Alex Parraga is the Chief Digital Officer at UC Santa Barbara, a position he’s held since 2014 when he first joined the university. Alex oversees university branding, digital strategy, and overall integrated marketing efforts.   He’s responsible for the university’s first-ever brand identity system and has fully revamped the marketing culture on campus. Prior to […]

Adwoa Frimpong first fell in love with marketing during a summer MBA internship when she saw firsthand how marketing could bring a brand to life. Having lived in 5 countries across three continents, she brings a unique and differentiated perspective, and a natural curiosity about the intersection of marketing and culture. A seasoned marketer, she […]

Hunter has driven success for creative agencies, B2C, B2B, blue chip companies, and start-ups over the past 20+ years. Passionate about solving complex challenges while meeting human needs, Hunter leads with an innovation mindset and a deep reverence for audiences, creating thoughtful, insight-basedstrategies. Previously, Hunter led marketing and strategy initiatives for Mercedes-Benz, DIAGEO, Everlywell, Verizon, […]

For the past 20 years, Akintayo has built a dynamic career playing at the intersection of technology, creativity and design.  With an engineering background and a passion for the creative arts, Akintayo has made a way for himself to help individuals and organizations solve their technical and creative challenges.   For the past 15 years, […]

Montea Robinson is a producer, film educator, arts manager and alumna of Ghetto Film School who hails from New York City. She took over the reins as CEO in 2022, after serving as the Managing Director (2018-2020) and later Executive Director (2020-2021) of GFS LA.   During her time as Executive Director, Montea ensured the […]

Charles “Ceej” Johnson is an Engineer and multidisciplinary, mixed digital media artist from Baltimore city. He’s taken his background and Computer Science and new found passion in Motion Design to create multidimensional experiences. With the use of motion and Augmented Reality, he creates artwork and experiences that empathize with his upbringing and life experiences. He currently leads […]

Sylvia Knight Hanner has been the Senior Manager of NA Marketing – Integrated Media Strategy at Weight Watchers Inc since October 2021. Prior to Weight Watchers, Sylvia spent over 8 years on the media agency side as a media strategist and planner across a diverse range of clientele including: WHOOP, Janseen Pharmaceuticals, Cotton, Forevermark Inc, […]

Rachelle Olden is a Sr. Product Marketing Manager and lead of Tech Equity Collective, an initiative started by Google to increase Black+ representation and genius in the tech industry. Rachelle served in the U.S. Peace Corps, then led social advocacy programs with the U.N. World Food Programme in Liberia and World Vision International in Latin […]