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Jezz Chung
Writer and Facilitator Jezz Chung is on a mission to build an equitable future through the power of connection and self-expression. Drawing from their experiences as a neurodivergent, queer, first generation Korean American, Jezz believes that personal transformation is a radical practice of collective change.
Based in the land of the Lenape people (now known as New York City), Jezz guides practices of reflection and collective care through their writing, facilitating, public speaking, and on-camera performances as a creative entrepreneur. Jezz has written for publications like i-D, Washington Post’s The Lily, and Free The Work, has modeled for Tommy Hilfiger x Indya Moore, Marni, and Teen Vogue, and was named a Pride Logo 30 honoree and Made of Millions mental health advocate in 2021. You can learn more about their practice at jezzchung.com and you can follow their journey on social media @jezzchung |
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Fanni Gabor
Founder | Coach | Meditation Teacher Mindfully Transform Fanni Gabor is the founder of Mindfully Transform, a recruitment and coaching consultancy with a focus on mindfulness.
She has been leading meditation sessions in person and virtually since earning her 200-hr Yoga Teacher Certificate at Samadhi Center for Yoga in 2018 in Denver, CO. She's passionate about working with Type A overachievers, making meditation and mindfulness practices accessible, meaningful and relevant. Learn more at fanni.coach. |
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Philip McKenzie
Cultural Anthropologist + Strategist independent consultancy Philip L. McKenzie is a Cultural Anthropologist + Strategist with a focus on humanity centered design. Philip uses his expertise in culture to advise organizations on how best to thrive in an increasingly challenging and uncertain environment. Philip uses his quantitative background and Wall Street experience in combination with a qualitative understanding of social, economic and cultural movements to unmask complex opportunities and identify significant trends that impact and uncover viable futures.
Philip’s work has placed him at the center of understanding the significance of culture as a reflection of shared values. As a result he is a sought after strategist working with a myriad of global organizations. He is a content creator and writer. He is a contributing writer and host of The Pool for MediaVillage. He is the creator and host of The Deep Dive, a leading culture and insights podcast with over 5000 subscribers. In the past, he has manifested his creative vision as co-host/co-creator of 2 Dope Boys & a Podcast. Philip is a global speaker, having provided keynotes and workshops in London, Moscow, Sao Paulo, Istanbul, Amsterdam, Mexico City and more. |
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Kathleen King
SVP, Learning and Talent Omnicom Health Group Kathleen King is the global head of Learning and Talent at Omnicom Health Group (OHG). At OHG, the world’s largest fully integrated global healthcare communications company, Kathleen is responsible for the learning and talent management initiatives for the group’s network of 30+ companies. Through OHG University, a benefit available to all OHG employees, access is provided to a full curriculum of offerings around management, leadership, professional and personal development. Kathleen is responsible for talent management initiatives at OHG and has designed and introduced a full-scale talent assessment and development program that runs annually.
Kathleen’s expertise reside in the areas of coaching, instructional design & delivery, talent management, leadership development, and brain-based learning. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Managerial Economics, Master’s Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and is an ACC level certified coach through the International Coach Federation. |
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Myiah McCullough
Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager Condé Nast Myiah McCullough is the Global Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Condé Nast partnering with key business stakeholders to ensure the development and integration of Condé Nast global workforce diversity strategy for employee resource groups, developing diverse talent, fostering an inclusive work environment, ensuring management accountability, and strategically managing external partnerships.
Myiah is passionate about bringing employees at Condé together and creating a space for everyone to grow in their careers, learn, and thought-share, while amplifying diverse voices. Myiah previously sat on the Junior Advisory Board in partnership with The Estee Lauder Companies and was a participant in the Condé Nast Reversed Mentorship Pilot Program. Myiah holds a BS in Communication Studies and International Business and a Masters Degree in Strategic Digital Communications and Information Sciences from The University of Tennessee. Vita M. Harris has spent more than 30 years developing strategies and high-ROI campaigns for clients including the U.S. Census Bureau, Kraft/Mondelez, UnitedHealth Group/AARP, Fidelity, Verizon, American Express, Bank of America, HBO, and AT&T. Previously, she has held roles at Saatchi & Saatchi, Ted Bates, and N.W. Ayer, including local and global CSO positions. Harris serves on The Ad Council’s Campaign Review Committee, and she has judged—and led work recognized by—the Effie Awards and the Advertising Research Foundation David Ogilvy Awards. She has also served as a judge for the ADCOLOR Awards and has been a judge of the annual IPG Inclusion Awards since its inception in 2005. The Missouri School of Journalism awarded Harris the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism in 2018. The 4A’s named her to its 100 People Who Make Advertising Great list in 2017. Black Enterprise named her to its Top Women Executives in Marketing and Advertising lists in 2016 and 2013, and The Network Journal named her to its list of 25 Influential Black Women in Business. She was recognized as an ADCOLOR Award Legend in 2010. She serves on the board of directors of The ANA Educational Foundation and is a veteran of the foundation’s Inside Advertising Speakers Program, focusing on the inclusion of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). |
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Michele Mavi
Director of Coaching and Facilitation 4A's Michele Mavi is the Director of Coaching and Facilitation at the 4As and is a a certified coach and job search expert. Having held top roles in recruiting, talent development and training, she developed a passion for making work, work better for both employers and employees. Her advice has been quoted in high profile media outlets like Fast Company, US News & World Reports, Forbes, Business Insider, Glamour and many job seeker and employer specific resources. She is certified in Applied Positive Psychology and Gallup Strengths and is the Co-Founder of MonumentalMe.com a personal and professional development platform.
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Phillip Cheng
Sr Creative Lead Condé Nast New York native Phillip Cheng’s early relationship with video developed on a camcorder over summer trips to visit family in Shanghai.
Making videos led him to study Cinema at Columbia College before producing commercials at various Manhattan ad agencies for brands such as John Frieda, The New York Times, and Dos Equis, as well as music videos for American Ballet Theater and Carousel on Broadway. Phillip joined Condé Nast’s Entertainment division in 2018 to develop video content and then oversaw production for its culinary brands. Phillip currently directs brand sponsored creative across Conde Nast’s editorial brands Vogue, GQ, and Bon Appétit amongst others. As a film school graduate, his favorite movie is still Mean Girls. |
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Leslie Yeh
Director of Brand Marketing, Conde Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit & Epicurious Condé Nast Leslie Yeh is the Brand Strategy and Marketing Director for the food and travel brands at Condé Nast, including Bon Appétit, Epicurious and CN Traveler. Prior to joining Condé Nast, she worked on socially-conscious media at ATTN:, social strategy at Giant Spoon, and digital marketing at Warner Bros. She is a graduate of UCLA with a degree in Communications, Film TV and Global Studies.
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Charles Ellis
Head of Commercial Revenue Diversity & Inclusion Condé Nast Charles Ellis (he/him) is a creator, writer, and DEIB leader. He currently serves as the Head of Commercial Revenue Diversity & Inclusion at Condé Nast in New York. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he began his career interning at Condé Nast in the fashion closet of Glamour Magazine. More than a decade later, after stints at GQ, W, WIRED, Opening Ceremony, Golf Digest, and many others, his trajectory has spanned across many industries and sectors including editorial, marketing, advertising sales, event production, and most recently, diversity and inclusion. Aside from his mission to create more spaces of belonging for people of color, Charles finds joy in the arts including music, painting, and cooking. He received a degree in Journalism from Wayne State University and holds a Diversity & Inclusion certification from Cornell University. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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Sarah Burke
editor-in-chief, Them Condé Nast Sarah Burke has been the editor-in-chief of Them since October, 2021. Throughout her career, she has worked in numerous formats to tell stories that interrogate the intersectional ways identity shapes our world and amplify otherwise overlooked perspectives. Formerly, as Special Projects Editor at VICE, she helmed projects such as The Gender Spectrum Collection, an award-winning stock photo library featuring trans and nonbinary models; Queerly Beloved, an Ellie-nominated podcast telling remarkable stories of chosen family; and Transnational, a GLAAD-acclaimed docuseries about transgender rights around the world. She is a queer, mixed Pilipinx and was born and raised on O’ahu.
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Lauren Leddy
Director, Talent & Organizational Development at Dentsu Aegis Network dentsu Lauren leads dentsu’s internal coaching practice and has been working in the learning and development space for 12 years. She is currently in the process of becoming an ICF certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute. Lauren is a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach and a Certified Facilitator in Fierce Conversations and CCL Better Conversations Every Day. She is passionate about empowering others to invite more meaning, connection, purpose, and fulfillment in their lives.
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Jen Paterno
Director, Americas Learning Strategy - Performance, Culture & Onboarding Lead dentsu Jen leads dentsu’s performance, culture and onboarding experience programs as well as partners with Lauren in dentsu’s internal coaching practice. She also established her private coaching practice in April 2018. Jen is an ICF Certified Professional Coach through iPEC Coaching, ELI Master Practitioner, a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, and a Certified Fierce Conversations and CCL Better Conversations Every Day Facilitator. She has been in the learning and development space for 15 years and feels driven to assist her clients in embracing and embodying their authenticity in all situations.
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Jas Singh
Adobe AEP Practice Lead, Merkle dentsu Jas has been with Merkle for 13 years where he leads Merkle’s Adobe Practice and is co-lead of denstu’s Wellness pillar. He is certified in Mindfulness, Chopra Meditation / Health, Positive Psychology & Resilience. Jas is a well-being coach and is passionate about sharing practices from wisdom traditions to help us balance our lives so that we can reduce stress, anxiety and be happy.
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Sulaiman Beg
VP, Internal Communications Condé Nast Sulaiman is a skilled communications professional with 20 years of experience in corporate and internal communications, social media, content marketing, editorial, and public relations.
He has spent the last decade in the advertising industry, most recently working on the global team at Havas Group where he first oversaw internal communications, then communications for the media business, and finally diversity, equity, and inclusion communications. Before the world turned off, he performed weekly at a small black box theater in New York City with his improv team. For the curious, Neil Diamond offers a catchy tutorial on how to pronounce his name. |
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Elsie Escobar
Co-founder of She Podcasts and Community Manager at Libsyn She Podcasts and Libsyn Elsie is a 15+ year veteran in the podcasting industry and inductee to the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame, Co-founder of She Podcasts, a podcasting community for women + non-binary that has over 21k members with a corresponding podcast and conference. She is Libsyn’s Community Manager and co-host/producer of The Feed: The Official Libsyn Podcast.
Escobar is a podcasting advocate, pundit and mentor to primarily podcaster leaders of marginalized genders. Her thing is driving dialogue in the podcasting industry focusing on podcasts’ impact on society and culture as well as their power to drive social change. She is a proud immigrant from El Salvador. |
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Graham Nhlamba
Designer Anomaly Graham Nhlamba is a Zimbabwean-born designer & cultural thought activator working out of the Anomaly Toronto Office. In his role, he develops initiatives such as Anomaly's Equal Advantage & contributes to impact-drive campaigns like #TAPEOUTHATE – Budweiser's partnership with the Hockey Diversity Alliance to confront racism in Pro Hockey. He continues to create for brands such as MELE, Corona, ISRAELLA KOBLA, Let'sGetFree, Hershey, BRP & Sportchek.
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Brandon Littlejohn
Account Director Anomaly Brandon ‘Elon’ Littlejohn is a Detroit-raised brand marketer and producer currently based in Harlem, New York. Over the past 10 years, he’s executed countless content, experiential and influencer campaigns for brands, including YSL, Diageo, Heineken, YouTube, BET, Highsnobiety, SheaMoisture Men and others.
Since joining Anomaly in 2020, he led clients like YouTube Music, winning 2 Gold Clios in 2021 and Captain Morgan through their first Super Bowl activation, launching a high-tech punch bowl to spice up the game watching experience. He currently oversees Crown Royal and LETSGETFR.EE - a platform to bridge the equity for Black, Brown, and Asian youth in entertainment. |
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Mikey Corpuz
Senior Designer Anomaly Mikey Corpuz is a Filipino-Canadian designer and photographer, and currently a senior designer at the Anomaly Toronto office. In his time with Anomaly, he's had a hand in the creation of their social initiative Equal Advantage, developing brand design for The Moto Social, Sherwood hockey, Hershey's, and event/experience design for Budweiser, Bud Light and more.
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Franke Rodriguez
Partner/CEO (NYC and Toronto) Anomaly Franke Rodriguez is a Partner at Anomaly -- a global strategic and creative marketing agency. His current role is as the CEO of their New York and Toronto offices. Franke joined Anomaly nearly 15 years ago and has thrived in an environment that rewards talent, entrepreneurial hustle and a desire to expand capabilities and horizons.
He started in the New York office as a junior account person with the ability to span the traditional world and the digital world, guided by a keen commercial mind (he holds an Economics degree from Columbia University). In 2012 he became the youngest ever Partner & CEO in Anomaly, charged with relocating to Canada to open the Toronto office, which soon grew from six people and one client, to over 100+ Anomalies bursting with energy, innovation and ideas. That level of success saw his responsibilities expand in 2017 to now also lead the New York office as CEO, focused on ensuring that as the agency gets bigger, it continues to get better. In 2017, Anomaly New York was named the Agency of the Year in the U.S. by AdAge and in 2019 it was named the Multicultural Agency of the Year by MAIP. This year Anomaly Toronto has been shortlisted as Agency of the Year in Canada (an honor they've achieved 6 times in their 10 year history). Having started an Anomaly office from scratch, run another one with 300+ people, spent several years leading Intellectual Property Development and managing major blue-chip brands like Nike, Budweiser, Captain Morgan, Carnival Cruises, NBA 2K and Google on their marketing missions, it’s fair to say he is ‘an Anomaly’ through and through. Outside of his professional career, Franke is actively involved in the community – he sits on the Board of Directors for “Children of the City” a not-for-profit that provides academic tutoring and educational services for at-risk youth across NYC and he also serves on the Board of Directors for C3 NYC a thriving, progressive church community. When he’s not discipling future leaders or tackling knotty business problems for his clients, Franke spends most of his time with his beautiful wife Jenny and their three incredible, young children. |
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Kristi Henderson
Global Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Anomaly Kristi currently serves at the Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Anomaly, a leading advertising and marketing firm. She previously founded The 2fifty Seven Group, a full service marketing and communications firm specializing in social impact and experiential marketing campaigns.
Her background is a unique blend of big agency, private and public sector, non-profit and start-up experience. Kristi has worked with and consulted for leading companies and award winning campaigns like Color of Change, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Essence, Time Inc., American Airlines, Weber Shandwick, THINX, Viacom, TRUTH, Proctor & Gamble, Obama For America ‘08/’12, Elizabeth Warren For President, and gubernatorial campaigns for Stacey Abrams and Andrew Gillum. Her experiential activations have appeared at Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, BET Awards, Grammy Awards, Oscar Awards, American Black Film Festival, The Democratic National Conventional, Essence Music Festival and The Congressional Black Caucus’ Annual Legislative Caucus to name a few. Ms. Henderson earned a bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a master’s from The London School of Economics. She is a co-founder of The Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WEEN) and a recipient of the Young Gifted and Black Entrepreneurial Award and Culture Creators Award. She is a proud member of Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Board of Directors and chairs the board for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. |
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Edward Miller
Black Goes First Anomaly Edward is currently an Associate Creative Director at Anomaly, New York.
Born in Massachusetts, he studied Latin and Greek in high school and college, which has surprisingly come in handy throughout his career as a copywriter. Miller interned at agencies in New York before starting his career at RGA, then moving on to Anomaly. He has experience working with all kinds of clients on all kinds of projects, from big brand campaigns and Super Bowl spots, to children's book series, and even a custom chess board that was auctioned off for a good cause (and signed by Jay-Z!). Miller's favorite aspect of advertising is getting the opportunity working with such a diverse cast of creative people, with all different backgrounds and skillsets, all coming together to do things that they either truly care about, believe in... or at the very least, have a blast doing. |
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Katy Moseley
Associate Creative Director Anomaly Katy Moseley is an Associate Creative Director at Anomaly.
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Stefanie Behringer
Senior Producer Palette Group Steffi - born and raised in the Black Forest - transitioned to the US in 2014 after graduating from University in Augsburg, Germany. She spent four years on the Brand side at a Fortune500 automotive company, before she started her production career in New York City.
She builds, produces and executes one-of-a-kind events, immersive experiences, brand activations or exclusive pop-ups - IRL and virtually for clients like BMW, MINI, Google, YouTube, Forbes, Foot Locker, Under Armour, NBA and more. Besides her freelance-projects, she became a partner and executive producer at Palette Group in 2019 - a creative production haus based in Brooklyn and in 2020 she co-founded Allyship & Action - an anti-bias platform that gathers voices from all kinds to have tough conversations about racism in the industry through experiences, education and accountability work. |
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Saneel Radia
CEO Proto Saneel Radia is CEO and CIO of Proto, a pragmatic innovation consultancy that helps meaningful organizations achieve sustainable growth. Partnering with C-level executives, Radia helps with the creation or transformation of businesses, models, products, and brands. He leads a multidisciplinary team of commercial and brand strategists, visual and verbal designers, technologists, data analysts, and CX architects.
Prior to founding Proto, Radia served as Global Chief Innovation Officer at R/GA, where he concurrently led the global business transformation practice. His work has dramatically impacted organizations such as Walmart, Google Chrome, BMW, Advent Health and Samsung. He has been recognized for breaking new ground over the past two decades, including as an Advertising Age “Twentysomething,” a Campaign “Digital 40 Over 40,” and as one of the historic 4A’s “100 People Who Make Marketing Great.” He’s a member of the AAF Hall of Achievement and is an “alumnus with distinction” from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. Radia was a member of MAIP’s class of 1999, but tells people it was later to seem younger. |
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Nate Nichols
Founder, Creative Director Palette Group Nate started his career in 2012 at The Agency Inside Harte-Hanks on the social strategy team, managing the Hyundai Veloster’s launch campaign – or, as he describes it – ‘selling cars on Twitter.
Today, Nate, Creative Director, Founder, and the Palette Group specialize in branded content, commercial production, and experiential/event production for brands domestically and internationally. The agency and roster have worked with Fortune 500 and 100 brands including Netflix, Puma, TED, Foot Locker, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hyundai, GM: Chevrolet, Google, and more. The team also works with start-ups such as SAXX Underwear, Cora Women, and Ten Percent Happier. In 2020, he co-founded Allyship & Action, a virtual summit series rooted in reversing systemic racism and discrimination in advertising. He was also named one of Adweek’s “Young & Influential” in 2020. |
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Kassandra Pollard
Associate Creative Director McCann New York Kassandra Pollard is an Associate Creative Director at McCann New York who loves all things related to storytelling and words—except, ironically, writing about herself in third person. However, as copywriter for 13+ years, she is extremely proficient in it as well as writing for broadcast, OOH, print, social, digital, and experiential. She enjoys working on projects committed to making an equal impact on culture and sales. Her projects have received acclaim from places like Glamour, Forbes, the Today Show, Clios Awards, AdAge, and her dad.
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Shannon Ross and Kenia Perez
Creative Directors/Heads of Social Creative at Spotify MAIP 2012 Shannon Ross and Kenia Perez—also known as ShaKen—are two creative directors & culture curators who “believe in merging real stories, dope aesthetics, and diverse perspectives to create with purpose”. They met in 2012 during their fellowship with the 4A’s Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP), and have been turning the ad world on its head ever since.
In 2018 they were featured as rising stars in Adweek’s coveted Creative 100 list. Shortly after they joined Spotify’s brand and creative team, creating more than 30 bespoke brand and music marketing campaigns that span across experiential, social, digital, and OOH. Their work continuously exceeds marketing benchmarks on global album launches such as Gunna’s WUNNA, Bad Bunny’s YHLQMDLG, and Megan Thee Stallion’s Fever—helping place these artists at the of the Spotify charts and garnering awards at the Clios, Cannes Lions, and D&AD along the way. Shannon and Kenia constantly seek to elevate creators within the cultures and audiences that they speak to in their work. They have sparked meaningful collaborations across Spotify campaigns by commissioning multidisciplinary artists such as Joe Freshgoods, Bmike Odums, COVL, and Mahogany Browne. Their intentional and willful approach to advertising and music culture has significantly influenced and contributed to the perception of the Spotify brand—creating lasting connections between Spotify and cultural communities of color through campaigns such as, the RapCaviar Day 1 Club. Black History is Now, Lo Nuestro Es Arte, and most recently Frequency’s Sunday Dinner. |
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Kaylah Majeed
Recruiter Anomaly Kaylah Majeed is a recruiter at Anomaly New York. Kaylah has extensive experience in project management and recruitment within marketing and advertising. Her professional experience is centered in supporting and transforming work systems and teams to best serve organizations, with a critical lens on diversity and inclusion. Raised in Waltham, MA, Kaylah holds a degree in Business Administration from Pace University. In her free time, Kaylah is currently learning to play the electric guitar among other creative endeavors.
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Najah Waterman
Project Manager Anomaly Najah is currently a project manager at Anomaly, helping to produce the LetsGetFr.ee Conscious Carnival: a new festival debuting in Queens that is helping to close the gap on the exclusion of people of color in the working entertainment industry. She has worked with several clients as a PM, such as NBA2K, Amazon, Netflix, Sony, and Universal Music Group.
Ms. Waterman originally comes from an experiential background, working on Moet Hennesy USA's national brand and sponsorhip programming, as well as producing events for The Culture Creators, NYFW, HBO, and the NBA. |
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Gloria Lin
Insights Strategist Huge Gloria Lin is a researcher and strategist. From 9-5, Lin leads research efforts for pitches across Huge’s global offices. Their former lives include being a MAIP fellow, running the MAIP program afterwards, and working in digital strategy. Lin has been a 2019 MAIPer to Watch, 2019 ADCOLOR Future, and a 2018 speaker at Advertising Week.
Out of office, Lin is a hobby dabbler. This includes penning articles on hackathon culture and the early tech talent pipeline, leading a community of Asian creators, learning about computational art, taking long bike rides through NYC, and amateur floral arranging. Their work has been briefly featured in NYT, Paper Magazine, and Bustle. While on sabbaticals, Lin briefly built a live music program for an avocado grove and moved four times in two years. While life is more peaceful now, she’s found a present balance between office life and an appetite for the less traditional. |
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Ashley McGowan
Global Business Equality Lead Meta Ashley McGowan is the Global Lead for Business Equality at Meta. In this capacity, she is responsible for stewarding business actions that will lead to a more diverse and inclusive industry. A graduate of the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, McGowan’s journey has included several creative agencies, Microsoft & Under Armour. Along the way, McGowan founded Coalesce Chicago, the premier professional resource for diverse talent in Chicago. McGowan’s impact has been acclaimed globally including three ADCOLOR recognitions as well as a 2019 ambassador appointment to the Cannes Diversity Collective. For McGowan, life is about leaving your footprints in the sand – if you were to ask her, she’s just at the beginning of the mark she’s looking to leave behind.
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Tien Dang
Associate Producer Anomaly LA After a brief stint running the MAIP program, Tien Dang was unsure of what she wanted in her career so she took a gap year to travel the world and reconnect with her roots. That experience brought her back to the states where she now works as a producer at Anomaly LA. Dang is a MAIP and AAF’s Most Promising Multicultural Student Alum.
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Krystle Watler
Head of Creative Agency Partnerships TikTok Krystle Watler is the Head of Creative Agency Partnerships, N.A. at TikTok responsible for building relationships and platform adoption amongst the North American creative agency community. Prior to this role, Krystle was the Managing Director at Virtue, the full-service creative agency born from VICE, in the Americas. There, Krystle was responsible for the regional P&L and leading teams across all departments.
Krystle is a proud alumna of Spelman College and member of the 2020 Adweek 50 List of top media, marketing, and technology leaders, Ad Age’s 2019 class of Women to Watch in the U.S., and 2019 nominee of AdColor’s Rock Star Award. |
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David Angelo
Founder and Creative Chairman David&Goliath David Angelo is founder/creative chairman of David&Goliath (D&G) and the global nonprofit Today, I’m Brave. He’s been guest speaker at FastCo’s Innovation Festival, Advertising Week, 4A’s, Digiday, TedX, The One Club. Board memberships include 4A’s, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Kenley Jansen Foundation. Angelo garnered over 500 of the industry’s most prestigious awards.
An American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement Inductee, Angelo has amassed over 500 awards with a career that spans over several decades. Angelo has worked at agencies such as DDB, Chiat/Day, and Cliff Freeman & Partners while creating impact for world-class brands including Coca-Cola, Kia Motors, Lexus, Frito-Lay, Michelin, Reebok, NFL, and Bacardi to name a few. In 1999, Angelo founded D&G, a purpose-driven, creative agency and culture that inspires people and brands to bravely take on their biggest Goliaths and step into their greatest potential. |
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Kat Friis
Executive Producer, Creative X Meta Kat Friis is an Emmy Award winning producer and Production Lead at Creative X - the creative agency inside Meta. With over 20+ years of experience in marketing across all product segments for many leading global advertisers, Kat has served on the Executive Committee of the Television Academy’s Commercial Peer Group and is also a climate leader with Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project. Throughout her career, she has contributed to work recognized by the Clio Awards, Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby Awards, AICP/Next Awards, Ciclope, D&AD, and the Women’s Image Awards, to name a few.
Kat has a passion for social impact and has fostered green production practices for many years on all her productions and In October of 2020, Kat Co-founded GreenThe Bid, a non-profit organization and community supporting the advertising industry in shifting to zero-waste, carbon neutral, sustainable and regenerative practices. Kat is also the Co-founder of a probiotic beverage company called dr. Scobii based in Culver City, CA. In her current role overseeing all production for the Public Affairs marketing team at Meta, Kat is a fierce advocate for diverse production partners and storytellers to help bring creative ideas to life. Kat started in advertising as an unpaid intern and worked her way up through the ranks from intern to creative assistant to copywriter to producer. Prior to working at Meta, Kat built multiple production departments with global production capabilities and has delivered thousands of pieces of content. Kat has a BS in Communication Studies from Northeastern University in Boston. Beyond advertising, Kat satisfies her altruistic streak volunteering with the SPCA and Safe Place for Youth helping homeless youth in Venice as well as being a mentor in The Leukemia Society’s TNT program, where she helps participants fundraise and train for triathlons. Kat can also make a darn good frittata. Kat loves Boston sports and speaks some Portuguese, Spanish, French and English. You can almost always get her to agree to a $5 bet. |
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Carl Desir
Podcast Host Left Unsaid Podcast Carl Desir (He/Him/His) co-founded the Left Unsaid podcast to amplify the voices of the MAIP Alumni and Community. As the host of the podcast, he explores each guest’s career journey and POV on relevant topics in today’s workplace. He has spent the last 15 years fighting for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the adverting, marking, tech, and entertainment industries at advertising agencies, non-profits, and tech/entertainment companies. He is currently an executive coach who helps people become more evolved leaders (and humans) by finding personal alignment.
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Laura Maness
CEO Havas As CEO of Havas, Laura leads the NA creative flagship—making a meaningful difference to brands, businesses, and people. In addition to full P&L management and operational oversight of Havas NY, Laura leads specialized offerings within the NY Village including Annex88—a content-led relevance agency. She also oversees Havas CX, a customer engagement agency in the US—part of Havas CX. As the first major network agency globally and in the US to become a certified B Corp, Laura’s placing equal balance on people, profit, and planet, and using business as a force for good. https://bit.ly/lauramaness
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