Areas of expertise: Editorial content strategy, Digital Storytelling, Audience development/retention, Consumer experience, Change Management, Entrepreneurship

Maribel Perez Wadsworth is Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer. Maribel previously served as senior vice president of strategic initiatives, U.S. Community Publishing, since 2014. From 2012 to 2014, she served as vice president of audience development and engagement and helped lead development and implementation of U.S. Community Publishing's All Access Subscription Model and the introduction of a new local edition of USA TODAY. Maribel joined U.S. Community Publishing's News Department in 2009 as a digital news executive after working 15 years in a variety of roles at community news organizations—from reporter to managing editor. In 2014, Maribel was named corporate staffer of the year.

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