vegas PBS

(Las Vegas) –Catherine Francisco has joined Vegas PBS as Underwriter of Corporate Sponsorships. In her new position, Francisco will be responsible for building support for diverse Vegas PBS television and outreach programs and special events.

Before joining the Vegas PBS team, Francisco was an account manager for Greenspun Media Group, which included Vegas TV, Las Vegas Weekly, VEGAS INC. and LasVegasSun.com. She previously was a premise account executive with Dex One and prior to that was West Coast Business Development Manager for Interbay Funding.

Francisco earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at San Francisco State University and an associate of arts degree in merchandise marketing at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in San Francisco. She also has a certification in Television and Radio Broadcasting from Ohlone College in Fremont, Calif.

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