New England Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....

. The division was founded in 1977 and in addition to granting the New England Emmy Awards, it recognizes awards scholarships, honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration, conducts National Student Television

Student television station

A student television station is a television station run by university, high or middle school students that primarily airs school/university news and in many cases, student-produced soap operas, entertainment shows, and other programming....

 Awards of Excellence, has a free research and a nationwide job bank. The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.

Boundaries

The academy is divided into the following boundaries and encompasses Maine

Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...

, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, New Hampshire

New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

, Rhode Island

Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...

, Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

 and the majority of Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

 excluding Fairfield County. These boundaries are responsible for the submission of television broadcast materials presented for awards considerations.

Boundary
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Connecticut	except for Fairfield County Fairfield County, Connecticut Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...

Board of governors

Each year the membership of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences New England Chapter elects new professionals on rotating Board of Governors to represent the chapter. While best known for The EMMY® Awards and Silver Circle, which recognize outstanding achievements in the industry, NATAS New England also represents an array of other events available to their membership.

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| Board of Governors 2010-2011
Aby Alexander, Governor

Jared Bowen, Governor

Lowell Briggs, Governor

David Burt, President

Barry Chait, Advisory Board

John, Ciampa Advisory Board

Courtney Desy, Treasurer

Ro Dooley Webster, 1st Vice President

Timothy Egan, National Trustee

Joel Feld, Governor

Jerry Gibbs, Governor

Jill Jones, Administrator

Shelly Kamanitz, Governor

Todd LaSalle, Governor

Wyndham Lewis, Governor

Roger Lyons, Governor

Danilelle Mannion, Governor

Paula McCarthy, Governor

Diane McNamara, Governor

Mike Nikitas,Governor

Mark O'Toole, Governor

Marylou, Palumbo, Governor

Andrew Penziner, Governor

Jane Pikor , Governor

John Rule, Governor

Kathryn Shehade, 2nd Vice President

Fred Sherman, Alternate Trustee

April Silvia , Secretary

Brent Turner, Governor