Wonder Women Awards
2023 Honorees & Winners
2023 Honorees
LAURA ZEBERSKY
President, Jazwares
VISIONARY LEADER HONOREE
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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​
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BRAND FRANCHISE
Sunny Cho
Jazwares​
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DESIGNER / INVENTOR - CORPORATE
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Tanya Thompson
Hasbro​
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DEAL MAKER
Amy Bastuga
Radio Flyer​
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RISING LEADER <500 EMPLOYEES
Angela Beck
Mattel​
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RISING LEADER >500 EMPLOYEES
Kristen Shackleford
Amazon
COMMERCIAL SALES
Britney Crowell
CurlCap
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DESIGNER / INVENTOR - INDEPENDENT
Jonelle Brown
Paramount
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MARKETING
Kim Chang
Just Play
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RISING LEADER <500 EMPLOYEES
Pamela Krominga
Target​
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SOCIAL IMPACT - CORPORATE
Carly McGinnis
Exploding Kittens
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CREATIVE GENIUS
Alexandra Kavalova
Spin Master
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING
Molly Martin
The LEGO Group​​
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PR/
COMMUNICATIONS
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Adeline Trento
Toys’R’Us at Macy’s
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RISING LEADER >500 EMPLOYEES
April Showers
Afro Unicorn​
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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