Rick DiMassimo is the President and co-founder of the Native American Television (NATV). Before he helped to form Native American Television (NATV) in 1988, Rick worked with Native American organizations on a variety of media projects including the National Congress of American Indians, Indian Health Services, and the Nez Perce Indian Nation. He is responsible for the operation of two websites. He has also produced a wide variety of public access television and radio programs. Rick has a Master's Degree in Film and Television Production from American University , Washington , D.C. He joined the Board of Directors of the Association to Unite the Democracies in October 2002 and now belongs to the board of the Ashburn Institute.

NATV and AI are working closely on media projects while sharing a television studio at AI's Headquarters in Washington D.C.