2005 Preliminary Round Judges

2005 Preliminary Round Judges

The following business professionals participated in preliminary judging between February 1 and April 22, 2005.  They reviewed and scored nominations in categories that were assigned to them based on their function and experience.  We thank them for their time, efforts, and insights. 

Julia Adamiak, Director of Strategic Sales, ChoicePoint Inc., Alpharetta, GA

John Bamforth, Global Marketing Director, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

Karen Beach, Principal/Graphic Designer, Red Clover Design, Alexandria, VA

David Berg, Senior VP and CIO, O.C. Tanner Company, Salt Lake City, UT

Lea-Ann Berst, President, Sleddogg Marketing, Raleigh, NC

Rosemary Boggs, Manager, Corporate Culture, CACI, Arlington, VA

Marcia Brand, President, Creative Marketing Concepts, Inc., Alexandria, VA

Jonathan Bruns, Art Director, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD

Rick Caracciolo, CEO, MyNursingHomes.com, Douglasville, GA

Luigi Carinci, President, Pinpoint Experts, Vaughn, Ontario, Canada

Teresa Caro, President, Caro Consulting, Alpharetta, GA

Emily Carr, Senior Designer, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD

Caesar Chaves, Program Head-Graphic Design, CorcoranCollege of Art&Design, Washington, DC

Bernie Clark, Marketing Manager, iJET Travel Risk Management, Annapolis, MD

Robert DeCarlo, Managing Director, MTN Group, LLC, Bedminster, NJ

Steven Denton, Senior VP Client Development, LinkShare, New York, NY

Rachel Deutsch, Principal/Owner, Biondi, McLean, VA

Paula Dickerson, Corporate Communications Specialist, SAS, Cary, NC

Lisa Dilg, Senior Account Executive, PerkettPR, South Lyon, MI

Mary Eckler Hardee, Communications Coordinator, The House of the Good Shepherd, New Hartford, NY

Lori Ericson, VP Product Planning & Development, SPECTRUM Human Resource Systems Corporation, Denver, CO

Ken Faith, Director of Manufacturing & Projects, PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA

Tony Fletcher, Owner, Tony Fletcher Design, LLC, Alexandria, VA

Marc Foelsch, Art Director, Fraser Wallace, Gaithersburg, MD

Jonas Garbovetsky, Founder & CEO, Clickmedios, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Susan Giles, Senior Communications Specialist, TIAA-CREF, New York, NY

Dylan Gray, Executive VP, The iCSP, Houston, TX

Barbara Grundy Evans, VP of Business Services, Devon Health Services, Inc., King of Prussia, PA

Andy Gutman, CFO, Farbman Group, Inc., Southfield, MI

Cynthia Guzik, Senior Manager of Human Resources, Family Heritage Life Insurance Co., Broadview Heights, OH

Larry Hamilton, Senior Account Executive, Pitney Bowes, Sugarland, TX

Daniel Highet, VP, Production & Development, Tribe Pictures, Chatham, NJ

Allison Jeannotte, Corporate Communications Manager, E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp., Maynard, MA

Eileen Jurek, Corporate Legal Assistant, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, IL

Michael King, Group VP and Creative Director, Grizzard Performance Group, Atlanta, GA

Deborah Korman, Associate Producer, Home Box Office, New York, NY

Kenneth Leach, VP-Quality, Kool Smiles, Atlanta, GA

Lynn Ledwith, Senior Director, Interactive Marketing, Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA

Peter Levy, President, Corniche Productions, Brooklyn, NY

Scott MacGregor, VP Sales & Marketing, Flo-Tech, Middletown, CT

Ed Martin, VP Sales & Marketing, CCL Container, Norwalk, CT

Brian Mattson, Regional Sales Manager, MediSolution USA Inc., Oak Park, CA

Venus McNabb, Founder/CEO, 1-800-GeeksOnTime, Lynden, WA

Kent Miller, Consultant, New York, NY

Robyn Miller, Senior VP Marketing, Fine Living Network, Los Angeles, CA

Lisa Murphy, VP/Service Coordinator, Fidelity Information Services, Jacksonville, FL

Steve Nelson, Executive VP, Clear Ink, Berkeley, CA

Judilynn Niedercorn, Director, RS Information Systems, McLean, VA

Vern Oakley, CEO, Tribe Pictures, Chatham, NJ

Mark O’Toole, VP, The Castle Group, Inc., Boston, MA

Joe Oesterling, CIO, Cbeyond Communications, Atlanta, GA

Bob Older, President, Creative Travel Inc. dba Rainbow Charter Service, Wilmington, DE

Lauren Orsini, Manager - Employee Loyalty, Cendant Car Rental Group, Parsippany, NJ

Eileen Parzek, Owner, SOHO It Goes!, Albany, NY

David Penny, Manager, Business Development, United Fulfillment Solutions, Inc., St. Louis, MO

Stephen Peterson Sr., Business Developer, Northeast Entrepreneur Fund, Inc., Virginia, MN

Betina Regensburger, Account Manager, Samsung Contact, Ridgefield Park, NJ

Zev Remba, Principal/Creative Director, Unconformity, LLC, Alexandria, VA

Avis Richards, CEO and Executive Producer, Freestyle Productions, Purchase, NY

Laraine Rodgers, President, The LR Group LLC, Scottsdale, AZ

Shelby Rohwedder, Account Executive, Stern + Associates, Cranford, NJ

Jon Sams, Government Liaison & Technical Support Specialist, Southern Arizona Home Builders Association, Tucson, AZ

Chuck Schaeffer, CEO, Aplicor Inc., Boca Raton, FL

Troy Scheer, President, Trance Marketing Group, Carrollton, TX

Kathy Shields, Learning & Development Manager, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, San Francisco, CA

Larry Sites, Benefits Technician, King's DaughtersMedicalCenter, Ashland, KY

Aron Smith, Webmaster, Humana, Louisville, KY

David Smith, Director of Business Development, SVM E-Business Solutions, Parsippany, NJ

Stacy Smith, VP, Direct Bank Manager, Hibernia Bank, Baton Rouge, LA

Syd Steinhardt, Account Supervisor, Peppercom, New York, NY

David Street, Manager, Creative Services, GTSI Corp., Chantilly, VA

Becky Strickland, Human Resources Manager, T-Mobile Wireless, Mission, TX

Chris Strout, Director of Marketing, Donlen Corporation, Northbrook, IL

Shoab Syed, Systems Support Management, SJS Solutions

Patricia Tanner, Human Resources Manager, RoVic, Inc., Manchester, CT

Leon Turetsky, CEO, QuestaWeb, Westfield, NJ

Vincent Verdi, Art Director, CUNY-TV, New York, NY

Laura Walter, Corporate Marketing and Communications Manager, Enterprise Fleet Services, St. Louis, MO

Sean Weide, Account Executive, Ervin & Smith, Omaha, NE

Michael Weiss, CEO, imagistic, Venice, CA

Darrell Zahorsky, Small Business Editor, About.com, New York, NY

Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc, Chillicothe, OH