Marketing Leader, Creative Director, & Business Development Expert
Born in Tokyo, raised in the SF Bay Area, and now living and learning in California’s Central Valley. I combine my creative, strategic, and business development skills to deliver premium content and marketing campaigns for local and national clients. With over 17 years of experience in the media industry, I have a proven track record of building partnerships that generate growth and value.
Utilizing a creative and business mindset, I excel at crafting campaigns and custom content that provide premium storytelling and ROI.
Job History
Partnership Development Manager, 2024-Present
The Walt Disney Company, Disney Advertising
Director, Local Creative Services, 2021-23
Vice President, Integrated Marketing & Business Development, 2014-21
The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Television, KGO-TV & KFSN-TV
Senior Sales Manager, Marketing, 2006-14
The Walt Disney Company, Disney Advertising Television Group, KGO-TV
iKnowMedia Inc.
Director, Business Development
NBCUniversal Local
Content/Concept Examples
Foodie Call
Who’s hungry!?! It’s late at night, and you’ve got a yearning for something salivating, filling, and delicious. It’s time for a ‘Foodie Call’.
Foodie Call’ brings attention, awareness, and the best in cuisine to viewers who are looking for culinary ideas, restaurant location ideas, and inspiration for their next gourmet meal.
Front Row
Love the arts? This content series gives you the best seat in the house!
Sit in the Front Row and have fun learning about theater and music, gain culture suggestions and behind the scenes access, and glean inspiration for your next entertainment adventure.
Sips With Spencer
Wine is much more than just a leisurely beverage sipped at dinner or on an outside patio. Wine is an important part of what makes the Bay Area one of the greatest places to live, work and visit. There is heart, soul and passion behind every winery, with a compelling story that’s just waiting to be told.
From the small mom-and-pop wineries to the larger well-known brands, there are tales of success, stress and survival. We talk to winemakers and entrepreneurs who have turned their dreams into reality.
Aloha Friday
Bring a little bit of “Aloha” into your day!
Partnering with Hawaiian Airlines, to increase brand awareness and inciting viewers to travel, the campaign features news integrations, custom content, digital/social executions.
Get Outta Town
Need a little inspiration for your next epic vacation? Self-care stay-cation? Or weekend getaway with the Girls? It’s time to ‘Get Outta Town’!
Through 30 Minute Travel Programs, Digital Content Series, Travel News Segment, and 60 second Travel Pods. The franchise is designed to promote locations, attractions, events, businesses, and all the things that entice the viewer to Get Outta Town!
Weather What!?
Fun, quirky, and educational… those are the meta-tags I’d use to describe Meteorologist Drew Tuma’s performance in Weather What!?
Some people think weather is so complicated and boring… But the science behind these weather phenomena can be fun! It’s all a matter of perspective!
Eat, Discover, Sweat
When I get to my destination… there are 3 things that I want to accomplish; find the most exciting places to Eat, identify the places a local would suggest to Discover, and see where I can get a great Sweat in!