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Pollstar & VenuesNow 2023 Women Of Live Hub
Pollstar and sister publication VenuesNow are proud to announce its 2023 Women Of Live honorees featuring powerhouse players from across the industry who help bring the magic of live music to the stage including agents, artist managers, production managers, promoters, marketing executives, folks in ticketing, venue general managers and one executive with perhaps our favorite title: Bad Ass (aka Tour Director, Producer, El Presidente).
These women are leading the way to show what’s possible, while also lifting their voices to encourage the industry to continue striving for more when it comes to diversity and gender representation.
“I definitely see more women in every meeting. It’s so encouraging,” Brittanie Delava, Vice President, Global Touring at AEG Presents, says. “I think the industry is becoming more inclusive but still has a long way to go. Until nearly every executive suite is 50/50 men and women we haven’t made it…”
Jenna Park Adler
Co-Head of Global Hip-Hop/R&B Touring Group and Music Agent, CAA
Cindy Agi
Global Tour Promoter, Live Nation
Alana Balden
Artist Manager, Full Stop Management
Elizabeth Collins and Susan Genco
Co-Presidents, The Azoff Company
Amy Corbin
Promoter, C3 Presents
Brittanie Delava
Vice President, Global Touring
AEG Presents
Mari Arionne Davies
Vice President of Talent and Booking
Live Nation Urban
Lucy Dickins
Global Head of Contemporary Music and Touring, WME
Tina Farris
Bad Ass. (aka Tour Director, Producer, El Presidente), Tina Farris Tours
Ali Harnell
President + Chief Strategy Officer
Live Nation Women
Ashley Foster
Director of Ticketing, C3 Presents
Rachel Helix
Manager and Producer, Levity Live
Janet Kim
Music Agent, UTA
Sam Kirby Yoh
Partner & Global Co-Head of Music , UTA
Heather Lowery
President & CEO, Femme It Forward
Cindy Mabe
President
Universal Music Group Nashville
Corrie Martin
Executive Vice President, Managing Executive, Wasserman Music
Nicole Erin Massey
Production Manager for Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
Shahida Mausi
President/CEO
The Right Productions, Inc.
Allison McGregor
Head of Music Tour Marketing, CAA
Kate Des Enfants McMahon
Executive Vice President
Messina Touring Group
Jacqueline Nalpant
EVP & Managing Executive
Wasserman Music
Marguerite Nguyen
Tour Manager, Coldplay
Lesley Olenik
SVP, Global Touring, Live Nation
Melissa Ormond
COO, Festivals at AEG Presents and COO at Goldenvoice
Marla Ostroff
Managing Director, North America
Ticketmaster
Desiree Perez
CEO, Roc Nation
Kirdis Postelle
Global Head of Artist Marketing,
Amazon Music
Debra Rathwell
Executive Vice President of Global Touring & Talent, AEG Presents
Elena Sotomayor
Executive Vice President
Cárdenas Marketing Network
Tara Traub
SVP, Global Touring, Live Nation
Maureen Valker-Barlow
EVP of Partnerships at Danny Wimmer Presents and President at BrandMark Agency
Caroline Yim
Partner & Co-Head Of Hip-Hop/R&B, WME
Deneé Barracato
Deputy Athletic Director for Operations and Capital Projects
Northwestern University
Randi Bernstein
Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Global Venue and Business Development Oak View Group
Francesca Bodie
President, Business Development
Oak View Group
Becky Colwell
General Manager, Kia Forum;
VP of Music & Events, Intuit Dome
Kimberly Davis
Senior Executive Vice President,
National Hockey League
Ann Dunne
Assistant General Manager
US Bank Stadium
Adina Erwin
Executive Vice President, Business Operations
BSE Global
Kristen Fulmer
Senior Director, Sustainability
Oak View Group,
Kate Girotti
Regional VP, Marketing
ASM Global
Melissa Heiter
Executive Vice President
CAA Icon
Amy Latimer
President, TD Garden; Chief Development Officer of Growth,
Delaware North
Kelly McGrath
Director, Marketing and Communications Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul RiverCentre, The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Deirdre McCready
Executive Vice President of Sales and Special Events
Live Nation
Belinda Oakley
CEO, North America
Sodexo Live!
Angela Miles-Powell
Regional Vice President
Ticketmaster Entertainment
Rhea Roberts
VP, Operations
& Community Engagement
Goldenvoice
Crystal Robinson-Wesley
VP, Entertainment & Activation
Palms Casino Resort
Michelle Stevenson
Principal, Sr. Project Architect
HKS
Kim Stone
President, UBS Arena;
Executive Vice President, OVG East Coast
Helen Strus
VP, Marketing & Communications
MetLife Stadium
Josephine Vaccarello
Executive Vice President, Live
MSG Entertainment
Amy Venable
Director of Ticketing
Greensboro Coliseum Complex and Tanger Center
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