The Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of leading industry executives representing the media industry as well as advertising and public relations.
Executive Committee
JUDI LOPEZ
Chairperson
EVP, Distribution & Content Strategy
Hallmark Media
MICHAEL BIARD
Vice Chair
President, Operations and
Distribution
FOX
JONATHAN SICHEL
Secretary
EVP, General Counsel
Hallmark Media
SCOTT WEISS
Founder & Chairman Emeritus
President & CEO
Speakeasy
ANDY TOPPING
Vice Chair
SVP, Human Resources
Comcast Communications, Inc.
BRIAN VAUGHT
EVP, Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
Publicis Media
YVETTE MILEY
First Vice Chair
Senior Vice President
NBCUniversal & MSNBC
SEAN GUPTA
Treasurer
SVP, Streaming Strategy at Paramount+ & Pluto TV
Paramount
JOSEPHINE PAMPHILE
President & CEO
T. Howard Foundation
Directors
MICHELE BARNEY
President, Affiliate Distribution
Warner Bros. Discovery
ALEXANDRA CARLIN
Vice President, Communications
Hearst
LORI CONKLING
Global Head of Partnerships
YouTube TV
ROBERT E. FREEMAN
Partner, Co-Chair Tech, Media
& Telecom Group
Member, Sports Group
Proskauer
WILLIAM KOENIG
President, Global Content &
Media Distribution
National Basketball Association
SCOTT MILLER
EVP of Distribution
Warner Bros. Discovery
CHRIS PEÑA
SVP, Local Medial News
Univision Communications Inc.
ROB THUN
Chief Content Officer
DIRECTV
LYNN BEALL
EVP & Chief Operating
Officer, Media Operations
TEGNA, Inc.
ANN CARLSEN
Founder & CEO
Carlsen Resources, Inc.
TONYA CORNILEUS
VP, Development, Inclusion & Wellness
ESPN HR
KENNY GERSH
EVP, Business Development
Major League Baseball
MICHAL LOCKER
National Managing Principal for Technology, Media & Telecom Industry, Deloitte Consulting
Deloitte
TOM MONTEMAGNO
EVP, Programming Acquisition
Charter Communications
YUSUF TAYOB
Group Chief Executive – Accenture Operations
Accenture
DAVID ZAGIN
President of Distribution
A+E Networks
CHRISTINE BRAGAN
VP, Corporate Marketing & Communications
AMC Networks
ANGELA CHENG-CIMINI
SVP, Talent & CHRO
Harvard Business Publishing
ROSALYN DURANT
SVP of Operations for Walt Disney World Resort
ESPN & Walt Disney World Resort
RAY HOPKINS
President, U.S. Networks Distribution
Paramount
ERIN L. MCPHERSON
VP, Head of Content and Partnerships
Verizon
MICHAEL PALMER
Chief Information Security Officer
Hearst
AISHA THOMAS-PETIT
Chief People & Diversity Officer
AMC Networks