NCTV17 Announces Two New Board Members

Naperville Community Television, Channel 17 (NCTV17) is welcoming two new members to its Board of Directors: Wendy Hayum-Gross and Anju Khanna.

Wendy Hayum-Gross is a Senior Sales Director for Mary Kay Cosmetics. She is very active in community not-for-profits, including being the Immediate Past President of the Rotary Club of Naperville. Wendy earned her Bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University and her M.S.Ed in Counseling from Northern Illinois University. She is a licensed clinical professional counselor.

Wendy and her husband Jeff moved to Naperville 32 years ago and loved it so much they never left. Wendy has been on the board of Loaves & Fishes Community Services, Boy Scouts of America, various Indian Prairie School District committees, Congregation Beth Shalom, and Project HELP. She has two adult children.

Anju Khanna is the Accounting and HR Manager at LexTech Global Services in Downers Grove. After earning her Bachelors degree in Economics and Political Science from University of Toronto, Anju worked for various businesses and not-for profit organizations in the areas of finance, human resources, and operations.

Anju moved to the Naperville area in 2006 and has been very active in the local community - especially the Naperville Rotary Club (past member of the board and currently on their Community Service committee), and the PTA at Fry Elementary, Scullen Middle School and Waubonsie Valley High School. Outside of work, she loves to spend time with her husband Samir and their three children: Neha (a senior at Purdue), Deepika (a sophomore at UIC), and Nikhil (a sophomore at WVHS).

In announcing the appointments, NCTV17 Board President Patrick Branham stated, "Both Wendy and Anju have have a long history of supporting Naperville. They both have a passion for NCTV17 and we are very excited to have them join the Board as we continue to expand our reach within the community."

Naperville Community Television's mission is to connect residents by celebrating and capturing the spirit, character, and experience of Naperville through engaging video story telling. All programming can be viewed on Channel 17 on Comcast and WOW! and Channel 99 on AT&T in Naperville or online at NCTV17.com. The studio is located at 127 Ambassador Drive, Suite 103 in Naperville. For additional information, visit NCTV17.com.