Our Team
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
Ashton Fender (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Sol Armada
Director, Retail Strategy & Development, Global Themed Entertainment, Warner Bros. Discovery
Jay Asher
Partner, Brandgenuity
David Born
CEO, Born Licensing
Debra Joester
President & Owner, The Joester Loria Group
Jason Kletzky
Founder & President, Collaborations Licensing
Deidre Manna Yoshioka
Andrew Neerdaels
Dimensional Branding Group
David Pérez Balaguer
TheMadMan™, NO GROUP
Richard Pink
MD, Pink Key Licensing
Debra Restler
SVP, Business Development & Marketing, Beanstalk
Warren Schorr
Justin Watson
Managing Director & Co- Founder, Asembl Brands
Miki Yamamoto
Senior Vice President, IMG
Zina Zegans
Executive Vice President of Lifestyle, Authentic Brands Group
Access & Opportunity Committee
Jamie Stevens (Chairperson)
EVP Worldwide Consumer Products, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Mandy Bardisbanian
EVP, Licensing & Retail Development, Striker Entertainment
Bil Bertini
SVP, Head of Licensing & Brand Partnerships, Iconic Artists Group
Krystyna Braxton
Director – Retail Licensing (CPG) & New Platforms, Go To Foods
Anita Castellar
CEO, FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management
Carolyn D’Angelo
Senior Managing Director, Brand Operations at Gordon Brothers
Marsha Forde
VP of People | HR Strategy & Development VP, OKT
Josh Goodstadt
Chief Commercial Officer, THINK450
Brandi Hammons
Head of Marketing, The Americas POP MART
Todd Kaufman
Vice President Of Strategy & Partnerships, Beanstalk
Cindy Levitt
Mary Lewis
UK Retail Manager, Penguin Random House
Maggie Matthews
SVP Licensing at USAOPOLY
John McGill
Director of Brand Partnerships, American Mensa
Roz Nowicki
Global Head of Consumer Products, Miraculous Corp.
Ashley Phanor
Inky Son
Chief of Staff & SVP Strategy, Licensing at National Basketball Players Association
Rebecca Tatlock
VP of Global Licensing (Business Development and Client Management), IMG
Vivian Velasco
President, Pacific Swell Brands
Garry Wallace
Creator & Innovator, Dual Mind
Kristi Wasmer
Chief Retail Strategist, KW Retail Solutions Consulting
Steven Wolfe Pereira
CEO, Alpha & Co.
Executive Committee
Veronica Hart (Chairperson)
Board Member / Strategy & Commercial Head Advisor, RWS Global
Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Foundation Fundraising Committee
Rebecca Tatlock (Chairperson)
VP of Global Licensing (Business Development and Client Management), IMG
Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Lisa Berlin Wright
Head of Licensing, Bonkers Toys
Cecilia Ferrini
Sr Manager Hardlines, USA Soccer Federation
Ted Larkins
SVP Global Licensing, Octane5
Allie Lort
VP of Business Development, Brandgenuity
Gerilynn Maria
Director of Licensing & Brand Management, Tetris
Michelle McLaughlin
CEO, Brand Activatin Consulting
Amber Sheppo
VP, Consumer Products & Partnerships, Legendary Entertainment
Hall of Fame & Rising Star Event Committee
Veronica Hart (Co-Chairperson)
Board Member / Strategy & Commercial Head Advisor, RWS Global
Ivonne Feliciano (Co-Chairperson)
Associate Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, LATAM, Beanstalk
Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Debra Restler
SVP, Business Development & Marketing, Beanstalk
Warren Schorr
Membership Committee
Krystyna Braxton
Director – Retail Licensing (CPG) & New Platforms, Focus Brands
Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Katri Chacona
Director, Brand Licensing, Global, Rovio Entertainment Corporation
Christa Cole
IP Counsel, Mayer Brown
Maria Janis
Licensing Manager, Chiquita
Gerilynn Maria
Director of Licensing & Brand Management, Tetris
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 (Co-Chairperson)
SVP, Head of Licensing & Brand Partnerships, Iconic Artists Group
Holly Rawlinson (Co-Chairperson)
Partnerships, Licensing, Retail, Click Media
Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Lee Allentuck
Founder, Raising Nerd
Francine Duncan
President Co-Founder, Farvision
Jed Ferdinand
Partner and Co-Chair of IP Group, Meister Seelig & Fein
Hiu Lee
CEO & Founder, Amplify Collaborative
Milin Shah
Chief Revenue Officer & General Counsel, Issac Morris & CultureFly
Johanna Sullivan
Sustainability Committee
Hiu Lee (Chairperson)
CEO & Founder, Amplify Collaborative
Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Julie Brown
Senior Vice President, IMC Licensing
Angela Carrell
VP of Pre-production / Testing & Compliance, Mad Engine
Ester Fonseca-Patriarco
Sustainability Manager, NASCAR
Andrew Kwan
Executive Vice President, Maxx Group
Cole McGinnis
Director, Licensing and Consumer Products, NASCAR
Michelle McLaughlin
CEO, Brand Activation Consulting
Linda Morgenstern
Licensing Consultant, Co-Chair Programming Subcommittee
Beth Nock
Brand Marketing Specialist & Franchise Builder , Golden Link inc.
Joel Satin
General manager, Trusted Influence
Co-Chair Programming Subcommittee
Robert Strand
Partner, The Blake Project
Global Young Professionals Network (YPN) Committee
Ashton Fender (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Jess Ketterer
Marketing Manager, Marquee Brands
Rebecca Barlow
Licensing Manager, Corus Entertainment
Matthieu Battini
EMEA Sales Director, Global Licensing Group
Calyx Clarkson
Licensing Administrator, Fanatics, Inc.
Phoebe Coles
Licensing Execcutive, West Ham United
Peter Cross
Account Director, Broad Street Licensing Group
Donovan de Klerk
Ignite Licensing Limited
Sarah Dickson
Senior Licensing Coordinator, Mattel
Corinne Duckworth
Commercial Executive, Dreamtex Ltd
Alana Dyer
Michiyo Hayashi
CEO & Founder, Brand Promise LLC
Marine Jochum
Licensing Manager, Toei Animation Europe
Dante’ Johnson
Manager, Product & Licensing, Fanatics
Tu Minh Loisel
Junior Licensing Manager, Pokemon
Curtis Matthews
Product Development, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Leyla Mojtahedi
Licensing Associate, Mattel Canada
Tonian Ortega
Brand Manager, The Joester Loria Group
Minh-Vi Phan
Category Manager Toys & Hardlines, NBCUniversal
Max Pilcher
Consumer Products Coordinator, Mattel
Hannah Redler
VP Brand Licensing and Retail Development, Retail Monster
Candice Shaw
Sr. Sales Manager, Licensing, Earthbound
Sydny Shoychet
Licensing Executive, Nelvana
Mathilde Steiner
Key Account Specialists / Lead Franchise Marvel, The Walt Disney Company
Olivia Wiggett
Licensing Manager, Jazwares
Sadie Wright
Creative Product Development Executive, BBC Studios
Reyanne Auguste
Influencer & Community Management, ELF Beauty