Board of Directors

by Alissa Zito

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Eastern Region Board

Maggie Stockdale , vice president, enterprise accounts, Media Math [label]Chair[/label]

Tonya Garrett, head of independent agencies, NA, LinkedIn [label]Vice Chair[/label]

Allison Beatty, partner, Winget, Spadafora and Schwartzberg

Andrea Carter, principal, EY

Elizabeth Cohen, associate general counsel, Crunchyroll

Usheen Davar, senior digital sales director, Meredith Digital

Marni Edleman, partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Quincy Evans, principal-investment analyst, Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Garnesha Crawford Ezediaro, Portfolio Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Jessica Federer, venture partner, Boston Millennia Partners

Michele Fenice, vice president, EPLI claim leader, financial lines claims Chubb

JoAnna Foyle, senior vice president, inventory partnerships, The Trade Desk

Taylor Foxman, vice president of brand communications, Parallel

Maureen Lippe, founder & CEO, Lippe Taylor

Alicia Richardson, senior director agency & advertiser development, OpenSlate

Joanne Sternlieb, senior vice president; senior estate planner & senior trust counsel, Neuberger Berman Trust Company N.A.

Midwestern Region Board

Maria Salcedo, vice president, corporate strategy and program management, Ulta Beauty [label]Chair[/label] 

Rose Ann Abraham, partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Christy DeMott, associate general counsel and vice president, BMO Financial Group

Lisa Hamer, senior vice president, Marsh & McLennan Companies

Baaba Holland, founder and CEO, Baaba Holland Agency

Charity Johns, CEO, Illinois Café Services Company-Laredo Hospitality

Ellie McCabe, associate at private equity firm, Madison Dearborn Partners

Nicole Durham, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, Baker Hughes

Kelli Murphy, associate manager, Gatorade finance, Pepsico

Beth Perry, leadership coach & consultant, Perry Consulting

Ashley Taylor, senior scientist in multicultural haircare, Procter & Gamble

Southern Region Board

April Carr, sr. director of sales technology innovation platforms, PepsiCo Foods North America [label]Chair[/label] 

Celina Blanks, vice president, Lockton [label]Vice Chair[/label] 

Tamara Beverly, project management professional, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services 

Bridget Biagas, vice president, partner relations and business diversity, Hudson Group

Felicia Brazil, director of business programs, Microsoft

LaKeysha Brooks, general manager, global sales, Delta Airlines

Kimberly Cockrell, vice president, Toyota Financial Services 

Dr. Wendelin Donahue, associate director for employer relations, Southern Methodist University 

Meredith Hampton, corporate counsel, At Home Group

Steve Idoux, senior vice president, Lockton Dunning Benefits

Ashley Miller, wealth management professional, Goldman Sachs

Kim Schwartz , managing director, Accenture

Briana Torres, client executive, IBM

Claire Walters, senior director, people organization, Aon

Tamera Woodard, vice president/associate general counsel, AT&T

Western Region Board

Rachel Begun, MS, RDN, founder and CEO, Food and Nutrition Solutions, LLC [label]Chair[/label]

Margie Moreno, international executive, YouTube Originals [label]Vice Chair[/label]

Jana Augsberger, vice president, Eden Rock Media

Meghan Birmingham Leader, exeutive vice president, head of treasury solutions, Bank of the West, BNP Paribas

Tara Crimin, senior consultant, entertainment industry, Compumark | Clarative Analytics

Jenny Dinh Safransky, founder & head of talent and partnerships, jdsprojects.com

Channing Dungey, chairman, Warner Bros.Television Group

Jeanne Elfant Festa, partner & head of documentaries & director of features, White Horse Pictures

Jessica Goodman, entertainment executive

Brittany A. Hveem, head of business affairs, Originals, Hulu

Carlotta Mast, senior vice president and market leader, New Hope Network, a division of informa markets

Christine Mcguan, vice president business development asset based finance, US Bank

Paul Nelson, manager, Mosaic Media Group

Elizabeth O'Connor, principal, Daggerwing Group

Camille Rustia, business affairs executive, Apple TV+

Amanda Silverman, entrepreneur & philanthropist

Stephanie Streeter, vice president music, AXS (part of AEG)

Helen Textor, program manager; diversity, equity & inclusion, Google

Deborah Thomas, senior vice president, entertainment publicity, NBCU

Alissa Vradenburg, partner and talent manager, Untitled Entertainment

National Board of Directors

Andrya Smith, partner, PwC [label]CHAIR[/label] 

Tara Farnsworth, CFO,Bayshore Global Management [label]TREASURER[/label]

Suzanne Norr, COO,AvatarLabs, Inc. [label]SECRETARY[/label]

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom, forensics partner,PwC

Rachel Begun, MS, RDN, founder and CEO,Coaching and Culture

T'Wana Brown, vice president, divisional merchandise manager for men's, JCPenney

April Carr, sr. director of sales technology innovation platforms, PepsiCo

Tam L. Chambers, vice president of international and national accounts , NWEA - Northwest Evaluation Association

Cat Chen, founder and CEO, Skylar

Katrina Craigwell, director, brand solutions marketing, Meta

Bernadette Fitzpatrick, chief marketing officer, Bare Necessities

Heather J. Foster, senior director, national policy, Lyft Inc.

Marnie Kain, partner, Grey Group

Dawn Kohler, founder and master level executive coach, Kohler & Company 

Kaye Popofsky Kramer, founder, Step Up

Sara Link, director of societal impact, Verizon

Molly Luetkemeyer, principal, M. Design Interiors

Marta Martinez, director, agency platforms, Google

Delores Druilhet Morton, CEO, Step Up

Mark O. Page, AT&T executive (retired)

Beth Radichel, partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Maria Salcedo, vice president, corporate strategy and program management, Ulta Beauty

Hilary Smith, executive vice president, corporate social responsibility, Comcast NBCUniversal

Maggie Stockdale, vice president, customer success, Media Math

Judie Verb, executive vice president, consumer & business banking, mountain region, US Bank

Maria Walker, partner, Patient Square Capital

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