Fisher Communications, Inc. Board of Directors

  • Paul A. Bible
    Paul A. Bible
    Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
    Director Since 4/28/2009

    Mr. Bible has been a director of the Company since April 2009. He is the Company’s Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and serves as Chair of the Company’s Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Since 2010, Mr. Bible has been a senior partner in Lewis & Roca LLP, a regional law firm. From 2006 until 2010, Mr. Bible was a principal in Bible Mousel PC, a Nevada law firm specializing in gaming law. From 1984 to 2006, Mr. Bible was a shareholder in Bible Hoy & Trachok PC, a law firm. Mr. Bible is the former Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. After earning his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Bible served in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army and is a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Bible is a current non-director member of the independent governance committee of AMERCO, the publicly-traded parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., a moving and storage company.

    Paul A. Bible Non-Executive Chairman of the Board Director Since 4/28/2009

    Mr. Bible was elected as a director on April 28, 2009. He is the Company’s Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and… View More

  • Matthew Goldfarb
    Matthew Goldfarb Director since 5/19/2011

    Mr. Goldfarb was elected as a director effective May 19, 2011, and is a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee. He currently serves as Interim CEO of Xinergy Corporation, a Central Appalachian coal producer. From July 2011 to May 2012 he served as Vice Chairman. Prior to his position as Vice Chairman he served as lead independent director of Xinergy, and as Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, since December 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Goldfarb served as Portfolio Manager of Fourth Street Holdings, L.L.C., a private investment firm, from June 2010 until July 2011. From January 2009 until January 2010, Mr. Goldfarb managed leveraged loan trading businesses at Pali Capital, Inc., a boutique investment banking firm that offers financial advisory and brokerage services, and Tradition North America, Inc., a leading inter-dealer broker of credit products. Previously, Mr. Goldfarb was a Director and Senior Investment Analyst of Blackstone Group/GSO Capital Partners from January 2007 until December 2008 and a Director and Senior Investment Analyst at Pirate Capital LLC, an event-driven hedge fund, from January 2005 until September 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Goldfarb was with Icahn Associates Corp. for approximately five years and prior to joining Icahn, was an M&A lawyer with the law firm of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP. Mr. Goldfarb has previously served on the boards of directors of CKE Restaurants, Inc., a casual dining restaurant franchise, from May 2006 until July 2010 and James River Coal Company, a regional coal mining and processing business, from June 2006 until November 2006.

    Matthew Goldfarb Director since 5/19/2011

    Mr. Goldfarb was elected as a director effective May 19, 2011, and is a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee…View More

  • Richard L. Hawley
    Richard L. Hawley Director Since 1/2/2003

    Mr. Hawley has been a director since 2003. He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and is also a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He was an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nicor Inc., a holding company, and Nicor Gas, a public utility, from December 2003 to December 2011. Mr. Hawley was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Puget Energy, Inc., a public utility holding company, and Puget Sound Energy, Inc., a public utility, from 1998 to 2002.

    Richard L. Hawley Director Since 1/2/2003 Mr. Hawley has been a director since 2003. He serves as Chair of the Audit Committee and is also a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance…View More
  • Brian  P.  McAndrews
    Brian P. McAndrews Director Since 10/26/2006

    Mr. McAndrews was elected as a director on October 26, 2006 and serves as Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee. Mr. McAndrews joined the Madrona Venture Group as a Managing Director in September 2009 and is currently a Venture Partner. Previously, he lead the Microsoft Corporation Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group from August 2007 through December 2008. Prior to its acquisition by Microsoft Corporation in August 2007, Mr. McAndrews ran aQuantive, Inc., a global digital marketing company, serving as Chief Executive Officer and a Director since September 1999, and as President since January 2000. From February 1990 to March 1999, Mr. McAndrews worked for ABC, Inc., a broadcasting and communications company, holding executive positions at ABC Sports, ABC Entertainment and ABC Television

    Brian P. McAndrews Director Since 10/26/2006 Mr. McAndrews was elected as a director on October 26, 2006 and serves as Chair of the Company’s Compensation Committee…View More
  • Colleen B.  Brown
    Colleen B. Brown Director Since 1/2/2006

    Colleen B. Brown was elected President and CEO of Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) in October 2005 and to their Board of Directors in 2006. She is responsible for all aspects of Fisher Communications, including the operation of Fisher’s 20 television stations and eight radio stations, Fisher Interactive Network, which includes 125 hyperlocal sites, and Fisher Plaza, a 300,000 square foot technical and mixed use facility in Seattle.

    Brown currently serves as founder and chair of the Mobile500 Alliance and on the board of the Open Mobile Video Coalition, DataSphere, Inc., Port Blakely Companies, Washington Roundtable, University of Washington Foster School of Business, Seattle University Albers School of Business, and the United Way of King County.

    Brown began her career in 1980 at Gannett, an international news and information company. She rose through the ranks of KUSA-TV in Denver, Colorado to become vice president and station manager. In 1991 she was named president and general manager of Gannett’s WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina. She moved to Phoenix in 1995 as President and General Manager of Gannett’s television operations in Arizona. She also spearheaded strategic planning for Gannett’s Television Group. After Gannett, she served as president of the Lee Broadcast Group, owned by Lee Enterprises, Inc., a multimedia company based in Davenport, Iowa. Brown was then appointed senior vice president at Dallas based Belo Corporation, one of the nation’s largest media companies. While there she was responsible for Belo Interactive, all Spanish-language initiatives, Business Development and their Texas Broadcast and Cable properties.

    Brown graduated summa cum laude with a double major in political science and business administration from the University of Dubuque as a Presidential Scholar. She is a national winner of General Motors marketing competition and holds an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

    Colleen B. Brown Director Since 1/2/2006

    Colleen B. Brown was elected President and CEO of Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCI) in October 2005. She is responsible for all aspects… View More

  • Donald G. Graham, III
    Donald G. Graham, III Director Since 1/2/1993

    Mr. Graham has been a director since 1993 and is a member of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Graham owns Cerberus Productions, LLC, a visual advertising production company based in New York City. He has been a Vice President and a Director of the O.D. Fisher Investment Company since 1989.

    Donald G. Graham, III Director Since 1/2/1993 Mr. Graham has been a director since 1993 and is a member of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Graham owns Cerberus… View More
  • Joseph J. Troy
    Joseph J. Troy Director since 5/19/2011

    Mr. Troy was elected as a director effective May 19, 2011, and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. He has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Quality Distribution, Inc., a publicly traded operator of the largest dedicated bulk tank truck network in North America, since August 2010. Prior to joining Quality Distribution, Inc., Mr. Troy was the Chief Financial Officer of GuardianLion Wireless, LLC, a privately held developer of unique personal locator devices, from August 2010 until January 2009. Mr. Troy continues to serve as Chairman of GuardianLion. From November 2000 until December 2008, and from March 1998 to February 2000, Mr. Troy held various senior leadership positions with Walter Industries, Inc. (predecessor to Walter Energy), including Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President – Financial Services, President of Walter Mortgage Company and Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Prior to that, Mr. Troy held various banking positions with NationsBank and its predecessor institutions. Mr. Troy previously served on the board of directors of Cellu Tissue Holdings, Inc., a producer and seller of tissue papers in the United States, and currently serves on various charitable boards including the boards of A Kids Place of Tampa, Inc. and Kids Charity of Tampa Bay, Inc.

    Joseph J. Troy Director since 5/19/2011

    Mr. Troy was elected as a director effective May 19, 2011, and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. He has been Executive Vice President… View More

  • Frank P. Willey
    Frank P. Willey Director Since 5/9/2012

    Mr. Willey was elected as a director effective May 9, 2012, and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee. Since February 2009, Mr. Willey has served as of counsel at the law firm of Hennelly & Grossfeld LLP. Prior to joining Hennelly & Grossfeld LLP, from 1984 to January 2009, Mr. Willey served in various executive capacities, including president and general counsel, at Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services, where he has also served as a director since 1984 and currently serves as vice chairman since 2005. Mr. Willey is also a director of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, and from 1994 to 2010, was a director of CKE Restaurants, Inc.

    Frank P. Willey Director Since 5/9/2012 Mr. Willey was elected as a director effective May 9, 2012, and is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee…View More