
The following professionals participated in preliminary judging for The 2006 American Business Awards in April-May 2006. Their average scores determined the Finalists. We thank them for their participation and insights.
Stewart Andrews, Principal, Noodlebox Design, LLC, Arlington, Virginia
Krysta Arabudzki, Art Director, JDG Communications, Falls Church, Virginia
Dave Armon, Chief Operating Officer, PR Newswire, New York
Kathi Baker, Associate Director, Health Sciences Communications, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Vic Beck, Vice President, Peter Arnold Associates, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Katrina Becker, Director of Corporate Communications, TD Ameritrade, Omaha, Nebraska
Betsy Bedigian, Marketing & Communications Manager, Hezel Associates, Syracuse, New York
Jan Bellis-Squires, Director of Public Relations, Touchmark, Beaverton, Oregon
Lea-Ann Berst, Marketing Strategy Consultant, Sleddogg Marketing, Raleigh, North Carolina
Catrin Brace, Head of Marketing & Media Relations, Welsh Assembly Government, New York
Noreen Braman, Multimedia Design Editor, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, Princeton, New Jersey
Jock Breitwieser, Manager of Public Relations, Callidus Software
David Brunet, Communications Specialist, State Farm Insurance Companies, Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Chauncey Buchan, Web Project Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina, Surfside Beach, South Carolina
Gary Burris, National Sales Manager, Tec Laboratories, Inc., Albany, Oregon
Peter Byers, Designer, The Big Idea, Alexandria, Virginia
David Cahill, President, DSC Consulting, Shawnee, Kansas
Luigi Carinci, President, Pinpoint Experts Corp., Vaughn, Ontario Canada
David Clarke, Managing Partner and Senior VP, BGT Partners, Miami, Florida
Anthony Codianni, Director of Training & Dealer Development, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., Irvine, California
Gerard Corbett, Vice President, Hitachi America, Ltd., Brisbane, California Tom Cosgrove, Principal, Tom Cosgrove Design, Arlington, Virginia
Jana Del Valle, Operations Communications Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
Rachel Deutsch, President, Biondi LLC, Arlington, Virginia
Linda Dickerhoof, Principal Consultant, Signature Strategy, Inc., Arlington, Virginia Colleen Dickey, Benefits Administration, State of Oklahoma - Employees Benefits Council, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gini Dietrich, President, Arment Dietrich, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Eve Dumovich, Writer/Editor, Boeing, Ashford, Washington
Cathy Dunkin, President & CEO, Standing Partnership, St. Louis, Missouri
Michelle Esso, Sales Development Manager, Hyatt Legal Plans, Cleveland, Ohio
Gayle Falkenthal, President, Falcon Valley Group, San Diego, California
Kate Farrell, Vice President, KeyBank, Boston, Massachusetts Laura Franek, Graphic Designer, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Julie Franklin, Specialist-Marketing & Public Relations, Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Scott Fuhr, Corporate Communications Manager, Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), Trevose, Pennsylvania
Bob Furniss, President, Touchpoint Associates, Inc., Bartlett, Tennessee
Jack Gault, Ph.D., Marketing Professor, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Joy Gendusa, Founder & CEO, PostcardMania, Clearwater, Florida
Shell Greenier, Principal, Shell Greenier Design and Illustration, Vero Beach, Florida
Linda Grochowalski, President, Corporate Communications INK, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Jessica Hahn, Principal, Peitho Communications LLC
Marcia Hall, President & CEO, Marcia Hall & Associates, LLC, Severna Park, Maryland
Judy Haveson, Vice President, Vollmer Public Relations, New York
Amanda Henderson, Designer, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, Maryland
Cindy Hoffman, Owner, Hoffman Communications, Media, Pennsylvania
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Owner, Absolutely Public Relations, Lakewood, Colorado
Jill Hollingsworth, Director-Executive Leadership, Qwest Communications International Inc., Denver, Colorado
Valerie Hughes, Communications Programs Specialist, US Postal Service, Louisville, Kentucky
Marci Kleinsasser, Vice President, Coverall Cleaning Concepts, Boca Raton, Florida
Wayne Kurie, Creative Director, EFXMedia, Arlington, Virginia
Jenna Kyser, PR Associate, Alexander Marketing Services, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Brian Lambert, Chairman, United Professional Sales Association, Herndon, Virginia
Maclaren Latta, Senior Counselor, Carmichael Lynch Spong
Deborah Long, President, Cohesive Communications LLC
Joseph Luchok, Manager-Public Affairs Communications, March of Dimes, Washington, DC
Rose Maciejewski, Vice President, Ruder Finn, Los Angeles, California
Linda Maia-Lopes, Manager-Marketing & Client Services, CRS, Inc., West Long Branch, New Jersey
Michelle Manuel, President, Manuel Communications, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
Jennifer Marko, Principal, J. Marko Public Relations, Jacksonville, Florida
Dana Masuda, Senior Brand Strategy Manager, Cisco Systems, San Jose, California
Rosalind Miller, Communications Director, The MMIC Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Karen Monaghan, Director of Communications, Reston Association, Reston, Virginia
Cristina Morales Haltiwanger, Managing Director, Red F, Charlotte, North Carolina
Gayle Morrison, Partner, Executive Options, Seattle, Washington
Lisa Murphy, VP-Service Coordinator, Fidelity Information Services, Jacksonville, Florida
Mark O'Toole, Vice President, The Castle Group, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts
Kyle Potvin, Principal, Splash Communications, LLC, Hampstead, New Hampshire
David Powers, Vice President, GotVMail Communications, Weston, Massachusetts
Dr. Steve Rajan, Vice Chancellor of Malaysis, IAWEP, New York
Sarah Rasmussen, Public Affairs Manager, Metro Waste Authority, Des Moines, Iowa
Susan Reed, Trainer, Wellpoint Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio
Angelique Rewers, Senior Communications Consultant, Constellation Energy, Baltimore, Maryland
Avis Richards, CEO and Executive Producer, Freestyle Productions, Purchase, New York
Laraine Rodgers, President, Navigating Transitions, Scottsdale, Arizona
Dan Roselli, President, Red F Marketing, Charlotte, North Carolina
Bruce Rowe, Director-Public Relations, ViaSat Inc.
Iris Salsman, Principal, Salsman Lundgren Public Relations, St. Louis, Missouri Alan Sciulli, Production Manager, AXIS, Washington, DC
Carolyn Scott, Publisher, M.D. News, Greater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Larry Sites, Benefits/HRIS Specialist, King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Kentucky
Kathy Skipper, Change Management Analysis & Policy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
DeAllous Smith, Public Information Officer, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
Jaala Spratt, Communications Specialist, Scholastic Inc., Jefferson City, Missouri
Tim Stanley, Senior VP & CIO, Harrah's Entertainment, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sydney Steinhardt, Vice President, Ferrell Communications, New York
Becky Strickland, Senior Human Resources Manager, Express Scripts, Pueblo, Colorado
Shoab Syed, Systems Support Management, SJS Solutions
Patricia Tanner, Human Resources Manager, RoVic, Inc., Manchester, Connecticut
Cyndi Tetro, VP-Products & Marketing, Nextpage, Draper, Utah
Joe Thoma, President/Editor, Primary Source Press Inc., Oviedo, Florida
Mary Verdin, Owner, Verdin Marketing Ink, San Luis Obispo, California
Amanda Watlington, Owner, Searching for Profit, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Michael Weiss , CEO, imagistic Media Studios, Venice, California
Glenn Wohl, Marketing Manager, AT&T, Bridgewater, New Jersey
Andrea Wood, Managing Director, Clear!Blue, Chicago, Illinois
Darrell Zahorsky, Small Business Editor, About.com
Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc, Chillicothe, Ohio
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