Leadership

Leadership

The strength of the Insights Association comes from the people who guide and serve it. Our leadership team—comprising the Board of Directors and professional staff—brings together diverse expertise from across the insights and analytics industry. Together, they set the Association’s strategic direction, advocate for our members, and work every day to protect, connect, and empower the community we serve.

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Insights Association


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The Insights Association empowers more than 30,000 data and insights professionals. Our collective voice fuels growth, strengthens advocacy, and advances careers. Guided by ethics and truth, we bring understanding to an uncertain world. Join us. Know what’s next.

Board of Directors

The Insights Association’s Board of Directors is made up of distinguished leaders from brand-side insights teams and market research and analytics agencies. They represent the interests of our members, foster engagement in IA programs, shape the Association’s strategic direction, and serve as key connections to the community. Candidates are nominated by the membership and reviewed by the Nominating Committee based on qualifications, alignment with the association’s strategic priorities, and demonstrated commitment to IA. The committee then puts forward a final slate of candidates to the membership for a vote of majority approval.

Executive Committee

Chair

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Terrae Schroeder

Heartland Foods

Chair Elect

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Alice Butler

M/A/R/C Research

Treasurer

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Dyna Boen

Escalent

Secretary

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Lisa Gudding

IPSOS

Immediate Past Chair

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Jackie Chan

Meta

CEO

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To Be Announced

Insights Association

Directors At Large

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Scott Beizaie

Material+

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David Boyd

Kantar

Martyn Crook Image
Martyn Crook

MetLife

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Jill Donahue

Nestlé Purina North America

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Ricardo Dalmas

Kimberly-Clark

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Tchicaya Ellis Robertson

TRIBE Insights

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Kai Fuentes

Ebony Marketing Systems

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Alex Hunt

Behaviorally

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Barry Jennings

Independent

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Jing Mertoglu

Suntory Global Spirits

Ex Officios

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Melanie Courtright

Sago

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Ronke Ekwensi

Applied Materials

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Tim Hoskins

Quester

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Gabriel Keeler

Evalueserve

Staff

With expertise spanning market research, association management, government affairs, marketing, sales, and more, the IA staff is dedicated full-time to serving our members and strengthening the consumer insights and data analytics industry. Their collective experience and passion help advance our mission to protect, connect, and empower the insights community.

To Be Announced

CEO

Nicole Symelidis

COO

Howard Fienberg

SVP, Advocacy

Art Flanagan

VP, Programming & Communications

Jennifer Delfino

VP, IT Solutions

Lisa Beck

Director, Account Development

Charlene Darko

Director, Chapters & Councils

Rebekah McWain, CMP

Director, Events

Meg Collins

Director, Membership

Christine Lazauskas

Director, Member Development

Ally Speers

Director, Marketing

Juliana Wood

Managing Director, CIRQ and Director, IA Data Privacy Framework Services Program

Amy Collis

Certifications & Operations Administrator, CIRQ

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