MMTC Names Maurita Coley Flippin President and CEO

The Multicultural Cultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC)’s Board of Directors has named Maurita Coley Flippin President and CEO of the organization. Coley previously has served as Acting President and CEO of MMTC, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and as Member of the MMTC Board of Directors. A former network executive, law partner, and nonprofit executive, she brings over 30 years of experience in law, business, and nonprofit management to the organization.

Previously, Coley served on the executive management team of BET Holdings (now a subsidiary of Viacom), owner and operator of the BET Cable Networks with authority over legal affairs and later over television production operations. Coley is a former partner with the Davis Wright Tremaine and the Cole, Raywid & Braverman law firms, where she represented cable television programmers and distributors and other media and entertainment businesses. Immediately prior to MMTC, Coley served as the chief executive of Capital Area Asset Builders, a leading nonprofit in community economic development, asset building, and financial literacy in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.  Coley has served on the Federal Communications Bar Association’s Executive Committee, Diversity Committee, and on the founding board of the FCBA Foundation.