SPOTLIGHTS

Patricia O’Connell died on January 23, 2019, in Manhattan. Pat was president from 1992-1993 and received the Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes and celebrates an individual who has demonstrated loyalty, outstanding service and unselfish devotion to NYWICI ...
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One of the brightest, most inventive minds in media, Beth Feldman is an industry renowned executive with more than 20 years in public relations, marketing and branding, social media, talent relations, event planning, crisis communications and public speaking. The brains ...
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Georgia Galanoudis guides the Media practice at HIMSS ensuring there’s a platform to showcase diverse thought and a variety of voices to help inform, empower and activate members of the healthcare ecosystem. Prior to joining HIMSS, Georgia managed marketing solution ...
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Rahel Rasu is Global Chief Communications Officer for IPG Mediabrands. In her role, Rahel is responsible for driving internal and external communications strategy for the global media agency network, with responsibility over corporate brand and reputation management, thought leadership, media ...
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Alexandra Cantor Owens, Senior Account Executive at Kellen, a global professional ‎services firm that manages NYWICI, became our executive director in September 2020. Prior to joining Kellen, she spent most of her career as executive director of the American ‎Society ...
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Communications, branding and media expert Gabrielle Gambrell most recently served as the Vice President and Head of Marketing & Communications at Barnard College of Columbia University, the most selective institution in the U.S. devoted to empowering extraordinary women. Reporting to ...
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Sheereen M. Russell is a seasoned media executive and currently Group Vice President of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships for Inclusion Audiences for both OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and the larger Discovery portfolio. In her current role, Ms. Russell is ...
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Dustee Tucker Jenkins is a seasoned leader with almost two decades of experience in communications, media relations, executive positioning, government affairs,community relations and reputation management. She currently serves as the Global Head of Communications for Spotify, the world’s most popular ...
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Singleton Beato is the Global Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer at McCann Worldgroup, where she is responsible for designing and leading strategic initiatives that increase organizational capacity, innovation and growth. With over 25 years of experience as an accomplished executive, ...
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The NBCUniversal News Group stands out among the competition by using a formula of accuracy, expertise, and timeliness. From NBC News to MSNBC to CNBC, these credible and trustworthy brands combine unique storytelling capabilities and an unmatched team of journalists ...
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Lesley Stahl is one of America’s most honored and experienced broadcast journalists. Her rich career has been marked by political scoops, investigations, surprising features and award-winning foreign reporting, a body of work that won her the Lifetime Achievement Emmy in ...
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Dyllan McGee, a 2014 Matrix Award honoree, is a two-time Emmy and du-Pont-Columbia Journalism Award-winning filmmaker as well as the founder and executive producer of McGee Media, a documentary film company dedicated to producing content that inspires a more fair ...
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