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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL, NEW YORK
The 17th AnnualAmerican Business Awards®
Awards Banquet and Ceremonies
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Welcome to The 2019 (17th Annual) American Business Awards ,® the leading business awardsprogram in the U.S.A. More than 3,800 nominations from organizations of all types and sizesacross the country were reviewed by the judges this year. More than 250 professionals participatedin the judging process, and all judges are acknowledged in this program.
Every organization in attendance tonight will be called to the stage once — in the order in whichthey reserved tickets — to accept their Stevie® Awards and to make a brief acceptance speech.The presentations will be broadcast live via Livestream. Stevie winners who are unable to join ustonight can expect to receive their awards by mail within the month.
The American Business Awards is one of seven different Stevie Awards programs, all of which recognize achievements in the workplace. Our other programs include The International BusinessAwards ,® the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards forWomen in Business, and Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers. We invite you to learn about them all at www.StevieAwards.com.
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Judging of The 2019 American Business Awards®
was conducted by the members of 14 specializedcommittees. Their average scores determined thewinners of this year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie®
Awards. We thank them for their participation.
ANNUAL REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Staci JohnsonVice President of MarketingRoth Staffing Companies, L.P.Orange, California, USA
“I always learn a tremendous amount when I have the opportunityto participate in judging for The American Business Awards. This year was no exception. The submissions were impressive andinspirational. I absolutely love that this program creates a platformto celebrate business excellence.”
COMMITTEE:Kathleen Bouldin, Senior Digital Marketing Consultant,
Enable Consulting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAJane Bryant, Director, Spire Communications,
Alexandria, Virginia, USALaurie Cote, President, Blue Bumble Creative,
Littleton, Massachusetts, USADavid Crawford, Creative Group Head, The Richards Group,
Dallas, Texas, USASuzanne Darmory, President & Co-Founder, hi, our name is,
New York, New York, USAManoj Kapur, Senior Specialist Examination Officer,
Central Bank of the UAE, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Diane McNulty, PhD, Associate Dean External Affairs, UT Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA
Christine Mueller, CEO, Marketing Made Simple, Sonoma, California, USA
Carmen Poole, Director of Content, Get Inclusive, San Jose, California, USA
Susan Saurage-Altenloh, Chief Insights Officer,Saurage Research, Inc., Houston, Texas, USA
Subash Thota, Data Manager, Data Diverse, Ashburn, Virginia, USA
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Clint DudleyOwnerShade Tree Auto, LLCGrimes, Iowa, USA
“I would like to extend my personal congratulations to each of this year’s American Business Awards recipients. The applicants in the Company/Organization categories represented a wide rangeof industry, but shared exemplary leadership in each of theirbusinesses. Thank you also to each of the members of my JudgingCommittee for their dedication and resolve to select the best of the best.”
COMMITTEE:Alexandre Ameline Juffroy,
Vice President, Business Development & US Manager,Tagadamedia, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Tirupathi Anand, Chief Strategist, Leap Business ExcellenceAdvisory FZE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Robert Bornhofen, Professor, University of MarylandUniversity College, Peachtree City, Georgia, USA
Florence Britton, CEO, Rainbow Care Solutions, Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Beverly Butler, Senior Vice President, Treasury Management, Wells Fargo, San Francisco, California, USA
Michele Cagle, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer,Frostkeep Studios, Irvine, California, USA
Moonmoon Chakraborty, Senior Consultant ERP,Cognizant Technology Solutions, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
Lydia Cutler, Managing Director, Aberdeen Fashion Week,Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Travis Doto, Technical Expert, Social Security Administration,Muncie, Indiana, USA
Randall Emory, Associate Vice President, Quality Solutions, The Ambit Group, Vienna, Virginia, USA
Tara Jones, Vice President of Operations, Effex Management Solutions, Kingwood, Texas, USA
Anila Kalleshi, Doctor of Public Health, Albanian Lifestyle Medicine Association, Tirana, Albania
Nitin Kumar, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Bruce Masterson, Senior Business Consultant, International Services, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Teresa Moon Hauck, Senior Consultant, Organizational Change Management for Digital Transformation, Aflac,Columbus, Georgia, USA
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Learn more about the 2019 Judges
COMPANY/ORGANIZATION AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Sourav Mukherjee, Database Administrator, KSN Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
My Nguyen, CFO, Dr. Anemoi Corporation, Garden Grove, California, USA
Lord Michael J. Rojas, Jr., CEO, Los Angeles Legales, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Kellie Sirna, Principal, Studio 11 Design, Dallas, Texas, USAMegan Stewart, Marketing & Outreach Manager,
Kansas Turnpike Authority, Wichita, Kansas, USA
CUSTOMER SERVICE & SUPPORT AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:James LeonardDirector of Customer ServicesEmory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, USA
“On behalf of our Customer Service and Support committee ofjudges, we are so very honored to have been part of the judgingprocess for the 2019 Stevie Awards. Hearing the amazinglywonderful stories of service excellence emphasizes the profoundlypositive impact customers have on our professional lives.Congratulations to all entrants and award winners!”
COMMITTEE:Neil Anderson, Founder, Flackbox.com, Bangkok, ThailandVinod Arya, Manager Support, Cisco Systems, Inc.,
Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaMuhammad Ali Azhar Kirmani, Chief Operating Officer (Ex),
TPL Trakker, Karachi, Sindh, PakistanChristina Brown, Vice President, Client Experience,
Sterling Talent Solutions, Fort Collins, Colorado, USAAaron Cahill, Product Owner, Wahoo Fitness,
Atlanta, Georgia, USASaurabh Dixit, Global Director, Strategy & Planning,
Dell Technologies, Roundrock, Texas, USAPankaj Khurana, Client Service Manager,
Alpha Net Consulting LLC, Santa Clara, California, USADaniella Kohavy, Senior Product Manager,
FreeWheel, A Comcast Company, New York, New York, USA
Bill Leake, CEO, ApogeeResults.com, Austin, Texas, USACourtney Lindsay, General Manager,
Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dea Lucas, Branch Manager, J.B. Hunt Transport, San Diego, California, USA
Chris Luna, Director of Customer Advocacy, TCL, Corona, California, USA
Paul McGee, Vice President of Employee and Customer Success,Toco Warranty, Pasadena, California, USA
Chris McRae, Senior Director, Global Customer Success, Docebo,Athens, Georgia, USA
Kari Miller, Digital Marketing Coordinator, LCS, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Jessica O’Connell, Director, Customer Operations, Squarespace,Portland, Oregon, USA
Dennis Reno, Vice President, Global Customer Success and Support,OneLogin, Inc., San Francisco, California, USA
Neil Topf, President, Callzilla, Miramar, Florida, USA
ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Linda Parry Murphy, Esq.CEOProduct Launchers Inc. and Unscripted Inc.White Plains, New York, USA
“Being asked to judge The 2019 American Business Awards hasbeen an honor. We were a Stevie Award recipient last year, so being a Chair this year — and having an insider’s view of theprocess from the other side — has been fun. The competition wasfierce, and it was a challenge choosing the winners from so manytalented, qualified candidates, and really good companies! Thosethat have won are true standouts and should be proud of theirachievements. The American Business Awards does a great jobwith these awards.”
COMMITTEE:Lisa Abeyta, Founder/CEO, APPCityLife, Inc.,
Albuquerque New Mexico, USAMehul Agarwal, Head of North America, C2Ci,
Sunnyvale, California, USAAmit Arora, Vice President, Evercore,
San Francisco, California, USAChris Bocci, Founder/CEO, BoKava LLC,
Rowley, Massachusetts, USAKevin Bowman, Partner, Bowman’s Solutions,
Los Angeles, California, USADr. Kevin Chen, PhD, CMC, President & CEO,
Business Methods Corporation, Randolph, New Jersey, USA
Jennifer Cherry Foster, President, Catalyst Media Factory,Detroit, Michigan, USA
Sanjay Choubey, CEO and Co-Founder, SCMXpert Corp,Brookfield, Wisconsin, USA
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ENTREPRENEUR AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Michelle DeGiorgio, Attorney, Law Office of Mario DeMarco PC,Port Chester, New York, USA
Frank DiCarlantonio, Director of Business Operations,Scaffidi Restaurant Group, Steubenville, Ohio, USA
Jennifer Fisher, Vice President, Worldstrides, Higher Education,Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Ron Goade, President, SSI Technologies, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
Sean Goade, Executive Vice President, SSI Technologies,Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
John Gonzalez, Chief Operating Officer,Five Hole International, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA
Mallory Junggren, Senior Director of Marketing, Nutrition 21, LLC, Purchase, New York, USA
Laury Labussière, Founder and CEO, Planet Grilled Cheese,Tampa, Florida, USA
Ravi Nandivada, Vice President, Intueor Consulting, Inc.,Irvine, California, USA
Nerlyn Pierson, President/Founder, Cooling Capes, Hialeah, Florida, USA
Ivan Rempel, President, Outsourcing Storage, Millersburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Viurniel Sanchez, Cybersecurity Consultant, Carnival Corporation & plc, Miami, Florida, USA
Monica Van Cleve-Talbert, CEO, The Van Cleve Seafood Co.,Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
HUMAN RESOURCES AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Kathy IrishVice President of Operationsej4St. Louis, Missouri, USA
COMMITTEE:Stacey Boyle, Chief People Planner, Smarter People Planning,
North Aurora, Illinois, USAJennifer Frieman, Chief Talent Officer, Momentum Worldwide,
New York, New York, USAJohn Lamb, Vice President, Business Development,
Vault Verify, LLC, Smyrna, Georgia, USAUsha Raju, Vice President-Human Resources, Securonix Inc.,
Addison, Texas, USAKerry Jo Rios, Regional Recruiter/Senior HR Specialist,
Heraeus Incorporated, Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
Larry Sites, Benefits/HRIS Specialist, King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky, USA
Patrick Sterling, Senior Director, Risk and People Administration,Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Stacey Wachtfogel, Chief Human Resources Officer, Makovsky,New York, New York, USA
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Arvind KumarAdvanced ERP Solution Architect/Information Technology ManagerDerex TechnologiesPortland, Oregon, USA
“As Chair of the Information Technology Awards JudgingCommittee, I was so impressed by the number of new, efficaciousIT techniques/solutions that are being developed and used in theworld of big data.This committee had the maximum number of entries to review,especially in the last weeks of judging — it was overwhelming!I was very impressed, however, by the enthusiasm and participationfrom every team member on my Committee. The hard work andcontribution of time by these judges made a big difference.”
COMMITTEE:Tarun Bahadur, Vice President, Nomura Securities,
New York, New York, USANehal Bharodia, Senior Analytical Consultant,
SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USASatish Boguda, Software Engineer, Applexus Technologies,
San Diego, California, USAMichal Cenkl, Director of Innovation and Technology,
The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, USASiddha Ganju, Solution Architect, Nvidia,
Santa Clara, California, USAArnav Gupta, Lead Full Stack Developer,
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Denver, Colorado, USASteve Iffie, President & Chief Technical Officer, GlossiveTech,
San Diego, California, USASripathy Kannappan, Senior Consultant,
Cambridge Technology Inc., Irving, Texas, USAShashank Kaul, Principal Architect,
VERSA Integrated Solutions, Arlington, Virginia, USAPratik Kothari, IT Delivery Manager, John Deere,
Pune, Maharashtra, IndiaAnoop Kumar, Senior Program Manager, HCL America,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2019 Judging CommitteesContinued
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Tony McGuinness, Head of Customer Boarding, sales-i,Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Rishit Mishra, Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dallas, Texas, USA
Sriram Nandiraju, Senior Software Engineer, Techno-Comp Inc., Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Suhas Pande, Lead Full-Stack Developer/Solution Architect, State of Oregon (consultant), Portland, Oregon, USA
Supriya Pande, Software Developer, File & ServeXpress, LLC,Irving, Texas, USA
Pavan Reddivari, Associate Vice President, Persistent Systems,San Francisco, California, USA
Ioannis Saratsidis, Founder, PC Pal Global, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Bharath Ram Srinivasan, Head of Demand Platforms, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, San Jose, California, USA
Sasank Vemana, Lead Developer, Florida State University,Tallahassee, Florida, USA
LIVE EVENT AWARDS JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Linda VajiDirector System Events & Volunteer ServicesGeisinger HealthDanville, Pennsylvania, USA
“It has been such an honor to spearhead this judging committee.The entries submitted were inspiring and insightful, making it apleasure to judge. The high level of commitment to the projects,quality of workmanship, creative appeal and outreach, however,often made it difficult to reach a decision. Nonetheless, all theentrants should be extremely proud of their defined mission and work.”
COMMITTEE:Tara Allen, Senior Business Development Director,
Freeman Company, Dallas, Texas, USARichard Black, Chief Marketing Officer, North America,
Momentum Worldwide, New York, New York, USAScott Cullather, CEO, INVNT, New York, New York, USASaraida De Marchena Kaluche, President & CEO, Markatel,
Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicNatalia Diaz-Payton, Chief Marketing Officer,
North Texas Marketing & Events, McKinney, Texas, USABelinda-Jane Dolan, CEO, Clariti Group,
Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia
Katharine Goldman, Owner/Creative Director, The Very Thing,New York, New York, USA
Debby Henry, Marketing Manager, Federal Business Council,Columbia, Maryland, USA
Bob Kersten, Senior Brand Strategist, San Francisco, California, USA
Claudia Koehler, Corporate Vice President, VOK DAMS Events & Live Marketing, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Cristiano Magni, Founder and President, Cristiano Magni Public Relations, New York, New York, USA
Caroline Meyers, Marketing Resources, MC2, Chestnut Ridge, New York, USA
Andrea Michaels, President, Extraordinary Events, Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Lisa Reimer, Director of Travel and Meetings Vertical, The Ellison Group, LLP, Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Saef, SVP, Strategy, Freeman Company, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Joe Thoma, President and CEO, Awareness Campaign Inc.,Orlando, Florida, USA
MANAGEMENT AWARDS JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Elissa LiuFounder & CEOSpark GrowthNew York, New York, USA
COMMITTEE:Vamshi Krishna Boga, Business Intelligence (BI) Technical
Project Manager, SalientCRGT, Ashburn, Virginia, USADave Craig, Vice President, Human Resources,
Fazoli’s Restaurants, Lexington, Kentucky, USARichard Dixon, Executive Director,
Brookdale Senior Living Solutions, Keller, Texas, USADr. Hüsniye Firat, Researcher,
Çanakkale Onsekiz March University, Ankara, TurkeyMehdi Hassan, IT & Cyber Security Leader/Manager,
Wipro Limited, Syracuse, New York, USAKen Hoekstra, Manager, PeaceHealth,
Sedro-Woolley, Washington, USAPhil Larson, Senior Producer, inVNT,
Washington, District of Columbia, USAJonathan McRoy, Section Chief, USA Air Force,
Wichita, Kansas, USANathan Miller, President and Founder, Rentec Direct,
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
2019 Judging CommitteesContinued
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MANAGEMENT AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Thomas Moor, Global Director, Strategic Planning, Sartomer, Business Unit of Arkema, Exton, Pennsylvania, USA
Govind Narayan, Manager, Deloitte Consulting, San Francisco, California, USA
Rohan Shende, Manager Advisory Services, EY, New York, New York, USA
Jeanne Travis, President, Industrial Security Integrators, LLC,Herndon, Virginia, USA
MARKETING JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Tod PlotkinCEO & FounderGreen Buzz AgencyAlexandria, Virginia, USA
“With content and advertising coming at audiences from allangles, marketers have to be creative to make an impact on theiraudience. This year's entries to The American Business Awardsshowcase the innovation happening at this dynamic time inmarketing and communications. From digital video to direct mail,the winners represent cutting-edge ideas and excellent execution.It was a pleasure to judge the work of these industry leaders.”
COMMITTEE:Kevin Alansky, Chief Marketing Officer, Logi Analytics,
McLean, Virginia, USASidney Barcelona, Creative Director, Threespot,
Washington, District of Columbia, USAAndrea Dumont, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing &
Business Department, Globalization Partners, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Jay Embree, National Accounts Manager, Proforma Signature Solutions, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Crystal Fischer, Vice President, Marketing and Communications,Enquiron, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Mory Fontanez, CEO, 822 Group, Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Katie Gallagher, Senior Director, Corporate Marketing,Blackboard, Westfield, Indiana, USA
Dany Gaspar, Director of Digital Media, Sodexo, Fairfax City, Virginia, USA
Jack Gault, PhD, Senior Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Derek Gerry, Director, Strategic Accounts, C-4 Analytics,Saugus, Massachusetts, USA
William Holmes, Marketing Consultant, Independent, Lake Forest, California, USA
Jennifer Horowitz, Vice President, Marketing & Communications,CGI, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Michelle Jacobs-Schoening, Head of Creative Services and UX Development, Navy Federal, Reston, Virginia, USA
Stacey Jones, Managing Director, Corporate Communications,Accenture, New York, New York, USA
Rosie Komadina, General Manager, WatchMojoStudios,WatchMojo, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jessica Latimer, Vice President, Head of Social Media, Citizens Bank, Dedham, Massachusetts, USA
Erin Levzow, Vice President of Marketing, Marcus Hotels and Resorts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Edecio Martinez, Head of Video, Ziff Davis, New York, New York, USA
Andy Mecs, Vice President of Marketing & Innovation, StarKist Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Josh Moody, Director of R&D, 97th Floor, Austin, Texas, USAKathi Moore, Vice President, Branding & Communications,
Fareportal, New York, New York, USAVioleta Niculut, Marketing Manager, Anchor Grup,
Bucuresti, RomaniaLiz Ott, Director of Client Engagement, Threespot,
Washington, District of Columbia, USAChristy Parrish, Owner/Creative Director,
HUE Communications, LLC, Arlington, Virginia, USAKerry Richards, Assistant Director, Brand, Marketing &
Communications, Americas Advisory, EY,Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Marleta Ross, Managing Director & Global Head of Digital Marketing, JPMorgan Private Bank, New York, New York, USA
Kelly Rusk, Digital Director/Partner, Banfield, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Shelagh Stoneham, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Chico’s FAS, Sanibel, Florida, USA
Jody Sunna, Director, Corporate Communications, Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Kara Taylor, Corporate Communications, Insights & Impact Lead,Capital One, McLean, Virginia, USA
Susan Vaillancourt, Vice President, Brand and Communications,Optiv Security, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Anthony Wojtkowiak, Senior Video Producer,American Enterprise Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Brad Zerivitz, Director of Video Services, American Red Cross,Washington, District of Columbia, USA
2019 Judging CommitteesContinued
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NEW PRODUCT AND SERVICE AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Jose PaulVP, EngineeringPrevedereColumbus, Ohio, USA
COMMITTEE:Shiva Ayalasomayajula, IT Delivery Manager/Director,
ProKarma, San Diego, California, USARaveesh Chugh, Head of Strategic Security Partnerships,
Amazon Web Services, Seattle, Washington, USAAlison Higgins-Miller, CEO, Lightray Insights Pty. Ltd.,
Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMatthew Jones, Managing Partner, Alliance Resort
Group LLC, Panama City Beach, Florida, USADinesh Joshi, Senior Software Engineer, Apache Cassandra,
Cupertino, California, USARajnish Kelkar, Marine Manager, Jordan Cove LNG LLC
(a Pembina Pipeline Corporation Company), Houston, Texas, USA
Guy Koenig, President, Gulf States Financial Services Group,Houston, Texas, USA
Vijay Pandey, Director of Technology, Intueor Consulting, Inc.,Irvine, California, USA
Sharon Parsons, Associate Director, Specialty Product, Humana Insurance, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Paul Patton, Senior Manager, Front End Innovation & Regulatory,Delta Faucet Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Kris Rajan, Senior Distribution & Business DevelopmentManager, BBC, London, United Kingdom
Corey Schiff, President, CS Beverage Solutions, Northbrook, Illinois, USA
David Siskin, Founder and Partner, Boomity, San Francisco, California, USA
Sherry Smith, Vice President, Media, Mobile & Marketing,Clarity PR, New York, New York, USA
Steve Spiewak, Director Marketing, PlumChoice, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Ashish Tanwer, Senior Software Engineer, Cisco, Sunnyvale, California, USA
Evangelos Varsamis, CEO, Gadget Flow Inc., Merrick, New York, USA
Cathy Vasilev, Senior Vice President, Red Oak Compliance,Cedar Park, Texas, USA
Rajani Veeramachaneni, President, E Center, Inc., Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
Kumar Varun Verma, Manager, Product Marketing, Kaseya,Bangalore, Karnataka, India
CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, INVESTORRELATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Esther-Mireya TejedaHead of Corporate Communications & PREntercomNew York, New York, USA
“It has been my honor to serve as the chair of the Public RelationsAwards Judging Committee and to work with such a talentedgroup of leading communicators from all across the country.It was fascinating to see up close the innovative and creative work coming out of our industry. I am truly inspired by all of the submissions. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to the judges. Bravo!”
COMMITTEE:Zainab Ansari, Managing Director & CEO,
Xenith Public Relations (Pvt.) Ltd., Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Linda Ashmore, Communications Executive, Independent, San Carlos, California, USA
Omar Banihani, Marketing Manager, Jordan Tourism Board —North America, McLean, Virginia, USA
Darcy Brito, Business PR Manager, Aflac, Columbus, Georgia, USA
Lauran Cacciatori, Vice President, Corporate Communications,Deltek, Herndon, Virginia, USA
Patricia Costantino, President, PSC-PR, New York, New York, USA
Thony Da Silva Romero, Partner, PIZZOLANTE, Caracas, Federal District, Venezuela
Mary DiMaggio, Senior Vice President, BioCentric Inc.,Columbia, Maryland, USA
Kevin Elliott, Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton Strategies, San Francisco, California, USA
Venancio Figueroa III, Director of Communications,Schneider Electric, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, China
Andrea Foote, Senior Director, Communications, PepsiCo,Purchase, New York, USA
Kristina Garcia, International Marketing Professional, New York, New York, USA
Holly Gilthorpe, Vice President of Communications, Innovation,Technology, & Digital, United Technologies, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Deanna Harms, Executive Vice President, Greteman Group,Wichita, Kansas, USA
Annie Howell, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Punch Point Group, Kensington, Maryland, USA
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CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, INVESTORRELATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Craig Kensek, CEO, CDK Consulting, San Mateo, California, USA
Stacey Kerans, Independent Communications Consultant,Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Michele Landry, Executive Vice President, Tanis Communications, Menlo Park, California, USA
Jennifer Leonard, Professor, Humber College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Rachael Lyon, Corporate Communications Senior Manager,Forcepoint, Austin, Texas, USA
Iveliesse Malave, Vice President, Communications, The Latin Recording Academy, Miami, Florida, USA
Stephanie Peterson, Head of Communications, IHOP,Glendale, California, USA
Jana Polsky, Director, Communications, Westwood One, New York, New York, USA
Heidi Raphael, Vice President, Corporate Communications,Beasley Media Group, Naples, Florida, USA
Rosemary Ravinal, Executive Coach, RMR Communications Consulting LLC
Brendi Rawlin, CEO, Lee and London PR, San Diego, California, USA
Kim Sheeter, Executive Communications Specialist, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA
Keira Shein, Business Strategist & Communications Consultant,Shein Strategies, Owings Mills, Maryland, USA
Mónica Talán, Vice President, Communications, ADT,Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Karen Thomas, President & CEO, Thomas Public Relations, Inc., East Northport, New York, USA
Cathryn Van der Walt, Director, 12 Worlds Pty. Ltd., Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Andrea Vassallo Meyer, Marketing Communications Consultant,AVM Communications, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Howard Waterman, Director of External Communications,Network and Technology Innovation, Verizon, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Maryann Watson, Executive Vice President, PMK·BNC, New York, New York, USA
Becky Wilson, Chief Visibility Officer, WDS Marketing and PR,Overland Park, Kansas, USA
VIDEO AWARDS JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Milda GoodmanAVP Corporate AdvertisingPacific Life Insurance CompanyNewport Beach, California, USA
“It was a privilege to work alongside the elite group of creative andmarketing professionals on this Committee. Congratulations to thewinners and to the many high-achieving companies seeking to riseabove the competition. It’s the winning mindset that createsinroads in our industries and communities.”
COMMITTEE:Ray Aldrich, Director of Marketing & Communications,
University of Michigan School of DentistryIsrael Bonequi, Creative Director, Birds Nest Foundation,
Montreal, Québec, CanadaGerald Huesch, CEO/Founder, Global Leadership School,
Berlin, GermanyJames Johnson, Dreamer – Chairman, The Standish Group,
Boston, Massachusetts, USAVincent Lin, Director, Valiant Pictures,
New York, New York, USAStan Mendoza, Managing Partner, Creative and
Production Services, Mendoza Media LLC, Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Patrick Pho, Senior Video Content Producer, Volkswagen of America, Herndon, Virginia, USA
Sylvia Slezak, Digital Marketing & Social Media Director, CityOf.com, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Claribel Torres, Co-Founder & COO, The Setroc Group, Inc.,New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
WEBSITE & APP AWARDS JUDGING COMMITTEE
CHAIR:Eric HathawayVice President – MarketingZoot Enterprises, Inc.Bozeman, Montana, USA
COMMITTEE:Megan Armstrong Wold, Founder + President,
Armstrong Marketing Solutions, Bozeman, Montana, USAKirsty Dyson, Vice President, Innovation Technology,
Southern Glazers Wines and Spirits, Weston, Florida, USAAbigail Gray, Vice President, Head of Design, LearnVest,
Brooklyn, New York, USAAtishay Jain, Senior Computer Scientist, Adobe, Inc.,
Sunnyvale, California, USA
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WEBSITE & APP AWARDSJUDGING COMMITTEE — Continued
Kyle Johnson, Principal/Creative Director, BlkMrkt. Cr8tiv Labs, Houston, Texas, USA
Jimmy Landaburu, Creative Director, Creacional AAG,Guayaquil, Guayas, Equador
Jeannine McHenry, Creative Director, One17 Creative,Hermosa Beach, California, USA
Mayank Moudgil, Partner, Capco, Houston, Texas, USAKelly O’Dwyer-Manuel, Senior Communications Manager,
TITUS, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaVishal Patel, Principal Software Engineer, Yahoo!,
Sunnyvale, California, USAAnil Patil, Senior Business Analyst, Molina Healthcare,
Long Beach, California, USACheryl Ragland, Chief Marketing Officer, Infovista,
Ashburn, Virginia, USASiddharth Ray, Product Manager,
Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Francisco, California, USA
Kapeesh Saraf, Senior Director of Product Management, Coursera Inc., Mountain View, California, USA
Arpan Sheth, Engineering Manager, Twitter Inc., San Francisco, California, USA
Mark Shewmaker, Executive Creative Director, Organic SF,San Francisco, California, USA
Keith Stoeckeler, VP/GD, Digital, MKTG, New York, New York, USA
Shoab Syed, Systems Support Management, SJS solutions,Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Roman Vynogradnyi, Head of Design, Cesnia, San Francisco, California, USA
Shashank Yaduvanshi, Android Engineer, Square, San Francisco, California, USA
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COMMITTEE:Shiva Ayalasomayajula, IT Delivery Manager/Director,
ProKarma, San Diego, California, USANehal Bharodia, Senior Analytical Consultant,
SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, USAMichael Cenkl, Director of Innovation and Technology,
The MITRE Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, USAMoonmoon Chakraborty, Senior Consultant ERP,
Cognizant Technology Solutions, Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
Basabdutta Chakroborty, Solution Architect –Customer Care @CMP, Amway Corporation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Sai Sharan Donthi, Assistant Vice President, Credit Suisse,New York, New York, USA
Sripathi Kannappan, Senior Consultant, Cambridge Technology Inc., Irving, Texas, USA
Tony McGuinness, Head of Customer Boarding, sales-i,Solihull, West Midlands, United Kingdom
Sourav Mukherjee, Database Administrator,KSN Technologies, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
Ioannis Saratsidis, Founder, PC Pal Global, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
Ashish Sharma, Digital Manager, Waste Management,Houston, Texas, USA
Bharath Ram Srinivasan, Head of Demand Platforms, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, San Jose, California, USA
Michael Ulicki, Vice President, Global Infrastructure, Johnson Controls, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, USA
Cathy Vasilev, Senior Vice President, Red Oak Compliance,Cedar Park, Texas, USA
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2019 ABA Stevie WinnersCompany/Organization Awards
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Product Management & New Product Awards
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Best of the ABA winners will also be awarded the exclusive right to use a unique Grand Stevie Awardwinner logo.
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2019 International Business Awards®
The world’s top business awards program,open to all organizations worldwide.
Final Entry Deadline: June 12, 2019
2019 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers
Recognizing the world’s best companies towork for, and the HR teams, professionals,achievements, new products & services, and suppliers that help to create and drivegreat workplaces.
Final Entry Deadline: July 17, 2019
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