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.

Steven Ruhl

Decathlon
VP / Head of Brand Marketing

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Alex Ruiz

Disney Yellow Shoes Creative Group, The Walt Disney Company
Group Digital Director

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Marianna Ruiz

Edelman
EVP, Executive Creative Director

Hardik Dharmesh Ruparel

Nutanix
Software Engineer- 3

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Celia Ryan

Open Road
Creative Director

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John Sabine

Merriam-Webster
Director of Social

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Win Sakdinan

Snap (Snapchat)
Senior Director, North America Business Marketing

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Sebastian Saldarriaga Rodriguez

Sugarbear Pro
VP Creative and Social Media

John Sampogna

Wondersauce
Co-founder, CEO

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Carmen San Segundo

IBM
Global Communications Director, CSR and ESG

Armando Sanchez-Monsivais

Discord
Partner Marketing Manager

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Eric Sandler

Pushkin Industries
VP, Marketing

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Alberto Santiago Deida

JSD Agency (Puerto Rico)
Creative Director

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Kat Saoyen

McCann
VP, Creative Director

Ciro Sarmiento

First Rodeo
Founder & Chief Creative Officer

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Rosswell Saunders

Freelance
Group Creative Director

Azizbek Sayidov

Taboo Branding
Chief Designer

Troy Scarlott

Independent
Creative Director

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Alex Schmider

GLAAD
Sr. Director, Entertainment

Rachel Schnorr

Ad Net Zero
US Membership Director

Brian Schopfel

Ordinary Everything
Co-Founder

Mark Schroffner

The Media Image
EVP, Growth

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Jordan Schultz

Known
VP, Head of Social & Digital Creative

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Ahmet Hüsrev Sefer

Récreation
Creative Director

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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