Scholarship recipients for the 2023 Rising Through the Ranks program, presented by the RAB, BMI, Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Inc. and Xperi, have been selected. As previously announced, this year’s program will be hybrid, starting with a virtual session taking place on August 1, leading up to an in-person event scheduled for August 8-10 at the BMI Nashville office.
Featured speakers include Lindsay Adams, general sales manager, Good Karma Brands; Hartley Adkins, president of market groups, iHeartMedia; Kristin Cantrell, owner and chief executive officer, Seven Mountains Media and CapCity Communications; Donna Detweiler, senior manager, broadcast services, Xperi; Erica Farber, president and chief executive officer, RAB; Lori Flowers, manager, integrated marketing and project management, Radio One; Kelli Frieler, executive director of digital, Leighton Broadcasting/Leighton Engage; Jessica Frost, executive director, industry relations, licensing, BMI; Suzanne Grimes, executive vice president, CUMULUS MEDIA and president, Westwood One; Kim Johnson, director of sales, RAB; Susan Larkin, chief operating officer, Audacy; Ruth Presslaff, board president, Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc.; Jeff Schmidt, senior vice president of professional development, RAB; Ashley Wilson, director of country programming, Kentucky Region, iHeartMedia; Trisha Yearwood, award-winning artist.
The following is the list of 24 individuals attending this year’s program:
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Amanda Allwood
Cox Media Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Melissa Amundson
Leighton Broadcasting, Alexandria, Minnesota
Sheifalika Bhatnagar
Cox Media Group, Jacksonville, Florida
Sheena Brook
BMI, Nashville, Tennessee
Debbie Cerrito
iHeartMedia, Studio City, California
Kierston Cook
iHeartMedia, Nashville, Tennessee
Kathleen Fink
Gen Media Partners, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Cindy Hunter
iHeartMedia, Cleveland, Ohio
Michelle Hurley
Saga Communications, Columbus, Ohio
Stacey Ko
SummitMedia, Honolulu, Hawaii
Stephanie Korab
Stingray Media, St. John’s, Newfoundland
Meriah Kotary
Audacy, Fort Worth, Texas
Jen Lahmann
Leighton Broadcasting, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Jill Masek
NRG Media, Lincoln, Nebraska
Deanna Meadows
Forcht Broadcasting, Paintsville, Kentucky
Emmy Myers
Audacy, New York, New York
Annette Nagy
Salem Media Group, Los Angeles, California
Tiffany Robles
Cox Media Group, San Antonio, Texas
Tammy Sowder
Milner Media Partners, Bourbonnais, Illinois
Hannah Stromseth
Townsquare Media, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kapi Thomas
Lotus Communications, Boise, Idaho
Josie Vote
SummitMedia, Omaha, Nebraska
Jessica Williams
Townsquare Media, Rochester, Minnesota
Mary Zukin
Iliad Media Group, Meridian, Idaho
