National Public Media

Gina Garrubbo is President and CEO of National Public Media (NPM), where she is committed to ensuring the continued growth of NPR and the public media system via funding from corporate sponsors. Garrubbo has spent more than 20 years in traditional and digital media growing marketing and sales teams, launching brands and building companies. She was one of the builders of Women.com, one of the first websites for women, and BlogHer, which brought independent voices to millions of readers. Garrubbo built advertising sales teams for Oxygen Media, Discovery Communications and in syndicated television. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Glen Highland Farm as well as the Philanthropic Leadership Board of EatREAL.org.

Bryan Moffett is Chief Operating Officer of National Public Media (NPM), where he spearheads NPM’s strategic planning focused on securing corporate support for the public media system, including managing the planning and trafficking divisions and the NPM Creative department. Moffett helped launch NPR podcasts and his work and advocacy since have helped establish a sustainable business model for the industry. Over his tenure, NPR and NPM have earned numerous industry awards for innovative sponsorship products. As a member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau Podcast Working Group and other industry efforts, Moffett advocates for informed, standardized podcast measurement to help prepare the industry for dramatic growth. Moffett joined NPR in 2005, and then NPM in 2008, and has served public media for more than 15 years . Since 2022, Moffett also serves in a new role for NPR, as Senior Vice President, Network Growth, focused on building a sustainable digital business model between NPR and its network of member stations.

As Chief Financial Officer for National Public Media, Neil Martin is responsible for all the company’s financial functions, including accounting, audit, treasury and corporate finance. He also oversees and manages human resources and facilities activities. His career spans more than 30 years of varied experience in financial management, business leadership, and corporate strategy.

Prior to joining National Public Media in 1999, Neil served as Controller for Wind-Up Records a subsidiary of EMI Records Group. Before that, he served as the Supervising Accountant for the Universal Music Group a major music conglomerate with subsidiaries including Motown, Def Jam, Island Records and several film studios and as the Senior Accountant-Auditor for Time Warner Inc, the entertainment and publishing giant.
Earlier in his career, Neil held accounting positions at Ernst and Young and Margolin, Winer & Evens CPAs.

Neil holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Long Island University, CW Post and has obtained his New York State Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license.

Neil has served on several philanthropic boards, including the fundraising board of the Studio Museum of Harlem, Manhasset Great Neck EOC Board and the apartment board of The Hamilton Co-op building in New York City. In his free time, Neil travels extensively with his family — he’s visited over 60 countries.

Scott Davis is SVP of NPR Corporate Sponsorship at National Public Media (NPM). With 30 years of work in radio and media sales at both public and commercial organizations, Davis has helped hundreds of brands share their story through audio. His team fuels the growth of NPR and public media by securing revenue from corporate sponsors. In 2018, the Network Sponsorship team led by Davis was recognized by Digiday Awards’ Most Effective Sales Team category. Davis lives with his family in Brooklyn, NY, is a member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Illinois’ Department of Political Science, a runner, and a diehard fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.

Jamie Kriegel is the SVP of National Spot and Digital Underwriting at National Public Media (NPM). Under Kriegel’s leadership during his seven-plus years at NPM, the NPM Spot team has grown to experience record-success, including several of the largest revenue-producing years in company history. Prior to NPM, Kriegel worked at Katz Media Corp as Regional Vice President for iHeart Radio Sales (formerly Clear Channel Radio Sales), earning awards including Executive of the Year and Communicator of the Year. In his free time, Kriegel loves to travel and spend time outdoors hiking or on the beach.

John King has spent his entire career in public media. He developed an appreciation for public broadcasting growing up in the Chicago area, where his mother was a regular NPR listener. After moving to the Washington, DC area, John volunteered at NPR member station WAMU and went on to hold roles as Traffic Manager, Assistant to the Program Director, and Underwriting Manager before joining NPR as a corporate sponsorship representative. He took an interest in the regulations and guidelines pertaining to radio sponsorship announcements and has since had a large role in reviewing proposed sponsorship messages, in consultation with NPR’s Office of the General Counsel. Since 2014, King has reviewed more than 20,000 scripts. He also oversees the team responsible for making sure radio announcements are scheduled, aired by member stations, and invoiced. On weekends, King spends much of his time outdoors hiking, trail running, and kayaking. He’s also an accomplished trombonist.

As the SVP of Ad Operations, Brett Robinson oversees strategy, campaign execution and monetization for all NPR digital properties – including podcasts, NPR.org, smart speakers and apps. Under Brett’s management, digital sponsorship revenue has increased by over 600% since 2015. Since joining NPM in 2007, Brett has played a key role in developing NPR’s ad tech – particularly in podcasting, where he launched and evolved our audience targeting and performance measurement capabilities. Brett also launched NPR’s programmatic sponsorship offering – display in 2020, and audio in 2021, which has grown into a several million dollar business line.

Lamar Johnson is VP of Marketing at National Public Media – the sponsorship subsidiary of NPR. Lamar leads the efforts of NPM’s marketing team to drive B2B demand, generate leads, drive thought-leadership and marketing innovation. Prior to joining NPM, Lamar spent over 25 years driving growth and traction for some of the most iconic global brands in agency, entertainment and brand marketing environments. Lamar serves as a judge for the Emmy Awards News & Documentary division and enjoys international travel with his family. He is a life-long fan of the New York Yankees.

Tutuwa Ahwoi is the Vice President for Spot Sales Operations. She has been with NPM for over fifteen years, and plays a significant role in developing new revenue opportunities for public media stations, implementing new ad technology and CRM platforms, and improving the monetization of public media digital assets. She has written pieces featured in several digital media industry publications, is a featured speaker at various conferences and panels, and, since 2018, has served as a judge at AdExchanger Awards. She is also a member of the IAB’s Technical Working Group. Tutuwa enjoys writing, reading, hiking, and exploring ideas, culture, and people through travel.