NYWICI’s Member Spotlights celebrate the extraordinary women who make our community so powerful. This feature shines a light on members who are driving impact across communications, marketing, advertising, and public relations—leaders, innovators, and changemakers whose stories inspire and elevate us all.

Through these profiles, we showcase the diverse talent, career journeys, and perspectives that define NYWICI. From breakthrough achievements to hard-earned insights, each spotlight offers a meaningful look into the experiences shaping today’s communications landscape.

Whether you’re seeking inspiration, new connections, or fresh perspectives from industry leaders, Member Spotlights give you direct access to the voices and stories that move our profession—and our community—forward.

SPOTLIGHT: ANNIE SCRANTON

SPOTLIGHT: ANNIE SCRANTON

There’s a certain kind of woman who doesn’t wait to be handed the room. She builds it. Annie Scranton is exactly that woman. Founder of Pace Public Relations, adjunct professor at NYU, published author and one of the most clear ...
SPOTLIGHT: TIGIST KETEMA

SPOTLIGHT: TIGIST KETEMA

One thing about NYWICI members is that we refuse to accept the status quo. That’s especially true for Tigist Ketema, who has spent her career noticing what doesn’t exist for women like her, and building it herself ...
SPOTLIGHT: ERIKA SPEED

SPOTLIGHT: ERIKA SPEED

Some people spend a lifetime searching for a career that truly fulfills them. For Erika Speed, however, creativity has always been at the center of the work she was meant to do. “I’ve always been a creative person at heart, ...
SPOTLIGHT: Judith Harrison

SPOTLIGHT: Judith Harrison

After a decades-long career in communications, culture, and DEI leadership, including serving as President of New York Women in Communications (2018–2020) and earning a Matrix Award in 2021, Judith Harrison seems to have done it all. Now, after shaping the ...
SPOTLIGHT: Vanessa Esparza

SPOTLIGHT: Vanessa Esparza

Vanessa Esparza is partner and head of people and administration at Gladstone Place Partners, a strategic and financial communications firm in New York City. She also serves as board president of Exhale to Inhale, a nonprofit that empowers survivors of ...
SPOTLIGHT: Mary Lou Quinlan

SPOTLIGHT: Mary Lou Quinlan

Mary Lou Quinlan: A Career Built in Chapters, Not a Straight Line: CEO. Performer. Writer. Advocate for Women. All are accurate ways to describe Mary Lou Quinlan. None of them tells the whole story. Daughter. Mentor. Artist. Listener ...

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