The People Behind
Licensing International
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. Here’s who they are:
Gisela Abrams
Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships
gabrams@licensing.org
212-244-1944, Ext. 117
Marty Brochstein
Senior Vice President, Industry Relations & Information
mbrochstein@licensing.org
212-244-1944, Ext. 117
Nicole Silberstein
Director of Communications & Events
nsilberstein@licensing.org
212-244-1944, Ext. 128
Chairperson
Jay Asher
Partner
Brandgenuity
Vice Chair
Steve Scebelo
President, NFL Players Inc.
NFL Players Association
Board of Directors
Liza Abrams
SVP Global Licensing & Marketing
Sakar International, Inc.
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas
Chief Commercial Officer
SYBO Games
Sol Armada
Sr Mgr, Sales & Retail Development
Warner Bros. Consumer Products
Juli Boylan
Global Franchise Development & Licensing Out
Spin Master Ltd.
David Diesendruck
President
Redibra
Omar Fajer
VP
Univision Communications, Inc.
Elias Fasja
President
Tycoon Enterprises
Sam Ferguson
VP, Global Licensing
Jazwares
Simo Hamalainen
CEO
Sidekick Simo
Alan Kravetz
President & COO
LMCA
Ed LaBay
VP, GMM
Hot Topic Inc
Vincent Leoni
Partner
Miller Kaplan
Valerie Mitchell Johnson
VP & Deputy General Councel
Sesame Workshop
Roz Nowicki
Head of Global Consumer Products and Franchise Marketing
Mattel, Inc.
Bill Patterson
Vice President
OpSec Security, Inc
Jason Sutton
VP
Polaroid
Steven Wolfe Pereira
CEO and Co-Founder
Encantos
Miki Yamamoto
Senior Vice President
IMG
Past Chairpeople
Cindy Levitt
2018-2020
Mad Engine
Ciaran Coyle
2016-2018
Electrolux Global Brand Licensing
Rick Van Brimmer
2014-2016
The Ohio State University
Maura Regan
2012-2014
Sesame Workshop
Christina Miller
2010-2012
Turner Sports and NBA Digital
Bernie Leifer
2008-2010
SGFootwear
Mark Matheny
2006-2008
Global Brands Group
Peter Van Raalte
2004-2006
Scholastic
Neil Friedman
2002-2004
Mattel, Inc.
Carole Francesca
2000-2002
Broad Street Licensing Group
Brian P. Hakan
1997-2000
Brian P. Hakan & Associates
Danny Simon
1995-1997
The Licensing Group Ltd.
Lois N. Sloane
1993-1995
SloaneVision Unlimited, Inc.
C. Woodrow Browne
1990-1993
Building Q
Jack Morrow
1988-1990
Applause Inc.
Jerrold Robinson
1985-1988
Pilgrim Sportswear, Inc.
Managing Directors
International Reps
Regional Ambassadors
CANADA
Stuart Pollock
President, Segal Licensing
CANADA
Caitlin Stephen
Mattell, Consumer Products, Sr. Licensing Associate-Hardlines, Canada
U.S. WEST COAST
Deidre Manna Yoshioka
Project Manager, International Events, Informa
U.S. WEST COAST
Marc Mostman
Partner, Striker Entertainment
U.S. WEST COAST
Shane Mang
Global Licensing Director, Spin Master
U.S. MID WEST
Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf
Principal, Project Partners Network, LLC
Fundraising Committee (of the Foundation)
Co-Chairperson:
Liz Abrams
SVP Global Licensing & Marketing
Sakar International, Inc.
Co-Chairperson:
Ted Larkins
Head of Business Development
Brainbase
Committee Member:
Juli Boylan
Global Head
Spin Master
Committee Member:
Roz Nowicki
Head of Global Consumer Products and Franchise Marketing
Mattel, Inc.
Staff Liaison:
Mary Verdegaal
IDEA (Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility)
Chairperson:
Jamie Stevens
EVP, Worldwide Consumer Products
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Committee Person:
Naz Amarchi-Cuevas
Chief Commercial Officer
SYBO Games
Committee Person:
Krystyna Braxton
Apparel Licensing Manager
NFL Players Association
Committee Person:
Anita Castellar
CEO
FanGirl Consulting & Brand Management, LLC
Committee Person:
Brandi Hammons
Director of Marketing
BoxLunch
Committee Person:
Janet Hsu
CEO
Horizon Group USA
Committee Person:
Todd Kaufman
Vice President, Business Development
Beanstalk
Committee Person:
Cindy Levitt
Senior Vice President
Mad Engine
Committee Person:
Maggie Matthews
VP
USAopoly
Committee Person:
Roz Nowicki
Head of Global Consumer Products and Franchise Marketing
Mattel, Inc.
Committee Person:
Steven Wolfe Pereira
CEO
Encantos
Staff Liaison:
Maura Regan
Committee Person:
Gary Wallace
Founder
GWALLDESIGN
Education
Chairperson:
Neal Rudge
Partner
Pacific Licensing Studio Pte. Ltd.
Chairperson:
Leigh Ann Schwarzkopf
Co-Founder
Project Partners Network
Staff Liaison:
Mary Brochstein
Executive
Chairperson:
Chairperson of the Board
Cindy Levitt
SVP Licensing
Mad Engine
Staff Liaison:
Maura Regan
Hall of Fame
Chairperson:
Vice Chairman of the Board
Jay Asher
Partner
Brandgenuity
Staff Liaison:
Mary Verdegaal
International Strategic Planning
Chairperson:
Cindy Levitt
SVP Licensing
Mad Engine
Staff Liason:
Gisela Abrams
Marketing and Membership
Co-Chairperson:
Marc Mostman
Partner
Striker Entertainment
Co-Chairperson:
Bill Patterson
Vice President
OpSec Security, Inc
Staff Liaisons:
Sharon Weisman
Nicole Silberstein
Marilu Corpus
President, Click! Licensing Asia
Ted Larkins
Head of Business Development, Brainbase
Joanne Loria
COO/Executive Vice President, The Joester Loria Group
Eric Morse
SVP, Content Partnerships and GM, Global Licensing, Redbubble, Inc.
Maca Rotter
CEO, Panaderia Licensing and Marketing
Marc Schneider
CFO & COO, Beanstalk
We are happy to introduce our new Inventor Liaison, Brian Fried.
Brian will act as a resource for the independent inventor and the licensing industry to educate, connect and/or match new innovative products with new and/or established brands.
How can he help?
• If you are an inventor with an idea or product invention exploring brand property licensing or product licensing to earn royalties-reach out for Product development, invention help through stages from idea to reality.
• If you are a Licensing Agent or Rep, direct inventors at early stages of invention to Brian for guidance.
• If you are a Brand, connect if you are scouting for new products to present as additions to product or brand extensions.