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:
Maz Nadjm
Global Head of Social Media Practice, Tata Consultancy Services
Hannah Strashun
Vice President, Group Campaign Director, The Advertising Council
YuJung Kim
Group Publisher, The Dodo and SB Nation
Lindsey Gamble
Associate Director of Influencer Innovation, Mavrck
Matt Bravmann
Senior Marketing Director, Awards Strategy, Paramount+
Miles Ludwig
Vice-President, Digital Media, Sesame Workshop
Erica Myers
Director of Digital Marketing, Starz
Paul Kontonis
CMO, Revry
Georgii Speakman
Managing Director, OUT.LI.ER
Carys Afoko
Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs, Mozilla
Singleton Beato
Global EVP, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, McCann Worldgroup
Christena Pyle
Chief Equity Officer, Americas, Dentsu
Morgan Thomas
Associate Creative Director, Cheil
Chuck Rachford
Executive Creative Director, Current Global
Leonardo Arcoverde
VP, Creative Director, McCann Health NY
Jake Katz
Founder, Waiting In The Sky
Kiran C K
Director of User Interface, The Brink Agency
Victoria Gates-Fleming
SVP, Creative Strategy & Insights, Day One Agency
Cassandra Douglas
Digital Director, Southern Poverty Law Center
Dupe O. Ajayi
Global Marketing Lead, AirBnB
Monique Ruff-Bell
Head of Conferences, TED
Aaron Keller
Founder, Capsule
Daniela Bontorim
Celebrity Partnerships, Talent Partnership Advisors
Peter Minnium
President, US, Ipsos
Dylan Abruscato
Head of Marketing & Partnerships, Capital
John Osborn
Director, Ad Net Zero
Waymon Hudson
Frontier, Director of Customer Communications
Tiffany Edwards
Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Droga5
Meredith Goldberg-Morse
Director, Social Impact, Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios (Paramount)
Brooke Havlik
Brooke Havlik Communications, LLC, Communications Strategist and Consultant, Climate + Human Rights
Sherri Solinger
Creative Director, Revolve Agency
Mary Toves
Group Creative Strategy Director, Disney
Dennis Williams
SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility, Warner Bros Discovery
Fahad Khawaja
Founder & CEO, Hue
DeNora Getachew
CEO, DoSomething
René Eugster
Founder, ECD, Agentur am Flughafen
Joshua Weaver
CEO and Chief Consultant, Josh Weaver Group
Genevieve Taft-Vazquez
Global Director, Human Rights & ESG, The Coca-Cola Company
Amy Starnes
Chief Innovation Officer, Best Friends Animal Society
Anthony Yell
Chief Creative Officer, Razorfish
Carol Dunn
Executive Producer, Human Worldwide
Cristina Gnecco
Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships, Hope Hydration
Harun Zankel
Freelance Art Director / Creative Director, Havas NY
Alex Ruiz
Group Digital Director, Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Whit Hiler
Executive Creative Director, Cornett
Brian Anthony Hernandez
Senior Celebrity News Editor, Bustle
James Gregson
Creative Director, LEGO
Alex Dalman
Head of Social & Innovation, VCCP
Amy Smith
Chief Strategy & Impact Officer, TOMS
Denise Vitola
VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer, Bayer
Joel Nomdarkham
Chief Impact Creator, Amplify Studios
Burak Canpolat
Senior Art Director & UI / UX Designer, FCB Health Reaktor
Paul Armstrong
Founder, TBD Group
Rajesh Janakiraman
Engineering Manager, Google Inc.
Amy Carvajal
Chief Creative Officer, Code & Theory
Shadille Estepan
Communications and Creative Manager, Born This Way Foundation
Sergio Spaccavento
Executive Creative Director and Brand Leader, H48
Jabulani Sigege
Executive Creative Director, _Machine
Indy Selvarajah
Executive Creative Director, Ketchum, London
Taylor Carter Erin
Creative Director, Instacart
Alice Nathoo
VP Social Impact, Headspace
Liz Levy
Executive Creative Director, Hulu
Kinal Shah
Head of Brand and Global Marketing, Bloomberg Media
Pierre Babineau
Vice President, Growth & Creative Services, Mediabrands Content Studio
Kevin Williams
Vice President, Digital Products, lanned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA)
Carmen Boon
VP, Public Affairs, Food Bank for New York City
Maryam Al-Khawaja
Founder and Director, Al-Khawaja Consulting
Andy Cantu
Creative Director, McKinney
Elizabeth Pigg
Chief Marketing Officer, That's It
Daniel Nunez
Chief Creative Officer, Laundry Service
Brian Jones
Senior Director, Brand Creative, Mint Mobile
Tynesha Williams
SVP Executive Creative Director, 3AM
Tiffany Rivers
Senior Director, Social + Influencer Marketing, Media Cause
Michael Porter
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development, Telescope Inc.
Denise Melanson
Senior Director of Social Impact, Wasserman
Phillip Dietz
Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi
Jenny Mak
Creative Partner, DDB
Anthony Allen Ramos
Vice President of Communications and Talent, GLAAD
Brittany Hennessy
Head of Creator Relations, Carbon August
Dave Hohman
Group Creative Director, McKinney
Todd Feitlin
Executive Creative Director, 305 Worldwide
Isak Hultström
Designer, Forsman&Bodenfors
Katie Bisbee
CRO/CMO, Donorschoose
Shawn Ahmed
Social Impact & Communications Specialist, The Uncultured Project (Retired), Consultant (Current)
Melinda Lee
President, Media Networks, Stage TEN
Nicole Hockley
Co-Founder & CEO, Sandy Hook Promise
Raquelle Zuzarte
Founder & CMO, Equity Project For All
Keith Pape
CEO and Chief Consultant, YellowPike Media
Lola Bakare
CMO Advisor & Inclusive Marketing Strategist, [email protected]
Nick Walsh
Director, Social Media, Hulu
Marcus Benigno
Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, ACLU
Filip Williander
VP, Head of Technology & Innovation, The Community
Ananela Chirinos
Creative Director, Yellow Studio Inc
Win Sakdinan
Senior Director, North America Business Marketing, Snap (Snapchat)
Aaron Francois
Associate Strategy Director | Founder, Laundry Service | Black Visionaries
Chandra Guinn
Executive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, McKinney
Lucy Marcus
Co-Founder, CEO, Marcus Venture Consulting
Madison Cameron
Director of Strategy and Social Impact, David & Goliath
Tim Leake
Founder/CEO, Let's Lightbulb
Christopher O'Keeffe
Co-founder and Head of Narrative, Executive Producer, Podcation & JAR Audio
Lauren McCracken
Managing Director, and Head of Integrated Planning, OMD USA
Jorge Richardson
Founder, HOPE Hydration
Sarah Evans
Founder & CEO, Sevans PR
Christine Whitemarsh
Senior Marketing Manager, Brand & Communication, True Value Company
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.
