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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Nicole Weiss-Calamar


Marketing Consultant

Sarah Whittle

Unicorn Social @rudeunicons
Founder

Jan Wilker

karlssonwilker
co-founder

Adrian Williams

BakerPage
Co-Founder, Culture+Commercial Strategist

Ansley Williams

Ogilvy
Head of Influence, North America

Jessica Williams

Shopify
Global Brand Marketing and Partnerships

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Lewis Williams

Williams Creative Group Chicago
Founder/Chief Creative Officer

Maggie Winters

This January
Co-Founder

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Kate Wolff

Lupine Creative
Founder & CEO

Sophie Wood

Fohr
Director of Strategy

Thom Woodley

Unprecious Studios
Partner

samantha wu

eventbrite
CMO

Ashley Yang

Apple 
Social Operations Lead

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Mitu Yilma

Born This Way Foundation
Vice President of Communications

Janet Yungwirth

Marriott International
Global Brand Director, The Ritz-Carlton and Ritz-Carlton Reserve

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Shelley Zalis

The Female Quotient
CEO

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Harun Zankel

Publicis
Freelance Art Director / Creative Director

Matt Zavala

MSL
Chief Creative Officer

Samer Zeidan

VML CHILE
Vice President Creative

Brad Zeifman

SHADOW
CEO

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Josh Zimmerman

Creator Coach
Founder, CEO

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THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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

Campaign

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Partnerships

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Strategy & Engagement

Call to Action Community Engagement Contest or Challenges Data & Insights Earned Media Employee Engagement NEW! Event & Experiential Guerrilla Marketing Integration with Traditional Media Paid Media PSA Single Post Storytelling Use of Viral Content User Generated Content