About ABC
North American Board of Directors
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Board of directors, consisting of 38 members:

20 members in the advertiser and advertising agency division

18 members in the publisher division

Directors are elected to two-year terms; seven board officers are elected annually. The chairman must be an advertiser or advertising agency director, and may serve two consecutive one-year terms.

In March 2009, the ABC board of directors agreed to broaden Canadian representation and increase Canadian autonomy by forming an ABC Canada Board Committee Link to ABC Canada site.

For the official explanation of board representation, please visit the Bylaws and Rules section of this site.

Note: [xxxx] indicates year directorship term expires.

Board Officers

Chairman

  • Sunni Boot (Canadian Advertising Agency Director)
Vice Chairs
  • David W. Leckey (Magazine Director)
  • Christina Meringolo (Advertiser Director)
  • Suzanne Silber (Advertising Agency Director)
  • Shelagh Stoneham (Canadian Advertiser Director)
Secretary
  • Rob Fisher (Business Publication Director)
Treasurer
  • Scott H. Heekin-Canedy (Daily Newspaper Director)

Advertiser and Advertising Agency Divisions - 20 members

Advertiser Directors
  • Stacy Boone, Media Manager, Target Corporation [2012]
  • Ed Cicale, VP, Media Services, AutoNation, Inc. [2012]
  • Christopher H. Daly, VP of Media, Macy’s Inc. [2013]
  • Lisa Haynes, Regional Media Manager, Kohl's Department Stores [2013]
  • Jeffrey Holecko, North American Media Manager, Kimberly-Clark [2012]
  • Christina Meringolo, Director, Global Media Activation and Digital Marketing, Merck Consumer Care [2013]
  • David K. Ronk II, VP Retail Marketing, Chase [2013]
  • Leonard W. (Bill) Stabile, Senior Director, Brand & Marketing Communications, Siemens Corporation [2012]
  • Shelagh Stoneham, VP and GM, Brands and Marketing Communications, Rogers Communications, Inc. [2013]
Advertising Agency Directors
  • Sunni Boot, CEO, ZenithOptimedia Canada Inc. [2012]
  • Ted Boyd, CEO, 58Ninety Inc. [2013]
  • Merle K. Davidson, Market Media Director, Strategic Marketing/Media Services, ACGMedia [2012]
  • Sara Hill, President, M2 Universal [2012]
  • Scott Kruse, Managing Partner, Director of Print, GroupM [2013]
  • Steven H. Mueller, Chief Delivery Officer, Geomentum [2012]
  • David P. Murphy, CEO, Novus Media Inc. [2013]
  • Suzanne Silber, SVP, Group Media Director, Optimedia [2012]
  • Robin Steinberg, EVP, Director of Publishing Investment & Activation, MediaVest USA [2013]
  • Alex Tamayo, Managing Director, PHD [2012]
  • Brenda White, SVP, Publishing Activation Director, Starcom Worldwide [2013]

Publisher Divisions - 18 members

Business Publication Directors
  • Linda E. Brennan, VP/Operations, McGraw-Hill Construction, The McGraw-Hill Companies [2013]
  • Rob Fisher, SVP, Group Publisher, American City Business Journals [2012]
Farm Publication Director
  • Gary L. Vorpahl, VP of Marketing, W.D. Hoard & Sons Company [2013]
Magazine Directors
  • Liberta Abbondante, SVP, Consumer Marketing, Hearst Magazines [2013]
  • David W. Leckey, EVP, Consumer Marketing, American Media, Inc. [2012]
  • John McCarthy, SVP, Magazine Consumer Marketing, Audience Development and Online Operations, Rodale Inc [2012]
  • Steven M. Sachs, EVP, Consumer Marketing and Sales, Time Inc. [2013]
  • Terry L. Snow, CEO, Bonnier Corporation [2012]
Canadian Periodical Director
  • Kenneth Whyte, President, Rogers Publishing Limited [2013]
Daily Newspaper Directors
  • Caroline Diamond Harrison, Publisher, Staten Island Advance [2012]
  • Scott H. Heekin-Canedy, President and GM, The New York Times [2012]
  • Todd H. Larsen, President, Dow Jones & Company [2012]
  • Evan A. Ray, President, Gannett Publishing Services, Gannett Co., Inc. [2013]
  • Steven B. Rossi, President and CEO, California Newspapers Partnership [2013]
  • Howard G. Sutton, President, CEO, and Publisher, The Providence Journal Company [2013]
Weekly Newspaper Director
  • Kirk A. Davis, President and COO, GateHouse Media, Inc. [2013]
Canadian Newspaper Director
  • Phillip Crawley, Publisher and CEO, The Globe and Mail [2013]
  • Gordon Fisher, President, National Post, EVP, Eastern Canada, Postmedia Network Inc. [2012]
President and Managing Director