Each season the Shorty Awards carefully curates a group of Real Time Academy members to judge the current competition. Here are the 8th Annual Shorty Impact Awards judges whose expertise expands across fields such as marketing, design, communications, strategy and more:
Gemini Babla
Director, Global Brand Marketing, Google (YouTube)
Alex Schmider
Director, Transgender Representation, GLAAD
Kat Saoyen
VP, Creative Director, McCann Worldgroup
Kathy Zucker
Zucker Productions LLC, Owner and CEO
Mike Proulx
VP, Research Director, Forrester
Dave Hohman
Group Creative Director, McKinney
Greg Swan
Chief Creative and Strategy Officer, The Social Lights
Christena Pyle
Chief Equity Officer, Americas, Dentsu
Carla Marshall
Content Marketing Manager, TubeBuddy
Lauren McCracken
Managing Director, and Head of Integrated Planning, OMD USA
Christopher O'Keeffe
Co-founder and Head of Narrative, Executive Producer, Podcation & JAR Audio
Tynesha Williams
SVP Executive Creative Director, 3AM
Morgan Thomas
Associate Creative Director, Cheil
Joshua Weaver
CEO and Chief Consultant, Josh Weaver Group
Ananela Chirinos
Creative Director, Yellow Studio Inc
Kara Hendrick
Associate Director, Employer Branding, Chewy, Inc.
Shawn Ahmed
Social Impact & Communications Specialist, The Uncultured Project (Retired), Consultant (Current)
Nick Walsh
Director, Social Media, Hulu
Hira Mohibullah Amin
Executive Creative Director, VMLY&R Kansas City
Tiffany Edwards
Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Droga5
Jorge Richardson
Founder, HOPE Hydration
Stephen Leps
Global Head of Brand and Content Strategy, IBM
Hannah Strashun
Vice President, Group Campaign Director, The Advertising Council
Michael Campos
CEO, Head of Strategy, Neue Lane
Singleton Beato
Global EVP, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, McCann Worldgroup
Rebecca Armstrong
CEO, North
Cristina Gnecco
Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships, Hope Hydration
Adina Smith
Director, Marketing Strategy, Kroll
Paul Kontonis
CMO, Revry
Lola Bakare
CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist, [email protected]
Monique Ruff-Bell
Head of Conferences, TED
Shadille Estepan
Communications and Creative Manager, Born This Way Foundation
Amy Carvajal
Chief Creative Officer, Code & Theory
Peter Bray
Founder / ECD, Bray & Co.
Jerry Hizon
Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Creative Philippines & Dentsu Creative Manila
Ashley Owen
SVP, Head of Strategy, Ayzenberg
Katie Bisbee
CRO/CMO, Donorschoose
Lauren Garcimonde-Fisher
Vice President, Brand and Culture, Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Maz Nadjm
Global Head of Social Media Practice, Tata Consultancy Services
Maz Farrelly
Boss Lady, Maz Speaks - Absolutely Farrelly
Heather Hatlo Porter
CCO, Chegg Inc.
Chuck Rachford
Executive Creative Director, Current Global
Carys Afoko
Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs, Mozilla
Samira Rafi
Creative Director, Boomerang Communication
Madeleine Nischan
Post Production Supervisor, COLOR
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez
Global Director, Human Rights & ESG, The Coca-Cola Company
Eddy Hiraldo
Strategist, Wieden+Kennedy NY
Dmytro Lynnyk
Creative Director and Inspirer, Linnikov Agency
Tunisia Wilson
Creative Director, FX/Disney
Denise Vitola
VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer, Bayer
Eduardo Longa Nose
Associate Creative Director, AKQA LA
Ahmet Hüsrev Sefer
Creative Director, Bilyoner
Marcus Benigno
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, ACLU
Natasha Wellesley
Executive Producer, Ventureland
Jabulani Sigege
Executive Creative Director, _Machine
Katie Soo
Chief Business Officer, DICE
Erica Myers
Director of Digital Marketing, Starz
Humphrey Ho
Managing Partner, Hylink Digital
Sarah Evans
Founder & CEO, Sevans PR
Matt Bravmann
Senior Marketing Director, Awards Strategy, Paramount+
Anthony Allen Ramos
Vice President of Communications and Talent, GLAAD
Mitu Yilma
Digital Director, Born This Way Foundation
Jude Ambrosio
Strategy Director, Ayzenberg Group
Carmen San Segundo
Marketing and Communications Director for ESG and CSR, IBM
Dupe O. Ajayi
Global Marketing Lead, AirBnB
Will Cady
Global Director, Reddit's KarmaLab
Ravi Sunnek
EVP, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Porter Novelli
Mark Durney
Senior VP, Digital, Porter Novelli
João Inácio
Creative Director, DEPT
Kinal Shah
Head of Brand and Global Marketing, Bloomberg Media
Liz Levy
Executive Creative Director, Hulu
Lindsey Gamble
Associate Director of Influencer Innovation, Mavrck
Laura Mignott
Global Chief Experiential Officer, VMLY&R Commerce
Felix Lundqvist
Art Director, Critical Mass
Valerie Carlson
Critical Mass, Chief Creative Officer
Peter Minnium
President, US, Ipsos
Brian Jones
Senior Director, Brand Creative, Mint Mobile
Lauren Gallo
Senior Director, Brand Marketing Creative, Nike
Kirill Lazariev
Founder, Lazarev.agency
Meredith Goldberg-Morse
Director, Social Impact, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios (Paramount)
Dylan Abruscato
Head of Marketing & Partnerships, Capital
Annie Heckenberger
SVP Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness
Taylor Carter Erin
Creative Director, Instacart
Jason Mitchell
CEO, Movement Strategy
Lewis Williams
EVP Head of Brand Impact, Weber Shandwick
Alex Dalman
Head of Social & Innovation, VCCP
Dominic Riley
Digital Publicity & Partnerships, Netflix
Adele Mulford
CEO + Chief Creative Cultivator, The Cultivate Company
Jaime Padilla
Founder, Principal, Prado & Padilla
Scott Terry
Director of Business Affairs, Forsman & Bodenfors
Sherri Solinger
Creative Director, Revolve Agency
Yadira Harrison
Co-Founder, Verb
Alexander Rea
Co-Founder, Creative Director, General Contractor, Aux Works
Juan Pablo Valencia
Creative Director, TBWA\Central Asia & Caucasus
Amanda N. Hammar
Social Content Director- Developer Marketing, Cisco
Adam Robinson
VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Paramount
Mary Toves
Group Creative Strategy Director, Disney
Jenny Mak
Creative Partner, DDB
Bolong Li
VP, Head of Growth Marketing, Amazon - Audible
Jacquie Henderson
Director of Marketing, Midnight Oil
Gemma Craven
Founder & CEO, Bosseur
Bernice Chao
Creative Lead, R/GA
Michelle Waring
Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good, Tom's of Maine
Dave Rosner
CMO, Audigent
Erica Henderson
Creative Director, INNOCEAN USA
Halley Knigge
Director of Co-op Communications, REI
Steve Howze
Copywriter, Forsman & Bodenfors
Alix McAlpine
VP of Creative Strategy, Giphy
Madison Cameron
Director of Strategy and Social Impact, David & Goliath
Brooke Havlik
Brooke Havlik Communications, LLC, Communications Strategist and Consultant, Climate + Human Rights
Isak Hultström
Designer, Forsman&Bodenfors
Todd Feitlin
Executive Creative Director, Wordsworth + Booth
Hital Pandya
Global Group Creative Director, Leo Burnett Chicago
Sera Holland
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Global Markets, Ketchum
Aaron Keller
Founder, Capsule
Shefik Macauley
Executive Producer and Host, "Shefik presents Invocation"
Denise Melanson
Senior Director of Social Impact, Wasserman
Tatiana Holifield
Sirius XM + Pandora, VP, Digital Content & Audience Engagement
Whit Hiler
Executive Creative Director, Cornett
Soo Young Kim
Head of Product Marketing, YouTube Ads, YouTube
Erika Bradbury
Editorial Director, PRNEWS
Victoria Taylor
Senior Community Editor, LinkedIn
Carmen Boon
VP, Public Affairs, Food Bank for New York City
Amy Smith
Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, TOMS
Brian Anthony Hernandez
Senior Celebrity News Editor, Bustle
Phillip Dietz
Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Brittany Hennessy
Head of Creator Relations, Carbon August
Dennis Williams
SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Warner Bros Discovery
Waymon Hudson
Frontier, Director of Customer Communications
Indy Selvarajah
Executive Creative Director, Ketchum, London
Hung Lang
Content Marketing & Social Media Director, Digitas
Erika Lovegreen
SVP, Marketing & Communications, ICUC
Joel Nomdarkham
Chief Impact Creator, Amplify Studios
Elizabeth Pigg
Chief Marketing Officer, That's It
Shrenik Gandhi
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, White Rivers Media
Leonardo Arcoverde
VP, Creative Director, McCann Health NY
Ash Khan
Client Management Lead, Marriott Media NetworkGlobal Brand and Marketing/Marriot Media Network,, Marriott International
Meg Riley
SVP, Head of Social Strategy, MullenLowe
Luke McDade
Creative Director, Netflix (Freelance)
Pierre Babineau
Vice President, Growth & Creative Services, Mediabrands Content Studio
Gregg Weiss
Vice President, Social Media Strategy, Scholastic
Maryam Al-Khawaja
Founder and Director, Al-Khawaja Consulting
Amina Ahmad
Senior Social Manager, Freeform
Victoria Gates-Fleming
SVP, Creative Strategy & Insights, Day One Agency
Daniela Bontorim
Celebrity Partnerships, Talent Partnership Advisors
Deidre Osei
Global Brand Manager, Barbie, Mattel
Yank Barry
Founder, Global Village Champions Foundation
Kiran C K
Director of User Interface, The Brink Agency
Christine Whitemarsh
Senior Marketing Manager, Brand & Communication, True Value Company
Anthony Yell
Chief Creative Officer, Razorfish
Win Sakdinan
Senior Director, North America Business Marketing, Snap (Snapchat)
Nic Alum
Creative Director - Narrative (Pro-Bono), Do the WeRQ
Maggie Perlich
Senior Vice President, Burns Entertainment
Jason Chung
Director, Esports and Gaming Initiative & Clinical Assistant Professor | Head, Esports, Media and Gaming Practice Group, NYU, Zuber Lawler LLP
Normurod Khasanov
CEO and Founder, ACIM Marketer, Senior Graphic Designer, ADMIRE
Andrew Caravella
Founder, AC3 Ventures
John Osborn
Director, Ad Net Zero
Karen Chong
Vice President of Audience Strategy, AARP
Nickie Thongton
Senior Art Director, McCann New York
Dan Moth
Creative Director, VMLY&R Wellington
Cary Smith
Executive Content Director, Critical Mass
Kevin Williams
Vice President, Digital Products, lanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Carrie Shade
Creator & Social Media Manager, Against Suicide Movement
Leslie Hall
President & Co-Founder, Iced Media
Madison Li
Senior Marketing Manager, AT&T
Richard Haire
Digital Marketing Instructor, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Andy Cantu
Creative Director, McKinney
Stephanie Lager
Co-founder, Head of Creative & Strategy, Mango Creative Co.
Lucy Marcus
Co-Founder, CEO, Marcus Venture Consulting
Rajesh Janakiraman
Engineering Manager, Google Inc.
Melissa Chen
Senior Manager - Brand, Campaigns, & Experiential, Dell
Harun Zankel
Freelance Art Director / Creative Director, Havas NY
Naz Nazli
Creative Director, Meta
David Skerrett
Group Strategy Director, Critical Mass
Shama Rahman
Brand Director, New York Magazine
Daniel Nunez
Chief Creative Officer, Laundry Service
Keith Pape
CEO & Founder, YellowPike Gaming
Founder, Waiting In The Sky
Fahad Khawaja
Founder & CEO, Hue
Stevie Morris
VP Social & Content Marketing Strategy, Razorfish
Sarah Harnisch Amatuzio
International Creative Director, Freelance/Independent
Aaron Francois
Associate Strategy Director | Founder, Laundry Service | Black Visionaries
Eric Sandler
VP, Marketing, Pushkin Industries
Jason Perelson
Creative Director, creativeXpeople at Synergy Group
Jen Dorman
Creative Director, Critical Mass
Nicole Hockley
Co-Founder & CEO, Sandy Hook Promise
Liana Ogden
Senior Creative Strategist, Demonstrate
Alex Ruiz
Group Digital Director, Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Chandra Guinn
Executive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, McKinney
Jared Kozel
EVP/Executive Creative Director, Wunderman Thompson
René Eugster
Founder, ECD, Agentur am Flughafen
Cassandra Douglas
Digital Director, Southern Poverty Law Center
Alice Nathoo
VP Social Impact, Headspace
Chrissy Bogusz
Senior Motion Graphics Artist, Beachbody
Jordan Makow
VP, Production, Big Spaceship
Armani Barron
Senior Art Director, Advoc8
Florence Achado Brown
Chief Executive Officer, Vee69
Mariana Ramos
Client Strategy Lead, Freelance
Paul Armstrong
Founder, TBD Group
Filip Williander
VP, Head of Technology & Innovation, The Community
Carolina Valencia
Director of Partnerships and Communications, Epicenter-NYC
Jason Dailey
Director, Head of Agency, Meta
Michael Porter
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development, Telescope Inc.
Andrew Levine
VP, International & Platform Strategy, WWE
Ranjana Choudhry
VP Advertising & Social Media, Wakefern Food Corp.
Emeka Obia
Integrated Strategy Director, Publicis West Africa
Georgii Speakman
Managing Director, OUT.LI.ER
Michael Graham
Creative Director, Media.Monks
Melinda Lee
President, Media Networks, Stage TEN
Raquelle Zuzarte
Founder & CMO, Equity Project For All
Jan Harling
CEO, Virtus Asia Consulting
John Attanasio
CEO & Co-Founder, Toonstar
Tiffany Rivers
Senior Director, Social + Influencer Marketing, Media Cause
James Gregson
Creative Director, LEGO
Josh Paialii
Head of Creative, The Many
Carol Dunn
Executive Producer, Human Worldwide
Amy Starnes
Chief Innovation Officer, Best Friends Animal Society
Tim Leake
Founder/CEO, Lightbulb
Anthony Roberts Jr.
Associate Manager, Branded Content, Media & Partnerships, KFC
Lisa Gruber
Associate Director of Communications, VMLY&R
YuJung Kim
Group Publisher, The Dodo and SB Nation
DeNora Getachew
CEO, DoSomething
Camila Romero
Managing Director, The Electric Factory
Miles Ludwig
Vice-President, Digital Media, Sesame Workshop
Burak Canpolat
Senior Art Director & UI / UX Designer, FCB Health Reaktor
Annie Granatstein
VP Content Marketing, Marriott International
Sam Reichman
Associate Creative Director, Snowday
Joy Moh
The Asian American Foundation (TAAF), Head of Communications & Marketing
Bipasha Mookherjee
Creative Director, Episode Four
Sergio Spaccavento
Executive Creative Director and Brand Leader, H48
Katherine Sharp
Senior Manager of Social Experience, All State
Dani Calogera
Vice President, Brand & Digital Marketing, SHOWTIME
The Shorty Awards recognize excellence in digital and social media.
All entries will be scored by judges on these major criteria:
Purpose/Impact: Demonstrate that the work and cause had importance and made a positive difference in society.
Impact & Engagement: Entries should demonstrate that their work had a positive impact on the cause they represent and/or successfully engaged their communities in a positive manner.
Creativity: Memorable and/or inspiring for its well-executed, “out of the box” originality and innovation.
Strategy & Execution: Clearly defined and effective communications plan that is key to a brand, agency or organization meeting their objectives.
Engagement: Positive interaction with the target audience and/or measurements of success.
