N.Y. Public Television Station TapsMuseum Fundraiser as Development Chief

New job: Lisa Mantone, 49, started last month as vice president of development and communications at WNET, the parent company of New York’s public-television stations Thirteen and WLIW21 and the operator of NJTV.

Background: Ms. Mantone served as a fundraiser at the Museum of Modern Art for 13 years. She was part of a team that raised more than $900-million for the museum’s building project and endowment. Previously, she was a senior fundraiser at Columbia University and ran the annual fund at the New York Philharmonic.

Education: She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communications from William Paterson University.

Challenge she anticipates: Living up to her title. This is the first time she’s held the title of “vice president,” a position she’s been building toward throughout her career.

Salary: Ms. Mantone declined to disclose her compensation.

Fundraising advice: Work with strong people. Don’t claim to know everything. Respect one another and respect your donors. “From that, everything comes,” Ms. Mantone says.

What she’s watching: WNET programs, such as “No Direction Home: Bob Dylan” on the “American Masters” series. “It was a revelation for me,” Ms. Mantone says. “It was one of those moments when you think you know about someone, and you learn something completely new.” Also, she’s a “huge ‘Downton Abbey’” fan.