DALLAS — The non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting is welcoming four new members of its Board of Directors. They are comprised of an Audacy Inc. VP; a finance leader at Midwest Communications; a Mr. Master executive; and one-half of Albright & O’Malley & Brenner Consulting.
The four new members are:
- Becky Brenner, Consulting Partner at Albright & O’Malley & Brenner Consulting
- Dawn Krause, Vice President of Finance for Midwest Communications
- Maria Laing-Smith, Senior Vice President of Mr. Master
- Leslie Scott, Vice President of Digital Audio Content for Audacy.
Brenner is celebrating 45+ years in radio and is currently consulting country radio stations across the U.S. and in Canada. Brenner has held Management, Programming and on-air positions with Midwest Family, EZ Communications, ARS, Infinity and CBS; mostly in Seattle. Her primary station for 26 years was KMPS-FM. She has served on the Country Radio Broadcasters Board of Directors for over 20 years (three years as President) and is an 18 year member of the CMA Board of Directors.
Krause has over 25 years of financial experience. Before joining Midwest, Dawn held management positions at the Marshfield Clinic and senior accounting positions at Northcentral Technical College and Wipfli CPA accounting and consulting firm.
Laing-Smith has been with Mr. Master for nearly two decades and has been recognized as one of Radio Ink’s Most Influential Women in Radio since 2020.
Scott has over 20 years of experience as a Brand Manager, digital marketing leader, on-air personality, and music curator at stations including KNDD-FM “107.7 The End” in Seattle. She presently serves as Audacy’s Vice President of Digital Audio Content, a role she took on in 2021.
