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Catherine A. Sullivan
Senior Vice President of ABC News Sales at ABC, Inc.
Graduated PC: 1987

PC Degrees: B.A./Humanities

Activities Participated in as a PC Student: Member and captain of the women's swim team

Career Path Highlights: Before joining ABC, Sullivan worked in sales for NBC, where she last served as director of NBC Connect. She joined ABC in 2001 as vice president of news sales and later was promoted to senior vice president of ABC news sales. Sullivan oversees the selling of all commercial time on ABC News programs, including Good Morning America and World News with Charles Gibson. The resulting revenue exceeds half a billion dollars annually.

Sullivan's work on behalf of her community includes serving on the board of "MPowering Kids," an organization which provides tutoring, mentoring, and cultural enrichment programs to students in underserved communities.

Family: Daughters Molly and Catherine; father, John Sullivan '61

Staying Involved with PC: Sullivan volunteers her time on behalf of the College's students and alumni. She served as the keynote speaker at the New York Alumni Club's annual Career Night in 2008.

"Transforming" Quote: She recalls PC's Development of Western Civilization course as "the best class I ever took in my life. It taught you how to think and how to take different pieces of the puzzle of life and put them together and apply them."