Academy Member Directory

The Academy consists of luminaries from advertising, media, entertainment, and technology. Members are grouped into juries based on their individual areas of expertise. The Marketing & CMO juries are responsible for judging the Shorty Awards for brands & organizations.

Sam Kimmel

Head of Co-Marketing

Sarah Kincaid

Senior Director, Performance Marketing

Matt Klein

Head of Global Foresight

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Howie Kleinberg

President

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Halley Knigge

Divisional Vice President, Communications, Community & Inclusion

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Zeena Koda

2K Games

Thomas Kolster

Founder, Speaker, and Author

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Mitesh Kothari

Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer

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Jared Kozel

EVP, Executive Creative Director

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Jones Krahl

US Head of Creative

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Marissa Kraines

Vice President, Social, Content, & Influencer Marketing

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Erica Kraus

Producer

Praveen Kumar Krishnamurthy

Product Marketing Manager

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Bharat Kumar

Executive Creative Director

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Stephanie Lager

Co-founder, Head of Creative & Strategy

Jessalin Lam

VP, DEI

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Sami Lambert

Director of Social

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Hung Lang

Senior Connections Strategist

Leslie Laredo

President

Cassidy Lashaway

Associate Creative Director

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Michelle Lawrence

Creative Director

Kai Deveraux Lawson

Founder, Head of Culture & Marketing

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!