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Every day, around the world, members of the Licensing International team are working to serve the global licensing community in a variety of different roles. 

Awards Committee

Steven Heller (Chairperson)
President & Founder, The Brand Liaison LLC

Gisela Abrams (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Sol Armada
Director, Retail Strategy & Development, Global Themed Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery

Jay Asher
Partner, Brandgenuity

Debra Joester
President & Owner, The Joester Loria Group

Jason Korfine
Partner, Licensing Street LLC

Deidre Manna Yoshioka
Director of Licensing, Cactus and Pearl

David Pérez Balaguer
TheMadMan™, NO GROUP

Debra Restler
SVP, Business Development & Marketing, Beanstalk

Steve Scebelo
President, NFL Players Inc.

Warren Schorr
Vice President Business Development & Global Licensing, Crayola

Justin Watson
Managing Director, Asembl Brands

Miki Yamamoto
Senior Vice President, IMG

Executive Committee

Steve Scebelo (Chairperson)
President, NFL Players Inc.

Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Foundation Fundraising Committee

Roz Nowicki (Chairperson)

Rebecca Tatlock (Vice Chairperson)
VP Business Development, Games & Emerging Media
Paramount

Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Liza Abrams
Senior Vice President, Manufacturer Representation and Brand Central Insights, The Brand Central Group

Cecilia Ferrini
Consumer Products Director, Paramount

Sarah Hurley
President & CEO, Sarah Hurley Brands

Ted Larkins
SVP Global Licensing, Octane5

Cindy Levitt

Joseph Tate
President, Tate & Co Licensing

Janice Varney-Hamlin
CEO, Marketing Immersion

Hall of Fame & Rising Star Event Committee

Veronica Hart (Co-Chairperson)
EVP, Global Franchise Planning, Paramount Consumer Products & Experiences

Ivonne Feliciano (Co-Chairperson)
Associate Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, LATAM, Beanstalk

Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Sarah Cummins
Founder, Cashmere Ventures

Carolann Dunn
VP Licensing, Warner Bros. Discovery

Debra Restler
SVP, Business Development & Marketing, Beanstalk

Steve Scebelo
President, NFL Players Inc.

IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity & Accessibility) Committee

Jamie Stevens (Chairperson)
EVP Worldwide Consumer Products, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Bil Bertini

Krystyna Braxton

Anita Castellar
CEO, FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management

Carolyn D’Angelo
President of Laura Ashley & Managing Director, Brands at Gordon Brothers

Marsha Forde
Director, Global Inclusion, Diversity & Talent Development at WildBrain

Josh Goodstadt
Chief Commercial Officer, THINK450

Brandi Hammons
Director of Marketing, BoxLunch

Janet Hsu
Former CEO, Horizon Group USA

Todd Kaufman
Vice President Of Strategy & Partnerships, Beanstalk

Cindy Levitt

Maggie Matthews
Vice President, OP Games

John McGill
Director of Brand Partnerships, American Mensa

Roz Nowicki

Ashley Phanor
Senior Manager, Licensing & Consumer Products, U.S. Soccer Federation

Inky Son
Chief of Staff & SVP Strategy, Licensing at National Basketball Players Association

Rebecca Tatlock
VP, Business Development, Games and Emerging Media, Paramount

Garry Wallace
Creator & Innovator, Dual Mind

Steven Wolfe Pereira
Chief Business Officer, 3PasStudios

Membership Committee

Krystyna Braxton (Chairperson)

Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Katri Chacona
Director, Brand Licensing, Global, Rovio Entertainment Corporation

Maria Janis
Senior Account Manager, IMC Licensing

Colin McLaughlin
VP, Licensing & Sales, Retail Monster LLC

Bill Patterson
Executive Vice President, Product Authentication, Octane5

Stuart Pollock
President, Segal Licensing

Stephanie Pottick
President, Legal Strategist, Pottick Law PC

New Revenue Committee

Bil Bertini (Chairperson)

Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Alexis Coyle Minogue
Strategic Partnerships & Business Development, New School

Donovan de Klerk

Michael Dresner
Partner & Co-Founder, Brand Squared Licensing

Francine Duncan
President Co-Founder, Farvision

Jed Ferdinand
Partner, Jed Ferdinand IP

Hiu Lee
Chief Marketing Officer, Horizon Group USA

Valerie Mitchell Johnston
VP & Deputy General Counsel, Sesame Workshop

Stuart Pollack
President, Segal Licensing

Natasha Tous
Head of Brand & Product Marketing, Vtech & Leapfrog

Brandi Unchester
Marketing Director, In-Store Bakery, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Sustainability Committee

Michelle McLaughlin (Chairperson)
CEO, Brand Activation Consulting

Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Faizan Bakali
President/COO, Mad Engine

Julie Brown
Senior Vice President, IMC Licensing

Angela Carrell
VP of Pre-production / Testing & Compliance, Mad Engine

Michael Dresner
Partner and co-Founder, Brand Squared Licensing

Andrew Engel
Licensing and Consumer Products Manager, NASCAR

Sebastien Guttman
Regional Senior Licensing Sales Manager, The Walt Disney Company

Hiu Lee
Chief Marketing Officer, Horizon Group USA

David Mamiye
Owner, Urban Attitudes

Tanya Mason
Manager Consumer and Ancillary Products at Sinking Ship Entertainment

Linda Morgenstern
Vice President, Brand Management, Beanstalk

Lizzy Newsome
Founder, CEO and Toy Curator, Kappa Toys

Beth Nock
Brand Marketing Director at King Features, a unit of Hearst

Etienne Rappaport
Sustainability Analyst, Mad Engine

Amandine Reid
Director of Production and Supply, Exquisite Gaming Ltd

Joel Satin
Founder & Managing Director, FiveOne Global LLC

Global Young Professionals Network (YPN) Committee

Ashton Fender (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Jess Ketterer (Vice-Staff Liaison)
Licensing International

Rebecca Barlow
Licensing Manager, Corus Entertainment

Matthieu Battini
Account & Business Development Director, Global Licensing Group

Calyx Clarkson
Licensing Administrator, Fanatics, Inc.

Phoebe Coles
Licensing Coordinator, Brandgenuity

Peter Cross
Account Director, Broad Street Licensing Group

Donovan de Klerk

Alana Dyer
Directory, Licensing & Promotions, Segal Licensing

Michiyo Hayashi
CEO & Founder, Brand Promise LLC

Marine Jochum
Licensing Manager, Toei Animation Europe

Dante’ Johnson
Senior Licensing Coordinator, Hard Goods, Major League Baseball Players Association

Stephanie Kupperman
CEO, Licensing 360

Curtis Matthews
Product Development, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Leyla Mojtahedi
Licensing Associate, Mattel Canada

Tonian Ortega
Global Brand Licensing Coordinator, Warner Music Experience

Minh-Vi Phan
International Senior Licensing Manager, Alpha Group

Max Pilcher
Consumer Products Coordinator, Mattel

Hannah Redler
Director of Retail & Sport, The Point.1888

Candice Shaw

Sydny Shoychet
Licensing Executive, Nelvana

Mathilde Steiner
Key Account Specialists / Lead Franchise Marvel, The Walt Disney Company

Olivia Wiggett
Commercial Manager, The Point.1888

Reyanne Auguste
LIM College

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