Throughout her career, Jehmu Greene has skillfully worked with the media to build powerful social justice movements. A frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News and elsewhere, Greene helmed Rock the Vote, the largest youth voter registration group. Under her leadership, its membership grew from 1500 to over 1 million. Earlier this year, Greene participated in the WMC’s nationally recognized leadership and media training program, Progressive Women’s Voices, which has trained over 60 progressive thought leaders who have achieved over 4000 media hits in the two years that the program has existed.

A native of Austin, Greene got her start working in the fertile ground of Texas politics including an early stint with Governor Ann Richards’ campaign in 1994. Greene later played key roles at both the Center for Policy Alternatives and the Democratic National Committee, where she ran the women’s office.  An advisor and national surrogate for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, Greene has worked on over 20 political campaigns at the local, state and national level. The recipient of numerous awards from organizations including Essence Magazine, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the National Council of Research on Women, the American Association of University Women and others, Greene has served on numerous boards of directors for various media, politics and social justice organizations.

“The Women’s Media Center is breaking down barriers and leading the way to make sure that women’s voices are powerfully represented in the ever-changing media landscape,” said Greene.

As Media Director for The Women’s Media Center, Rebekah Spicuglia coordinates the WMC's media training and spokesperson programs, advocacy campaigns, and web content, combining her dedication to feminist, progressive values with her film production background to create and advocate for representative media.

Previously, Spicuglia served as a Media Field Strategy Fellow at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), where she contributed to GLAAD's Media Essentials guide for community organizations, developed a media toolkit for immigration equality for same-sex couples, and worked extensively on GLAAD’s “Announcing Equality” program in coordinating a national survey of newspaper policy and creating toolkits to encourage people to share their personal stories in visible ways.

Through her NonCustodial Parent Community blog, Spicuglia also serves as a spokesperson on parenting issues. MSN highlighted Spicuglia as one of eight “Moms Inspired to Change History,” and Spicuglia has been featured in or written for the NYTimes, Slate, Huffington Post, About.com, Brain,Child magazine, WBAI, Feministing, Feminist.com, MomsRising, Mamapalooza, Wikipedia, and the WMC website.

Originally from Virginia, Spicuglia grew up in California, where she worked on several film and television projects before attending the University of California at Berkeley, earning a Bachelor's degree in Mass Communications.

Stephanie Wolf is Media Manager for the Women’s Media Center and a freelance communications expert, copy editor and writer. She has significant experience developing and conducting media campaigns for nonprofit, entertainment and health care organizations.

As a freelancer, Wolf has provided writing and publicity support to American Foundation for the Blind, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Henley-Putnam University, The Woodlawn Cemetery, MELT Restaurant, and Community Service Society of New York, where she assisted in the development of policy reports surrounding the state of poverty and higher education in New York. Additionally, Wolf has served as freelance copy editor for Daily Candy, POZ and Real Health magazines.

While working for Manning Selvage & Lee and Cooney Waters Group, Wolf developed consumer awareness programs in the areas of men’s health, HIV prevention and meningococcal meningitis. In her PR agency experience, Wolf supported the National Meningitis Association, the Visiting Nurse Associations of America and the American College Health Association.

Wolf grew up in Hillsborough, New Jersey, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Journalism from Rutgers University’s Douglass College and School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies.  She was the recipient of the 2001/2002 NJ Women’s Press Club Award for Achievement in Journalism.  While an undergraduate at Douglass, Wolf developed a strong interest in women's studies and regularly participated in Take Back the Night, an internationally held march and rally intended as a protest and direct action against rape and other forms of violence against women.

Rachell Arteaga, Program Coordinator, brings her dedicated enthusiasm for creating visibility for women and people of color in the media to The Women’s Media Center. Before joining the WMC, she has had the pleasure of donating her time to the WMC’s cause as a volunteer. Prior to joining the staff full-time, Rachell worked with the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, housed at Hunter College, CUNY, where she has been instrumental in the success of cultural and academic projects such as Puerto Rican Music Roots and Beyond, spearheaded by world-renowned Puerto Rican musician William Cepeda, and “Assessment and Valuation of Puerto Rican, Chicano, Latino and Hispanic-Caribbean Art,” the first symposium of its kind, dedicated to showcasing and valuing the works of Latino artists. She has also promoted cross-cultural understanding through national and international education initiatives at the university level.

Rachell has always had a keen in media; particularly in gender, race and cultural representations in children’s media and how it can affect the way children learn and perceive the world. A native New Yorker, she earned her Bachelor of the Arts in Media Studies and with a minor in Sociology at Hunter College. There she was able to acquire internships at Sesame Workshop and the Jim Henson Company. Currently, she also works with the Paley Center for Media on the weekends as a Recreating Radio Sound Engineer, helping children discover the rich history of “old-time” radio while giving them a chance to re-enact a radio play themselves.