Ad Fontes Media Team
Senior Leadership
Vanessa Otero
Founder and CEO
Vanessa is a licensed patent attorney in the Denver, Colorado area with a B.A. in English from UCLA and a J.D. from the University of Denver. She is the original creator of the Media Bias Chart (October 2016), and founded Ad Fontes Media in February of 2018 to fulfill the need revealed by the popularity of the chart — the need for a map to help people navigate the complex media landscape, and for comprehensive content analysis of media sources themselves. Vanessa regularly speaks on the topic of media bias and polarization to a variety of audiences.
Leadership
Crista Bailey, Growth & Strategy
Daina Middleton, Strategic Advisor
Deanna Fuehne, Education & Public Sector Partnerships
Sam Rogers, SVP Corporate Partnerships
Client Services, Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Operations
Beth Heldebrandt, Media Research Specialist
Brandon Muller, Product Manager
Erin Fox-Ramirez, Social Media Director & Senior Analyst
Moreno Weilenmann
Ria Otero, Director of Analysis Operations
Roshen T. Mathew, Multimedia Ratings Manager & Senior Analyst
Sara Webb, Educational Content Manager
Vatsal Vador, Software Architect & Lead Engineer
Veronica Vantuno, Customer Relations Lead
Analyst Team
Bud Carter
Vaishali Dhariwal
Rhodell Fields
Jennifer Furlong
Kevin Green
Arlene Hooper
Amber Horan
Kimberly Huffman
Melanie Kolden
Nancy Leichter
Dan Madsen
Elizabeth Murphy
Terry Pflaumer
Laura Plamondon
Chrishan Anketell
Kay Doughty
Mary Ann Taylor
Jeff VonWald
David Walsh
Wes Wells
Meisam Zamanabadi
Katherine Challis
Max Thibodeaux
Julie Rainbow
Kashief Harrison
Shakira Rae Harrison
Blake Ryan Schaefer