{"id":121319,"date":"2023-08-08T22:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T02:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121319"},"modified":"2023-08-08T22:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T02:06:46","slug":"asr-media-productions-vp-katie-santana-named-to-lehigh-valley-business-2023-forty-under-40-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121319","title":{"rendered":"ASR Media Productions VP Katie Santana Named To Lehigh Valley Business 2023 Forty Under 40 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Bethlehem, P.A. (August 8, 2023) <\/strong>&#8211; <em>Lehigh Valley Business <\/em>has selected Katie Santana, vice president of production and operations at ASR Media Productions, as a Forty Under 40 recipient.<\/p>\n<p>Forty Under 40 recognizes professionals under 40 who have been successful in the Greater Lehigh Valley area. Honorees, selected by the <em>Lehigh Valley Business <\/em>leadership team, were chosen based on professional accomplishments, community service, and commitment to inspiring change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor that <em>Lehigh Valley Business <\/em>named me to its distinguished Forty Under 40 list for 2023,\u201d said Santana. \u201cI\u2019m committed to supporting the community through volunteering, and passionate about using my skills and resources to positively impact and uplift others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As vice president of production and operations at ASR Media Productions, Santana is responsible for overseeing the execution of projects, ensuring their quality and success, and managing the company\u2019s team of producers, editors and videographers. Under her supervision, the company has expanded to a team of 11 individuals, created over 7,000 videos, produced over 250 television episodes, and has more than 150 clients.<\/p>\n<p>Since launching ASR Media Productions 10 years ago with owner Ashley Russo, Santana has received two Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy\u00ae awards and 16 nominations, while the company has received 5 Emmy\u00ae awards and 23 nominations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 Forty Under 40 honorees are high achieving, young leaders in the Lehigh Valley who are professionally successful. Giving back to the community is among their guiding principles,\u201d said Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, managing director of <em>Lehigh Valley Business\/BridgeTower Media<\/em>. \u201cThey are on their way to becoming the next generation of leaders in the region, and we at <em>Lehigh Valley Business <\/em>are pleased to honor them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As an active community member, Santana serves on the board of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gv-ymca.org\/\"><u>Greater Valley YMCA<\/u><\/a>. Additionally, she volunteers for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlv.org\/\"><u>Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/caygalgonlifehouse.org\/\"><u>Cay Galgon<\/u><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/caygalgonlifehouse.org\/\"><u>LifeHouse<\/u><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancersupportcommunity.org\/\"><u>Cancer Support Community<\/u><\/a>, and is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayglv.org\/take-action\/give\/women-united\"><u>Women United of United Way<\/u><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedwayglv.org\/take-action\/give\/women-united\"><u>of the Greater Lehigh Valley<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She has received various accolades for her volunteer efforts, including the Spirit of Volunteerism award from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley. In addition, she was named one of the Finest Under Forty for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cff.org\/\"><u>Cystic Fibrosis Foundation<\/u><\/a> and a Distinguished Honoree for the <a href=\"https:\/\/afpglobal.org\/\"><u>Association of Fundraising Professionals<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Honorees of this year\u2019s Forty Under 40 will be recognized during an awards celebration on Thursday, September 14, at 4:30 p.m. at DeSales University.<\/p>\n<p>For the complete 2023 <em>Lehigh Valley Business <\/em>Forty Under 40 honorees list, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvb.com\/event\/forty-under-40-awards\/\"><u>lvb.com\/event\/forty-under-40-awards\/.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About ASR Media Productions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ASR Media Productions, creators of meaningful media such as Emmy\u00ae award-winning The PEAK TV, Lehigh Valley&#8217;s premier lifestyle program airing locally on WFMZ &#8211; Channel 69 and nationally on DrTV. ASR Media Productions specializes in video and television production services, creative direction and writing, documentary storytelling, commercial concept and development, event recaps, and media training as well as marketing and social media placement that complement and enhance a company&#8217;s existing efforts. ASR Media assists in the development of effective strategies for creating relationships between businesses and their key audiences. Each customized project is designed to meet our client&#8217;s immediate and long-term goals. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asrmediaproductions.com\/\"><u>www.asrmediaproductions.com<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAmiee Goldy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bethlehem, P.A. (August 8, 2023) &#8211; Lehigh Valley Business has selected Katie Santana, vice president of production and operations at ASR Media Productions, as a Forty Under 40 recipient. Forty &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=121319\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">ASR Media Productions VP Katie Santana Named To Lehigh Valley Business 2023 Forty Under 40 List<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121320,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Katie-Santana.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/121320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}