MFM Names 2018-2019 Officers, Board Members

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) on Wednesday announced the 2018-19 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:

• Chair: Cindy Pekrul, SVP/deputy controller, Turner
• President: Mary M. Collins, president-CEO, MFM/BCCA
• Vice Chair/Conference Chair: Ralph Bender, CFO, Manship Media
• Secretary/Conference co-Chair: Melissa Mitchell, corporate controller, Bonneville International
• Treasurer: David Bochenek, SVP-CAO, Sinclair Broadcast Group
• Immediate Past Chair: Robert Damon, president, Damon Strategic Consulting

The newly elected members to the MFM-BCCA board of directors for a three-year term are:

• Marcus Anjewierden, chief internal audit executive, Deseret Management Corp. 
• Tracy A. Clark, director of finance, Hearst Television
• Lori Locke, VP-corporate controller, Gannett Co.
• Duane Polodna, SVP-CFO, BH Media Group
• Antonella Ricciardi, SVP-controller, AMC Networks
• Marie Tedesco, CFO, Beasley Broadcast Group

In addition, Edward Mockus, director of ad sales credit and collections for Discovery, has been appointed to serve as BCCA’s representative to the 2018-19 MFM-BCCA board.

Members of the MFM-BCCA board who were previously elected to serve or complete a three-year term are:

• Matt Askins, partner, Ernst & Young
• Stuart Benson, CFO, Helios and Matheson
• Dave Bestler, EVP-CFO, Hubbard Radio
• Lori Brock, VP, finance, Meredith Local Media Group
• John Giraldo, SVP global controller, NBCUniversal
• Laura Graves, SVP operations and business planning, WLS-TV Chicago
• Stephen Hall, VP finance, Central US, GateHouse Media
• Brian A. Ignatowski, VP, controllership, Disney Financial Services/ESPN
• Glenn Krieg, CFO, Morgan Murphy Media 
• Paul Nesterovsky, VP tax, Sinclair Broadcast Group
• John Sanders, principal, Bond & Pecaro
• Jeana Stanley, VP, finance, Hearst Television

“Despite their demanding roles, these leaders in the financial management community are making time to ensure their industry colleagues have the resources that make them more valuable employees. We are very grateful for their service and commitment to MFM and BCCA,” said Mary M. Collins, president-CEO of MFM and BCCA. “Their insights and participation are vital for shaping and implementing educational programs and services that respond to the current and emerging needs of the industry’s financial community.”

Collins added: “We also extend our appreciation to our outgoing Board Members, who have agreed to continue their involvement as members of our Advisory Committee.” 

Outgoing board members, who will serve on the MFM Advisory Committee for a two-year term, are Mike Lavey, SVP/corporate controller, Tronc; Dawn Sciarrino, managing member, Sciarrino & Shubert; Suzanne Tuxill, corporate controller, Salem Media Group; and Bill Waters, CEO, Swift Communications.

Serving their second year on the Advisory Board are past board members Scott Jenkins, Americas collection director, Disney Financial Services; Ed O’Connor, director of operations and financial planning, WTVD-TV Raleigh, N.C.; and C. Robin Szabo, president, Szabo Associates.