Meet the Board and Advisory Team – Children's Media Association

CMA Global Officers

Nicole Velez

Global President

Kris Higgins

Global Treasurer

Angela Jorge

Global Secretary

Aneesha DuBois

Director of Events

Danielle Tulchinsky

Director of Mentorship

Emily Rukobo

Global Director of Workshops

Jessica McLaughlin

Creative Director

Kim Bowser

Chief of Staff

Kim Díaz

Global Director of Fellowship

Rebecca Pollock

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Whitney Krapes

Co-Director of Research & Insights

Eva Redican

Co-Director of Research & Insights

CMA New York Officers

Ana Voci

President

Lauren Grajewski

Director of Events

Tatiana Pisoni

Director of Marketing

Shannon Friedrichs Higdon

Director of Membership

Thomas Stroud

Director of Operations

Katie Stuller

Director of Workshops

CMA Los Angeles Officers

Jill Hotchkiss

LA Chapter President

Ashleigh Nichols

LA Chapter Vice President

CMA Bay Area Officers

Hillary Tran

Director of Operations

Breniel Lemley

Bay Area President

Kathryn Green

Director of Marketing

Meagan Rothschild

Director of Workshops

Jerome Rossen

Director of Events

Christina Newhard

Director of Membership

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Livia Beasley
Founder
Children’s Media Association
Chief Pebble Skipper
Pixel & Pebble

Lewis Freeman, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Communication & Media Studies
Fordham University

Amy Friedman
President & Founder
Redhead Consulting

Donna Friedman Meir
Founder & CEO
WOW Explorations

Meredith Halpern-Ranzer
Chief Executive Tinkerer
Tinkercast

David Kleeman
SVP of Global Trends
Dubit

Donna Mitroff
Founder
The Kidvocate Group, LLC

Lynn Kestin Sessler
Senior Creative Director, Nickelodeon Podcasts

Sarah Wallendjack
Senior Director of Content Development
PBS KIDS