Wonder Women Awards
2023 Honorees & Winners
2023 Honorees
LAURA ZEBERSKY
President, Jazwares
VISIONARY LEADER HONOREE
NYLA HAYES
Digital Artist, Nyla's Long Neck
FUTURE LEADER HONOREE
LISA MCKNIGHT
Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, Mattel
TRAILBLAZER HONOREE
2023 Winners
Meredith Norrie
Mattel
BRAND FRANCHISE
Sunny Cho
Jazwares
DESIGNER / INVENTOR - CORPORATE
Tanya Thompson
Hasbro
INBOUND LICENSING
Amy Bastuga
Radio Flyer
RISING LEADER <500 EMPLOYEES
Angela Beck
Mattel
RISING LEADER >500 EMPLOYEES
Kristen Shackleford
Amazon
COMMERCIAL SALES
Britney Crowell
CurlCap
DESIGNER / INVENTOR - INDEPENDENT
Jonelle Brown
Paramount
MARKETING
Kim Chang
Just Play
RISING LEADER <500 EMPLOYEES
Pamela Krominga
Target
SOCIAL IMPACT - CORPORATE
Carly McGinnis
Exploding Kittens
CREATIVE GENIUS
Alexandra Kavalova
Spin Master
DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Molly Martin
The LEGO Group
PR/
COMMUNICATIONS
Adeline Trento
Toys’R’Us at Macy’s
RISING LEADER >500 EMPLOYEES
April Showers
Afro Unicorn
SOCIAL IMPACT - INDEPENDENT
Past Winners
Retailer of the Year Honoree – Gaye Dean
Mentorship Award Honoree– Pam Kaufman
Creator/Inventor – Amy Pruzansky – Spin Master
Licensing – Gabriela Arenas – Sesame Workshop
Manufacturing – Nancy Sanchez – LEGO Systems, Inc.
Marketing/ Public Relations – Juli Lennett – NPD
Rising Star – Chrissy Helmich – Wicked Cool Toys
Rising Star – Kate Nichols – Spin Master
Rising Star – Marissa Louie – Animoodles
Rising Star – Natalie Rebot – Moonlite World
Sales – Marian Bossard – The Toy Association
Social Responsibility – Amy Knight – Hasbro
Wonder Girls – Emma and Mila Stauffer