RAB, BMI and MIWs Complete 9th Training Seminar

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, August 29, 2016

The Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB), in conjunction with BMI and the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group (MIW), has completed the ninth annual Rising Through the Ranks Women in Radio Management & Leadership Training Program. Twenty-one scholarship recipients were selected on August 24-25 and awarded by the three organizations. The two-day seminar focused on the specific needs of women in radio management roles and worked to enhance their overall knowledge and skills.

Featured speakers included:

• Lynn Anderson, CEO, Integrated Media Solutions Group;
• Lindsay Cerajewski, Director of Partnership Marketing, Emmis Communications
• Joe D'Angelo, Senior Vice President, HD Radio
• Erica Farber, President and CEO, RAB
• Brandeis C. Hall, Vice President, Professional Development, RAB
• Laurie Kahn, President and CEO, Media Staffing Networks
• Weezie Kramer, Chief Operating Officer, Entercom Communications
• Susan Larkin, Regional Vice President, Cox Media Group
• Heather Monahan, Executive Vice President, CRO, Beasley Broadcasting
• Beth Neuhoff, President, Neuhoff Media
• Kay Olin; Partner, Olin & Associates
• Heidi Raphael, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Greater Media
• Jeff Schmidt, Senior Vice President, Professional Development, RAB
• Dan Spears, Vice President, Licensing, BMI.

The customized curriculum featured practical and real world applications that participants of the course can put to use in the workplace immediately. The topics included: "The Role of Today's Radio Manager," "Managing Up and Down," "Having Difficult Conversations, Budgeting and Forecasting," "Women in the Radio Workplace," "Recruiting, Hiring and Firing," "Building Your Personal Brand," "Small Groups" and open discussions for women in management.

"For the past nine years, up-and-coming female executives have completed this seminar in preparation to be on the front lines of our business," said Radio Advertising Bureau President/CEO Erica Farber. "They have left this two-day seminar with new management skills and a renewed energy to lead and excel within their organizations."

"Professional development training from some of the most respected industry leaders in radio management is an invaluable experience," said BMI Senior VP/Licensing Michael Steinberg. "BMI is so proud to support all of the 2016 participants and looks forward to seeing them rise through the ranks within the radio industry."

"Our goal of the Rising Through the Ranks seminar is to use experience, paired with resources, to support women in radio," commented Olin & Associates Partner Kay Olin, and spokesperson of behalf of the MIW Group. "By mentoring these women we give them the necessary tools to lead the business and to inspire others."

2016 Rising Through the Ranks Graduates:

• Mindy Alexander, BMI, Nashville, TN
• Becky Allegra, Katz Radio Group, Phoenix, AZ
• Kimberly Allen, Ham Broadcasting, INC. WKDZ/WHVO, Cadiz, KY
• Erika Beasley, Beasley Media Group, Tampa FL
• Laura Boyle, Mid-West Family Broadcasting, Mishawaka, IN
• Lindsay Carr, Cumulus, Nashville, TN
• Skye Claire, BMI, Nashville, TN
• Carolyn Cope, Beasley Media Group, West Newtown, MA
• Chantelle Crowhurst, KNCI/CBS Radio, Sacramento, CA
• Kim Doleman, Radio Advertising Bureau, Denver, CO
• Maura Donohue, Entercom, San Francisco, CA
• Keshia Ellison, Townsquare Media, Tuscaloosa, AL
• Jessica Goldberg, 5 Star Media Group/Saga Comm, Clarkesville, TN
• Marissa Greenlar, Galaxy Communications, Syracuse, NY
• Meagan Gunsteens, Cox Media Group, Tampa Bay, FL
• Abby Helm, Neuhoff Media, Decatur, IL
• Andrea Kamer, The Cromwell Group Inc., Nashville, TN
• Sara Marsolek, Northwestern Media, St. Paul, MN
• Laurie May, AMI Radio Group, Joplin, MO
• Sheila Myers, The Cromwell Group, Inc., Effingham, IL
• Tara Nickerson, The Cromwell Radio Group, Decatur, IL
• Allison Parker, Radio One, Atlanta, GA
• Amanda Powers, WXCY-FM/Delmarva Broadcasting, Havre de Grace, MD
• Stacey Proctor, CBS Radio, Phoenix, AZ
• Justine Roller, Entercom, Sacramento, CA
• Sarah Smerz, WFMB-FM - Neuhoff Media, Springfield, IL
• Nichola Spencer, The Cromwell Radio Group, Nashville, TN
• Diane Williams, Neuhoff Media, Springfield, IL

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