LEADERSHIP
Founding Governors Members, all professionals working in various sectors of the podcast industry, were appointed to establish The Podcast Academy (TPA) with the goals of celebrating excellence by moving the annual awards into a key recognition position and encouraging growth and networking of members and the industry. Starting in 2022 the Governors began the transition to an elected board. TPA is run by professional staff who are overseen by the volunteer Board of Governors who set the strategic vision and goals of the organization.
2023-24 OFFICERS
Chairperson:
Donald Albright
Chair:
CEO & Co-Founder, Tenderfoot TV
Vice-Chairperson:
Christy Mirabal
Senior Director-Audience Growth, SiriusXM
Secretary:
Martha C. Little
President and CEO LittleMedia, LLC
Treasurer:
Sierra Reed
CEO & Founder, Vision Media Partners
2023-24 GOVERNORS
Amy S. Choi
Co-founder and Editorial Director,
The Mash-Up Americans
Chris Cochran
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Hacker Valley Media
Chris Colbert
CEO & Founder, DCP Entertainment
Chirag Desai
Founder, Amaeya Media
Jay Green
Senior VP & Strategy and Operations,
Soundrise
Valentina Kaledina
Director of Business Development,
Castbox
Sirisha Kuchimanchi
Former Tech Exec, Independent Podcast Host & Producer
Juleyka Lantigua
CEO, LWC Studios
DeRay Mckesson
Educator. Activist. Author., Pod Save The People
Arielle Nissenblatt
Head of Community & Content, Squadcast.fm
Jen Sargent
CEO, Wondery
Matty Staudt
Founder & President, Jam Street Media
Ilana Susnow
Podcast Marketing Professional
Ami Thakkar
Host/Producer, Tuckered Out
Steve Wilson
Chief Strategy Officer, QCODE Media