Jacki Kelley, the former North American CEO of Interpublic Mediabrands who now serves as Bloomberg Media chief operating officer, has been named president of New York Women in Communications.
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The news was announced on May 26 as NYWICI unveiled its board of directors for the 2016-2017 year. NYWICI, the non-profit association for women in marketing and advertising, was founded in 1929 and has hosted its prestigious annual Matrix Awards since 1970.
Kelley, who has held the Bloomberg COO slot since September 2014, succeeds Kimberly Kelleher, chief revenue officer and publisher of Wired.
“I’m so honored to be a part of an organization of women who are constantly inspiring one another to achieve and share their successes,” Kelley said in a statement. “I’m looking forward not only to working with some of the most influential women in the communications industry, but to having the opportunity to nurture the industry’s future female leaders and leading NYWICI in a time of rapid industry change.”
Other NYWICI 2016-2017 board of director appointments are as follows:
President-Elect: Stacy Martinet, Chief Marketing Officer, Mashable
Vice President, Strategic Planning: Susan Schulz, Content Creator, Editor & Strategist
Vice President, Strategic Planning: Lynn Lewis, Global Chief Marketing Officer, UM Worldwide
Treasurer: Denise Gillen
Assistant Treasurer: Audrey Pass, Chief Marketing Officer, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.
Chief Communications Officer: Jessica Kleiman, Consumer Communications Director, Instagram
Vice President, Communications: Rachel Bowie, Editor, PureWow
Chief Membership Officer: Gail Griffin, General Manager & VP, Digital, Barron's, Dow Jones
Vice President, Membership: Saundra Thomas, VP of Community Affairs, WABC-TV
Vice President, Corporate Membership: Elizabeth Kressel, Managing Director, Lizard Media
Vice President, Corporate Membership: Ashley Chauvin, Global Insights, Citi
Vice President, Professional Programming: Georgia Galanoudis, Managing Director, Imprint
Vice President, Professional Programming: Jennifer Owens, Editorial director, Working Mother magazine & Founding Director, Working Mother Research Institute (WMRI)
Vice President, Young Professional Programming: Megan Hess, Mobile and Emerging Platforms Editor, Bloomberg
Vice President, Student Programming: Lori Greene, Advisory Council Chair, Fox School of Business at Temple University
Vice President, Student Programming: Danielle Dardashti, Branded Content Innovator
Vice President, High School Programming: Stephanie M. Guzmán, Assistant Account Executive, Ketchum
Vice President, High School Programming: Taylor Trudon, Life Lead, MTV
Vice President, Scholarships and Grants: Judith Harrison, Senior Vice President, Staffing and Diversity & Inclusion, Weber Shandwick
Vice President, Scholarships and Grants: Janet Warren Dugo, President, Warren Dugo Media Inc.
Vice President, Sponsorship: Laura Sequenzia, VP, Network Sales & Partnerships, Condé Nast
Vice President, Sponsorship: Piper Goodspeed, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, WIRED Media
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