Board of Directors

National Board of Directors

Andrya Smith

Andrya Smith

Partner, PwC

Chair

Maria Salcedo

Maria Salcedo

Senior Vice President, Merchandising, Ulta Beauty

Vice Chair

Tara Farnsworth

Tara Farnsworth

CFO, Bayshore Global Management

Treasurer

Suzanne Norr

Suzanne Norr

COO, AvatarLabs, Inc.

Secretary

Melanie Barr

Melanie Barr

CEO, She Built It®

Celina Blanks

Celina Blanks

Vice President,  Lockton 

Southern Chair

April Carr

April Carr

Senior Director Innovation Platforms, PepsiCo

Tiffany Chow

Tiffany Chow

SVP, Strategy & Business Development, NBCU News Group at NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Garnesha Crawford Ezediaro

Garnesha Crawford Ezediaro

Portfolio Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

Delores Druilhet Morton

Delores Druilhet Morton

CEO, Step Up

Cori Fernandez

Cori Fernandez

Global Platforms Account Executive, Google 

Eastern Chair

Bernadette Fitzpatrick

Bernadette Fitzpatrick

Full Stack Marketer

Tonya Garrett

Tonya Garrett

Director, Agency Development North America, LinkedIn

Brieanne Gershick

Brieanne Gershick

Managing Director, Strategy and Consulting, Health Industry, Accenture

Western Chair

Minda Harts

Minda Harts

Founder and CEO, The Memo LLC

Baaba Holland

Baaba Holland

Founder and CEO, Baaba Holland Agency

Midwest Chair

Charity Johns

Charity Johns

CEO, Illinois Cafe & Service Company

Marnie Kain, Emeritus

Marnie Kain, Emeritus

VP Brand Marketing, Grub Hub

Katie Mayne

Katie Mayne

Executive Consultant

Mark O. Page

Mark O. Page

Executive, AT&T (retired)

Avani Patel

Avani Patel

Founding Partner, The Ember Company

Kelsey J. Patel

Kelsey J. Patel

Wellness Expert

Kaye Poposfky Kramer, Emeritus

Kaye Poposfky Kramer, Emeritus

Founder, Step Up

Beth Radichel

Beth Radichel

Partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Barri Rafferty, Emeritus

Barri Rafferty, Emeritus

CEO, Americas, Morrow Sodali

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

Investigation + Forensics Partner, PwC

Monique Saunders Patrick

Monique Saunders Patrick

Chief Operating Officer, CDC Foundation

Tara Simon

Tara Simon

Global Brand President, Too Faced Cosmetics

Maggie Stockdale

Maggie Stockdale

Global Enterprise Sales Director, Double Verify

Eastern Region Board

Cori Fernandez

Cori Fernandez

Global Platforms Account Executive, Google

Chair

Mandy Aragones

Mandy Aragones

COO, Victory Patch Foundation + Director of Operations, Slick Rick Music Corporation

Sarah Barr Battle

Sarah Barr Battle

VP, Head of Marketing, L'Oréal

Usheen Davar

Usheen Davar

Senior Director, Digital Ad Sales, Healthline

Quincy Evans

Quincy Evans

Principal-Investment Analyst, Davidson Kempner Capital Management

Stacey Jenkins

Stacey Jenkins

marketing and business development executive

Jasmina Lukolic

Jasmina Lukolic

Supplier Diversity Manager, Skanska USA Building

Caitlyn MacAllister

Caitlyn MacAllister

Director of Strategy & Operations, Global Sales and Membership, The Leading Hotels of the World

Annie Scranton

Annie Scranton

CEO, Pace PR

Ellen Vlagakos

Ellen Vlagakos

Senior Agency Development Lead, LinkedIn

Midwestern Region Board

Baaba Holland

Baaba Holland

Founder and CEO, Baaba Holland Agency

Chair

RoseAnn Abraham

RoseAnn Abraham

Partner, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Vice Chair

Tonya Gauff

Tonya Gauff

Finance Partner, DLA Piper LLP (US)

Michelle Gray

Michelle Gray

Sales Leader, LinkedIn

Kelly Hougom

Kelly Hougom

Director of Specialty Products, BMO Harris Bank

Jennifer Kobus

Jennifer Kobus

VP Transportation & Logistics, Ulta Beauty

Ashley Kwateng

Ashley Kwateng

Senior Sales Strategy Manager, Kellanova-Mars

Aneysha Pearce

Aneysha Pearce

head of brand

Leila Shin

Leila Shin

Principal, Advisory, KPMG

Southern Region Board

Celina Blanks

Celina Blanks

Vice President, Lockton

Chair

Tamara Beverly

Tamara Beverly

Senior Strategy & Transformation Associate, Daimler Truck Financial Services

Vice Chair

Bridget Biagas

Bridget Biagas

Vice President, Partner Relations and Business Diversity, Hudson Group

Edora Butler

Edora Butler

CEO + Founder, Cups, Jars, Vessels

Faith Butts

Faith Butts

Intellectual Property Lead – Trademarks, Copyrights and Domains, DIRECTV

Kimberly S. Clay

Kimberly S. Clay

CEO + Founder, Play Like a Girl!

Kimberly Cockrell

Kimberly Cockrell

Chief Human Resources Officer, Toyota Financial Services

Erin Crawford

Erin Crawford

AVP Customer Service Experience, BMI

Lisa Crawford

Lisa Crawford

Managing Director, Accenture

Brittainy Hall

Brittainy Hall

Senior Consultant, Kotter

Miara Shaw

Miara Shaw

CEO + Founder, Miara Shaw Enterprises

Claire Walters

Claire Walters

Senior Vice President Human Resources, Private Health Management

Tamera Woodard

Tamera Woodard

Vice President/Associate General Counsel, AT&T

Western Region Board

Brieanne Gershick

Brieanne Gershick

Managing Director, Strategy and Consulting, Health Industry, Accenture

Chair

Stacey Mendoza

Stacey Mendoza

Senior Team Lead, Brand Partnerships - Hulu, Disney Streaming

Vice Chair

Meghan Birmingham Leader

Meghan Birmingham Leader

Leader, Strategic Business Executive

Monica Cooper

Monica Cooper

Treasury Management Officer, CTP, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Jenny Dinh Safransky

Jenny Dinh Safransky

Founder, Head of Partnerships and Talent Management, JDS Projects

Beth Helmstetter

Beth Helmstetter

Creative Director, Beth Helmstetter Events | Founder, The Good Beginning

Gina McIntosh

Gina McIntosh

Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Universal Pictures

Hali Resnick

Hali Resnick

Business and Legal Affairs Executive, Roku

Kim Richardson

Kim Richardson

VP, Chief Privacy Officer, Tandem Diabetes Care

Nyanza Shaw

Nyanza Shaw

Managing Attorney/Owner, Shaw Esquire

Helen Textor

Helen Textor

Director, Program Management; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Google

Deborah Thomas

Deborah Thomas

Senior Vice President, Entertainment Publicity, NBCU

Meredith Wollman

Meredith Wollman

CMO, Zeroz & Onez

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