Board of Directors

National Board of Directors

Andrya Smith

Andrya Smith

partner, PwC

Chair

Tara Farnsworth

Tara Farnsworth

CFO, Bayshore Global Management

treasurer

Suzanne Norr

Suzanne Norr

COO, AvatarLabs, Inc.

secretary

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

Vanessa Salinas Beckstrom

investigation + forensics partner, PwC

T'Wana Brown

T'Wana Brown

VP, DMM Men’s/Young Men’s, Bealls, Inc.

April Carr

April Carr

senior director of sales technology innovation platforms, PepsiCo

Tamika L. Chambers

Tamika L. Chambers

vice president of international and national accounts, Evaluation Association

Cat Chen

Cat Chen

founder and CEO, Skylar

Bernadette Fitzpatrick

Bernadette Fitzpatrick

full stack marketer

Heather J. Foster

Heather J. Foster

senior director, head of government affairs, Lyft Inc.

Tonya Garrett

Tonya Garrett

director, agency development North America, LinkedIn

eastern chair

Minda Harts

Minda Harts

founder and CEO, The Memo LLC

Charity Johns

Charity Johns

CEO, Illinois Cafe & Service Company

midwest chair

Marnie Kain

Marnie Kain

partner, Grey Group

Dawn Kohler

Dawn Kohler

founder and master level executive coach, Kohler & Company

Kaye Poposfky Kramer

Kaye Poposfky Kramer

founder, Step Up

Delores Druilhet Morton

Delores Druilhet Morton

CEO, Step Up

Mark O. Page

Mark O. Page

executive, AT&T (retired)

Beth Radichel

Beth Radichel

partner, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Barri Rafferty

Barri Rafferty

Interim CEO, C200

Jenny Dinh Safransky

Jenny Dinh Safransky

founder, head of partnerships and talent management, JDS Projects

western chair

Maria Salcedo

Maria Salcedo

senior vice president, merchandising, Ulta Beauty

Tara Simon

Tara Simon

global brand president, Too Faced Cosmetics

Hilary Smith

Hilary Smith

executive vice president, corporate social responsibility, Comcast NBCUniversal

Maggie Stockdale

Maggie Stockdale

global enterprise sales director, Double Verify

Judie Verb

Judie Verb

executive vice president, west region small business and branch banking, U.S. Bank

Regional Board of Directors

Eastern Region Board

  • Tonya Garrett, director, LinkedIn marketing solutions | agency development, LinkedIn Chair
  • Usheen Davar, VP strategic partnerships Vice Chair
  • Quincy Evans, principal-investment analyst, Davidson Kempner Capital Management
  • Garnesha Crawford Ezediaro, portfolio lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
  • Michele Fenice, vice president, EPLI claim leader, financial lines claims Chubb
  • Cori Fernandez, Global Platforms Account Executive, Google
  • Taylor Foxman, founder + CEO, The Industry Collective
  • Maureen Lippe, founder & CEO, Lippe Taylor
  • Nichole Thompson, CEO, Altum Solutions

Midwestern Region Board

  • Charity Johns, CEO, Laredo Hospitality Chair
  • Baaba Holland, founder and CEO, Baaba Holland Agency Vice Chair
  • 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
  • Jennifer Kobus, VP transportation & logistics, Ulta Beauty
  • Beth Perry, leadership coach & consultant, Perry Consulting

Southern Region Board

  • April Carr, sr. director of sales technology innovation platforms, PepsiCo Foods North America Chair
  • Celina Blanks, vice president, Lockton Vice Chair
  • Tamara Beverly, senior strategy & transformation associate, Daimler Truck Financial Services
  • Bridget Biagas, vice president, partner relations and business diversity, Hudson Group
  • LaKeysha Brooks, general manager, global sales, Delta Airlines
  • Kimberly S. Clay, CEO + founder, Play Like a Girl!
  • Kimberly Cockrell, chief human resources officer, Toyota Financial Services
  • Lisa Crawford, managing director, Accenture
  • Steve Idoux, president + partner, Lockton Dunning Benefits
  • Lawrencina Mason Oramalu, managing director of center for student leadership, Texas Woman's University, Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership
  • Ashley Miller, diversity programs manager, Goldman Sachs
  • Briana Torres, director for healthcare providers, Microsoft
  • Claire Walters, senior vice president human resources, Private Health Management
  • Tamera Woodard, vice president/associate general counsel, AT&T

Western Region Board

  • Jenny Dinh Safransky, founder, head of partnerships and talent management, JDS Projects Chair
  • Camille Rustia, business affairs executive, Apple TV+ Vice Chair
  • Jana Augsberger, SVP, content & innovation, Filmaka
  • Meghan Birmingham Leader, executive vice president, head of transaction banking, corporate and commercial banking bank of the west, BNP Paribas
  • Tara Crimin, regional client manager, entertainment/media industry, Clarative
  • Jeanne Elfant Festa, co-president, White Horse Pictures
  • Brieanne Gershick, , managing director, strategy and consulting, health industry, Accenture
  • Jessica Goodman, entertainment executive
  • Beth Helmstetter, creative director, Beth Helmstetter Events | founder, The Good Beginning
  • Brittany A. Hveem, head of business affairs, Originals, Hulu
  • Liz O'Connor, founder and managing director, Element Growth Management
  • Amanda Silverman, entrepreneur & philanthropist
  • Stephanie Streeter, vice president music, AXS (part of AEG)
  • Helen Textor, director, program management; diversity, equity & inclusion, Google
  • Deborah Thomas, senior vice president, entertainment publicity, NBCU
  • Kendra Tyler, sr. manager, talent development partner, west region, Tory Burch
  • Alissa Vradenburg, managing partner, Untitled Entertainment
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