Meet the 2024 Fellows – Alicia Lee

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Alicia Lee   Alicia Lee’s non-traditional journey into advertising has enabled her to make an incredible impact into her current role as Director of Customer Experience at Teads. After a decade in retail management, she returned to school to earn a digital marketing certificate. While there, a friend introduced her…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Kahlita Finger

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Kahlita Finger   Kahlita Finger is a Client Solutions Manager at Meta, blending a strong advertising background with a deep appreciation for storytelling and culture. A Temple University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising, Kahlita’s journey into the industry was fueled by her passion for connecting people through…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Maulana Moore

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Maulana Moore   With a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Hampton University, a distinguished HBCU, Maulana Moore originally envisioned a career as an international correspondent, inspired by icons like Christiane Amanpour and Gwen Ifill. However, a leap of faith into ad sales at NBC revealed a new passion. “While…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Cashman Aiu

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Cashman Aiu   Aloha! Cashman Aiu is a passionate Sales Account Manager at Amazon Ads, where she also serves as the Global Community Engagement Lead for Indigenous Initiatives. As a proud graduate of NYU with a bachelor’s degree in media, culture, and communication, Cashman has built a robust career, previously…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Gabriela Montoya

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Gabriela Montoya   Gabriela Montoya currently serves as the Vice President of Partner Marketing at Citi, where she focuses on driving credit card acquisitions through innovative strategies and partnerships. Gabriela’s passion for advertising was sparked during her senior year at Binghamton University when she took a paid media class that included…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Katie Zaro

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Katie Zaro   Katie Zaro is a driven eCommerce manager and digital strategist at eos Products, with a strong background in the beauty industry. After an impactful internship at Revlon that ignited her passion for the beauty sector, Katie’s career trajectory pivoted from her initial plans to pursue finance.  As…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Pooja Ranganathan

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Pooja Ranganathan    A storyteller at heart with a love for both cinema and strategy, Pooja Ranganathan always knew she loved data but also wanted to let her creative side shine. She started as a financial analyst and realized she could bring her skills to the industry. She combines her…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Abigail Bazile

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Abigail Bazile   Abigail Bazile is a creative force in multicultural marketing, whose audience-centered approach is her guiding light. As she puts it, “The audience is my north star.” With a career anchored at Urban One, Inc. for over six years, Abigail has grown from Strategic Partnerships to her current…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Taylor Reeves

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Taylor Reeves    With a creative spark that lights up every room, Taylor Reeves navigates the advertising world with confidence, blending her passion for storytelling with a flair for strategic brilliance. Taylor, a Senior Copywriter at VaynerMedia, holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising Communications from St. John’s University. With a…

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Morgan Ogryzek

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Meet the 2024 Fellows – Morgan Ogryzek   With the fierce determination of an Aries, Morgan Ogryzek charges through the creative landscape, turning ambitious ideas into reality and sparking inspiration wherever she goes. Morgan is a Senior Experience Strategist at Havas, where she blends strategic thinking with a passion for creativity. With a B.A. in…

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