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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Cassandra Douglas

Southern Poverty Law Center
Digital Director

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Carol Dunn

Barking Owl
Managing Director

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Tiffany Edwards

Droga5
Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion

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Taylor Carter Erin

Instacart
Executive Creative Director

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Shadille Estepan

Born This Way Foundation
Communications and Creative Manager

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Sarah Evans

Sevans PR
Founder & CEO

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Aaron Francois

Laundry Service/Wasserman | Black Visionaries
Associate Strategy Director | Founder

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Lindsey Gamble

Lindsey Gamble Media LLC
Influencer Marketing & Creator Economy Consultant

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Victoria Gates-Fleming

Day One Agency
SVP, Creative Strategy & Insights

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DeNora Getachew

DoSomething
CEO

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Cristina Gnecco

Hope Hydration
Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships

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Meredith Goldberg-Morse

Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios (Paramount)
Director, Social Impact

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James Gregson


VP of Creative

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Chandra Guinn

McKinney
Executive Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging

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Brooke Havlik

Communications Strategist and Consultant, Climate + Human Rights
Brooke Havlik Communications, LLC

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Brittany Hennessy

The Influence Suite
Director

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Brian Anthony Hernandez

Bustle
Senior Celebrity News Editor

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Whit Hiler

Cornett
Executive Creative Director

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Nicole Hockley

Sandy Hook Promise
Co-Founder & CEO

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Dave Hohman

McKinney
Group Creative Director

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Waymon Hudson

Director of Customer Communications
Frontier

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Isak Hultström

Forsman&Bodenfors
Designer

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Rajesh Janakiraman

Google Inc.
Engineering Manager

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Brian Jones

Mint Mobile
Senior Director, Brand Creative

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