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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

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