Virtual Panel: Give to Gain: Career Stories & Lessons from Women Leading the Industry

In celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8, WICT Greater Philadelphia invites you to join an engaging and inspiring virtual panel featuring female leaders from across the industry.

This conversation will embrace the 2026 International Women’s Day theme, #GiveToGain, which challenges us to reflect on how giving—our time, insights, mentorship, and support—fuels leadership, innovation, and long‑term impact.

During this interactive discussion, our panelists will share their career journeys, lessons learned, and practical advice for navigating growth and leadership at every stage of a career. Together, we’ll explore how generosity can open doors, strengthen networks, and accelerate opportunities for women across the industry.

Attendees will walk away with fresh perspectives, actionable insights, and inspiration to lead with purpose—while lifting others along the way.

Our panel brings together accomplished leaders with diverse experiences across the media, technology, and communications industry. Full speaker bios are included below.

Jessica DeJong: Jessica leads the Design discipline at One North, a full-service digital agency and TEKsystems company. The One North Design team encompasses brand, visual, product, and motion design as well as front-end development. Jessica's background is in graphic design and human-computer interaction, and she has led teams working with United Airlines, Meta, and Booking.com. Outside of work, she is a mom of 3, hot sauce connoisseur, and avid Michigan Wolverines fan.

Rebecca Tyrell: Rebecca Tyrrell is a technology executive and Vice President of Engineering & Technology at Comcast, leading modernization across digital, marketing, and go‑to‑market platforms. Known for driving enterprise transformation and business impact, she was recently selected for the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute Class 50. Previously, she served as Vice President of Digital Experience at Sallie Mae, where she built the company’s first digital organization and launched key platforms that advanced personalized mobile experiences.

Kimberly Hicks:  is Vice President of Planning, Portfolio & Delivery for Global Product at Comcast, where she leads cross-functional strategy and execution for high-impact product initiatives across the business. Her career spans product, technology, and media, with leadership roles at companies including Disney and Viacom, as well as experience working with several startups. She is a proud Betsy Magness Leadership Institute (BMLI) Class 33 alumna and served on the executive board for WICT New York, championing professional development and leadership opportunities for women in the industry.

Trishla Jobanputra: serves as Vice President of Governance, Experience & Commercialization at Comcast Advertising, where she oversees customer experience, strategic planning, portfolio management, program delivery, and commercialization. In this role, she focuses on simplifying complex problems, strengthening cross‑functional alignment, and enabling scalable, data‑driven growth across the organization.

With a career grounded in transformation leadership, Trishla previously held global roles at DLL, an international Dutch Bank, and at Microsoft, where she led functions in product strategy, digital modernization, and operational excellence across B2B solutions. Her experience reflects a consistent focus on driving clarity, organizational design, and cross‑functional execution at scale.

Trishla holds an MBA from Penn State and completed executive studies in Organizational Design for Digital Transformation at MIT Sloan. She is a passionate advocate for inclusive leadership, a mentor with WICT, and a board advisor for the Comcast Asian Pacific American (APA) Employee Resource Group. She is also a current member of this year’s BMLI cohort.

Moderated by:

Nicole Jaime: Nicole Jaime leads large-scale strategy, cross‑functional alignment, and frontline enablement across multiple regions. Known for her ability to bring clarity, alignment, and momentum to complex initiatives, she is passionate about empowering teams, elevating women in leadership, and driving high‑performance cultures.

This conversation will embrace the 2026 International Women’s Day theme, #GiveTo