Marketing Advisory Board

Marketing Advisory Board

The Marketing Department Advisory Board (MDAB) includes some of the most successful and influential executives in a variety of industries. Board members provide insights for the development of the Marketing Department, share experience and expertise at marketing classes and events and assist career development of Eller marketing students. The MDAB also includes several current undergraduate and graduate students to build strong connections between our industry board members and the marketing students.

Marketing Advisory Board Members

  • Andrew A. Acedo, GTM Leadership at Scale AI, New York, NY. 
  • Dena Becker, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, eBay, San Jose, CA.
  • Steve Bried, Sales Director, Albertsons Team-Fabric Care, Proctor & Gamble, San Ramon, CA. 
  • Jenny Budwig, Head of Marketing, Whiskey Del Bac, Scottsdale, AZ. 
  • Korey Burns, Marketing Manager, Optum, Phoenix, AZ. 
  • Suzy Crawford, Principal Analytical Lead and Account Executive, Media & Entertainment, Google, Redondo Beach, CA. 
  • Andrew Downin, President and CEO, O Bee Credit Union, Olympia, WA. 
  • Robert A. Eckert, Board Chair, Levi Strauss & Co, Lead Independent Director, Amgen Inc. 
  • Joshua Efron, Director of Product Management, WalmartLabs, San Diego, CA.
  • Dana Fors, Backslash Director of Operations, Backslash at TBWA\Worldwide, Los Angeles, CA. 
  • Michael Gossett, Chief Product Officer, Whiskers Laces, Denver, CO. 
  • Phil Hagenah, Executive Producer and President (Retired), Film House, Paradise Valley, AZ. 
  • Brian Hirsch, Vice President, Marketing Partnerships and Brand Strategy, Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Sherman Oaks, CA. 
  • Erik Huberman, CEO, Hawke Media, Santa Monica, CA. 
  • Katie Hundere, Director of Creative Marketing, Netflix, London, UK. 
  • Leilani Han, Executive Director, Commerce, Wirecutter, Santa Barbara, CA. 
  • Roxanne Ivory, Brand and Marketing Consultant, San Mateo, CA. 
  • Alex Shumway-Jones, VP Sales, RingCentral. 
  • Katie Kahler, Account Executive, American Solutions for Business, Chandler, AZ. 
  • Pam Kermisch, Chief Customer Engagement & Growth Officer, Polaris, Minnetonka, MN. 
  • Tim Lake, Director for Public Sector sales in the West, Cisco Systems, Austin, TX. 
  • Rebecca Lundberg, Area President – Phoenix and Tucson Divisions, Meritage Homes, Phoenix, AZ. 
  • Elyse Flynn Meyer, President & Founder, Prism Global Marketing Solutions, Phoenix, AZ. 
  • Mary Myles, Vice President, Digital Marketing, BlackRock, New York, NY. 
  • Nancy Nichols, Principal, Ten Lakes Consulting, San Francisco, CA. 
  • Bryan Schachter, Chief Investment Officer, Watermark Retirement Communities, Marana, AZ. 
  • Ryan Svensson, Senior Manager of Global Brand Marketing, GoDaddy, Seattle, WA.
  • Jennifer Webb, Head of Global Marketing Analytics, Hasbro, Barrington, RI. 
  • Jazmine Woodberry, Editorial Marketing Manager--Global YouTube Creator, Google, San Francisco, CA. 
  • Faham Zakariaei, VP Global Strategy & Brand Development, Success Brands.  San Francisco, CA.
  • Liann Zimmer, Content Marketing Specialist, Universal Avionics, Tucson, AZ. 
  • Student members (ex officio): Presidents of AdCats, AdTeam, AMA, and Eller Sales Club.