The Content Council Board Members
Linda Descano, CFA®
Chair of the Board
Executive Vice President, Red Havas
Linda is an executive vice president with Red Havas, and member of the agency’s senior management team. Linda also leads the agency’s corporate communications and executive visibility practice. She joined Red Havas in 2005.
At Red Havas, Linda provides communications counsel to clients across multiple industry sectors and stages of growth on their merged media strategy, corporate communications, executive visibility and communications, CSR communications, and issues and crisis management. Read More
Jacqueline Loch
Immediate Past Chair
EVP Customer Innovation, SJC Content
A media executive specializing in multi-platform content solutions and recognized leader in content and media innovation. She is recent past Chair of The Content Council (NYC) and Board Member for the National Media Awards Foundation (Canada). A frequent speaker across North America and Europe, having created award-winning programs for clients including: LVMH, Hudson Bay, JOE FRESH, CHANEL, L’Oréal Canada, Walmart, Canadian Tire and Rogers. Read More
Zack Bryant
Principal, Journey Group
Zack Bryant serves as creative director at Journey Group, an independent design agency in Charlottesville, Virginia focusing on editorial design and storytelling for the most significant
clients in the nonprofit sector. Our award-winning work with the University of Virginia, World Vision and the U.S. Postal Service pushes the boundaries of narrative design to grow catalog,
loyalty, donor and alumni programs for enduring relevance and business success. Read More
Brian Snapp
VP Content Strategy, Rauxa
Brian is a strategist and storyteller who currently leads the content strategy practice at Rauxa. With an editorial background in digital publishing and
content creation, Brian has since spent over 15 years in the ad agency world as an audience-centric content strategist. In that quarter life, he has enjoyed partnering with many award-winning
brands: Verizon, TGI Fridays, Samsung,
Microsoft, Tylenol, PNC Bank, Kodak and as well as non-profit organizations such as Wildlife Conservation Society, Michael J. Fox Foundation, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Blue
Shield of California, among others. Read More
Joe Stella
VP, Business Development, GLC
Joe is an experienced content marketer and marketing strategist with a record of attaining meaningful business outcomes through content and storytelling. He has a talent for
leading creative teams that help clients increase revenue, broaden awareness, reinforce preference and foster brand loyalty. Read More
Meg Sullivan Staknis
Managing Director, Imprint
Meg is a seasoned marketer with more than 20 years’ experience crafting thoughtful, nuanced communications that deliver top and bottom line results. She is
currently Managing Director at Imprint, an award-winning strategy and content marketing agency based in NYC, where she partners with clients such as T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments, UBS,
Vanguard, FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds, M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, and Sands Capital Management, on programs impacting every area of the marketing eco-system. Read more
Beth Tomkiw
Chief Content Officer, Trusted Media Brands
A media and marketing professional with more than 25 years of experience building brands and audiences, Beth oversees Trusted Media Brand's print and digital content teams, including Taste of
Home, Reader's Digest, Family Handyman and Birds & Blooms, and running the company’s Milwaukee office, home to three Test Kitchens and multiple still photography and video
production studios. Read more
Paul Tsigrikes
Head of Marketing & General Manager of The Trust, The Wall Street Journal/Barron's Group
Paul Tsigrikes, Head of Marketing & General Manager of The Trust, is a media professional with over 20+ years of experience leading advertising sales marketing and
branded content teams. Paul heads client solutions teams responsible for developing and executing high-touch marketing solutions, custom content, branding, events and research for global
advertisers across The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and MarketWatch brands. Read More