Our Management Team

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Market Management Bios

Jeanine Socha
Director of Research

With 20+ years in media research, Jeanine has an extensive background in the advertising sales & research arena. As Senior Research Director for the West Region Jeanine is responsible for leading all research efforts for Chicago, Minneapolis, and Central Illinois.

Prior to joining Spotlight, Jeanine spent 14 years with WCCO-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul as the Director of Programming and Research. In this position, Jeanine was responsible for program scheduling & syndication agreements as well as all sales and marketing research, including oversight in developing and implementing marketing research studies for promotion testing, market segmentation analyses, and image studies for positioning and increasing market share.

Prior to WCCO-TV, Jeanine held various research positions at ABC Television Network and Nielsen Media Research and KMSP-TV.

Contact Information:

763.205.0712 or Jeanine_Socha@cable.comcast.com
 

Joe Cavaluzzi
National Sales Manager

Joe is a cable veteran. He started his career in traffic with MTV Networks in 1996 and has been in the cable world since then. He was a Rep at NCC in their NY office for almost 6 years. He moved to Chicago in 2003 to start a successful career at Comcast Spotlight.

His first position at Spotlight was National Sales Manager for Grand Rapids/Lansing markets in Michigan where he effectively grew revenues and market share for both markets. In 2006 Comcast Spotlight acquired the Twin Cities Interconnect and remaining Time Warner systems. After the acquisition he took over NSM duties for the Twin Cities later in the year. In recognition of having very successful years in 2008 and 2009, he was twice nominated to Comcast Spotlights Presidents Club.

Joe grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma (Long Island) New York and attended college at the State University of New York - College at Oswego. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcasting/Mass Communications.
 

Contact Information:

763.205.0732 or Joe_Cavaluzzi@cable.comcast.com

 

David Baker
Vice President & General Manager - Twin Cities

Dave began his career as an AE at WXOW-TV in LaCrosse, WI. Since then, Dave has worked as an NBC Regional Sales AE in Chicago, was the Local and National Sales Manager at WCCO-TV and spent five years as the Local Sales Manager at KARE-TV.  Then joined Time Warner’s Interconnect of the Twin Cities in 2001, where he has succeeded as GM.

Dave is a St. Cloud State University graduate in Mass Communications.

Contact Information:

763.205.0700 or David_Baker@cable.comcast.com

Dave Pajeau
Director of Sales - Advanced Media

As Regional Director of Advanced Media, West Region, Dave oversees the Advanced Media initiatives and strategies for Chicago, Twin Cities, Rockford and our Central IL markets.  Dave joined Comcast Spotlight Chicago in November 2006.  Prior to joining Comcast, Dave was Director of Sales for Online and Print Automotive Advertising at Chicago Tribune where he led Local, Regional and National sales teams.   

Contact Information: 

847-382-5011 or Dave_Pajeau@cable.comcast.com

Rob Amundson
Local Sales Manager

Rob joins Comcast Spotlight from the Star Tribune where he spent the last 5 years as the Director of Retail Majors and most recently Managing at team of 12 Account Executives in the West Division.  Prior to the Star Tribune, Rob was with Tiger Oak Publications where he managed and developed Ad Sales for their magazine properties.

 

Contact Information:

763.205.0719 or  Robert_Amundson@cable.comcast.com

Troy Alexander
Local Sales Manager

Troy has played a key role with local sales over the past year by leading, training and successfully launching our Power Seller Program with the Account Planner team. Troy was also a lead contributor in a Division wide initiative which focused on our Standard Operating Procedures and Policies for Comcast Spotlight. Before his promotion to Manager of Account Planning, Troy was a Local Account Executive for 3 years with Comcast. Prior to Comcast, Troy worked with large corporations in business development for Second City Communications, Brave New Workshop and Hey City Theater. Troy has a Bachelors Degree from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Contact Information:

763.205.0718 or Troy_Alexander@cable.comcast.com
 

Brian Smith
Manager of Account Planners

Before his promotion to Manager of Account Planning, Brian was a Local Account Executive for 13 years with Comcast and 2 years with Charter. In addition, Brian’s sales experience includes one year as a Commercial AE with Warner’s Stellian selling their products to builders.

Brian oversees the five Account Planners and works with the LSM’s and Manager of Account Services on optimizing the Power Seller Model.  Brian has a very successful track record with client relationships and the sales process.

Brian has a Bachelors Degree from Macalester College.

Contact Information:

763.205.0721 or Brian_Smith4@cable.comcast.com

DuAnn Surbaugh
Senior Director of Sales - Twin Cities Region

DuAnn was recently promoted to Senior Director of Sales - Twin Cities Region and has been the Director of Sales and previously Director of Regional and National sales. Prior, DuAnn has been a successful Interconnect AE at Time Warner, for 5 years. She also ran the MMT national sales office in Minneapolis for 13 years. Her sales career began as a Local television AE in Sioux Falls, SD.

Contact Information:

763.205.0731 or DuAnn_Surbaugh@cable.comcast.com
 

Dan Warrick
Director Local Sales - Twin Cities

Dan has been in the cable industry since 1990 and with Cable Advertising since 1993. Dan has been a Local Sales Manager since 2004, is the newly appointed Twin Cities of Local Sales and enjoys working with his team to develop comprehensive and strategic Advertising Solutions for Comcast Spotlight customers and partners.

Contact Information:

763.205.0720 or Dan_Warrick@cable.comcast.com
 

Lane Olson
Manager of Specialty Sales – Sports/Political

After six years of work in radio advertising, Lane began his cable career in 1996 with Ads on Paragon, which later became Time Warner and after three years as a local AE, he moved to the Interconnect of the Twin Cities. Eight years as a Regional AE followed – highlighted by a President’s club accommodation and the transition to Comcast Spotlight in 2006. By 2007, Lane had taken on duties as Sports Sales Specialist in addition to his AE responsibilities, but by 2008 his sports role expanded to a full time position as Sports Manager - managing sports sales across all three lines of business. The fall of 2009 brought the exciting opportunity to meld sports and politics - resulting in the new title of Manager of Specialty Sales – Sports/Political.

Lane has lived his entire life in the Mpls/St Paul area, but prefers spending any down-time in the woods of Northern Minnesota. He attended college at The University of Minnesota earning a degree in Speech Communication, Philosophy and Journalism.

Contact Information:

763.205.0728 or Lane_Olson@cable.comcast.com

 

Gerry Brouwer
Automotive Sales Manager

Gerry started in the advertising sales industry at KSTP-TV in 1969.  After almost 30 years, in 1997, he moved to the #1 broadcast station in the maket, KARE-11.
He then jumped into selling cable advertising at the Interconnect of the Twin Cities in 2002 and has been working in cable ever since.  Gerry is the Automotive Sales Manager. 

Contact Information:

763.205.0739 or Gerold_Brouwer@cable.comcast.com

 

Ann Dunne
Director of Marketing

Ann has been with Comcast Spotlight for the past 10 years as the Marketing Director.  She oversees all client events, promotions and marketing for the Ad Sales group. 

Previously, Ann was the Sales Promotions Manager at KARE-11, and the Marketing Manager for the Target Center.

Ann is a graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, MN.

Contact Information:

763.205.0735 or Ann_Dunne@cable.comcast.com