Board of Education of the District of Columbia Robin B. Martin Confirmation Resolution of 2003
PR 15-0217

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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Board of Education of the District of Columbia Robin B. Martin Confirmation Resolution of 2003".

Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:

Mr. Robin B. Martin
2458 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
(Ward 2)

as a member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia, established by section 2 of the School Governance Companion Amendment Act of 2000, effective July 18, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-149; D.C. Official Code §1-204.95), replacing Charles R. Lawrence, whose term ended December 14, 2002, for a term to end December 14, 2006.

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.

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ROBIN B. MARTIN

Office: President and Chief Executive Officer
Deer River Group
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 939-9090 (voice)
(202) 939-9091 (fax)
aaaal@ix.netcom.com

Residence: 2458 Wyoming Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 332-7272

Personal: Married to Lucinda G. Martin, 1979
Sons - Christopher, a junior at Columbia University
Dana, a freshman at Hamilton College
Daughter - Simmy, a sophomore at National Cathedral School

Education: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
B.S., cum laude, Electrical Engineering, 1972
M.S. Communications, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1972
Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC
D. Humane Letters, Hon., 1995

Professional Background:

9/78-Present, President and Chief Executive Officer. Deer River Group, Washington, DC. Direct all activities of this owner and operator of commercial radio and television stations and cable TV systems. Consult on media acquisitions, mergers, financing, and operations. Served on numerous industry committees, including the Radio Futures Committee, the Medium Market Radio Committee and the Financial Liaison Task Force of the National Association of Broadcasters. Frequent speaker on broadcast acquisition and finance topics at broadcasting conventions and meetings, including those of the NAB and state broadcaster associations. Consultant to United States Information Agency/Voice of America. Author of various books and articles.

10/77-9/78, Director of Corporate Affairs, Outlet Company, Providence, R.I. Responsible for corporate financial, public, internal a and community relations, and investor and stockholder dealings for this $250 million NYSE-listed group broadcasting and retailing enterprise.

2/76-9/77, Special Assistant to the Chairman National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC. Advised Chairman of this independent federal agency on recommendations concerning investigative reports, certificate appeals, special studies, and safety information. Acted as spokesman for Chairman and liaison with other Commissioners, Congress, government agencies, the press and industry.

8/74-2/76, Staff Assistant to President Gerald R Ford, The White House, Washington, DC. Personal representative to the President in his political, nonpolitical, domestic and international travels. Coordinated White House support staff and acted as liaison with local hosts. Recruited, interviewed, selected, trained and scheduled 125 volunteer and 110 professional advancemen. Extensive foreign and domestic travel.

Other Activities:

2000-present, Member of Board o£ Directors of LML Payment Systems, Inc., Vancouver, BC, and Dallas, TX (NASDAQ -LMLP)
1999-present, Member of Board of National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Vice-Chair of the Board, 2002 .
1988-present, Member of Board of Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC. Chairman of Presidential Search Committee, 1990. Chairman of the Board, 1991-1995. Chairman Emeritus, 1995-present.
1986-present, Member of Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Past chair of Committee on Trustees and Institute Relations Committee. Past member of Rensselaer Technology Park Board of Directors; Audit, Finance, and Student Affairs Committees; and South Africa Advisory Committee.
1996-2002, Member of Governing Board of St. Albans School, Washingon, DC. Chair of the Investment Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2001.
1998-2001, Member of Federal City Council, Washington, DC.
1996-2001, Member of Board of Trustees of The Shakespeare Theatre, Washington, DC.
1996-1998, Member of Board of Directors of Allied Capital Lending Corporation (NASDAQ - ALLC), subsequently Allied Capital Corporation (NASDAQ - ALLC, now NYSE - ALD), Washington, DC.
1995-1999, Member of Board of Directors of Broadcast Capital, Inc., and Broadcast Capital Fund, Inc., Washington, DC.
1989-1997, Member of Commission of the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
1982-1994, Member, Board of Directors, Consumer Alert, Inc., Washington, DC, a national membership organization committed to the promotion of free-market rights of consumers.
1983-1986, Member, Board of Directors, Scenic Hudson, Inc., a membership organization that promotes the conservation and development of the Hudson River Valley.
1974-1980, Appointed by New York Governor Malcolm Wilson and confirmed New York State Senate to be a member of the Hudson River Valley Commission.

Publications:

Buying a Broadcast Station: A Guide to Due Diligence, (co-author) 1993, Paul Kagan Associates, Inc.

Buying or Building a Broadcast Station in the 1999s. (3rd Edition) (co-author) 1992, National Association of Broadcasters .

Radio Financing; A Guide for Lenders and Investors (co-author) 1990, National Association of Broadcasters

Broadcast Lending, 1984, National Association of Broadcasters