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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Mary Toves

Group Creative Director

Dan Trimarchi

Creative Director

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Michelle Underwood

SVP, Group Creative Director

Jonathan Unger

CEO & Founder

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Val Vacante

VP, Solutions Innovation

Sunny Vachher

Founder : CEO : Executive Producer

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Carolina Valencia

Director of Partnerships and Communications

Dafne Vallejo

Creative Strategist

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Angel Van Der Biest

Title Social Lead

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Christian Varsava

Global Social Media & Community Manager

David Vasquez

Product Lead

Francisco Vial

Creative Director

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Nkululeko Vilakazi

Creative Director

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Denise Vitola

VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer

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Rae Votta

Head of Podcasts

Eric Wallace

Manager

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Nick Walsh

Director, Social Media

Jiayuan Wang

Design Director

Maya Warburg

Director, Media Engagement

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Michelle Waring

Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good

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Joshua Weaver

CEO and Chief Consultant

Ran Wei

Head of Marketing

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Gregg Weiss

SVP, Consumer Social Media

THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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