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
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
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)
Maria Ungaro (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Liz Abrams
Senior Vice President, Manufacturer Representation and Brand Central Insights, The Brand Central Group
Sarah Hurley
President & CEO, Sarah Hurley Brands
Ted Larkins
SVP Global Licensing, Octane5
Cindy Levitt
Rebecca Tatlock
VP Business Development, Games & Emerging Media
Paramount
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
New Revenue Committee
Holly Rawlinson (Chairperson)
GM Business Development, Spirit Halloween & Spencer Gifts
Maura Regan (Staff Liaison)
Licensing International
Bill Bertini
Hiu Lee
Chief Marketing Officer, Horizon Group USA
Valerie Mitchell Johnston
VP & Deputy General Counsel, Sesame Workshop
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 at IMC Licensing
Angela Carrell
VP of Pre-production / Testing & Compliance, Mad Engine
Donovan de Klerk
Global Licensing Manager at Exquisite Gaming Ltd
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
Beth Nock
Brand Marketing Director at King Features, a unit of Hearst
Joel Satin
Founder & Managing Director, FiveOne Global LLC
Mikayla Vincent
Sustainability Specialist, Mad Engine