“We are proud to recognize the remarkable achievements of our exceptional leaders through these well-deserved promotions,” Sinclair President/CEO Chris Ripley said as more than one dozen individuals at the publicly traded company have new positions to start the year.
Within the Sinclair Television Group arm, the following promotions were seen:
- Antonia DeFeo, SVP, Agency Solutions – from VP, Agency Solutions
- JW Linkenauger, SVP, Advanced Advertising Support Operations – from VP, Advanced Advertising Support Operations
- Deidre O’Grady, SVP, Pricing, Planning & Business Operations – from VP, Planning & Operations
- Kent Welch, SVP, Promotions, Creative – from VP, Promotions, Creative
- Matthew Goldman, VP, Strategic and Technical Initiatives – from Senior Director, Media Engineering and Architecture
- Rafi Mamalian, VP, Innovation Lab – from AVP, Innovation Lab
- Ryan Siska, VP, Managing Director/Drive Auto – from VP, General Manager/Drive Auto
- Michael Enslen, AVP, Traffic Operations – from Executive Director, Advertising Support Operations
- Daisy Glanker, AVP, Marketing Operations/Drive Auto – from Executive Director, Marketing/Drive Auto
- Kelty Heilman, AVP, Marketing – from Executive Director, Sales Marketing
- Christopher Tabor, AVP, Central Graphics – from Executive Director, Central Graphics
On the corporate level, three promotions were seen, as follows:
- Billie-Jo McIntire, VP, Corporate Finance – from AVP, Investor Relations
- Melissa Medina Yim, VP, Human Resources – from AVP, Human Resources
- Patrick Baldwin, AVP, Distribution – from Director, Distribution
“Their dedication, vision, and leadership have been instrumental to our success,” Ripley said. “These advancements reaffirm Sinclair’s unwavering commitment to empowering and elevating our top talent as we embrace new opportunities and continue driving innovation across the organization.”



