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Meet Fellow Innovators & Influencers

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Sage Steele

SportsCenter Co-Host, ESPN

Sheryl Swoopes

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

Erika Carlson

Mental Skills Coach

Alex Morgan

Heather Scheer

Julie Foudy

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

Jenna Mielnicki

Christine Driessen

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN

Lori LeBas

SVP Bus Ops, Sales and Marketing at ESPN

Jackie Stasi

Valerie Gordon

Coordinating Producer

Summer Sanders

Olympic Swimmer and Television Personality

Molly Carter

Britt Kahn

CONAN Talent Executive

Ed Erhardt

President, ESPN Global Customer Marketing and Sales

Patricia Phillips

NACWAA CEO

Tina Pic

Six-time US Criterium National Champion

Leslie Gittess

Faith Popcorn

BrainReserve, founder and CEO

Kristine Lilly

Retired American Soccer Player

Diane Cummins

Dr. Jordan Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

Kathleen Francis

President, Oasis Sports Ventures, LLC

Marcia Keegan

Adam Silver

Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer National Basketball Association

Carolyn Feinstein

Senior Vice President, Global Acquisition Marketing Electronic Arts

Adriana Rizzo

Tina Johnson

Editor-in-Chief, espnW

Janey Marks

Joanna Rice

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

Felice Beitzel

Ph.D. L.M.T.

Julie Juarez

Donna Carpenter

President, Burton Snowboards

Julie McGlone

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

Erin Kennedy

USA Rugby, Youth Development Manager

Julie Eddleman

NA Brand Operations Marketing Director

Britt Jorgenson

adidas USA

Nichole Smith

The Walt Disney Company

Lauren Cheney

Sue Hovey

Former VP and Executive Editor, ESPN The Magazine

Katie Mundell

Elizabeth Bass

WBCA

Lauren Stevenson

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

Andrea Berry

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT MEDIA SERVICES FOX NETWORKS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS

Latanna Stone

10-year-old Golf Phenom

Cindy Freed

Vice President, Sales Marketing

Shelley Taniguchi-Sabol

Kathleen Behrens

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

Erin Leyden

Producer, ESPN Films

Tonya Cornileus Ph.D.

VICE PRESIDENT, LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Matthew Weeks

Amy Stanton

Founder & CEO, Stanton & Company, LLC

Cherie Cohen

Vice President Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Jessica Cassity

Sloane Stephens

Danielle Tiedt

Lisa Baird

Chief Marketing Officer of the United States Olympic Committee

Amy Jo Martin

Founder and CEO of Digital Royalty

Abby Wambach

Dr. Henry Friedman

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

Aimee Crawford

Mary O'Connor

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

Sarah Spain

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

Susanna Earnest

Shamila Kohestani

Former Captain of the Afghan women’s national soccer team

Therese Steiner

President and Founder of Therese Steiner Consulting

Marie Purvis

Joy Russo

Dr. Richard E. Lapchick

Endowed Chair and Director, DeVos Sports Business Management Program

Rose Smith

Carmelita Jeter

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

Allison Leahy

Ashley Smeltzer

Athlete Marketing Coordinator at Red Bull North America

Adam Deutsch

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

Michael Millay

Linda Cohn

Jodi Markley

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

John Lisko

Executive Communication Director Saatchi & Saatchi

John Kosner

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, DIGITAL & PRINT MEDIA

Cindy Timchal

Head Coach, United States Naval Academy

Ann Meyers Drysdale

Vice President, Phoenix Mercury Vice President, Phoenix Suns

Kat Kirsch Alford

Laurel Richie

Lindsay Amstutz

Vice President of Marketing for FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks

Kevin R Stone

Orthopedic Surgeon, The Stone Clinic

Stephanie Cheng

Premier Partnerships

Andrea Fairchild

Global Vice President of Sports Nutrition for Gatorade

Jemele Hill

Columnist and Television Personality for ESPN

Mimi Griffin

President & CEO, MSG Promotions, Inc.

Kay Moore

Lee Satterfield

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Professional and Cultural Exchanges

Dawn Scott

Eric Johnson

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

Kristy Scrymgeour

Chief Executive Officer for Velocio Events

Kirsten Atkinson

Media Director at Team One

Paul Hertel

Kim McFadden

Vice President of Human Resources for the NFL

Maggie Helm

Sr. Director, Multimedia Sales, ESPN

Marie Donoghue

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

Caroline Andrew

Vice President of Mfa Marketing and Communications

Stacey Allaster

Chairman and CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association

Mary Wittenberg

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

Tina Thornton

James Parker

Director of Operations for the Amateur Athletic Union

Chris Talbott

Sue Enquist

Jill Kinney

Marketing/Branded Entertainment at Gatorade

Jill Frederickson

Sr. Coordinating Producer, ESPN

Tiana B. Holt

Michele Foley

Sue Rodin

Christina King

Tracey Black

Susan Cohig

Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing National Hockey League

Lindsay E. Brown

Managing editor at Eco-Chick.com

Julie Moeller

Elysa Walk

General Manager, Giant Bicycle, Inc.

Liesl Holtz

Global Women's Sports Marketing Manager at Oakley

Rob King

Senior Vice President, Editorial for ESPN Digital and Print Media

Morgan Flatley

Tonya Antonucci

Amanda DeCastro

Communications Manager

Alicia McConnell

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

Sara Frazier

Michael Bayle

Sarah Hirshland

Chris LaPlaca

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Elly Deutch

Alex Mallen

Sport Chalet

Kathleen DeBoer

Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)

Rahul Brahmbhatt

Director, Magic Bus USA

Circe Wallace

Sara Gotfredson

Sr. Director, ESPN Customer Marketing & Sales

Dina Gerson

Kerin Hempel

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

Minda Santiago Garvens

Val Ackerman

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

Emma Cookson

Chairman BBH US

Kathryn Olson

Chief Executive Officer of the Women's Sports Foundation

Jessica Long

Kevin Jackson

Kerri Walsh

Jackie MacMullan

Heather Mitts

Holly Campbell

Vice President, Marketing Communications for Enterprise Holdings

Chris McKendry

Commentator Co-Host Midday SportsCenter

Josh Grau

Global Brand Strategy, Twitter

Judith Sweet

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

Hannah Storm

ESPN Anchor

Peg Moline

Rosa Gatti

Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach, ESPN

Maureen Lindsey

Christine Plonsky

Alana Nichols

Paralymic Athlete, Wheelchair Basketball

Natara Holloway

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

Laura Gentile

Vice President, espnW

Christine Godleski

Chief Operating Officer of the Women's National Basketball Association

Lisa Stokes

Senior Talent Producer, ESPN

Laura Suchoski

Associate Manager of Social Media, espnW

Lydia Craver

Porter Littlepage

Gabrielle Reece

laurie orlando

Senior Vice President, Talent Development & Planning

Stephanie Druley

Vice President, Production

Nancy Hubbell

LEXUS PRESTIGE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Jane McManus

Rosalyn Durant

Sarah Robb O'Hagan

Dr. Jill Brooks

Rana Dershowitz

General Counsel

Jessica Mendoza

Athlete, Olympic Gold Medalist

Ashley Koff, RD

Celebrity Dietitian, Author, Health and Lifestyle Contributor

John Skipper

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

Molly Barker

MSW, founded Girls on the Run

John Walsh

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE EDITOR ESPN

Patricia Betron

Senior Vice President, Multimedia Sales

Katie Richman

Barb Lazarus

Owner and Founder of Game On!

Talley Sergent

Director of Strategic Initiatives U.S. Department of State

Alexandra Raisman

Olympic Gymnast

Kerry D. Chandler

Executive Vice President, Human Resources National Basketball Association

Donna Orender

CEO, Orender Unlimited

Diane Lamb

Vice President, Communications

Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Megan Porteous

Oakley Sports Marketing Manager

Kate Johnson

Michelle Kwan

Donald McPherson

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

Anna Isaacson

Director of Community Affairs, National Football League

Jennifer Love

Coordinating Director, VP NFL Network

Ashley McCullough

Chief Communications Officer for Velocio Events

Russell Wolff

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR ESPN INTERNATIONAL

Carrie Brzezinski

Ambre Moton

Alan Abrahamson

Danielle Summers

Senior Business Operations Coordinator, ESPN

Lori Castillo

Assistant Brand Manager, COVERGIRL

Hilary Shaev

Vice President, Marketing WNBA, NBA Development League

Carol Stiff

VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMMING & ACQUISITIONS

Dara Pettinelli

managing editor of Disney Interactive Media Group