Congratulations are in order for the 15 finalists in this year’s SIIA Emerging Leader Awards, which recognize the rising stars under the age of 35 who work at Connectiv, SIPA or SIIA member companies. The awards are sponsored by the SIIA Women’s Leadership & Networking Council.
All finalists will be honored and five winners will be announced at the official Awards Luncheon at the annual Business Information & Media Summit in Ft. Lauderdale on Tuesday, November 15th. Be sure to register for the event to attend this popular B2B summit and support the next generation of leaders who are shaping the future of our industry.
See the 2015 winners, click here.
The 2016 Emerging Leader Finalists
Alexandria Alati, Sales Manager, SourceMedia
Rachel Bennett, Director, Marketing, Gordian
Caroline Celano, Executive Brand Manager, McGraw-Hill Education
Robert Dippell, VP, Corporate Development, Praetorian Digital
Sarah Gefter, Senior Analyst, Reorg Research
Alexandra Schultz Hodges, Sr. Marketing Manager, McGraw-Hill Education
Roland Kanichuk, Manager of Products, Safety Now
Christina Karabetsos, Executive Vice President, QCSS, Inc.
Bill Mulford, Sr. Brand Manager, McGraw-Hill Education
Chris Napolitan, Director, Business and Corporate Development, Everyday Health Professional
Shareen Pathak, Managing Editor, Digiday
Jacob Perry, Database Marketing Manager, Business Valuation Resources
Kalani Rosell, Vice President & Publisher, NewsRx
Tara Tesimu, SVP - Digital Products and Audience Development, Winsight, LLC
Johanna Wetmore, CEO / Co-Founder, EvoText Inc.
Matt Kinsman is vice president of content + programming at Connectiv, the only association focused on the integrated b-to-b model—including publications, events, digital media, marketing services and business information. Prior to joining Connectiv's predecessor American Business Media in 2011, Kinsman was executive editor of Folio:, the leading information provider for the magazine industry.