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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Leslie Smith

Senior Manager of Marketing & Audience Strategy

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Qianna Smith Bruneteau

Founder, Executive Director

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Sherri Solinger

Creative Director

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Rick Song

President

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Katie Soo

Chief Operating Officer

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Georgii Speakman

Managing Director

Jesse Spencer

Sr. Director, Global Social Media + Influencer

Jennifer Stack

Head of Content, North America

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Amy Starnes

Chief Innovation Officer

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Julie Steinhagen

Co-Founder, Creative Director

Ronnie Stewart

Founder & Principal

Svetlana Stotskaya

Marketing and Brand Strategist, Mentor

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Hannah Strashun

Vice President, Group Campaign Director

Gaby Surkin

Marketing Director

Dustin Sveum

Executive Vice President

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Greg Swan

Senior Partner

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Genevieve Taft-Vazquez

Sr Director, Human Rights and Sustainable Sourcing

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Takae Takahashi

VP Creative Director

Victoria Taylor

Senior Community Manager

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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