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.

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Kat Saoyen

McCann
VP, Creative Director

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Rosswell Saunders

Freelance
Group Creative Director

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Alex Schmider

GLAAD
Sr. Director, Entertainment

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Jordan Schultz

Known
VP, Head of Social & Digital Creative

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Ahmet Hüsrev Sefer

Récreation
Creative Director

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Morgan Selzer

Headspace
Chief Content & Studios Officer

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Jeff Semones

EssenceMediacom
Managing Partner, Head of Social

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Carrie Shade

Against Suicide Movement
Creator

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Ariel Sims

Digitas North America
SVP, Head of Paid Social

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David Skerrett

Critical Mass
Group Strategy Director

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Cary Smith

Brand Power
Creative Director

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Leslie Smith

Bumble
Senior Manager of Marketing & Audience Strategy

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Rick Song

Brand Innovators Strategy Group
President

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Katie Soo

DICE
Chief Operating Officer

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Jacques Spitzer

Raindrop
CEO

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Julie Steinhagen

Ugly Wolf
Co-Founder, Creative Director

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Ravi Sunnak

Porter Novelli
EVP

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Greg Swan

FINN Partners
Senior Partner

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Michael Tennant

Curiosity Lab
Founder and CEO

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Scott Terry

Forsman & Bodenfors NY
Director of Business Affairs

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Carolyn Thacher

Coinbase
Head of Social Media

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Rachel Theberge

Reach Agency
Creative Director

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Albert Thompson

Walton Isaacson
Managing Director, Digital Innovation

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Nickie Thongton

Ogilvy
Creative Director

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

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