Advertising and Marketing Leaders Advancing Innovation, Culture, and Impact
Recognizing the advertising and marketing leaders shaping what comes next through innovation, culture, and measurable impact.
What The Forward 30 Represents
The Forward 30 honors advertising and marketing leaders who are actively advancing the industry. These are innovators building new systems, cultural architects shaping influence responsibly, and impact-driven executives raising the standard for modern marketing.
The recognition celebrates individuals who blend innovation, cultural fluency, and measurable impact to move the industry forward with intention and excellence.
The Forward 30 is not simply a list. It is a long-term movement designed to elevate leadership that strengthens the future of advertising.
2026 Honorees
Adrianne C. Smith
Chief Inclusion and Impact Officer
FleishmanHillard
Alexandra McGinn
VP, Integrated Investment
Horizon Media
Alana White
Founder
The Mighty Media Shop
Andrea Camacho-Bautista
Senior Media Strategist
Good Media Ideas
Angelo Keeling
Purchasing Manager
Procter & Gamble
Atiya Dorn
Director, Digital Marketing
National Pork Board
Brian McCallum
EVP, Brand Experience (TCCC)
Hydration, Tea & Coffee
Publicis Collective
Brianne Boles-Marshall
Responsible Media
General Motors
Brooke MacLean
CEO
Marketwake
Candii Witchard
Director of Performance Marketing - Head of Media
Herschend Entertainment
Carlton Njoku
Director, Future of Multicultural
Horizon Media
Carol Frazer Haynesworth
Award-winning Marketing, Advertising and Social Impact Executive
Channing Martin
Former Chief Diversity & Social Impact Officer
Interpublic Group
Chelsea Jackson
SVP, Investment
Publicis Collective
Christina Summers
Director, Multicultural Brand Experience
Publicis Collective
Courtney McAuslan
Senior Manager Paid Media Strategy
Penguin Young Readers
Penguin Random House
Cynthia Morgan Jenkins
Managing Partner, Responsible Investment
WPP Media
Dia Simms
Co-Founder and Board Chair
Pronghorn
Dr. Alvin Glay
Chief Strategy Officer
Response Media
Ericka Pittman
Managing Director
Epitome Solutions
Janis Middleton
Chief Inclusion Officer 22Squared
and Trade School
Founder of First, Not Only Network
Justin Rivera
VP, Managing Director Horizon Future of Multicultural
Horizon Media
Justina Santiago
Multicultural Director of Investment
Publicis Collective
Kimberly Brown Oredugba
Vice President, Advisory
MediaLink / UTA
Lauren Anselmo
Group Director Paid Media
Moroch Digital Solutions
Lety Flores
Associate Director Paid Media Strategy
Penguin Publishing Group
Penguin Random House
Lynnwood Bibbens
CEO and Founder
ReachTV
Stephanie Eaddy
Sr. Director - Cultural Marketing,
North America
The Coca-Cola Company
Tiffany Murphy
CEO
The Culture Equity
Tiffany Wade
Media Director
hunterblu
Whitnney Dihmes Arzola
Director - Horizon Futures, Multicultural
Horizon Media
Zaneta Reid
Managing Director
Crossmedia
A Recognition That Moves Forward
The power of The Forward 30 lies in its continuity. Each cohort of honorees will nominate the next generation of leaders advancing innovation, culture, and impact.
This peer-driven nomination model ensures that the recognition remains dynamic, relevant, and rooted in real leadership influence. The Forward 30 will continue evolving for years to come, guided by those actively shaping the industry.