The Telecommunications Industry Association has elected three new board members at its recent Board of Directors meeting.

The new members are:

* Kathy Paladino, sales vice president of cable, telco, emerging providers, Cisco Systems, Inc.,

* J. Daniel Pigott, vice president of corporate engineering and alliance and business development, Henkels and McCoy, Inc., and,

* Robert Switz, president and CEO, ADC.

"Kathy, Dan and Robert bring years of proven experience in the communications industry to TIA's Board of Directors," says TIA President Matthew Flanigan. "We welcome them and look forward to working with them in furthering TIA's advocacy, standards and trade shows initiatives."

The TIA is based in Arlington, VA. For more information visit www.tiaonline.org.