A Fortified Board for a Fortified Mission

Equality is hard workamp160 We should knowamp160 She Runs It formerly AWNYamp160has been striving for gender equality for more than 107 yearsamp160 Weamp8217ve run on the power of our membership and our hardworking board of directorsamp160 As a 501c3 notforprofit organization we rely on a fierce and fearless delegation of women and men to help us achieve our mission to pave the way for more women to lead at every level of marketing media and techWhen I stop to really ponder the language of our mission I am struck by the responsibility and the opportunity we have as an organizationamp160 The mission is as ambitious as it is preciseamp160 We know exactly what success looks like more women in leadership rolesThat is why the composition of our board of directors is so critical and why we are delighted to announce the addition of six new directorsamp160Michelle Aragon Senior Vice President Business Solutions Magna Globalamp160Catherine Davis Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Feeding America Angela Johnson US Head of Account Management Dentsu Aegis Networkamp160Lucia BallasTraynor Executive Vice President Client Partnerships Hemisphere Media Group Inc Beth Superfinamp160Senior Vice President Content Partnerships andamp160Product Marketing WarnerMediaamp160andamp160Maria Weaveramp160Chief Marketing Officer Comcast AdvertisingDescribing what she sees as the value of She Runs it to our industry and to individuals WarnerMediaamp8217s Beth Superfin said amp8220Itamp8217s proven that for the last 100 years the value of female networking mentorship crossgenerational connectionamp160and a home for our male allies continue to be as core to our industry and our needs as the everevolving people who make it tickamp160 Like anything you get what you put in and Iamp8217ve found in my own experience as a member 2018 working mother honoree mentoramp160and now board member that the platform and community is a pillar in our industry and something that every woman should take advantage ofamp160amp160As the advancement of women in our industry and beyond continues to grow at the highest levels so does the need to keep the conversation and support thrivingamp160 She Runs It will always be there to make sure it doesamp8221Describing her inspiration and goals for her tenure on the board Angela Johnson of Dentsu Aegis explainedamp160 amp8220I have always been a firm believer in the saying amp8216We women should lift as we riseamp8217 and have tried throughout my career to follow that goalamp160 Joining the board of She Runs It provides an amazing platform to continue and expand that missionamp160 Its diversity of members geographical footprint now expanding to the West Coast and the breadth of topics it tackles does so much to deliver its mission of helping women succeedamp160 With our parentsamp8217 generation living much longer yet needing care and the next generation also needing our help as they start their careers dealing with crippling education debt it sometimes feels like the women in my generation are literally holding it all togetheramp160 Providing help and support to the women stretched both ways as they navigate the messy middle is a particular passion of mineamp160 I hope to be able to bring programming ideas and energy to this topicamp8221We are extremely fortunate that these six women have agreed to join our already formidable board at this pivotal moment in our history when we are expanding across the country and across the full landscape of marketingamp160 They will help us enrich the programs and services we provide to our 4100 members including our mentoring program the industryamp8217s largest currently with 400 active pairs our loan relief benefit weamp8217ve donated more than half a million dollars to education loan relief networking events training our job bank and moreThe new directors join a board that includes Lisa Donohue Chief Executive Officer Publicis Spine Jill Kelly Chief Marketing Officer GroupM Sarah Personette Vice President Global Client Solutions Twitter Julie Rollauer Global Sales Skills Curriculum Manager Google Inc Phyllis Ehrlich Group Vice President Spectrum Reach Preferred Sheila Buckley former head of sales at Business Insider Dana Anderson Chief Transformation Officer MediaLink Priscilla Valls Vice President Agency Advertiser and Industry Relations Pandora Denise Colella Senior Vice President Advanced Advertising Products and Strategy NBCUniversal Julie Fleischer Senior Vice President Head of Customer Intelligence WW and Eva Press US Group Lead Consumer Packaged Goods and HealthcareTo quote Margaret Meade quotNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the worldquotamp160 This defines our boardamp160 This brilliant generous group of women are committed to helping lift up other women and propel as many women as men into leadership roles in marketing media and techClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and 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