Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors includes marketing leaders in New York drawn from a variety of backgrounds in industry, agencies, and academia that cover a broad spectrum of marketing specializations. Our board includes leaders and thought leaders for large multinational corporations, as well as fast-growth entrepreneurial companies. Contact us if you would like to engage one of our expert marketing executives.

Peter Owen

President

Lincoln Sales Zone Manager
The Ford Motor Company

Peter is a sales and marketing leader specializing in sales, process improvement, channel management, and business strategy. Peter began his career at Ford Motor Company in 2007 and has held various leadership positions in sales, business development, and the consumer experience. Currently, he is in charge of growing Lincoln vehicle sales in the New York market by wholesaling Lincoln vehicles, boosting dealership digital marketing performance, and improving the consumer experience. Full Bio>>

Karen McFarlane

President-Elect

Founder
Kaye Media Partners

Karen McFarlane leads Kaye Media Partners, a strategic marketing practice that helps high-growth technology companies drive demand for their products and services, develops innovative mobile and web apps, and creates high-impact digital content. With over 20 years of experience in the hi-tech, financial, real estate and entertainment fields, Karen helps companies devise revenue-generating marketing programs that elevate brand image, improve marketing productivity and build strategic partnerships to grow their business. FULL BIO>>

Robert Kahn

Immediate Past President

Founder
Kahn Consulting, Inc.

Robert Kahn is a well-known leader in corporate and consumer branding, marketing and advertising. He founded Kahn Consulting, Inc. in 2006, after 20 years of working for big agencies, to provide highly experienced branding talent to mid-size clients and in the last ten years, the firm has completed over 120 client assignments. Kahn is perhaps best known as a founding member of FutureBrand, the global consultancy of McCann-Erickson. He has also served as Chief Marketing Officer of NetJets and led two brand strategy business units at Ogilvy & Mather in NY. Earlier in his career he was a brand strategist at Landor Associates and Brand Union. FULL BIO>>

Joanna Seddon

Marketing Hall of Fame Chair

President, Global Brand Strategy
OgilvyRED

Joanna leads the global brand consulting practice for OgilvyRED with assignments across the global network. She specializes in helping clients maximize the financial potential of their brand and marketing strategies. She is recognized as a global expert on brand creation and growth strategies, brand architecture, and brand valuation. She has more than 20 years of experience in providing strategic recommendations with measurable financial impact to leading clients worldwide. FULL BIO>>

YoungMi Park

Executive Circle Chair

Senior Vice President
Starnex Co., Ltd.

YoungMi Park is Chair of the New York Chapter of the Executive Circle. She is a strategic marketing and management expert and has over 30 years of experience working with major brands, international, education, and new ventures. She currently serves as Senior Vice President of International for technology venture Starnex Company, Ltd. Past roles include leadership positions with consumer businesses, such as American Express, Burger King, and Levi Strauss and education companies, such as Nations Academy. YoungMi has served on several non-profit boards, including the AMA New York, and is also an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers Business School, where she teaches Executive Leadership.

Bianca Di Salvo

Mentoring Chair

Chief Discovery Officer and Strategy Facilitator
Di Salvo Research & Strategy, Inc.

Bianca Di Salvo is a Voice of the Customer expert with a big picture focus. She helps companies discover opportunities by finding where the customer’s longings and the business needs intersect for greater profit. Ms. Di Salvo has written for a variety of industry publications, has served as an adjunct professor at Fordham University and is the founder and managing director of our mentoring program. FULL BIO>>

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Lisa Merriam

Communications Chair

President
Merriam Associates

Lisa is a brand consultant who helps create and build profitable brands. She has decades of experience working with businesses of all sizes, from Fortune 500 companies and major brands, to start-ups and fast-growth businesses across all aspects of branding. Lisa is a frequent contributor of subject matter expertise to NPR, CBS, CNN, BBC, Fortune, Crain’s, The Atlantic, Marketing Daily and many others. She writes for publications such as Forbes, Yahoo Finance, American Bank Marketing, Manufacturing, Apparel Magazine, China Business News, Sporting Goods Business and others. Her book Merriam’s Guide to Naming was first published in 2009, with a second edition in 2013. FULL BIO>>

Keith Reynolds

Programming Chair

Vice President, Senior Marketing Consultant
Austin Lawrence Group

Keith Reynolds is a marketing veteran and industry thought leader with deep technology roots. A writer, speaker and coach, Keith naturally loves to connect with fellow marketers and share his knowledge to help them accomplish their goals. He’s been on the leading edge of digital marketing for almost 30 years, beginning his career as the first IBM Collegiate Rep introducing the PS/2 brand on college campuses. FULL BIO>>

Jason Revzon

Direct Marketing Chair

Lead Consultant
Revzon Rocks!

Jason Revzon has specialized in building successful digital businesses for traditional companies over the past 20 years, currently as lead strategic consultant at Revzon Rocks! where he works on digital direct marketing for clients that range from global FinTech start-ups to wholesale flower-bulb ecommerce sites. FULL BIO>>

Matthew Quint

Director, Center on Global Brand Leadership
Columbia Business School

Matthew researches, writes, and shares knowledge on a wide range of issues critical to building a strong brand, including marketing ROI, strategies for marketing in the digital age, and how to develop creative and effective brand communications. He is also thrilled by co-producing the acclaimed BRITE Conference which brings together big thinkers from industry and academia to discuss how innovation and technology help build strong brands. FULL BIO>>

Don Sexton

External Relations

Professor of Marketing
Columbia University

His best-selling books, Value Above Cost, Marketing 101, and Branding 101, available in several languages including Chinese, Russian, and Indonesian. Recipient of Columbia Business School’s Distinguished Teaching Award. Author of numerous articles on branding and marketing in journals such as the Harvard Business Review, Journal of Marketing Research, and Management Science. Founder of The Arrow Group with clients that have included Unilever, IBM, Citi, Pfizer, MetLife, DuPont, PepsiCo, GE, and Verizon. FULL BIO>>

Craig Charney

Insights Chair

President
Charney Research

Craig Charney is a market researcher and pollster with over 25 years’ experience in more than 45 countries. He is an expert in marketing and communication strategy development. He understands global markets from every angle, having worked on international marketing, development, and security issues. “Craig is one of the few people who can field solid market research just about anywhere, including notoriously difficult to research countries like China, Vietnam, India,” say former AMA-NY President Randy Ringer of Verse. FULL BIO>>

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