Folio: and Admonsters are pleased to announce the 2020 Class of Top Women in Media! You’re invited to join the festivities as we celebrate over 100 leaders who have made a lasting impact on their brands, organizations and markets—spotlighting the diversity and progress of our industry. Hear about the creativity and achievements of your incredible colleagues from Meredith, Dotdash, TIME, Bloomberg, ESPN and more.
For general questions about the Top Women in Media Awards or for assistance in registering, contact Jessica Dombrowski at jdombrowski@accessintel.com or 203-899-8436.
2020 LIFETIME EMPOWERMENT & ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONOREE
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Vicci Rose
Vice President, Chief Revenue OfficerUs WeeklyWith nearly 41 years of experience in the media industry, Vicci Rose has established a legacy of success at some of the most high-profile companies and brands. Her resume includes stints at Condé Nast and Hearst Magazines, and for the past 20 years she has devoted her career to Us Weekly at Wenner Media and AMI. Jann Wenner, founder of Rolling Stone and former owner of Us Weekly, credits her success as a leader to her “grit, competitive spirit and tenacity.”
2020 CATALYST AWARD HONOREE
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Lynda Mann
VP of CommerceDigital TrendsLynda Mann is the definition of a catalyst. In her first year at Digital Trends, she grew the company’s revenue by 74% year-over-year. And for an encore, in 2019, she more than doubled that success, growing revenues by 162% year-over-year.
Honorees
Change-makers
Women who’ve successfully altered the course of their brands or the industry for the better.
Sylvia Banderas
Chief Brand & Revenue OfficerHello & Hola Media Inc.Carol Brooks
Editorial Director,The Women's GroupBauer Media Group USAJessica Cole
Chief Executive OfficerBecker's HealthcareAmy Conway
Editor in Chief, Health, NYCMeredith CorporationAmanda Dameron
Head of ContentTastemadeJennifer Darling
Editor in Chief, Allrecipes Magazine, NYCMeredith CorporationEleanor Bell Fox
Creative Director & Head of VideoAtlantic Re:thinkAnna Hoffman
Executive Creative DirectorApartment Therapy MediaAileen Hough
Vice President, Audience DevelopmentCSC PublishingLivia Kent
Managing EditorPsychotherapy NetworkerBecky Koontz
Director of ProgrammaticSpark FoundryChristina Lovullo
Creative Services DirectorActive Interest MediaNatasha Lunn
Visuals Director, Airbnb MagazineHearstSharon Profis
Executive Editor & Senior Director of ContentCNETLynn Schlesinger
Chief Marketing OfficerForbesErin Skarda
Digital Editor5280 Publishing, IncNoelle Skodzinski
Editorial DirectorCannabis Business TimesBeth Tomkiw
Chief Content Officer of Taste of Home and Enthusiast BrandsTrusted Media Brands- Taste of HomeKate Watts
PresidentAtlantic 57Corporate Champions
Women who’ve steered their companies into new markets, new opportunities, new audiences, and strong, measurable growth.
Julia Beizer
Chief Product OfficerBloomberg MediaMelissa Berger
SVP, Connections & StrategyDigitasRebecca Capparelli
Vice President of PromotionsGannettKelley Damore
Chief Content OfficerTechTargetAdele Durham
VP EventsHaymarket Media, Inc.Elizabeth Ecker
Director of Custom ContentAging Media NetworkLaura Gentile
SVP, MarketingESPNKrystyn Price Harrell
Director of Talent RelationsComplex NetworksPamela Ibarra
Vice President, Platform DevelopmentIndex ExchangeRhiannon James
Group PresidentQuestexClaudine Kiffer
Editorial DirectorHarborsideJennifer Laws
Vice President of SalesHousingWireMaryRay Lombardo
VP, Digital Sales, ChicagoMeredith CorporationFinola McDonnell
Chief Communications and Marketing OfficerFinancial TimesSusanne Mei
Senior Vice President, CBS News DigitalCBS InteractiveMaria Miller
Director, Conferences & EventsGIE MediaAnne Marie Moebes
PublisherTravel Market ReportSusan Parkes
SVP, Entertainment Brand Marketing and CommunicationsMeredith CorporationRonak Patel
SVP of Marketing, Creative Services, Research, and PRTrusted Media BrandsNikki Pirrello
Associate Group PublisherPensions & Investments/Crain CommunicationsStefanie Rapp
Chief Revenue OfficerBleacher ReportCarrie Roeder
Senior Director, Marketing & OperationsAthlon OutdoorsAndrea Rowan
GM - Head of excelerateexcelerateCece Ryan
SVP/PublisherPEOPLEKristy Schafer
VP AmericasPermutiveJillian Schulz
VP, Account StrategyDotdashDara Such
VP of Market Development, Group PublisherTechTargetKatie Weber
PresidentQuartzAshley Wheeler
VP, Account ManagementRubicon ProjectAmanda Wolfe
Sr. Director of Content Strategy, Meredith’s Health & Parenting, NYCMeredith CorporationEntrepreneurs
Women who’ve launched or rebuilt brands or companies and continue to work tirelessly towards their success.
Donnyale Ambrosine
Editor-in-ChiefCulturs Global Multicultural Magazine for cross cultural identityDeborah Brandt
Owner & Creative DirectorFig IndustriesJean Ellen Cowgill
GM of QuickTake and Global Head of Strategy and Business Development, Bloomberg DigitalBloomberg MediaValerie Jennings
CEOJennings Social Media & MarTechIzzie Lerer
Founder, Chief Creative OfficerThe DodoTara Low
Editor-in-ChiefGuitar Girl MagazineTiffany MItchell
Owner/PublisherLas Vegas Baby MagazineTina Mulqueen
CEO/FounderKindred PR & Et al.Fabi Preslar
President and OwnerSPARK PublicationsLeora Schachter
Vice President of Digital ProductsTrusted Media BrandsKatie Schuele
CCO, Co-FounderboostrMarilyn Schutz
Founder and PresidentBig Deal Media/Marketing Projects, Inc.Dawn Chafe & Tonia Sheridan
Co-ownersAtlantic Business MagazineAlana Snyder
Publisher605 MagazineLindsay Stewart
CEO and Co-Founder, StringrStringrLisa Sugar
Founder, PresidentPOPSUGARKara Vavrosky
Co-Founder and Chief Content OfficerToday's RDHLeonora Wiener
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating OfficerConsumer ReportsStephanie Wilson
Editor in ChiefSensi MediaIndustry Trailblazers
Women of all ranks who’ve had an exceptional impact on the direction of their industry in ways that are measurable beyond just their own companies.
Amy DuBois Barnett
Senior Vice President and General Manager of BET DigitalBET NetworksLauren Bertolini
Chief Product OfficerThe Daily BeastEllen Carpenter
Editorial DirectorInk PublishingLeila Cobo
Editor - Nexos MagazineInkSandra Escallon
Cultural WriterMy Lifestyle MagazineCassandra Farrington
Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Marijuana Business DailyMarijuana Business DailySusan Goldberg
Editorial Director of National Geographic PartnersNational Geographic PartnersSara Grimaldi
Vice President, Data Strategy & AnalyticsFullscreenMichelle Kim
Vice President of Business Intelligence and AnalyticsTrusted Media BrandsJennifer Polland
Executive Distribution EditorInsider Inc.Jessie Price
Editor in Chief, EatingWell, VTMeredith CorporationTracy Staton
Editor-in-Chief, FierceBiotech & FiercePharmaQuestexMotivators
Women who’ve made an extraordinary effort, and had an extraordinary impact, on the careers of their colleagues.
Katie Atwood
Chief Operating OfficerBecker's HealthcareSheeva Banton
VP of Sales, West CoastAdColonyKaty Chapel
VP, Integrated Marketing and Client ServicesFullscreenKelly Conniff
Executive EditorTIMENancy Daniels
Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & FactualDiscovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science ChannelAndrea Delbanco
Editor In Chief, TIME for Kids; Vice President, TIME EducationTIMEDeirdre Finnegan
VP/Group Publisher Southern Living & Coastal Living, NYCMeredith CorporationLisa Fitzpatrick
PresidentBloomberg Tax & AccountingJoetta Gobell
VP, Research & InsightsDotdashNicole Johnson
Management SupervisorMedia LogicDara Kapoor
Executive Editor, Health.comMeredith CorporationBonnie Kintzer
CEO of Trusted Media BrandsTrusted Media BrandsFawn Lopez
Publisher and Vice PresidentCrain CommunicationsAllison Lowery
Director of Food Studios, BirminghamMeredith CorporationKate Nelson
Editor-in-ChiefArtful LivingNicole Pelaez-Dandrea
VP, Audience EngagementESPNAlyson Rosen
Senior Vice President of Group SalesInkSandy Silverbush
Director, Creative SolutionsThe AtlanticKelly Vucovich
Principal & Founder360 Media DirectUp and Comers
Women on the rise, making their mark, even at the early stages of their careers.
Amanda Berg
Director of Paid AcquisitionSmartAssetNatalie Chang
Senior EditorAtlantic Re:thinkNatalie Craig
Managing EditorOEM Magazine / PMMI Media GroupKaitee Daley
Senior Director, Social MediaESPNAlisha Powell Gillis
Senior EditorRoute FiftyAbby Jackson
Sr. Director, Client ServicesFullscreenTaylor Jackson
Strategic Campaign ManagerActive Interest MediaKristen Desmond LeFevre
Associate Editor, The KeyKappa Kappa GammaAlana Hope Levinson
Deputy EditorMEL MagazineLisa Lok
Associate Art Director, Airbnb MagazineHearstLane Lytle
Special Projects Manager at TIMETIMEMonique O. Madan
Immigration and Enterprise ReporterThe Miami HeraldEllie Martin-Cliffe
Deputy Editor DigitalTrusted Media BrandsSara McCauley
Digital Marketing CoordinatorHoroscope.com Inc.Abigail Murphy
Account Executive - Venture PartnershipsTIMEIvy Odom
Host of Southern Living’s Hey Y’all, BirminghamMeredith CorporationChristina Park
Sr. Social Media Manager, Martha Stewart LivingMeredith CorporationTracy Rivas
Vice President, DevelopmentOmedaKaty Stovall
Director, Online MarketingMeredith CorporationJess Swanson
American Way Senior EditorInkEmily Szink
EVP of MediaFreightWavesKatie Thorpe
Associate ProducerHouse of Highlights // Bleacher ReportMargo Vieceli
Senior Director of Operations and Key AccountsBecker's HealthcareMirabella El Baze Villanueva
Senior StrategistBloomberg MediaTracy Yeung
Head of Programmatic PlatformsBloomberg MediaProgram Advertising
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