Foundation & Inclusion
Meet The Fellows: Mariah Youngblood
Mariah Youngblood is an Associate Director of Planning at Wavemaker, where she helps lead a small, dedicated team of strategic thinkers and planners. After graduating from Northwestern University, she started her career at full-service agency Cramer-Krasselt, working on multidisciplinary teams on Travel, Entertainment, and B2B accounts and honing her skills as a media planner.…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Taylor Wesley
Taylor is a proud Texas native with a background deeply rooted in advertising. She studied undergrad at TCU and received her Master’s from the University of Texas at Austin before landing in the “big city.” She has extensive account management experience and has worked at critically-acclaimed agencies such Havas and BBDO. Currently, she is…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Guilene Grefin
Meet The Fellows: Guilene Grefin
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Bernice Veloz
Before starting her new role as Senior Account Manager at Culture Trip, Bernice was an experienced Content & Partnerships Manager at Publicis Media Groupe. She has a history of developing and executing integrated marketing campaigns for Metro by T-Mobile, Liberty Mutual, eBay and Campbell’s Soups Company. A “Multicultural Marketing Guru in Training” Bernice is…
Read MoreThe Foundation: Year In Review
In 2019 we achieved great success with your support and commitment. The Foundation measures its impact several ways, by the number of people who benefit from our initiatives, transformations that occur as a result of our programs, and ultimately, how we increase the diversity within the talent pipeline to reflect all communities. Take a look…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Jessica McGlory
FutureIsFemale award winner, Jessica McGlory has entered a new role as Head of Growth at Verb. Before Verb Jessica lead paid social efforts as the Director of Paid Social Media Marketing at Bombas, the digitally native apparel company focused on making the most comfortable socks in history and giving back to those in need.…
Read MoreFoundation's Summer Internship – Apply NOW!
Looking for something to do this summer? Ready to get a jump-start on your career? The AD Club of NY has the way! The Foundation’s Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students in their junior, senior, and graduate years of college an opportunity to intern at one of the AD Club’s member agencies or…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Claire Mirisola
Claire Mirisola is an award-winning Lead Copywriter with nearly a decade of experience. She studied Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History before landing at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her dual degrees in Communication Design and Advertising Design. A conceptual thinker, Claire honed her craft working on innovative social…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Jessy Jacques
Jessy Jacques is a vision-driven change agent with a career-long record of digital advertising and marketing for leading organizations. She possesses a proven talent for aligning business strategy and objectives, with established digital advertising and marketing management paradigms, to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Presently, Jessy is a Senior Account Manager…
Read MoreMeet The Fellows: Nandini DasGupta
Nandini DasGupta is a Principal in Gartner L2, managing the research team for L2’s CPG practice, leading a team of research associates focused on developing and delivering digital insights for marketing leaders and practitioners. Her team covers a variety of categories including personal care, home care, food and beverages. Prior to her current role,…
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