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Officers/Executive Board

BESLA’s Board consists of professionals who work in and/or have an interest in entertainment, media, sports and technology.  The regionally diverse Board members are engaged in their local communities and work to develop partnerships and programming that uplift, educate and empower BESLA members.

— Officers —

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Leron E. Rogers, Esq.

Chairman

Partner, Entertainment & Sports Law, Fox Rothschild

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Chiquita Woolfolk Banks, Esq.

President

Sr. Vice President- Services, TPC

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Angela Y. Ball, Esq.

Vice President

Sr. Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal

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Vanya G. Allen, Esq.

Treasurer

Financial Risk & Compliance Advisor, IBM

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Adrienne C. Williams, Esq.

Secretary

Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

— Board of Directors —

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Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Esq.

Senior Vice President, Business
Affairs, ABC News. The Walt Disney Company

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Aziza A. Bowser, Esq.

Senior Counsel, Production Risk

Business and Legal Affairs,

Paramount Media Networks

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Tony Brackett, Esq.

Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Original Series

Netflix

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Wendy R. Credle, Esq.

Legal & Producer

Credle & Associates, PLLC

WenPie Productions, Inc

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Inga Dyer, Esq.

VP, Business & Legal Affairs, Walt Disney Television

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Nyasha S. Foy, Esq.

Senior Counsel, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Buzzfeed

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Lawrence C. Hinkle II, Esq.

COO and General Counsel, UrbanflixTV, Inc.

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Allison Hobbs, Esq.

Senior. Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, ViacomCBS

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Darrick J. Hooker, Esq.

Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

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Jakgeem Mays, Esq.

CEO and Principal Attorney at Mays Law Group, P.C.

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Clarence A. Nesbitt, Esq.

General Counsel, National Basketball Players Association

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Endi Piper, Esq.

General Counsel, The Springhill Company

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Lita T. Rosario, Esq.

Principal, WYZ Girl Entertainment Consulting

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Joseph K. West, Esq.

Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Duane

Morris LLP

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Marjorie Williams, Esq.

Senior Business Affairs Executive, Amazon Studios