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President and CEO
Jakob Wahl 2025 Board of Director

Jakob Wahl

President and CEO
Chief Commercial & Finance Officer

Josh Powers

Chief Financial and Commercial Officer
Chief Governance Officer

David W. Mandt, ICAE

EVP and Chief Governance Officer
Chief Marketing & Membership Officer
Tussey

Storm Tussey

Executive Vice President and Chief Membership Officer
Executive Communications & Governance
Tanya Ozkan

Tanya Ozkan

Director, Executive Communications & Governance
Executive & Board of Directors Support

Naydi Hayes

Executive Assistant
Professional Development

Alissa DeMeglio

Senior Manager, Certification Programs

Angela Foster

Manager, Global Professional Development, Programs

Brian Tierney

Senior Specialist, Global Education
Global Human Resources, Talent, and Culture

Katie Pfingsten

VP, People and Culture

Shannon Rickard

Senior Manager, Human Resources

Tyler Worthington

HR Assistant

Michael Giraldo

Building Services Coordinator
Health & Safety, Security and Sustainability
Linda Freeman

Linda Freeman

Global Director of Health & Safety and Security
Ylva Linder

Ylva Linder

Global Sustainability Director
Global Accounting Team

Gabrielle Hernandez

Head of Global Accounting

Sameera Dalal

Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

Michael Rose

Manager, Accounting

Derrick Nandsaram

Staff Accountant

Virginia Arjoon

Accounting and Payroll Administrator

Julianna Ruiz Reyes

Accounting Clerk
Global Technology Team

Gillian Berry

Head of Global Technology

Giulio Mazzella

Director, Global IT Infrastructure and Operations

Justin Selga

IT Support Engineer

Lindsey Druien

Project Manager

Torrie Munday

Senior App Support Analyst
Global Digital Team

Jessi Quillen

Vice President, Digital Strategy

Omar Rivera

Director, Web Services

Rena Quinata

Director, Digital Learning
Rosalyn Grohol

Rosalyn Grohol

CRM & Journey Planner

Ray Russo

Web Developer
Todd Quanstrom

Todd Quanstrom

Digital Content Producer
Fransheska Nunez

Fransheska Nunez

UI/UX Front End Developer
Global Brand & Membership Team

Jess Thompson

Brand Manager

Sydney Tefft

Brand Manager

Gabriela Gelbert

Marketing Associate

Jason Sims

Specialist Design Services
Global Communications Team

Eryka Washington Perry

Director Global Communications

Destiny Taylor

Manager, Global Communications

Denis Cook

Specialist, Global Communications

Danielle Snyder

Community Manager
Global Editorial Team

Scott Fais

Global Editorial Director

Michael Costello

Managing Editor
Avery Matteo

Avery Matteo

Associate Editor
Global Research & Business Insights Team

Kelly Repass

Head of Global Research

Elaine Mathis

Senior Research Analyst

Thomas Ransome

Manager, Data Insights and Reporting
Special Projects
Dianne-williams

Diane Williams

Director, Special Projects
Business Development

Alice Mathu

Vice President, Partnerships and Business Development
Sponsorship and Advertising Sales

Cheryl Sulock

Head of Global Sponsorship and Advertising

Julie Rice-Witherell

Manager, Global Advertising Sales
Zhihan-Huang

Zhihan Huang

Manager, Global Sponsorship Sales

Aarti Maharaj

Advertising and Sponsorship Associate
Global Expo Team

Christy Spahn

Vice President of Expo Sales and Operations

Stacey Mills

Head of Global Expo Operations

Andrea Kolar

Senior Director, Global Sales

Lane Vento

Director, Expo Operations, North America

Dana Jasat

Director, Global Sales
Kay Chan

Kay Chan

Director, Global Sales

Matthew Ackerman

Manager, Global Registration and Operations

Ivan Zhang

Manager, Expo Sales and Operations

Shereth Nunes

Manager, Global Sales

Yifan Gao

Manager, Global Sales

Annadora Buonocore

Manager, Global Sales

Claudio Boni

Manager, Global Sales
Iuliana-Fornea-

Iuliana Fornea

Manager, Global Sales

Ashley Delgado

Senior Account Executive, Global Sales

Marissa Berardi

Account Executive, Global Sales

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