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<title-1>Director of Business Development for Vlock Family Realty, Inc.</title-1>
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<feed-paragraph><![CDATA[Gail Brekke ‘11 Hon. is Director of Business Development for Vlock Family Realty, Inc. Previously a top television executive in some of the nation’s largest markets, Ms. Brekke has built a reputation as a consummate professional serving in the highest ranks of corporate media. A former Vice President with LIN Television based in New Haven, CT and nationally headquartered in Providence, RI, Ms. Brekke also served as Vice President and General Manager of KXAN NBC 36 in Austin, TX, KITN-TV Fox 29 in Minneapolis/Saint Paul, WGBO-TV in Chicago, IL, WNOL-TV in New Orleans and KRBK-TV in Sacramento. She was also the President and Owner of Black Diamond Communications, Inc. in Minneapolis.
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Currently, she serves a board member of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. At the University of New Haven, Ms. Brekke serves as a member of the Emeritus Board of Governors, the Arts & Sciences Advisory Board, the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, and the Compensation Committee. She received an Honorary Degree from the University in 2011. Ms. Brekke earned her bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Dakota and her MBA in Marketing & Sales from Webster University. She is married to Jim Vlock, retired Chairman and CEO of Fox Steel Co. of Orange and President of Vlock Family Realty Inc.]]></feed-paragraph>
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