Matt Minton mminton@variety.com Executives from Disney Branded Television, Crunchyroll, Hallmark Media and more have been announced as part of the Television Publicity Executives Committee‘s 2025 leadership team, Variety has exclusively learned.
Wendy Zocks, founder of Wendy Zocks Public Relations, made the announcement and is remaining in her role for another year. The TPEC team includes Beck Media & Marketing’s CEO Todd Beck, PR executive Irina Bobker, Crunchyroll’s vice president of communications Brian Eley, MGM+’s head of PR Eileen Quast, Hallmark Media’s SVP of publicity Alice Rao, Schlosser Communications founder Joe Schlosser and Smithhouse founder Dustin Smith.
Disney Branded Television publicist Nancy Insua will also join the executive committee, overseeing TPEC’s expansion efforts in NYC. “Now in my fourth year in a leadership role for TPEC, I am even more dedicated to the growth of the organization,” Zocks said in a statement to Variety. “I am thrilled to welcome Nancy to the executive committee and excited to grow our NYC presence.
With so many colleagues facing new challenges, we will continue to be a resource for our members and bring focus to the shifting landscape of our jobs.” The TPEC community will help guide the nonprofit organization through relationships between entertainment publicists and the media, hosting networking and professional development panels and opportunities over the next year.
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