Ancestry

Paige Grossman, VP, Global Creative and Brand Media
Lauren Danis, VP, Communications and Social Media
Lisa Elzey, Senior Story Producer
Jenn Utley, Executive Story Producer
Catheline Leung, Senior Director, Brand Media
Dana Chinnici, Senior Communications Manager
Richard Copeland, Senior Manager, Brand Media
Urs Ross, Creative Director
Kaylyn Arima, Associate Marketing Manager, Brand Media
Janine Johnson, Sr. Director, Creative Operations
Dwayne Watts, VP, Associate General Counsel
Mellissa Betts, Genealogist
Juliana Szucs, Sr. Story Producer
Tracy Zappala, Sr. Research Manager
Noah Lapidus, Research Manager
Todd Pollak, SVP, Chief Commercial Officer

Weber Shandwick *Lead Agency

Lewis Williams, Head of Brand Impact
Jenna Young, Executive Creative Director, Brand Impact
Paris Tyler, Vice President, Client Experience
Marissa Williams, Vice President
Veena Raj, Executive Vice President

The Content Collective *Lead Agency

Caragh McGrath, Executive Director
Brandon Helrich, Group Director
Mara Behar, Associate Director
Treva Thimm, Managing Director

Paramount

Veronica Austin, Coordinator, Integrated Marketing, Paramount Brand Studio
Dayo Harewood, SVP Creative, Paramount Brand Studio
John James Goldbeck, Senior Writer/Producer, Paramount Brand Studio
Jay Randall, Associate Creative Director, Paramount Brand Studio
Daion Morton, Sr. Manager, Celebrity & Influencer Talent Partnerships
Jenny Wang, Director, Integrated Marketing, Paramount Brand Studio
Darnell Corbin, Manager, Integrated Marketing, Paramount Brand Studio

OMD

Erika Lamoreaux, Executive Director, Client Leadership
Adrienne Holthaus, Senior Director, Integrated Media
Julie Galendar, Associate Director, Integrated Media
Jonathan Tanenbaum, Director, Investment
Robert DiLella, Associate Director, Investment

Harperville, Inc.

Rashidi Harper, Director/Founder
Anne Kurtzman, Executive Producer
Henzo Perez, CFO

On Juneteenth 2022, Ancestry, the global leader in family history, released A Dream Delivered: The Lost Letters of Hawkins Wilson–a film centered on Hawkins Wilson, a freedman who was permanently separated from his family during slavery. Ancestry discovered he wrote letters hoping to reconnect with his family, but unfortunately, those letters were never delivered. Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson hosts the film, joined by historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith. Using Ancestry’s genealogical tools, we traced Wilson’s lineage, revealing his story to his modern-day family members.