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Joanna Rice

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

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Julie McGlone

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

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group

Val Ackerman

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

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Natara Holloway

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

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Alicia McConnell

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

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Julie Foudy

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

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Judith Sweet

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

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Kathleen Behrens

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

Eric Johnson

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

Mary O'Connor

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

John Skipper

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

Sarah Spain

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

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Adam Deutsch

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

Donald McPherson

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

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

Mary Wittenberg

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

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Kerin Hempel

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

Lauren Stevenson

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

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Marie Donoghue

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

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Carmelita Jeter

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

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Rebecca Van Dyck

Head of Consumer Marketing, Facebook

Rebecca Van Dyck is the Head of Consumer Marketing for Facebook.
Before joining Facebook, Rebecca was the Chief Marketing Officer for Levi’s®, where she was responsible for the development and implementation of fully integrated marketing strategies across all of the Levi’s® brand’s product categories and consumer communication channels, globally.
Prior to Levi’s, Rebecca was at Apple, Inc. where she led the worldwide marketing and communications strategies for some of the world’s most well-known and admired product launches, including the iPhone, iPad, Macs and iPod + iTunes. Before that she was the Nike Global Account Director at Wieden + Kennedy (WK) where she managed the account across four continents and led Nike’s Global World Cup and Olympic Campaigns.
Rebecca graduated from Macalester College with a BA in History and Psychology, and studied abroad at the University of Cairo in Egypt. She currently sits on the board of PSI (www.PSI.org) and the board of trustees for Macalester College. Rebecca lives with her husband and two daughters in Palo Alto, California. She is also an extensive world traveler and athlete who plays competitive soccer, runs, and practices yoga.

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