Board of Directors



RAMA Chairman

Kathy Doyle-Thomas
SVP, Half Price Books

RAMA 1st Vice Chairman
Kimberly Grabel
SVP, Marketing and
Advertising
Saks Fifth Avenue

RAMA 2nd Vice Chairman
Rob Gruen
Executive Vice President -
Marketing and Business Development
Array Marketing

RAMA Board


Todd Alexander
EVP. Brand Evangelist
Kreber		 Nancy Altman
Board Director
RAMA		 Ken Banks
Consultant
KAB Marketing
Judy Biasetti
Board Director
RAMA		 Pat Boelter
VP, Marketing
Goodwill Industries		 Bill Bonner
Director, Public Relations
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
Kevin Brown
Group VP, Chief Marketing Officer
Meijer, Inc.		 B.J. Bueno
Marketing Consultant
NonBox		 Ed Carroll
Principal
EPC Advisory Services, LLC
Frank Castiglione
President
Fire Hydrant Creative Services		 Doug Collier
VP/CMO
La-Z-Boy		 Lee Corbett
VP, Advertising
Dick's Sporting Goods
Ted Davis
Integrated Creative Director
Scholastic, Inc.		 Jay Dunn
Chief Marketing Officer
Bare Necessities		 Don Florence
EVP, Creative Director
Kreber
Laura Gallagher
 President
The Creative Company		 Kevin Gardiner
Principal
K. Creative Marketing		 Julie Gardner
EVP, CMO
Kohl's
Dave Gaston
VP, Brand Marketing
CVS Caremark Corp		 Lisa Gavales
EVP and Chief Marketing Officer
Express, LLC		 Wanda Gierhart
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
Giovanni Gigliotti
VP, Smarter Planet Field Enablement, Global S&D Marketing & Communications
IBM Corporation		 Don Hamblen
SVP, Marketing
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.		 John Jay
Executive Creative Director & Partner
Wieden & Kennedy
Riddie Kline
SVP, Marketing
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.		 Julie Krueger
Industry Director of Retail
Google, Inc.		 Kent Larsson
Consultant
The Gordman Group
Michael Linton
Enterprise CMO
Farmers Insurance		 Lisa Lucas
Vice President
PureRed Creative		 Leanne Mattes
VP, Marketing
Relax the Back
Loie Maxwell
Chief Creative Director
CVS		 Dustin May
Director, Marketing
Bootlegger		 Colleen Mayer
 VP, Marketing & Administrative Services
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
Mac McDonald
President
Metier Marketing		 Jack Mullen
SVP, Marketing
ShopKo		 Phillip Odom
Account Director
Schawk Retail Marketing
Manny Palomo
Director, Marketing & Strategy, Latino & Multicultural Initiatives
Best Buy		 Michael Paulson
VP, Product & Marketing
Decide.com		 Mark Pearson
SVP
Solution Set
David Polinchock
Director, AdWorks Lab
AT&T AdWorks		 Robert Raible
VP, Integrated Marketing Communications
Sears Holdings Corporation		 Dave Ratner
President
Dave's Soda & Pet City
Frank Rothing
Board Director
RAMA		 Peter Sachse
Chief Marketing Officer
Macy's, Inc		 Matt Shay
President and CEO
National Retail Federation
Virginia Shiverdecker
CMO
The Avenue		 Bob Thacker
Executive Director
Adopt-A-Classroom		 Dave Thorpe
Marketing Consultant
DAT Marketing
Ric West
DVP, Business Account Management & Production Operations,
Sears Holdings Corporation		 Tim White
SVP of Marketing
Fashion Bug		 Janet Viane
VP, Marketing Services
Sears Holding Corporation

 
Gary Yiatchos
CMO
The Bon Ton Stores, Inc.