Media Financial Management Association Announces 2022-23 Officers, Board Members

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced its 2022-23 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association.

Effective July 1, the officers for the MFM/BCCA board of directors are:

• David Bestler, EVP/CFO, Hubbard Radio, Chairman
• Lori Locke, EVP/Chief Accounting Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, Vice Chair and Conference Co-chair
• Marie Tedesco, CFO, Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., Secretary and Conference Co-chair
• Jenna Hardy, CFO, Gearbox/Embracer, Treasurer
• David Bochenek, SVP/CAO, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Immediate Past Chair

Joseph J. Annotti, the Association’s President and CEO, also serves as a member of the Executive Committee.

Newly elected members to the MFM/BCCA Board of Directors for a three-year term are:

• Andre Alexander, VP & CFO, GBH/WGBH
• Kerry Coffey, CFO, Velan Studios Inc
• Daniel Gallagher, Operations Controller, Sinclair Broadcast Group
• Steve Hall, CFO, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Randy Neff, Vice President, Szabo Associates, Inc.
• Sean Piche, Partner, EY

In addition, Ed Ienner, executive director – credit & collections, Dotdash Meredith, has been appointed to serve as BCCA’s Representative to the 2022-2023 MFM/BCCA Board of Directors.

Members of the MFM/BCCA Board who will be continuing their current three-year terms in the coming year include:

• Elizabeth Bramowski, Controller/CAO, Audacy Inc.
• Clifford O. Ejikeme, SVP, Controller & Treasurer, A+E Networks
• Sean Hetzler, Sr. Director, Tax, TEGNA
• Jennifer Hurley, Director of Finance, The Washington Post
• Paul Kelly,VP, Operations & Business Planning, KTRK-TV/ABC Television
• Dan McGuire, Partner, State & Local Tax, KPMG
• Lori Brock, VP of Finance, Gray Media Group, Inc.
• Matthew Deprey, Vice President of Finance, C-SPAN
• Joe Hanratty, Global Business Services VP of Home Entertainment Accounting, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Stanley Herriott, VP of Finance, Hearst Television
• Doug Lyons, SVP, Financial Strategy and Special Projects, The E.W. Scripps Company
• Kevin Schmitz, VP, Internal Audit, Dotdash Meredith

“MFM is developing a strategic plan that will expand the association information, education, and networking benefits for financial professionals in the media industry,” said Joe Annotti, president and CEO of MFM and BCCA. “I’m pleased to welcome the impressive group of leaders to the board and am confident they will contribute to both the development and execution of that plan. I also want to thank our outgoing board members, who contributed so much to the success of MFM over the past three years.”

Outgoing Board Members who will become advisory board members are:

• Cal Mostella, Division VP and Treasurer, Warner Bros. Discovery
• Christine Oliver, Partner, Deloitte & Touche
• Kim Parker, VP & CFO, Graham Media Group
• Paul W. Rahmlow, CFO, Secretary/Treasurer, Midwest Communications & WRIG
• J. Dee Stevenson, Corporate Credit and Collections Manager, Gray Media Group