Celebrating Women’s History Month & Beverly Wettenstein

Celebrating Women’s History Month & Beverly Wettenstein

From WomenHeard by New York Women in Communications

April 16, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 109

About this episode

This episode honors the legacy of Beverly Wettenstein and features insights from various leaders in sports, hospitality, and media.

Join us for this special episode honoring the legacy of Beverly Wettenstein: an award-winning journalist, author and women’s advocate! Creative production leader and NYWICI podcast committee member Leisel Kober interviewed a range of speakers, panelists, and leaders at this March event, whose work has influenced sports, hospitality, and media. You'll hear insights from a Paula Ngon, PR & Brand Communications Strategist at the NFL; Tiffany Townsend, Executive Vice President Global Communications at NYC Tourism & Conventions; Maneet Ahuja, Editor-at-Large at Forbes and the Iconoclast Summit; Emily K. Graham, Global Chief Inclusion & Impact Officer at Omnicom; Rachel Carr, Executive Director at Dan Klores Communications; Youmie Jean Francois, founder of Flex-n-Fly; Sara Baiyu Porritt, Chief Inclusion & Impact Officer at Omnicom; and Lauren Kaufman, Managing Director of Public Relations at MMGY.

People in this episode

Guests: Tiffany Townsend, Maneet Ahuja, Emily K. Graham, Rachel Carr, Youmie Jean Francois, Sara Baiyu Porritt, Lauren Kaufman, Paula Ngon

Topics covered

  • Women's History Month
  • journalism
  • advocacy
  • sports
  • hospitality
  • media

Keywords

  • women's advocacy
  • communications
  • inclusion
  • impact

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