BRIDGE Board of Directors

The BRIDGE Board of Directors is the governing body of BRIDGE, composed of a combination of D,E&I leaders, business leaders and other C-suite leaders in organizations who are driving the change agenda internally.

The BRIDGE leaders board is the heart and soul of BRIDGE working together to elevate the role of under-represented communities and people with different lived experiences. The board will work collaboratively with BRIDGE staff to set the operational priorities for the organization.

 


Sheryl Daija

Sheryl Daija
CEO & Founder
Bridge
Bridge
Chair:

Jonita Wilson

Jonita Wilson
Chief Diversity Officer
Discover Financial
Discover Financial
Vice Chair:

Christine Escribano

Christine Escribano
SVP, Head of One Platform Marketing
NBCUniversal Media
NBCUniversal Media


Tish Archie Oliver

Tish Archie Oliver
Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
Unilever
Unilever


Tony Chen

Tony Chen
CEO and Founder
Channel Factory
Channel Factory


Kareem Cook

Kareem Cook
Chief Marketing Officer, Owner
Naturade/VeganSmart
Trixie Ferguson Gray

Trixie Ferguson Gray
Former President
The Newsette
The Newsette
Judy Jackson

Judy Jackson
Former Global Head of Culture
WPP
WPP
Elise James-DeCruise

Elise James-DeCruise
Chief Equity Officer
AdCouncil
AdCouncil
Emile Khader

Emile Khader
Senior Vice President, Marketing Strategy
Condé Nast
Condé Nast
Louis Jones

Louis Jones
CMO
Brand Safety Institute
Michele Laven

Michele Laven
Chief Human Resources Officer / Chief Diversity Officer
iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia
Rebecca Messina

Rebecca Messina
Senior Advisor
McKinsey & Co.
McKinsey & Co.
Lukeisha Paul

Lukeisha Paul
Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GroupM
GroupM
Yin Woon Rani

Yin Woon Rani
CEO/CMO
MilkPEP
MilkPEP
Jessica Ricaurte

Jessica Ricaurte
Chief Revenue Officer
Adsmovil
Adsmovil
Sandra Sims-Williams

Sandra Sims-Williams
Chief Diversity Officer
Nielsen
Nielsen
Deidre Smalls-Landau

Deidre Smalls-Landau
U.S CMO & EVP, Global Business Equity
Mediabrands
Mediabrands
Randi Stipes

Randi Stipes
VP, IBM Brand Marketing; CMO
The Weather Company and IBM Watson Advertising
The Weather Company and IBM Watson Advertising
Jon Suarez Davis

Jon Suarez Davis
Chief Customer Officer
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super{set}
Mark Walker

Mark Walker
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO
Direct Digital Holdings
Direct Digital Holdings
Leslie Waller

Leslie Waller
Vice President of Marketing
Campbells
Campbells
Jennifer Warren

Jennifer Warren
VP, Global Brand Marketing and Communications
Indeed
Indeed
Deborah Yeh

Deborah Yeh
Global Chief Purpose Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
Sephora Americas
Sephora Americas
 

BRIDGE Staff and Contributors

Sheryl Daija

Sheryl Daija
CEO
BRIDGE
Clayton Benn

Clayton Benn
Storyteller Producer, BRIDGE
Award Winning Creative Producer and Director, DEI Advocate
Jason Chase

Jason Chase
Web Designer & Developer, BRIDGE
President, Solidmark
Wiley Davi, PhD

Wiley Davi, PhD
Storyteller, BRIDGE
Professor of English & Media Studies, Bentley University
Trixie Ferguson Gray

Trixie Ferguson Gray
Marketing, BRIDGE
President, The Newsette
Kat Krieger

Kat Krieger
Founder & CEO, Radical Customer Experience
BRIDGE Events Programming
Jason Makowski

Jason Makowski
Creative Director, BRIDGE
President, There Media
Nancy Newman

Nancy Newman
Storyteller, BRIDGE
Teaching Associate, Brown University, Marketing Consultant
Lynzee Saperstein

Lynzee Saperstein
Marketing
BRIDGE
 

Strategic Advisors

Andrea Bibbs

Andrea Bibbs
Vice President, Ad Sales, Marketing and Studio Operations
Warner Media
Warner Media
Kevin Bradshaw

Kevin Bradshaw
Vice President, Executive Director
City Year
City Year
Erica DeLorenzo

Erica DeLorenzo
Founder
REFRAMEWORK
Kim Gnatt

Kim Gnatt
Chief Digital Officer
Elanco Animal Health
Elanco Animal Health
Jeff Marshall

Jeff Marshall
Chief Diversity Officer, Head of Diversity, Equity & Belonging
UM Worldwide
UM Worldwide
Lana McGilvray

Lana McGilvray
Founder and CEO
Purpose Worldwide
Purpose Worldwide
Omar Rodriguez Vila, PhD

Omar Rodriguez Vila, PhD
Associate Professor in the Practice of Marketing
Emory University
Emory University
Victoria Russell

Victoria Russell
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Beam Suntory
Beam Suntory
Anastasia Williams

Anastasia Williams
Founder & CEO
TheAList
TheAList