Nicki Fisher becomes chair of the board for Rise

Nicki Fisher, Clear-Com’s EMEA sales director, has accepted an invitation to be the new chair of the board for Rise – a non-profit organisation that supports women in the media and entertainment technology sector. As chair of the board, Fisher will be involved in the decision-making processes that go into programme development, including networking events, seminars and the annual mentoring programme, as well as overseeing the global advisory boards and business functions of the group.

Rise is an advocacy membership group that aims to support women of all backgrounds working in the global broadcast technology sector. Its mission is to ensure a diverse, gender-balanced workforce across engineering, technical operations, sales, marketing and business roles.

In early 2019, Rise Up introduced a series of workshops designed to give students hands-on experience with broadcast technologies while working alongside industry professionals. As a Rise mentor and board member at that time, Fisher took steps to involve Clear-Com in this programme and was overjoyed with its success.

“I’ve experienced first-hand what students can gain from the programme and how workshops like these can impact young people deciding on a career path,” she commented. “I was delighted by Rise’s request to become more involved with the next phase of its development. They have a truly unique vision, and I can honestly say that nothing like this existed until Rise put themselves on the map.”