Sonia LaFountain

Sonia LaFountain has extensive work experience in various leadership and partnership roles. Sonia is currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at iCrowdNewswire. Prior to this, they held the position of SVP Partnerships at iCrowdNewswire, where they were responsible for general operations and partnership development. Sonia also worked at ContentEngine LLC as the SVP Partnerships and Operations, where they managed global content alliances and partnerships. Earlier in their career, they worked at LexisNexis, holding roles such as Director Content Planning and Licensing - Americas and AsiaPac, Global Content Planner - Director US and Latin America, and Senior Strategic Alliance Manager. Sonia also served as the Chief Operating Officer at CARMA International and held various roles at LexisNexis, including Strategic Alliance Manager, Manager, Academic Licensing, and Licensing and Acquisitions Manager- Regional/Ethnic News. Sonia began their career as a Product Manager, International at Reed Elsevier.

Sonia LaFountain obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies and Spanish from State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 1993. Sonia then attended Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey from 1993 to 1995 where they earned a Master of Arts degree in International Business/Policy Management. Additionally, they completed the Executive MBA program with a focus on Business Marketing at Tulane University, with the end year unspecified but completed no later than 2006.