MEMBER SPOTLIGHTS

SPOTLIGHT: RAHEL RASU
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 ...

SPOTLIGHT: DUSTEE JENKINS
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 ...

SPOTLIGHT: SINGLETON BEATO
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, ...

SPOTLIGHT: LINDA DESCANO
Linda Descano, CFA®, is a past president of New York Women in Communications and currently serves as the organization’s Vice President of Strategic Planning. Linda’s day job is as Executive Vice President at Havas PR ...

SPOTLIGHT: CHELSEA ORCUTT
Chelsea Orcutt is the Vice President of High School Programming for New York Women in Communications and a member of the B2B Operations team at Betterment, the largest independent online financial advisor ...

SPOTLIGHT: ASHLEY MILES
Ashley is a life-long status quo challenger. Ashley is President of New York Women In Communications and most recently served as the Global Chief Business Officer at Thrive Global, reporting directly to Founder/CEO Arianna Huffington, leading worldwide sales, marketing and ...

SPOTLIGHT: LAURA BRUSCA
An accomplished and award-winning communications executive, Laura exerts influence that shapes the modern-day narrative at one of the world’s most-storied media brands. She has nearly a dozen years of significant corporate communications/reputation management experience, gleaned from in-house and agency roles, ...

SPOTLIGHT: LESLIE HUNT
Leslie Ann Hunt is the director of graduate programs for The Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College where she oversees recruiting, admissions, academic advisement and career management for graduate programs in Corporate Communication, Arts Administration, Industrial/Organizational Psychology ...

SPOTLIGHT: ANGELA MORRIS
Angela Morris is a content strategist who has worked in both the news and marketing worlds for over a decade ...

SPOTLIGHT: SARAH LYNCH
Sarah Lynch is a sophomore at Marist College majoring in Communications with concentrations in Journalism and Public Relations. In 2017, as a senior at Communications High School in N.J., Sarah won a foundation scholarship from NYWICI ...

SPOTLIGHT: LESLIE PITTERSON
As Vice President of Communications for US Media at Nielsen, Leslie Pitterson oversees integrated campaigns and media relations supporting the company’s digital shift, including its digital products and clients. Recently, she led the announcements for the inclusion of Hulu and ...

SPOTLIGHT: HALLE BERRY
Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry continues to break down barriers with a multitude of critically acclaimed, diverse roles and continued success at the box office. For her brilliant performance in MONSTER’S BALL, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, ...