Derek Housman

The IAWTV is electing 6 new board members this year and i’m running. After working on the yet to be launched redesign and speaking with various committee heads, I found that the best way to serve the Academy is to take a leadership position. I look forward to advancing the goals of the Academy and working to get more benefits for it’s members.

I will be at the IAWTV Social Meet-up at the Cat & the Fiddle (6530 w Sunset) at 7pm to answer any questions you have for me in person, or feel free to email me.

Below is my original candidate statement.

I’m running for the IAWTV Board of Directors because I believe in this organization and the role we have in the web television community. My goals are to build relationships with existing companies that will benefit our organization and our members and help members make the best quality content by creating and promoting the peer groups we already have (i.e. The IAWTV Writer’s Group).

I believe my experience in this community is what makes me a great candidate for the board; I started with a small new media company, in 2008 as the Marketing Director, building a brand and an audience for our slate of shows, and from there I moved on to working at ThisWeekIn as their Director of Production, producing 26 live streaming web shows, a great deal of experience that I hope to bring to our awards show and how we manage the size of our organization. My enthusiasm for this community can be seen in my attendance at new media events and academy meetings. I have worked to bring about change in the community and the academy itself. I wrote a “Letter to the Web TV Community,” arguing that an award show does not shape this academy and that we must move forward with our goals. I also wrote a blog post called “Building the Future,” wherein I called for a IAWTV board that is more representative of the academy. Over the last few months I’ve been working as the Academy’s Technology Committee Chairman, creating an upgraded IAWTV website that will launch in 2011, and working with a design company to build the infrastructure needed to manage our growth over the next couple of years.

I look forward to working with everyone in the coming year to build and grow this academy. I’m eager to spend time working on the important matters the form the basis for our community. I appreciate your vote, and more importantly, your time. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you have.