Meet Our Leadership


Daniel Williams, CEO and Co-Founder

Daniel Williams is the co-founder and CEO of BlueLena. He is an experienced entrepreneur and senior media executive who has been an industry leader in audience-driven media management for over two decades. Daniel began his career with the McClatchy Company and has…


Ned Berke, Vice President, Audience Strategy

Prior to joining BlueLena in January 2021, Ned Berke served as Program Director, Audience Development at the Center for Cooperative Media. In that role, he provided consulting, training and strategic services to local, regional, niche and investigative…


Danielle Beausoleil, Vice President, Agency Services

Danielle Beausoleil joined BlueLena in April, 2021 following a six-year career with LEAP Media Solutions (a division of BlueVenn) where she led the fifteen-member Agency Services team responsible for delivering end-to-end, omni-channel…


Waqas Ahmed, Reader Revenue Analytics Fellow

Waqas Ahmed joined BlueLena in July, 2021 as a reader revenue analytics fellow to help unlock strategic insights and actionable information by connecting publisher site analytics with the first party data compiled through our registration, activation…


Megan Vaughn, Agency Services Manager

Megan Vaughn joined BlueLena in November, 2021 as Agency Services Manager to oversee the deployment, integration and ongoing optimization of marketing automation technology and data analytics to drive audience and revenue growth for publishers.


Stephen Ratkovich, Customer Success Manager

Stephen Ratkovich joined BlueLena in November, 2021 as a Customer Success Manager to provide guidance and best practice approaches to drive audience and revenue growth for publishers by leveraging BlueLena’s portfolio of technology solutions…