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MEMBERS OF THE YEAR

SPLiCE Awardees are recognized for the values, passion, diversity, leadership, quality, accountability, and overall output for creating substantial impact to SPLiCE.

Our Members of The Year go beyond the call of membership duty, demonstrate extraordinary team work, share resource contributions and deliver innovative contributions to SPLiCE.

~ 2023 ~ 

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José Barrios

Business Development Manager, IP Sales & Licensing

HP, Inc.

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Dan Croft

Director,

IP Licensing
HP, Inc.

Rob Johnson, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Rob Johnson

Senior Manager

Brand Licensing

McCormick & Company

Andy Paladino, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Andy Paladino

Senior Manager

Global Licensing
The Hershey Company

~ 2022 ~ 

~ 2021 ~ 
Michael Penn, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Michael Penn

EVP Licensing & International

Careismatic Brands Inc.

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Andrew Martinek, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Andrew Martinek

Senior Manager

Global Licensing

Kellogg Company

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Andy Paladino

Senior Manager

Global Licensing
The Hershey Company

Emily Broadley, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Emily Broadley

Associate Partnerships Manager

The Life is Good Company

Joao Fernandes, SPLiCE Member of The Year
João Fernandes

Global Director

Brand Licensing & New Business
Anheuser-Busch InBev

Robert Johnson, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Robert Johnson

Senior Manager

Brand Licensing

McCormick & Company

John Larson, The Coca-Cola Company
John Larson

Senior Manager

Food Licensing
The Coca-Cola Company

Jennifer Levin, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Jennifer Levin

Brand Licensing Manager

North America

Mondelēz International

~ 2021 ~
 
SPLiCE
Cocktail &
Culinary Benchmark
Team
~ 2020 ~ 
Karen Tiongson, SPLiCE Member of The Year
Karen Tiongson

Vice President, Global Brand Standards, Legal

NBCUniversal

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Michael Szablak

Senior Manager

Global Licensing Accounts

Honeywell International

Adam Shuman SPLiCE
Adam Shuman

Senior Manager

Global Licensing Operations
Under Armour

Michael Penn SPLiCE
Michael Penn

EVP Licensing & International
Careismatic Brands Inc.

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Karen Tiongson

Vice President, Global Brand Standards, Legal

NBCUniversal

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Richard Riccetti

Director of Licensing
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.

Paul Sammons SPLiCE
Paul Sammons

Director

Global  Operations & Finance

Electrolux

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Kathleen Brower

Manager, IP & Business Affairs
Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

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David Springob

Vice President Licensing

Fruit of The Loom

Karen Franco SPLiCE
Karen Franco

Senior Manager

Global Brand Licensing

Reebok International

~ 2020 ~
 
SPLiCE
International
Committee
~ 2019 ~ 
John Trebbien SPLiCE
John Trebbien

Associate Director

P&G 

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Linne Kimball SPLiCE
Linne Kimball

Vice President,

Strategic Partnerships

The Life is Good Company

Julie McLeave SPLiCE
Julie McLeave

Global Licensing Director

Unilever

Kenny Beaupre SPLiCE
Kenny Beaupre

Brand Licensing Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

John Trebbien SPLiCE
John Trebbien

Associate Director
P&G

Manny Grace SPLiCE
Manuel G. Grace

Associate General Councel

The Walt Disney Company

Ernie Savo SPLiCE
Ernie Savo

Director, Global Licensing
The Hershey Company

Dawn Ciccone SPLiCE
Dawn Ciccone

Vice President,

Head of Brand Licensing

PBS 

Jose Barrios SPLiCE
Jose Barrios

Business Development Manager
HP, Inc.

Todd Snellenburg SPLiCE
Todd Snellenburg

Associate Manager

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

~ 2019 ~
 
SPLiCE
Development
Committee
~ 2018 ~ 
Caroline Keller SPLiCE
Caroline Kiesel

Associate Licensing Manager

Brown-Forman Corporation

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Kathy Spencer SPLiCE
Kathy Spencer

Manager, Global Licensing
Energizer

Dave Kitendaugh SPLiCE
Dave Kitendaugh

Associate Manager

New Balance Athletics

Adrienne Davis SPLiCE
Adrienne Davis

Program Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

Tim Kelly SPLiCE
Tim Kelly

Licensing Business Analyst
Harley-Davidson Motor Company

Tasha Spellman SPLiCE
Tasha Spellman

Manager, International Accounting
Under Armour

Shanna Martinez SPLiCE
Shanna Martinez

Operations Manager
DuPont

Mercedes Alvarez SPLiCE
Mercedes Alvarez

IP Licensing Portfolio Income Manager
HP, Inc.

April Rowden SPLiCE
April Rowden

Manager, Branding & Intellectual Property
US Air Force

Samantha Medlin SPLiCE
Samantha Medlin

Licensing Administrator

Electrolux

JoAnn Golino SPLiCE
Jo Ann Golino

Brand Licensing

Kodak

Nadine Santiago SPLiCE
Nadine Santiago Villanueva

Manager, Trademark Licensing, US Navy

~ 2018 ~
SPLiCE
Royalty Collection Best Practices Benchmark Team
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Ben Rowen SPLiCE
Ben Rowen

Senior Engineering Specialist
Energizer

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Jo Trostle

Manager, Social Responsibility
NBCUniversal

Phil Raso SPLiCE
Phil Raso

Program Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

Chris Gulbrandsen SPLiCE
Chris Gulbrandsen

Premia Technical Manager
M&M’s Retail

Manny Grace SPLiCE
Manuel G. Grace

Associate General Counsel
The Walt Disney Company

Brian Bowers SPLiCE
Brian Bowers

Staff QA Engineer
Crayola

Margaret Erquiaga SPLiCE
Margaret Erquiaga

Manager, Social Responsibility
NBCUniversal

Elizabeth Flores SPLiCE
Elizabeth Flores

Senior Analyst
The Walt Disney Company

Kathy Ramp SPLiCE
Kathy Ramp

Compliance Manager

John Deere

Karen Tiongson SPLiCE
Karen Tiongson

Vice President, Social Responsibility Programs / Legal, NBCUniversal

Erika Taylor SPLiCE
Erika Taylor

Director, International

Labor Standards
The Walt Disney Company

~ 2017 ~
SPLiCE
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Committee
~ 2016 ~ 
Kenny Beaupre SPLiCE
Kenny Beaupre

Brand Advocacy and Licensing Manager
Caterpillar Inc.

~ 2012 ~
Toni Sdao SPLiCE
Toni Sdao

Director of Licensing
Whirlpool Corporation

~ 2015 ~
Paul Sammons SPLiCE
Paul Sammons

Director, Global Licensing Operations
Electrolux Global Brand Licensing

~ 2011 ~
Shahab Khosravan SPLiCE
Shahab Khosravan

Director, Worldwide Compliance
The Coca-Cola Company

 ~ 2014 ~
Tod Cole SPLiCE
Tod Cole

Vice President, Product Integrity
The Walt Disney Company

~ 2010 ~
Tracey Murphy SPLiCE
Tracey Murphy

Associate Product Manager
Jarden Consumer Solutions

~ 2013 ~
Scott Bannell SPLiCE
Scott A. Bannell

VP, Corporate Brand Management & Licensing
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

~ 2009 ~
Manuel G Grace SPLiCE
Manuel G. Grace

Associate General Counsel
The Walt Disney Company

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