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laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Joanna Rice

Director of Finance & Strategy for ESPN Publishing, Licensing & espnW

Kerin Hempel

Leads the Strategy & Planning department at New York Road Runners (NYRR)

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Dr. Henry Friedman

Co-Director, Collegiate Athlete Premedical Experience (CAPE) Deputy Director, The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Julie McGlone

Coordinating Producer for the Creative Content Unit in ESPN's Production Department

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Val Ackerman

Former President, WNBA U.S. Representative, International Basketball Federation

Lauren Stevenson

Senior Director of National Accounts, Disney and ESPN Media Networks.

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Judith Sweet

Co-Director, Alliance of Women Coaches NCAA Senior Vice President, Retired UC San Diego, Director of Athletics Emerita

Mary Wittenberg

NYRR President and CEO Race Director of the ING New York City Marathon

John Skipper

President, ESPN, Inc. Co-Chairman, Disney Media Networks

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Eric Johnson

Executive Vice President, Multimedia Sales for ESPN Customer Marketing and Sales

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Marie Donoghue

Sr VP Global Strategy, Business Development and Business Affairs, ESPN

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Mary O'Connor

Vice President of Olympic Marketing and Global Platforms for Omnicom’s The Marketing Arm (TMA)

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Sarah Spain

Columnist, espnW SportsCenter Anchor, Chicago's ESPN 1000 Reporter, ESPNChicago.com

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Julie Foudy

Founder, Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, Television Analyst and Reporter for ABC/ESPN

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Sheryl Swoopes

Six time WNBA All Star and Three Time Defensive Player of the Year

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Kathleen Behrens

Executive Vice President, Social Responsibility & Player Programs National Basketball Association

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Carmelita Jeter

THREE-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALIST TRACK & FIELD WORLD CHAMPION FASTEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Adam Deutsch

Sr. Director of Product Development for Global X Games, ESPN

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Donald McPherson

Activist, Educator, Feminist, Entrepreneur College Football Hall of Famer

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Alicia McConnell

Director of Training Sites and Community Partnerships for the United States Olympic Committee

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Natara Holloway

Vice President of Retail Development in the Consumer Products department of the NFL

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

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Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Jessica Mendoza is National Pro Fastpitch Softball player, US Olympic gold and silver medalist, former President of the Women's Sports Foundation, mother, a ESPN color analyst during the Women's and Men's College World Series and College Football, athletic ambassador for Team Darfur and a board member of the National Education Association Foundation. Jessica also served as a host reporter for Yahoo! Sports at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.
Currently a member of the USSSA Florida Pride, she was voted Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year in 2008. In September 2007, Jessica was officially named to the U.S. Olympic softball team, which captured silver at the 2008 Games. In July 2007, the U.S. team went undefeated, taking home its sixth consecutive Pan American gold medal. For the second consecutive year, the U.S. team captured the World Cup championship. The team was also victorious at the 2007 Canada Cup.
Jessica was named 2006 USA Softball Female Athlete of the Year, as she led the United States to its first gold medal at the World Cup of Softball with three home runs, 16 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage. She also led the team to the International Softball Federation (ISF) World Championship title in Beijing with five home runs, 16 RBI and a slugging percentage of .969. That same year, she was inducted into the International Latin Sports Hall of Fame.
In 2005, she captured the International Sports Invitational Championship as a member of the U.S. women's softball team and became a member of the National ProFastpitch's Arizona Heat, making the all-star team.
Jessica made her first Olympic appearance as a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. women's softball team in 2004. At the 2003 Pan American Games, she and her team also won a gold medal. She was Stanford University's leader in hits (83), home runs (14), runs scored (70), slugging percentage (.737) and total bases (151). In 2002, Jessica was a 2002 ISF world champion, was one of the top 25 selections for the 2002 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, and was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association/Louisville Slugger first-team All-American for the fourth time.
In her final season, Jessica was one of three Stanford seniors named to the 2002 Division I All-Pacific Region squad. She garnered first-team All-Pac-10 accolades for four years straight and led the Cardinal team to its first Women's College World Series appearance in her junior year.
During her sophomore season, Jessica was named the Pac-10 Player of the Year, making her the first Stanford athlete to achieve this feat. As a freshman, she was named the Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year. That season she shattered the school's single-season records for home runs, batting average, hits and doubles. Jessica graduated in the spring of 2002 with a degree in American studies and a master's degree in social sciences in education.
Jessica's official website is jmendoza.com. She is an espnW Advisory Panel Member.

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