2019 Rising Leaders Education Programs & Events 2019 Rising Leaders Share Tweet Share Email Print Lura Adun Producer, Post Production A+E Networks Crystal Allen Sr. Marketing Manager CSG Alisha Anderson Director, International Marketing Comcast Kandyce Andrews Director, Quality Strategy & Operations Comcast Zulma Arria Director, Cloud Solutions Sales Comcast Business Rama Assaf-Smith Director, Business Intelligence Comcast Alisa Badiner Director, HR Turner Tracy Baker Program Manager Cable One Jamie Barbosa Sr. Director, National Account Management, Business Services Comcast Katie Barrett Director, Business Process Effectiveness Comcast NBCUniversal Karen Bass Manager, Technology Cox Communications Michelle Becker Director, Internal Communications Comcast Laura Belmont Senior Counsel Comcast Cable Kristen Bennett Manager, Supply Chain Charter Communications Earlieen Bethel Director, Human Resources Comcast Amanda Bettencourt Director, Finance Charter Communications Kelly Bevington Manager, Local Sales Comcast Spotlight Lisabel Bobrow Associate Counsel, Technology & Licensing Comcast Catherine Bourque Talent Producer ESPN Christina Bowen Director, Community Impact Comcast Jane Breheney Manager, IFC Research AMC Networks Kate Brown Sr. Manager, International Media Operations & Client Services A+E Networks Erica Buchholz Sr. Manager, Marketing Communications Comcast Melissa Buckley Sr. Manager, Release Management Comcast Ariel Burr Sr. Manager, Administrative Services GCI Candance Campbell Sr. Product Manager, My Account Comcast Patricia Campbell Director, Business Process & Change Management Cox Communications Janet Centanino Director, Business Process Management Comcast Kira Chrysczanavicz Director, Revenue Accounting, Controllers Comcast Heather Coghill Sr. Director, Audience Insights Comcast Spotlight SueAnn Cox Director, Accounting Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. Cynthia Cross Manager, Enterprise Sales Cox Communications Kaitee Daley Sr. Director, Social Media ESPN Violet DiGiovanni Manager, Business Operations Comcast Marie Dillon Manager, Product Operations Cox Communications Helene Duphorn Director, Finance Comcast Tara Egebo Sr. Manager, Primary Research, Strategic Insights A+E Networks Nicole Ellery Director, Process Improvement & Foundation Cox Communications Amy Epstein Sr. Director, Intake & Delivery Charter Communications Michele Eramian Director, Business Operations Cox Communications Rhea Erichsen Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Comcast Diana Escudeiro-Oliveira Program Manager, Support Services Comcast Alison Farber Sr. Director, Strategy & Business Development WarnerMedia Maura Feerick Director, Original Programming TNT Network, WarnerMedia Debbie Ferrara Van Roy Human Resources Cox Communications Christina Ferreira Manager, Contracts Comcast Francine Fiano Director, Strategic Communications Charter Communications Tamara Forsmark Director, Business Planning Charter Communications Carrol Franklyn Director, Deployment Partnerships, Organizational Acceleration Comcast Joanna Frankowski Director, Research, Turner Classic Movies WarnerMedia Danessa Frazier Director, Customer Service Operations Charter Communications Lisa Fulmer Sr. Manager, Process & Content/Communications Comcast Business Yael Futer Director, Program Management, Next Generation Access Network Comcast Katherine Gallagher Manager, Business Development Xfinity Mobile, Comcast Danielle Garcia Manager, Distribution Marketing STARZ Elisabeth Garland Manager, Portfolio, Media Software & Services WarnerMedia Annalis Garrido Sr. Manager, Marketing & Communications Hemisphere Media Group Mary George Director, Business Operations Turner Neda Ghanei Sr. Director, CNN Digital CNN Vicki Glover Director, Revenue & Margin Assurance Cox Communications Shubha Goenka Manager, Distributor Marketing Smithsonian Channel Molly Goings Sr. Director, Design WarnerMedia Loretta Graff Director, Program Management iconectiv Alyse Gray Director, Research Effectiveness Comcast Spotlight Lennies Gutierrez Director, Government Affairs Comcast Rachelle Harris Director, Product Marketing Charter Communications Brandi Harrison Sr. Manager, Production Operations & Crewing Turner Sarah Healey Sr. Manager, Finance & Business Operations Comcast Cable Laura Heller Sr. Director, Ad Sales Research Crown Media Family Networks Erica Henry Associate Director, CNN Southeast Region CNN Alison Hill Sr. Manager, Social Media INSP Lakesha Holloway Digital Marketing & Product Manager INSP Brandi Howard Manager, Compensation & Benefits Crown Media Family Networks Jennie Isaac Senior Manager Cox Communications Amy Israel Director, Financial Planning & Analysis Comcast Business Robin Jackson Director, Test Management Office Charter Communications Sophia Jackson Manager, Field Operations Cox Communications Samira Jafari Executive Editor, The Row CNN Julie Jarnot Manager, Advanced Platform Solutions Sales Comcast Spotlight Erin Jordan Sr. Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Paramount Pictures – Viacom Kamya Khanna Sr. Manager, Distribution Research A+E Networks Megan Kiniry Manager, Media Strategy & Planning Comcast Kate Kloss Director, Experiential Marketing Comcast Bharathi Kommireddy Director, Quality Assurance Comcast Christine Landrum Director, Sales Enablement Charter Communications Leila Laniado Category Manager, Supply Chain Headend & Network Cox Communications Beth Lankford Sr. Director IT, Business Analysis & Testing Charter Communications Julie LaPointe Manager, Global Rights A+E Networks Jacqueline LeClair Hough Director, Enterprise Service Delivery Charter Communications Amanda Leys Sr. Manager, Key Account Marketing Showtime Networks Sarah Lycett Manager, Business Operations, Finance Comcast Alison Lytle Manager, Business Development Comcast Julia Maes Executive Producer VidCon US Theresa Maida Sr. Product Manager, Xfinity Mobile Comcast Jacqueline Malicki Product Manager, Product Strategy - Reporting Comcast Spotlight Jennifer Shaab Marder Sr. Manager, Brand Marketing Comcast Michelle Marinez Sr. Manager, Revenue Planning & Analysis Charter Communications Richelle Markazene Coordinating Producer II ESPN Chelsea Markus Associate Director, Program Research A+E Networks Claudia Mascioli Director, Carrier Services - Project Management Comcast Business Genna Mazor Director, Integrated Partnerships truTV Kirsten McAuliffe Account Executive WarnerMedia Mansha McCulley Senior Director, Operations, B/R Live Turner Kate McDevitt Sr. Manager, Internal Communications Comcast Amy McGill Director, Legal Affairs A+E Networks Shana McHugh Producer, Content Distribution Services A+E Networks Adrienne McMillon Sr. Manager, Internal Controls Governance Cox Communications Melissa Mendoza Operations Manager, Digital Care Comcast Sharee Mervilus Manager, Technology Cox Communications Virginia Mirón Sr. Manager, HR & Talent Acquisition Viacom Stacey Mitch Sr. Director, Sports & News Communications Charter Communications Sarah Mitchell Director, Marketing Comcast Business Tasha Mize Manager, International Ad Sales & Other Revenue Warner Media Alyson Muldoon Senior Manager, OEM Comcast Meredith Murphy Manager, Standards & Practices A+E Networks Kelly Nadaud Senior Manager, Financial Planning ESPN Diana Nekouei Manager, Accounting, Enterprise Accounts Receivable COE Comcast Business Tuoi Nguyen Technology Manager, Service Assurance Support Operations Cox Communications Kristen Nigro Director, Product Management Comcast Kathryn Nix Director, Receivables Management Cox Communications Adeyinka Ogunlegan Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs Comcast Angela Onate Sr. Manager, CAPEX Accounting Cox Communications Crystal Parrish Manager, Business Operations Comcast Jennifer Lee Patch Sr. Manager, Deployment & Integration Comcast Xfinity Mobile Ruchita Patel Director, Enterprise Business Intelligence - 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Maritza Soto Sr. Manager, Technical Operations A+E Networks Kathryn Staples Director, Human Resources Comcast Jessica Stubbs Director, Product - Learning & Development Comcast Business + Advertising Sharon Teano-Evans Director, Program Distribution Showtime Networks Kim Texidor Director, Marketing Distribution Showtime Networks Minh Thai Principal Product Manager, Xfinity Stream Comcast Nicole Tisdol Project Manager Comcast Aqueelah Traylor-Morgan Assistant Controller, ABS – Global Subscription Revenue Turner Broadcasting Cristine Van Schoick Manager, International Programming & Sales Administration A+E Networks Kamali Velavan Manager, Project Management Organization Comcast Alicia Wade-King Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance Comcast Alexis Wagner Sr. Manager, Product Development & Management Cox Communications Natalie Warther Sr. Director, Workforce Management Charter Communications Christina Wartski Inventory Manager UPtv Laura Watrous Sr. Director, Product Management Viacom Emily Watts Director, Content Partnerships Turner Sports Zalika Webley Sr. Production Manager, International Creative Marketing A+E Networks Kelly Wells Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions Cox Communications Dalyn Wertz Executive Director, Indirect Channel Management Comcast Business Terri Whiteford Senior Manager, Proposal Services Comcast Business Talaya Wilkins Segment Producer ESPN Monika Wilkins Sr. Manager, Credit & Account Services Comcast Carrie Williams Executive Producer Viacom Christie Wolgamott Sr. Manager, Regional Demand Generation Comcast Spotlight Colleen Woodworth Manager, Regional Human Resources Charter Communications Julia Zangwill Sr. Manager, Advisory Services FreeWheel Ashley Zartner Director, Business Operations Cox Communications Ashley Zesinger Sr. Manager, Onboarding Analytics Comcast Karen Zumwalt Sr. Manager, Network Engineering Charter Communications