The WICT Network: New England Board

Sara Dionne is Vice President of HR for the Greater Boston Region at Comcast.  In this role she provides strategic leadership and direction for three key functional teams:  Human Resources, Employee Relations and Talent Acquisition & Management.

Email: Sara_Dionne@cable.comcast.com

Email: 617-279-5925

Bio: Sara Dionne

Sara Nizzardo is a Senior Manager for Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution (DMED), managing teams focused on Quality Assurance. In this role she oversees functional testers and automation engineers that ensure quality of DMED’s global media supply chain.

Email: Sara.Nizzardo@espn.com

Phone: 860-766-2973

Bio: Sara Nizzardo

Jenna (she/her/they/them) is a Studio Operator II with ESPN/Disney Media and Entertainment Studio Operations. Jenna has been with the company since 2014 functioning as a hard camera operator/trainer, jib operator, and editor across our programming. An athlete turned coach; it was a matter of time before they ended up at ESPN. They started their career shooting handheld for Comcast’s first ever live streamed sporting event.

Bio: Jenna Blakeslee

Hailing from San Diego, California, Louisa Frahm recently relocated to Connecticut to take on an SEO Director role at ESPN. She previously conducted news SEO strategy at Google, the LA Times, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, TMZ, Yahoo!, and E! Online. In addition to WICT, she is currently Communications VP with the Junior League of Los Angeles. When she’s not chasing trends on the Internet or pursuing female empowerment opportunities, she loves to hike, try new restaurants, karaoke, dance, go to concerts, watch movies, and enjoy life to the fullest. Pop culture is her greatest love. Ask her about Prince, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie, and/or her giant Funko Pop collection.

Bio: Louisa Frahm

Allison leads ESPN’s Remote Operations Third Party Resource Team.  Her role is to manage the multiple agency populations that fall under the Remote Operations third party umbrella including, but not limited to, day count tracking, payroll processing, personnel troubleshooting, invoice payment, and database coordination.  Allison also volunteers for her department’s Library Committee and is a proud member the Women’s Multicultural Network, an internal ESPN team focused on recruiting, retaining, and elevating women of color within the company.  Prior to her joining ESPN in 2014, Allison’s primary experience was in small business management.

Email: allison.violette@espn.com

Phone: 860-549-7701

Bio: Allison Violette

Tania Eicoff is a Studio Operator II at ESPN. She is a video, camera, and jib operator for most shows at ESPN.   Prior to relocating to Connecticut, she worked at NECN. She grew up in the Boston area, which helps explain her passion for all Boston sports.

Email: tania.eicoff@espn.com

Bio: Tania Eicoff

Kim is a Sr. Marketing Communications Specialist at Cox Media, responsible for internal & external communications, project planning, promotions, and events.

Email: kimberly.webber@coxmedia.com

Bio: Kimberly Webber