Red Chair 2025

✨ CMA’s Red Chair Returns to NYC! ✨

The Children’s Media Association’s iconic Red Chair is back in NYC at Scholastic in SoHo. Join us for a night designed for executives, producers, and creators to come together, connect, and celebrate the future of kids’ media!

• Member Price - $60 
• Non Member Price - $100

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This year, the spotlight shines on Kay Wilson Stallings, EVP and Chief Creative Development & Production Officer at Sesame Workshop, in conversation with host Amy Friedman. Wilson Stallings has shaped beloved hits from Wonder Pets and Yo Gabba Gabba! at Nick Jr. to Sesame Street’s next big chapter, and she’ll share her insights on where children’s media is headed. Opening remarks will be delivered by 9 Story President and CEO Vince Commisso. Closing remarks by PBS KIDS Senior Vice President and General Manager Sara DeWitt.

The presentation will be followed by a reception with high-end networking, gourmet bites and drinks, and the infectious music of DJ Fyütch. This is where the children’s media community gathers to exchange ideas, build connections, and be inspired.

About the Children’s Media Association
The Children’s Media Association (CMA) connects and empowers professionals dedicated to creating outstanding media for children. Through its signature programming, including the Red Chair series, CMA cultivates dialogue, community, and creative growth for the industry’s most innovative minds.

About Kay Wilson Stallings
In her role, Wilson Stallings oversees Sesame Street and all Sesame Workshop productions, spearheading new content across emerging platforms and leading global creative partnerships. She also created the Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room Fellowship. Prior to Sesame Workshop, Wilson Stallings spent 16 years as a senior executive at Nick Jr., where she helped launch over 20 hit preschool series including Wonder Pets, Yo Gabba Gabba!, and Blaze and the Monster Machines. Recognized twice by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the most powerful people in Kids Entertainment, Wilson Stallings was recently honored with Animation Magazine’s Hall of Fame Award.

About Amy Friedman
Amy Friedman is the Founder and President of Redhead Consulting, advising top organizations including The Aspen Institute, Common Sense Media, and LionForge Entertainment. A multiple Peabody Award winner, she previously served as Head of Kids and Family at Warner Bros. Discovery, overseeing HBO Max/Max, Cartoon Network, and Cartoonito, and was a creative architect of Nickelodeon, with senior leadership roles at Noggin, TeenNick, Scratch, Sprout, and Universal Kids. Known for her strategic vision and inclusive storytelling, Amy is a founding Board Advisor to the Children’s Media Association, serves on several nonprofit boards, and was recently honored as one of Cablefax’s Most Powerful Women in Media.

About Vince Commisso

Vince Commisso is the Co-founding Partner, President & CEO of 9 Story Entertainment, one of the industry’s leading creators, producers and distributors of award-winning content for young audiences around the world. Leading the production, creative, technical, sales and marketing aspects of the company's activities, Vince has contributed to 9 Story’s production of over 800 animated and live action episodes, seen on some of the world’s most respected children’s channels and platforms.

Vince began his career in 1992 at Nelvana, where he worked with major networks, studios, producers and distributors, both domestically and internationally. He rose through the ranks to become Supervising Producer, garnering one Emmy® and two Gemini® nominations. Prior to co-founding 9 Story Entertainment, Vince was President & CEO of Blab Media Inc., a Flash based new media company.

About Sara DeWitt

Sara DeWitt is Senior Vice President and General Manager, PBS KIDS, and is responsible for the strategic direction of the dynamic PBS KIDS media service that supports children ages 2-8, their parents, teachers and caregivers, and local communities. Ms. DeWitt leads a cross-disciplinary team at PBS KIDS – the #1 educational media brand for kids – sparking children's curiosity across streaming video, broadcast, games, and other platforms through content development, multi-platform asset distribution, educational product creation, creative production, and marketing and brand engagement. 

With more than 25 years in public media, she has driven the digital transformation of PBS KIDS, overseeing award-winning content across streaming, games, apps, AR/AI, and podcasts while establishing PBS KIDS as a leader in innovation, learning, and digital privacy. She has been recognized with the Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment Technology and as one of The Hollywood Reporter’s most powerful figures in kids’ entertainment.