STAFF

Senior Advisors

Staff

PRESIDENT: Livia Beasley
The President oversees all operations of the group and provides support, guidance, direction and vision with respect to the goals of the organization. The President is the face of Women in Children's Media, representing the group in all matters of leadership. As such, she takes on a senior administrative, supervisory, and management role. The President acts as the central touchstone for all of Women in Children's Media's various activities and committees, ensuring that events and all other WiCM business are coordinated across the organization.

email: liviawomeninchildrensmedia.org

VICE PRESIDENT: Sarah Mullervy
The Vice President is the principal advisor to the President regarding strategy, positioning, and the long-term vision of the organization. The Vice President works closely with the President to develop and execute a 5-year plan. The Vice President also oversees special projects, including volunteer efforts.

email: sarahwomeninchildrensmedia.org

SECRETARY: Kate Guttman
The Secretary is the nexus of all Women in Children's Media business and communications. At the highest level, she helps coordinate events across the organization and is responsible for retaining custody of the organization’s official records and documents. As part of that responsibility, the Secretary maintains the group’s master schedule and records meeting minutes.

email: kate.guttmanwomeninchildrensmedia.org

TREASURER: Stacey Adams
The Treasurer provides the organization with expertise in business planning. Responsibilities include incorporating the organization, grant research, and assisting in the general growth of the business entity that is Women in Children’s Media. The treasurer manages income from dues and any grants and also payment of any bills or expenses.

email: treasurywomeninchildrensmedia.org

TREASURY COORDINATOR: Shannon Kolder
The Treasury Coordinator is responsible for supporting the day to day financial activities of the organization, including processing dues payments and managing record keeping.

EVENTS CO-CHAIRS: Jennifer Abbots (Seminars), Holly Gregory (Workshops), Sarah Wallendjack (Social Events)
The Events Chairs oversee the development and hosting of all Women in Children's Media events. These events fall into several categories to meet the wide-ranging needs of our varied membership. “Seminars” are large, multi-speaker educational events designed to provide information critical to career development and industry insight. “Workshops” are smaller, working sessions that provide individual instruction in relevant areas such as Creative Development for children’s TV and resume building. “Social Events” are social gatherings that give members the opportunity to connect and network with peers and mentors, and also to just relax with friends. The Events Chairs will work closely with the Membership Chair to ensure that events meet Women in Children's Media members’ ever-changing needs and to increase event awareness within the organization. They will also work together to effectively utilize events to recruit new members.

emails: jennifer.abbotswomeninchildrensmedia.org
holly.gregorywomeninchildrensmedia.org
sarah.wallendjackwomeninchildrensmedia.org

EVENTS COORDINATORS: Farah Farooqi, Sher Wouters
In addition to coordinating with the Events Chair to set goals and implement plans that will help the Events team meet their responsibilities to the organization, Events Coordinators will also be responsible for leading the planning and production of one to two events per year.

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: Lindsay Kent
The Membership Chair is responsible for managing and bolstering member relations and, as such, is Women in Children's Media members' primary resource and point of contact. She is in charge of developing and keeping current a plan to increase membership and awareness. With her finger on the pulse of WiCM, the Membership Chair also works with the Development team to determine and regularly evaluate membership perks and the added value of joining the organization.

email: lindsaywomeninchildrensmedia.org

MEMBERSHIP COORDINATORS: Debra Stewart, Shannon Kolder
The Membership Coordinators coordinate with the Membership Chair to set goals and implement plans that will help the Membership team meet their responsibilities to the organization.

DEVELOPMENT CHAIR: Jennifer Hunt
The Development Chair is responsible for identifying and creating relationships with entities that can serve Women in Children's Media and our membership. Such organizations or persons might provide any or all of the following: support, sponsorship, a membership base that may be interested in our organization, WiCM member perks, and funding. In turn, the Development Chair is responsible for developing cost-effective ways that Women in Children's Media can, too, serve these organizations.

email: jenniferwomeninchildrensmedia.org

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR: Maria Ramirez
The Development Coordinator will coordinate with the Development Chair to set goals and implement plans that will help the Development team meet their responsibilities to the organization.

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR: Jan Wohrle
The Communication Chair is responsible for overseeing the branding of Women in Children's Media. This includes creating all print materials, mantaining the website, and overseeing public relations for the organization. Communications also manages the online job board and monthly Items of Interest newsletter.

email: janwomeninchildrensmedia.org

COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATORS: Margot Duffy, Julie Fefferman, Ariel Magnes, Kristen Schrader
The Communications Coordinators coordinate with the Communications Chair to obtain and write content for Women in Children's Media newsletters and other communications. They are also responsible for the day to day job board maintenance.

EDUCATION ADVISOR: Lynne McVeigh
The Education Advisor develops educational content for the Resources page on the Women in Children's Media website and counsels the Secretary as they develop plans for other educational materials.

WEBSITE PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN: Madhur Khandelwal

WEBSITE DESIGN: Mike Penta

GRAPHIC DESIGN: Sarah Wilson http://swilson.co.nz

These women were responsible for the founding of the organization in November, 2004.
Livia Beasley
Stacie Billis
Yvette Buono
Claire Curley
Laura Gallagher
Meredith Halpern
Melanie Pal
Joanne Ruelos
Tiffany Washington
Sasha Wolff

Former Officers

Cathy Kwan
Mary Buri
Stacie Billis
Mary Jacobson
Anna Horton
Joanne Ruelos

To inquire about staffing, please contact Livia at liviawomeninchildrensmedia.org