2026 Head Jurors
Lachlan Badenoch
CSO
Carmichael Lynch
Head Juror, Product/Service Launch
Elliot Carter
Group Strategy Director
TBWA Chiat Day NY
Head Juror, Travel
Myriah Castillo
President
Joybyte
Head Juror, Influencer
Jess Collins
Director of Curriculum & Instruction, Strategy Chair
VCU Brandcenter
Head Juror, Experiential
Joanna Derma
EVP, Delivery Officer
Eversana Intouch
Steven G. Erich
Co-Founder and President
Erich & Kallman
Head Juror, Automotive
Esther *ET* Franklin
Chief Strategy Officer
Publicis Media
Head Juror, Brand Transformation
Karishma Gupta
Group Strategy Director
Ogilvy
Head Juror, Food & Beverage
Katy Hendricks
CMO
Powell Communications
Head Juror, Public Relations
Kevin Lilly
Head of Strategy. Chicago
BarkleyOKRP
Head Juror, Nonprofit/Social Cause
Tim Maleeny
Chief Client Strategy & Integration Officer, President of Quad Agency Solutions
Quad
Head Juror, B2B
Adam Panetta
VP, Strategy Director
Arnold Worldwide
Head Juror, Financial Services
2026 Category Jurors
AI
Emilie Hitch, broadhead
Debopriyo Chakraborty, Havas Health
Carlos Andrés Ariza, LLYC
Pablo Rosas, MEL
Matt Duffy, Pixability
Haozhe Xu, WPP Media
Tim Gingrich, MSL
Automotive
Steven Erich, erich + kallman
Vaughn Allen, BarkleyOKRP
Jennifer Billiot Garrett, Doe-Anderson
Anthony Romano, Laughlin Constable
Mackenzie Leahy, Omnicom Production
Mike Cox, Tombras
B2B
Tim Maleeny, QUAD
Zackary Hendrickx, Allen & Gerritsen
Ellen Chandler, Arnold Worldwide
Maggie Gross, Deloitte Digital
Grant Walters, McCann
Karl Sakas, Sakas & Company
Myia Thompkins, Walton Issacson
Jill Smith, Iris NA
Brand Transformation
Esther E.T. Franklin, Publicis Media
Simge Okut, Amazon Brand Innovation Lab
Madison Giller, Arnold Worldwide
Amy McNatt, Doe-Anderson
Justine Feron, Havas
David Doyle, Mod Op
Paula Beer Levine, Walrus
Maggie Boulton Lander, McKinney
Experiential
Jess Collins, VCU Brandcenter
Rachel Rasmussen, Good Apple
Daisy Qin, McKinney
Carrie Riby, Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
Jessica Berger, Publicis Media
Alicia Fisher, Trade School
Greg Privett, G7 Marketing
Financial Services
Adam Panetta, Arnold
Alec Thomson, Arizona Lottery
Bryant Lambert, Crawford
Coleen Byrn, Doe-Anderson
Lisa Ivy, Leo Chicago
Zada Brown, Ogilvy
Michelle Edelman, PETERMAYER
Mandi Cohen, The Shipyard
Lenny Karpel, Zelle
Food & Bev
Karishma Gupta, Ogilvy
Chris Cardetti, BarkleyOKRP
Pete VonDerLinn, Effectiveness Matters
Jen Hruska, McGarrah Jessee
Marika Vreeken, Ogilvy
Diana Samper, tms
Justin Luk, VML
Healthcare
Joanna Derma, Eversana
Joanna Schwab, Arnold NY
Marialejandra Urbina, Dieste
Emily Viola, Havas Life
Stephanie Burris, Marcus Thomas LLC
Ron Hall, Preston Spire
Chris Humphreys, Trozzolo Communications Group
Elizabeth Delaney, Xavier Creative House
Vin Keane, Woven Health Collective
Influencer
Myriah Castillo, Joybyte
Liz Grabek, Betty, a Quad agency
Camellia Mortezazadeh, Civilian Agency
Leah Chaney, CYLNDR Studios
Laura Frank, Leo Chicago
Mandana Mellano, PEONY Talent
Sofia Stannard, YBM Agency
Nonprofit
Kevin Lilly, BarkleyOKRP
Nina Rossello, Allen & Gerritsen
Kate Gunning, GSD&M
Elizabeth Clarke-Joyce, Media Experts
Anna Andreis, MSL
Eli Haddow, PETERMAYER
Abhinit Agarwal, TBWASingapore
Pharma
Jorge Becerra, Alma/Omnicom
Julie Levine, BarkleyOKRP
Jill Lewis, Marcus Thomas
Carolyn Hasher, MSL
Cayce Richardson, Woven Health Collective
Product Service Launch
Lachlan Badenoch, Carmichael Lynch
Udayan Kolandra, barkleyOKRP
Whitney Bryan, Big Spaceship
Elliot Lollis, Cargo
Emily Johnston, Citizen Relations
Nimisha Jain, Highdive
Josh Carlton, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tom Sussman, ChiatDay NYC
Stephanie Kelly, Doner
PR
Katy Hendricks, Powell Communications
Monica Lorusso, A&G
Janey Diuguid, Big Communications
Dustin Engel, Elegant Disruption
Marcelo Chabes, TBWAMedia Arts Lab
Rebecca Hogan, The Weather Company
Retail & Commerce
Christopher Owens, TRG
Liliana Zambrano, BarkleyOKRP
Libby Kapsner, Betty, a Quad agency
Neeti Newaskar, Erich & Kallman
Lee Maicon, INNOCEAN USA
Suzanne Skop, Instacart
Alec Beckett, Nail Communications
Maria Vilchez Lowrey, Orange 142
Daniel Vidal, GSD&M
Travel
Elliot Carter, TBWA Chiat Day NY
Calvin Scharffs, Direct Digital Holdings
Sumita Balani, Indeed, Inc.
Raphael Rivilla, Marcus Thomas LLC
Stephen Fitch, Nail Communications
Laura Thomas, RP3
Mike Shirdan, Betty, a Quad agency
