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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Angel Van Der Biest

Netflix
Title Social Lead

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Christian Varsava

Pilot
Sr. Social Media Manager & Strategist

David Vasquez

Fizz Social
Product Lead

Jason Ve

PAPER
President

Francisco Vial

Rompecabeza
Creative Director

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Nkululeko Vilakazi

Machine_
Creative Director

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Denise Vitola

Bayer
VP Brand Integration PR, Social and Influencer

Maria Vorovich

GoodQues
Co-founder

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Rae Votta

Netflix
Head of Podcasts

Steven Wakabayashi

Stranger Creative
Founder

Matthew Walker

We Are Social
Executive Creative Director

Eric Wallace

Glo Navy
Head of Gaming and Esports

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Nick Walsh

Hulu
Director, Social Media

Jiayuan Wang

Vision Studio
Design Director

Maya Warburg

Ad Council
Director, Media Engagement

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Michelle Waring

Tom's of Maine
Steward for Sustainability and Everyday Good

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Joshua Weaver

Josh Weaver Group
CEO and Chief Consultant

Ran Wei

Microsoft for Startups Microsoft
Head of Marketing

Simge Weinling-Dogrular

pladis
Head of Marketing & Activation

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Gregg Weiss

Citi
SVP, Consumer Social Media

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Nicole Weiss-Calamar


Marketing Consultant

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Natasha Wellesley

Ventureland
Executive Producer

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Mike Wente

PayPal
VP, Global Brand and Creative Marketing

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Christine Whitemarsh

La-Z-Boy Incorporated
Director of Retail Marketing

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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