David Blanke
David Blanke is Managing Director and CFO of Money-Media, a Financial Times company. He is responsible for sales, marketing, client services and finance. Previously, Blanke was Finance Director at a commercial finance company that focused on trade capital. He also held corporate finance roles at Quest Diagnostics and Stryker. Blanke began his career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has an accounting degree from the University of Michigan and is a licensed CPA.
Gavin Daly
Gavin Daly is Executive Editor and Managing Director at Money-Media, A Financial Times company. Publications under Daly's editorial direction, including Agenda, BoardIQ, FundFire, Ignites and Ignites Europe have averaged more than 90% renewal rates each of the past six years. His portfolio also includes The Outstanding Directors Exchange conference series for board directors. Before joining Money-Media in 1999, he was with The Boston Globe, The Hartford Courant and Institutional Investor. Daly graduated from the University of Connecticut.
Miriam Crowell
Miriam Crowell is the Executive Assistant to the Management Team as well as the Office Manager for Money-Media. She gained her administrative and management experience running a Corporate Fitness Center at Allen & Company in New York. Miriam also teaches yoga and loves to travel. She received her B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle.
Advertising
Andrew Sollinger
Andrew Sollinger is Managing Director of the FT’s US commercial operations and is responsibile for advertising sales at the FT and Money-Media. Previously, Sollinger was Managing Director of Money-Media and was a part of the executive team that sold Money-Media to the FT in January 2008. Before joining Money-Media in 2005, he was Group Publisher of Capital Markets at Thomson Media in New York, where he held various roles in strategy and new product development from 1997-2004. Prior to Thomson, he was an editor with Institutional Investor for 10 years, including a year each in London and Hong Kong.
Kimberly Gorman
Kimberly Gorman is an Ad Sales Representative for Money-Media. Kim holds a Bachelors of Science in Economics, from Clemson University. Kim joins Money-Media with an extensive background in Radio Advertising, Marketing, Community Organizing and Public Programs Administration.
Jennifer Rasmussen
Jennifer Rasmussen is a Director of Advertising, focusing on money manager advertisers in the Northeast. In this role, she is responsible for advertising sales and placement for FundFire and Ignites. Jennifer most recently was an Assistant Portfolio Manager for a hedge fund in Connecticut. Prior to her endeavor into ad sales, Jennifer gained experience in selling financial products to Real Estate Investment Trusts. She holds a BA in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University. Jennifer is an avid traveler and in her free time enjoys running, skiing, kayaking and playing squash.
Kerry Savage
Kerry Savage is the Sales Director for Job Blast, the job board of Ignites and FundFire. In this role Kerry works with hiring managers looking for exposure to the money management industry's most informed professionals. Kerry was previously the Employment Advertising Sales Manager for various Thomson Media publications such as The Bond Buyer and Asset Securitization Report.
Rachel Umansky
Rachel Umansky is Group Head of the Asset Management & Services team for Money-Media and the Financial Times. Rachel is responsible for overseeing this advertising team and sales growth for FundFire, Ignites, Ignites Europe and BoardIQ as well as integrated growth across the suite of FT products. Previously, Rachel sold print and online advertising for a securities industry publication. Prior to this, she managed conferences and online seminars in the financial markets. She holds a BA in Communications from Tulane University.
Rachel Wang
Rachel Wang is the Advertising Services Manager for Money-Media. In this role, she is responsible for managing numerous advertising campaigns across all of Money-Media's publications. She joins us from FHM/Emap Metro LLC, where she was Online Production Controller.
Client Support
Robert Drollinger
Robert Drollinger is a Customer Service Representative at Money-Media. In this role, he provides customer support for subscribers to all of Money-Media’s publications. Robert received his BA in accounting and economics from Queens College in May of 2006 and joined the company a year later.
Egon Smullyan
Egon Smullyan is the Customer Service Manager at Money-Media. He provides customer support for Ignites, Fundfire, BoardIQ and Agenda. Egon received his BA in psychology from Columbia University in May of 2005 and joined the company shortly after graduating.
Zack Feinberg
Zack Feinberg works for MM as a Customer Service Liaison. He was previously employed by the NYC department of education, and before that he graduated from SUNY New Paltz, with a degree in Studio Art.
Finance and Accounting
Jacqueline Chan
Jacqueline Chan is an Assistant Bookkeeper of Money-Media. She is responsible for billing and accounts receivable for all business lines. Jacqueline has specialized in accounting for over 10 years. She received an AS in Business Administration from LaGuardia College in New York.
Yazmin Henao-Hlimi
Yazmin Henao-Hlimi is the Bookkeeper of Money-Media. In this role Yazmin is responsible for expense reimbursements, accounts payable, bank and benefit reconciliations and other critical accounting functions. Previously, she worked at Sirius Satellite Radio in the finance department where she specialized in fixed assets and accounts payable. Yazmin has a BBA in Accounting from Monroe College in New York.
Segun Olowofela
Segun is the Controller at Money-Media. In this role he overseas the accounting department. Segun graduated from St. John’s University and started his career at General Electric where he completed the Financial Management Program. Prior to joining Money-Media Segun spent 7 years in internal audit roles at Pearson Inc, Estee Lauder and Universal Music. Segun is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt and holds an Executive MBA.
Eric Wong
Eric Wong is the Senior Accountant at Money-Media. In this role he performs the month-end financial close and prepares and distributes the monthly financial statements. Eric graduated from SUNY Stony Brook with a BA in Economics, and concentrations in both Business Management and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. He joins us from Lehman Brothers, where he was a Financial Analyst in IT Finance. He has over 4 years of analysis experience throughout his career. Eric plans to pursue an MBA in the future.
Marketing
Sean Caesar
Sean Caesar is the Director of Database Marketing for Money-Media. In his role, he is directly responsible for the administration of Money-Media's CRM/Marketing Database as well as all respective analysis, reporting and data collection efforts. Sean also manages Money-Media's marketing research team providing key data, critical for the success of Money-Media's marketing initiatives. Previously, Sean was the Director of Circulation for Money-Media and has worked in media since 2000. He holds a BBA in marketing from Hofstra University in New York.
Dan Fink
Dan Fink is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Money-Media. In this role he oversees the marketing, graphics, and customer service functions. Prior to Money-Media, Dan managed an e-commerce website for Computer Associates’ consumer division and was the head of the Direct Marketing department at Loan Pricing Corporation (a subsidiary of Reuters). Dan earned an MBA at Indiana University and was a national champion gymnast.
Janine Garofalo
Janine Garofalo is the Manager of Direct Marketing for Money-Media. She is responsible for leading direct marketing programs for all business units as well as highly personalized and targeted marketing campaigns. Previously, Janine worked for five-plus years as the Marketing Manager for an industry-leading restaurant group where she specialized in direct marketing, advertising and events. She holds a BS in Marketing from Quinnipiac University.
Felix Haxhiymeri
Felix Haxhiymeri is the Manager of Customer Marketing at Money-Media. In this role he is responsible for leading marketing programs and communications aimed at our existing customers with the goal of expanding readership and driving product improvement for all publications. Previously, Felix worked in a customer focused role at NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation. He holds a BBA in Marketing/Psychology from Pace University in New York City.
Christopher Hennessy
Christopher Hennessy is a Marketing Database Associate at Money-Media. In this role, he is responsible for assisting the marketing department with database support and reporting, web research, and other marketing functions. Before joining Money-Media, Chris worked in the Office of the General Counsel for Steve & Barry’s, where he specialized in retail lease negotiation and management. He holds a BA in philosophy from New York University.
Greg Rowe
Greg Rowe is the Manager of Web Marketing for Money-Media. In this role, he is responsible for leading Web-based marketing programs for all business units, as well as optimizing the user experience on our websites. Before joining Money-Media, Greg worked at a B-to-B company offering temporary corporate housing to traveling executives and did freelance work at a number of Web start-ups. He holds degrees in Multimedia/Web Design and Specialized Technology from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He's also certified in Digital Media Marketing by New York University.
Jennifer Spaulding
Jenny Spaulding is the Art Director for Money-Media. She is responsible for creating the print versions of Agenda and BoardIQ, producing marketing and conference materials, advertisements, Web graphics and other design-related projects. Jenny is a native of Ohio with a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her previous design experience includes working in medical publishing as well as at a fast-paced design and communications firm.
Product Development
Michael Salat
Michael Salat is Head of Strategy and Development of Money-Media, a Financial Times company. His responsibilities include: identifying and launching new products, leading strategic reviews of existing products, long-term financial forecasting and forging strategic partnerships. Michael previously worked in corporate finance for media companies at DeSilva & Phillips and in the equity research and asset management departments of Citigroup Smith Barney. Michael earned an MBA from Columbia Business School and an undergraduate degree from Boston University.
Chris Sandlund
Chris Sandlund is the Executive Director of Journalism 2.0, overseeing Money-Media's product enhancements, the Best Practices Booklets series, and additional special projects. He has spent 15 years editing and reporting about business and finance. Before joining Money-Media, he worked as a freelance journalist for such publications as Business Week and Entrepreneur magazines.
Renewals and Reprints
Grail Jennings
Grail Jennings is the Director of Subscriber Management for Money-Media. Previously, she worked in business development in the fashion industry. Grail is originally from Northern Ireland and studied at F.I.T. in New York City. She loves to travel.
Michael Stromfeld
Michael Stromfeld is the Renewals Manager for Money-Media. He grew up in Roslyn, N.Y., and graduated from Indiana University. In his spare time, he enjoys snowboarding, playing golf and spending time with his family.
Subscription Sales
Jon Abelack
Jon Abelack is the director of sales for Money-Media. His background lies in financial conference marketing and he has been a list broker as well.
Michael Cronan
Michael Cronan is the Senior Vice President of Content Sales for Money-Media. In this role he oversees the content sales for new business and renewals as well as ticket sales for conferences. Prior to Money-Media, Michael has spent over 15 years working at b to b companies such as Wolters Kluwer, ALM, McGraw-Hill, Thompson, and Ziff-Davis where he held a progressive series of sales and marketing positions.
Ben Northover
Ben Northover is a Sales Director for Ignites Europe, based at the Financial Times in London. Prior to working with Money-Media, Ben headed up the Company Announcements sales team at the Financial Times, arranging publicity for small to mid-cap listed companies.
Dan Scheffler
Dan Scheffler is the Director of Sales for BoardIQ. In this role, he's responsible for selling group subscriptions to BoardIQ. He has a diverse business background in publishing, online media and banking. His previous roles have included management of operations, technology systems, marketing and sales. Dan holds a BA in business administration from Hofstra University.
Domenick Vecchione
Domenick Vecchione is the Sales Director for Ignites. He has spent more than 15 years in the legal publication industry. Prior to working with Money-Media, Domenick was a National Accounts Manager for Aspen Publishers in New York. He worked with the nation's largest law firms selling a diverse product line that included securities, corporate governance and compliance titles.
Kate Ventricelli
Kate Ventricelli is Director of Sales for Agenda, Agenda Best Practices Series and the Outstanding Directors Exchange. Kate has worked in the financial services industry in sales and client service area in the media, conferences and advertising industries. She has her bachelors degree in finance from Fairfield University.
Technology
Shera Ahmad
Shera Ahmad is the Chief Technology Officer of Money-Media. In this role Shera oversees the technology group which includes both the IT Operations and Development teams. Prior to Money-Media, Shera was the Chief Technology Officer of the internet startup Monitor110 and the VP of Engineering for CapitalThinking. Shera is a graduate of Brandeis University.
Keirstin Austin
Keirstin is the Web Business Analyst responsible for requirements analysis and coordinating project timelines and deliverables. She has more than eight years of IT experience in quality assurance, development, requirements analysis, and project management. She holds an MBA in technology management from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Eugene Chiang
Eugene is a Linux Administrator, responsible for Money Media's IT infrastructure. He holds two degrees in Computer Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Missouri - Columbia. He brings with him more than 11 years of Linux and Windows experience, peppered with knowledge from his time in Malaysia and Mizzou.
Michael Chinigo
Michael Chinigo is a Junior PHP Developer responsible for development and maintenance of web systems throughout Money-Media. His particular emphasis has been with the redesign of our front-end sites and the maintenance of internal web applications. Before landing at Money-Media, Michael studied Chemical Engineering and German at the University of Rhode Island.
Richie Duong
Richie Duong is the IT Director of Money-Media. He is responsible for overall capacity planning, management, scheduling, vendor negotiations and execution of all IT functions. He also directs IT staff in maintaining and improving our production infrastructure. Prior to Money-Media, Richie was the Systems Operations Director of the internet startup Monitor110. He has over 10 years experience in Unix/Linux and Windows based systems.
David Fontanez
David is the Helpdesk Analyst at Money-Media. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Money-Media Helpdesk and assists all Money-Media staff with any computer-related issues. He also assists the Money-Media IT Team with various projects. He has over 2 years experience in IT and is currently enrolled at CUNY City Tech for a BA in Computer Information Systems.
Kiryl Hakhovich
Kiryl is the linux administrator at Money-Media. In this role he is responsible for all production systems and in-house IT infrastructure. Kiryl has ten years experience in Linux and Windows based systems. He was born and schooled in Belarus, where he received his Masters degree in Computer Systems and Networking.
Peter Herring
Peter Herring is a Junior PHP Developer at Money-Media. He will be assisting in the development and maintenance of Money-Media’s web sites. After graduating from New York University, Peter worked at a small start up called iPlayRight, planning and developing a website to assist in the improvement of athletic skills.
Ludmila Lazareva
Ludmila is a Web Quality Assurance Manager with more than six years of project management and QA experience in the Internet, travel, advertising, and toy industries in manual and automated software testing, interaction with developers and clients to ensure delivery of user-friendly and quality product. Ludmila will be responsible for ensuring that everything that is delivered by tech is truly world class.
Tahir Mehmood
Tahir is a PHP Developer with extensive experience in Web technologies. At Money-Media, Tahir is responsible for building and maintaining public websites, CMS and internal systems. Prior to joining Money-Media, he has worked for one of the leading IT/Software Companies in Bahrain. He was born and schooled in Pakistan where he completed his Masters degree in computer science and is currently pursuing his MS in computer Science from Iowa.
Terrance Shields
Terrance Shields is the Junior Windows System Administrator at Money-Media Inc. Terrance is responsible for office desktop support and general helpdesk issues. Terrance has two years of IT experience and is an eight-year US Army veteran. Terrance recently completed course work at The Chubb Institute of Technology for Computer Networking and Security in November of 2007.
Nadim Wakim
Nadim is a Senior Developer whose responsibilities include the Money-Media publication sites as well as the CMS . His previous work experience includes Buzzable, a web site providing group functionality for Twitter accounts, as well as Taglogic, where he built out ERP solution for law firms. He was born and schooled in Lebanon where he received a Bachelor of Technology in Business Software Development degree.
Chris Wang
Chris Wang is a Director of Applications Development at Money-Media. In this role, he will help lead the development of the company’s product web sites. Chris has worked on many online content sites since graduating from Columbia University. His past clients include many Time-Warner publications such as Entertainment Weekly, Money Magazine, The Nation, The Green Guide (a National Geographic magazine) and ConsumerSearch.com.
Michael Costa
Michael Costa is a Business Analyst at Money-Media, responsible for requirements analysis, user testing coordination, and conducting user training. He has ten years of IT experience in requirements analysis, quality assurance, and project management. Previously he has worked for JP Morgan/Chase and the Reserve Funds. Michael holds a BA from SUNY Old Westbury.
Agenda
Tony Chapelle
Tony Chapelle is a senior reporter with Agenda. He previously covered stockbrokers, individual investors and brokerage companies as a senior editor for On Wall Street magazine. In the late 1990s, he and his wife Carla ran a newsletter called Securities Pro, which reported on African Americans in the financial services industry. From 1989 until 1993, Tony produced television programs at CNN Business News in New York. Tony earned a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School. He lives with his wife and two children in Harlem.
Kristin Gribben
Kristin Gribben is an Associate Editor with Agenda. Before joining the team, she covered North American energy markets in Washington, D.C., writing about ever-increasing gas prices among other issues. Kristin has several years of experience in print journalism at consumer magazines, newspapers and trade publications. Born and raised in Seattle, she has a BA in International Politics and Economics from Albertson College of Idaho.
Eduardo Llull
Eduardo Llull is managing editor of Agenda. He joined the publication following its merger with Base and Bonus, an executive compensation publication where he had been associate editor. He has a financial journalism background and got his start in journalism covering community news in Brooklyn. He's a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.
Josh Martin
Josh Martin is a senior reporter with Agenda. Josh was previously managing editor of World Business Media, which covered the homeland security field. Previously, Josh was New York correspondent for IC Publications/The Middle East, reporting on international trade and investment, and a feature correspondent for the American Management Association. His work has appeared in The Journal of Commerce, Global Investor and other publications. Josh was born in New York and graduated from Fordham University/School of Visual Arts.
Katie Wagner
Katie Wagner is a junior reporter with Agenda. She most recently worked as a staff writer for The Princeton Packet, focusing on Princeton University and local and state politics. She has also written for a New Jersey daily and freelanced for a trade magazine for real estate brokers, developers and architects. Katie got her start in journalism interning for the South Bend Tribune and reporting for the University of Notre Dame’s student daily, The Observer.
BoardIQ
Amanda Gerut
Amanda Gerut is BoardIQ's Managing Editor. She worked previously for the Herald News in New Jersey and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Newark Star-Ledger. Amanda is a graduate of New York University's journalism program.
Julie Goodman
Julie Goodman is a reporter with BoardIQ covering regulations and governance. Julie worked previously as a reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Mississippi, and The Associated Press and The Providence Journal in Rhode Island.
Jonathan Gregg
Jonathan Gregg is the copy editor for Ignites, Agenda and BoardIQ. He has been a copy editor, musician and writer in New York City for more than 25 years. A graduate of Brown University, he freelanced for numerous magazines ranging from Institutional Investor to Vanity Fair before doing a five-year stint at Time Inc., where he was the senior editor of Time.com.
Marc Hogan
Marc Hogan is a reporter for several Money-Media publications, including BoardIQ. He also writes about music for Pitchfork Media and Playboy.com. He rejoins Money-Media from BusinessWeek, where he covered the financial markets. He has also written for AOL CityGuide, The Chicago Tribune, National Geographic Traveler and Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, among others. Hogan holds bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Northwestern.
Ignites
Luisa Beltran
Luisa Beltran, a New York-based reporter, has been covering Wall Street and M&A for the past 10 years. She's written for CNN/Money, Marketwatch and The Deal.
Hannah Glover
Hannah Glover is a senior reporter covering the sales and distribution beat. Prior to Ignites, she was an associate editor with Money Management Executive newsletter. Her professional experience also includes two and a half years with the Record-Journal in Meriden, Conn., where she covered city politics. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism.
Andrew Greene
Andrew Greene is Managing Editor of Ignites. He served as the managing editor of Money-Media's corporate board publication, Agenda. He joined Money-Media in 2002 as a senior reporter with Ignites and then served as its managing editor from 2003 to 2005. Previously he was a reporter and managing editor of Thomson Financial's Mutual Fund Market News and Annuity Market News. He has a BA in English from the University of Minnesota.
Mariana Lemann
Mariana Lemann is Ignites's retirement reporter. Prior to Ignites she was an Associate Editor at MeetingNews and Adweek's Marketing y Medios, a publication focused on the U.S. Hispanic marketing landscape. She is a graduate of Columbia's Journalism School and School of International and Public Affairs.
Joe Morris
Joe Morris is Ignites’ early-morning reporter. He has worked as an editor at several newspapers, including the New York Post, American Banker and Brooklyn Paper.
Peter Ortiz
Peter Ortiz is a reporter covering Ignites' regulatory and compliance beat. Prior to joining Ignites, he was a senior journalist at Diversity Inc, where he wrote about the Latino community. Prior to that, he spent five years at The Arizona Republic. He holds a masters degree in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in finance from Pace University.
Beagan Wilcox Volz
Beagan Wilcox is the associate editor of Ignites. She was previously a reporter and editor for Ignites' sister publication BoardIQ. She has written for the New York Daily News, Forbes.com and the Italian daily, Corriere della Sera. She is a graduate of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and the Graduate School of Journalism.
Ignites Europe
Baptiste Aboulian
Baptiste Aboulian is a reporter covering Ignites Europe's Regulatory & Compliance beat. Prior to joining Ignites Europe, he was a UK correspondent for French financial daily newspaper L’Agefi and also covered general news for several European publications: L'Express and Le Soir among others. Baptiste holds a Masters in International Journalism from City University and a degree in History from La Sorbonne.
Heather Dale
Heather Dale is a reporter covering Ignites Europe's sales and marketing beat. Prior to Ignites Europe, she was a reporter at Incisive Media’s Global Pensions magazine, which caters for trustees, plan sponsors and advisors to pension schemes across the world. Heather has also written for Mobile News and The Times of Swaziland. Heather holds a BA Hons degree in journalism from Liverpool John Moores University.
Matt Fottrell
Matt Fottrell is publisher for Ignites Europe and head of data publishing for the Financial Times. Matt has been with the FT Group for the last nine years working within digital and print advertising, conferences and awards in the European retail financial sector.
Chris Newlands
Chris Newlands is managing editor of Ignites Europe. Prior to that he was editor of two FT Business titles EPN and NRPN. He joined EPN in 2003 as a senior reporter and was previously a reporter at Euromoney’s EuroWeek. Chris is also author of the Virgin Money Maker, the personal finance guide published by Virgin Books, and has written for FTfm, The Banker, Investment Adviser, Credit, Euromoney and The Guardian. He is a graduate in Economics.
David Ricketts
David Ricketts is a reporter covering Ignites Europe's Operations & Technology beat. Prior to joining Ignites Europe, he was a reporter at Financial Times Business where he covered the UK occupational pensions market. David holds a BA degree in English and American studies from the University of Hull and a postgraduate diploma in journalism from Cardiff University.
FundFire
Jay Cooper
Jay Cooper is a reporter covering investment consultants and multi-managers. He has extensive reporting experience, including covering asset managers, pension plans and foundations and endowments.
Scott Johnson
Scott Johnson is a reporter covering institutional asset managers. An economics graduate of the College of William & Mary, he has written political news and features for publications in Virginia and the Southwest.
Whitney Kvasager
Whitney Kvasager is a reporter covering public and corporate pensions and foundations and endowments. She has also worked at The Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh and New Jersey's Herald News. She graduated from The Evergreen State College in Washington and is a recipient of a Poynter Institute reporting fellowship. Her last name is pronounced "kah-sa-ger."
Chris Larson
Chris Larson is managing editor of FundFire. He joined the publication in 2004 as a reporter and then associate editor, covering pension funds and institutional asset managers. He's worked as a journalist for numerous newspapers, magazines and Web sites in New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and the Virgin Islands.
Kathleen Laverty
Kathleen Laverty is FundFire's mass-media reporter. Kathleen is a Canadian journalist now living in Ireland, where she edits Construction, the journal of the Irish Construction Industry Federation. She previously was senior staff writer on Canada's leading energy magazine, Oilweek. She also has extensive experience as a newspaper editor and reporter.
Paul O'Dowd
Paul O'Dowd is a reporter covering asset management firms. Before joining FundFire, Paul covered the money management arena at Institutional Investor News. A lifelong New Jerseyite, he holds a journalism and mass communications degree from St. Bonaventure University.
Tom Stabile
Tom Stabile is associate editor and reporter covering wealth management and the high-net-worth sector. He has worked as a reporter and editor for 17 years at magazines, newspapers, and trade publications in New York, Washington, D.C., and Santo Domingo covering business, education, government, criminal justice, and the arts.
Andrew Willmott
Andrew Willmott is group managing editor of Money-Media, responsible for all of the company's editorial content. He has worked at Money-Media since 2001, as a reporter and then managing editor on FundFire.
ODX
Christopher Burke
Christopher Burke is a business developer for the Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX). In this role, he is responsible for establishing and maintaining business relationships with ODX’s clients. He has a strong sales management background and was a business major at Towson University
Susan Daltroy
Susan Daltroy is the Event Production Manager for the Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX) program. She is responsible for all event logistics, communications and venues. Before joining ODX, Susan co-founded and managed a New York-based event lighting company and was a Montessori teacher. She holds a master`s in education and a BS in mathematics.
Anna Duren
Anna Duren is an Associate Director of Business Development for ODX. Within the ODX team, she is responsible for business growth and developing new relationships. She was previously in real estate sales with The Corcoran Group. Anna holds a degree in finance from Stetson University.
Elizabeth Lamb
Elizabeth Lamb is an Associate Director at Money-Media and is responsible for selecting speakers for the Outstanding Directors (ODX) and Ignites Live conferences. Previously, Elizabeth worked as an executive search consultant and as a journalist. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a BA.
Maureen Neary
As the Executive Director of the Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX) and Ignites Live, Maureen Neary leads the conference division of Money-Media. In her previous role as Director of Operations, she oversaw the technical, reader support and circulation teams for all publications.
Heather Wolf
As Director of the Outstanding Directors Program, Heather Wolf is responsible for engaging and preparing speakers for ODX conferences and special events. She also manages the nomination, vetting and selection of annual Outstanding Director winners, including the recruitment of an Advisory Board. Heather was previously an international management consultant. She holds a BA from Tulane University and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Lucas Bullerjahn
Lucas Bullerjahn is the associate director for Business development for the ODX. He previously worked at GDS International and has a strong background in sales. He graduated from Lynchburg College and majored in Communications with an emphasis in PR and Journalism.
Interactive
Jonathan Braunstein
Jonathan E. Braunstein is Interactive Editor at Money-Media, producing The Exchange webinar series for Agenda, BoardIQ, FundFire, Ignites and Ignites Europe. Prior to this position, he was News Analyst at Agenda, a sister publication that covers corporate boards of directors. Jonathan worked as a television news producer and writer in Boston for two network affiliates, most recently at WHDH, Boston’s NBC affiliate. Originally from New Jersey, he is an alumnus of Brandeis University in Waltham, MA.
Gregory Shulas
Gregory Shulas is an Interactive Editor for FundFire and sister publication Ignites. He has previously served as senior reporter at Agenda, Money-Media's publication for corporate boards. He has also served as a wealth management reporter for FundFire and a staff writer for the Connecticut Post. The New Jersey native has a B.A. from the University of Delaware.
Video Production
Brooke Arnao
Brooke Arnao is Online Video Director for Money-Media, overseeing online video at Money-Media publications. Brooke previously worked as a freelance journalist, based in Istanbul, where she frequently contributed to Forbes Turkey and wrote for numerous other American and European publications. Originally from New York, she holds a degree in Journalism from New York University.
Rachael Joyce
Rachael Joyce is the Senior Video Producer with Money-Media. She oversees the production and budgeting for the video department. Rachael previously worked as a Line Producer with Showtime Networks overseeing digital content and special features. She has a degree in Television and Film Production from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School.