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2007 Preliminary Round Judges

2007 Preliminary Judges

The following professionals participated in preliminary-round judging in April-May 2007.  We thank them for their time, talents, and insights.

S. Kelly Albertina, Editor, ABX Air, Inc., Wilmington, OH
Stuart Altschuler, Executive Director, Prestige Framing Academy, LLC, Saugus, ME
Stewart Andrews, Principal, Noodlebox Design, Alexandria, VA
Sandra Arnold, Public Information Coordinator, Collier County Government, Naples, FL
Seyhan Atay, Strategic Planning Director, STAGE Communications Consultancy, Istanbul, Turkey
Patricia Baronowski, Director, The Altman Group, New York, NY
Glenn Bautista, Visual Artist, Glenn'Studio, Paranaque, Phillipines
Ray Benjamin, Owner, Ray Benjamin Productions/Trilobyte Digital LLC, New York, NY
Chris Berk, Executive Director-Technology, Resource Interactive, Columbus, OH
Jack Berkman, President & CEO, BERKMAN, San Diego, CA
Lea-Ann Berst, President, Sleddogg Marketing, Raleigh, NC
Jeannette Bitz, VP & Partner, Engage PR, Alameda, CA
Linda Bolliger, Founder & CEO, Boardroom Bound, Edgewater, MD
Catrin Brace, Marketing & Media Manager, Welsh Assembly Government, New York, NY
Jock Breitwieser, Senior Manager PR/AR U.S. and EMEA, Callidus Software Inc., San Jose, CA
Daniel Briere, CEO, TeleChoice, Inc., Mansfield Center, CT
Richard Brill, President, Midwest Public Relations, Wilmette, IL
Jeremy Broekman, Freelance Graphic Designer/Publicist, BROEKMAN Communications, Encino, CA
David Brunet, Communications Specialist, State Farm Insurance, Mendota Heights, MN
Jonathan Bruns, Art Director, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Paul Burke, School Marketing Associate, College Loan Corporation, San Diego, CA
Gabor George Burt, Senior Strategist, Blue Ocean Strategy Global Network
Colleen Campbell, Account Manager, Slack Barshinger, Chicago, IL
Lea Caruso, Director of Publishing, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC
Rebekah Clerk, Resolution Team Manager, Empire Today, LLC, Northlake, IL
Carol Cone, Chairman/Founder, Cone, Inc., Boston, MA
Julie Dervin, Global VP of Learning & Development, Insight Enterprises Inc., Tempe, AZ
Rachel Deutsch, Partner, Biondi LLC, McLean, VA
Vanessa DiMauro, Principal, Leader Networks, Belmont, MA
Michael DiStefano, VP-Global Marketing, Korn/Ferry International, Los Angeles, CA
Nancy Elliott, Media Chief/Public Affairs, U.S. Army/Fort Sill, OK
Sharon Farris, Consultant, FACTS, Montgomery, AL
Eric Feay, Manager-Operations, ValueClick, Westlake Village, CA
Marc Foelsch, Senior Art Director, Fraser Wallace Advertising, Dulles, VA
Scott Fuhr, Director-Corporate Communications, Advertising Specialty Institute, Trevose, PA
Deidra Garcia, Corporate Communications, MenScience, Miami, FL
Jacob Gold, President, Jacob Gold & Associates, Phoenix, AZ
Lydia Graham, President, Graham & Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Petra Guerra, Assistant Professor, University of TX Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Anurag Gupta, Senior VP, Global Strategy, IR and PR, Brightpoint, Inc., Plainfield, IN
Gretchen Hahn, Producer, WFTV & WRDQ, Orlando, FL
Marcia Hall, President & CEO, Marcia Hall & Associates T/A Reputation COUNTS, Severna Park, MD
David Hamm, Director, Global Marketing Communications, Dow Jones, Princeton, NJ
Gregory Harper, President, Runzheimer International, Rochester, WI
Irina Haydon, Executive Director, Heartland Payment Systems, Chicago, IL
Susan Hein, Creative Director, Export-Import Bank of the U.S.A., Washington, DC
Barbara Hernandez, PR Director, Hiebing, Madison, WI
Sandra Hondlik, Director of Human Resources, Stewart Title of Minnesota, Inc., Bloomington, MN
Nicole Howatt, Sales Instructor, UCF, Orlando, FL
Jack Howe, CEO, Qigong For Business, Inc., Coppell, TX
Lorraine Howell, Owner, Media Skills Training, Seattle, WA
Hunter Ingram, CEO, HometownQuotes.com, Franklin, TN
Edd John, Executive Director, Strategy Resource Interactive, Columbus, OH
Brigitte Johnson, APR, Director of Communications, American Forest Foundation, Washington, DC
Robert Jones, Senior Vice President, HPTi, Reston, VA
Robin Kavanagh, Communications Writer, MWW Group, East Rutherford, NJ
Kathryn Kleekamp, Director, Field Marketing, Fieldglass, Inc., Chicago, IL
Sarah Landry, School Marketing Manager College Loan Corporation, Sarasota Springs, NY
Peter Levy, President, Corniche Productions, Brooklyn, NY
Mitchell Lubitz, Southeast Media Relations Manager, Humana, Tampa, FL
Anil Machado, Damas Jewellery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sheila Mahovichian, Designer, The Design Channel, Chevy Chase, MD
Linda Maia-Lopes, Marketing Manager, Cooper Electric Supply Company, Tinton Falls, NJ
Liz Marr, Principal, Marr Barr Communciations, Longmont, CO
Richard Mayhall, Managing Director, MarketSphere Consulting, St. Louis, MO
Lynne McFarlane, Web Design & Development, State of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Kathy Menzie, Assistant Professor, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
Kevin Miller, Creative Director Signature Marketing Solutions, Memphis, TN
Melanie Miller, VP, Public Relations, Sugar Association, Washington, DC
David Moritz, Owner, Society Awards, New York, NY
Cathy Morley Foster, Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, San Francisco, CA
Steven Morse, Account Executive, Vollmer PR, Dallas, TX
Vanessa Mouner, Associate Producer, CUNY TV, New York, NY
Doug Nyberg, Director, Contractor Programs, CertainTeed Building Materials, Valley Forge, PA
Husani Oakley, Senior Web Developer, Euro RSCG 4D, New York, NY
Chuck Obina, President & CEO, LEAD Hawaii, Inc., Mililani, HI
Cory Peterson, School Marketing Associate, College Loan Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY
Florence Pittman, Owner, FLOW Enterprises, Chicago, IL
John Powell, Assistant to the Chancellor/President for Communication, University of Houston System, Houston, TX
Sarah Rasmussen, Public Affairs Manager, Metro Waste Authority, Des Moines, IA
Elizabeth Reese, VP-Customer Service, AGL Resources, Atlanta, GA
Zev Remba, Creative Director, Unconformity, LLC, Alexandria, VA
Avis Richards, CEO, Birds Nest Productions, Purchase, NY
Susan Rivers, Vice President, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI
Holly Rocheleau, Account Director, MVP Collaborative, Madison Heights, MI
Kimberly Rogers, Web Project Facilitator, Methodist Healthcare, Memphis, TN
Roberto E. Rojas, Art Director, EFX Media, Arlington, VA
Craig Sauerwalt, Director of Internet Marketing, SYLVAN LEARNING SYSTEMS, Baltimore, MD
Don Scales, President & COO, iCrossing, Washington, DC
Jennifer Scarberry, Regional Manager, Animal Health International, Dublin, OH
Mark Scholl, Search Marketing Strategist, Resource Interactive, Columbus, OH
John Scroggins, Integrated Communications Director, NOBLE, Springfield, MO
Steven Sechrist, Public Affairs Manager, NW Natural, Portland, OR
Jackie Seibert, Senior Graphic Designer, Long & Foster Companies, Fairfax, VA
Gary Shumaker, President, Gary E. Shumaker, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Heather Stanger, Director of Creative Services, College Loan Corporation, San Diego, CA
Sydney Steinhardt, VP, Ferrell Communications LLC, New York, NY
Cindy Stranad, Managing Partner Articulon, Raleigh, NC
Tiffany Strange, Communications Specialist, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
David Street, Creative Director, JDG Communications, Falls Church, VA
Maurya Sullivan, Counsel, Anderson & Kreiger, Cambridge, MA
Michael Tasker, Director-Sales Process, Premiere Global Services, Inc., Atlanta, GA
Jim Taylor, Manager, Marketing Communications, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., Lebanon, TN
Joe Thoma, President/CEO, Primary Source Press Inc., Oviedo, FL
Paul Thomas, Head of Internal Communications, Market Strategy & Development, UBS, Weehauken, NJ
Michelle Thorsell, Principal, SMT Architects, P.C., Glen Ellyn, IL
Nicole Vaughn, Managing Supervisor, Fleishman-Hillard, St. Louis, MO
Vincent Verdi, Art Director, HBO, New York, NY
Barbara Wayman, APR, President, BlueTree Media, LLC, Dublin, OH
Mary Beth Weaver, Corporate Communications Specialist, DPL Inc., Dayton, OH
Amy Welch, Director of Communications, Oklahoma Society of CPAs, Oklahoma City, OK
Amanda Wilson, Corporate Communications Manager, College Loan Corporation, San Diego, CA
Doug Woods, CIO/EVP, Everbank, Jacksonville, FL
Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc, Chillicothe, OH
Linda Zumstein, CEO, L. Zumstein & Co., LLC, Arden, NC