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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New York Women in Communications members are known for their drive, ambition, and creative impact. Among them is Kate White, NYWICI’s 2003 Matrix Award recipient, former Cosmopolitan editor-in-chief, and New York Times bestselling author of nineteen mystery and thriller novels, ...

Julianna D’Urzo is a seasoned media professional with experience spanning broadcast, digital, and commercial content. From launching network shows at CNN and NewsNation to producing campaigns for global brands including Pepsi, Sephora, and the NHL ...

SPOTLIGHT: MEAGHAN O'ROURKE Digital Content Senior Manager at Wolters Kluwer Written by Sophia Kenny Meaghan O’Rourke has never been afraid to follow her curiosity. It’s taken her through arts nonprofits, healthcare, sales, and now corporate tech, and along the way, ...

SPOTLIGHT: ERIKA SPEED Director, Live Programming, Forbes Erika is an award-winning events leader with a proven record of concepting and producing impactful corporate and social experiences at Forbes and beyond. Her success is fueled by deep industry expertise, boundless creativity, and ...

SPOTLIGHT: ALYSSA BERNSTEIN Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications, TelevisaUnivision Alyssa Bernstein is an award-winning communications executive whose career spans leading global media companies, steering reputation strategy and enterprise communications through transformation and growth. As Senior Vice President of Corporate ...

Julia Chappell’s connection to New York Women in Communications began long before she ever imagined joining the board. As a student at Hofstra University, she attended an NYWICI event featuring Joanna Coles, past Matrix Awards honoree and the editor and ...