EXTON, Pa. – This week, the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers announced the unexpected death of one of its longtime staff members, SCTE vice-president of finance Patricia Zelenka. She was 59.
Zelenka was approaching her 20th anniversary as an SCTE staff member. She joined the SCTE staff in August 1986.
“Pat’s expertise in a variety of critical areas, her exemplary professionalism, and her rich, irreplaceable historical perspective of this Society all combined to make her one of the most integral members of the SCTE family,” said SCTE president and CEO John Clark, in the press release.
“I fondly recall how she so capably oriented me to the Society’s business and financial affairs when I came on board as president and CEO in 1998 and, indeed, how she remained a valuable go-to resource for me over the years that followed,” added Clark. “I am sure that I speak for the entire Society when I say that I am absolutely shocked she is no longer with us and that my heart goes out to her husband, Don, her son, James, and other extended family members and friends.”
Zelenka was promoted to manager of member services in 1989 and was promoted to director overseeing member services, finance, and administration in 1998. In 2004, she was promoted to vice-president of finance and administration. Over the years, she specialized in handling all of SCTE’s finance, human resource, and legal issues.
