Officers/BOD

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 —

Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard, Esq.

Chairwoman

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

Leron E. Rogers, Esq.

President

Partner, Entertainment & Sports Law, Fox Rothschild

Chiquita Woolfolk Banks, Esq.

Vice President

Senior Advisor, Production & Investment Planning, The Walt Disney Company

Vanya G. Allen, Esq.

Treasurer

Financial Risk & Compliance Advisor, IBM

Adrienne C. Williams, Esq.

Secretary

Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation

— Board of Directors —

Angela Y. Ball, Esq.

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal

Tony Brackett, Esq.

Director, Business & Legal Affairs, Original Series

Netflix

Brian K. Broughton, Esq.

Inga Dyer, Esq.

SVP Business & Legal Affairs, MACRO

Lawrence C. Hinkle II, Esq.

COO and General Counsel, UrbanflixTV, Inc.

Darrick J. Hooker, Esq.

Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Clarence A. Nesbitt, Esq.

General Counsel, National Basketball Players Association

Endi Piper, Esq.

General Counsel, Complex Media, Inc.

Lita T. Rosario, Esq.

Darrell Thompson, Esq.

Principal, WYZ Girl Entertainment Consulting

Joseph K. West, Esq.

Partner and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Duane

Morris LLP

Marjorie Williams, Esq.

Senior Business Affairs Executive, Amazon Studios

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 —

— Board of Directors —

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