The theme for World Television Day 2024 is "Television: Connecting the World." This theme emphasizes the significance of television in uniting communities, disseminating information, and sharing global stories with audiences at home.
In recognition of this impact, we celebrate Sherita Ceasar, who received the WOC Technologist of the Year award in 2000.
That same year, she served as the National President of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).
Sherita is a pioneering executive in the communications industry, known for launching several groundbreaking initiatives.
These include the first Comcast Universal Caller ID cross-platform application, remote DVR, Comcast Content Distribution Network, Cavalry conditional access, and Cloud DVR platforms.
In her final role, she served as the senior vice president of technology environments and strategy in Comcast Cable's Access Network and Technical Operations organization, where she was responsible for the strategy, design, construction, and support of Comcast's engineering laboratory operations.
Earlier in her career, Sherita was the director of manufacturing for the North and South America paging group at Motorola, overseeing paging operations.
She later became the vice president and general manager of SciCare Broadband Services, where she managed technology integration and service business management.
At Scientific Atlanta, she held multiple positions, including vice president of digital launch and vice president of quality, before becoming the vice president and general manager at Charter Communications.
At Charter, Sherita managed strategic planning for technical facilities that supported product roadmaps across more than 1,600 hubs.
She led a team of over 500 employees across various departments, including sales, technical operations, customer care, field operations, financial management, human resources, and government relations, servicing both residential and commercial sectors.
The Georgia unit that she managed served over 300,000 basic subscribers with digital TV, high-speed data, high-definition TV, and on-demand video.
As the director of manufacturing at Motorola, Sherita directed operations for 2,000 employees within a $1 billion alphanumeric and numeric paging business that served markets in North America, Japan, and Puerto Rico.
She graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology, earning both her master's and bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering.
Sherita's contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including recognition by CableFAX: The Magazine as one of the "Most Influential Women in Cable" and her induction into the Women in Technology International (WITI) Hall of Fame.
