Yelena Franks

Yelena Franks, PMP, has a substantial background in project management and software development, currently serving as Director of Songwize and Digital Operations at ASCAP since 2018. Prior to this role, Yelena held multiple leadership positions at ASCAP from 2002 to 2017, including Director of Application Development and Manager of Software Development, where responsibilities included overseeing projects related to usage, distribution, and royalty processing. Yelena's career started at Heller Financial as a Data Analyst from 1998 to 2001, focusing on the design and implementation of a data warehouse for financial data. Yelena holds a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Languages and Literatures from Kuban State University.