24 Ready To Rise Through The Ranks

• The 24 scholarship recipients for this year’s Rising Through the Ranks program, presented by the RAB, BMI, Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc. (MIW) and Xperi have been selected. As was previously announced, this year’s hybrid program starts with a virtual session on August 1, leading into the in-person event August 8-10 at BMI’s Nashville office.

Here are the 24 scholarship recipients who will be attending this year’s program: Amanda Allwood, Cox Media Group, Atlanta; Melissa Amundson, Leighton Broadcasting, Alexandria, MN; Sheifalika Bhatnagar, Cox Media Group, Jacksonville; Sheena Brook, BMI, Nashville; Debbie Cerrito, iHeartMedia, Studio City, CA; Kierston Cook, iHeartMedia, Nashville; Kathleen Fink, Gen Media Partners, Chagrin Falls, OH; Cindy Hunter, iHeartMedia, Cleveland; Michelle Hurley, Saga Communications, Columbus, OH; Stacey Ko, SummitMedia, Honolulu; Stephanie Korab, Stingray Media, St. John’s, Newfoundland; Meriah Kotary, Audacy, Fort Worth, TX; Jen Lahmann, Leighton Broadcasting, St. Cloud, MN; Jill Masek, NRG Media, Lincoln, NE; Deanna Meadows, Forcht Broadcasting, Paintsville, KY; Emmy Myers, Audacy, NY, NY; Annette Nagy, Salem Media Group, Los Angeles; Tiffany Robles, Cox Media Group, San Antonio; Tammy Sowder, Milner Media Partners, Bourbonnais, IL; Hannah Stromseth; Townsquare Media, Sioux Falls, SD; Kapi Thomas, Lotus Communications, Boise, ID; Josie Vote, SummitMedia, Omaha, NE; Jessica Williams, Townsquare Media, Rochester, MN; Mary Zukin, Iliad Media Group, Meridian, ID.

Featured speakers include Lindsay Adams, GSM, Good Karma Brands; Hartley Adkins, president of market groups, iHeartMedia; Kristin Cantrell, Owner/CEO, Seven Mountains Media and CapCity Communications; Donna Detweiler, Sr. Manager, Broadcast Services, Xperi; Erica Farber, President & CEO, RAB; Lori Flowers, Manager, Integrated Marketing & Project Management, Radio One; Kelli Frieler, Executive Director of Digital, Leighton Broadcasting/Leighton Engage; Jessica Frost, Executive Director, Industry Relations, Licensing, BMI; Suzanne Grimes, EVP, Cumulus Media & President, Westwood One; Kim Johnson, Director of Sales, RAB; Susan Larkin, COO, Audacy; Ruth Presslaff, Board President, Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio, Inc.; Jeff Schmidt, SVP of Professional Development, RAB; Ashley Wilson, Director of Country Programming, Kentucky Region, iHeartMedia; and Trisha Yearwood, award-winning recording artist. This year’s binders are sponsored by Mr. Master.