The following professionals participated on the 10 final judging committees of The 2012 (10th Annual) American Business Awards, the nation’s premier business awards program. Their average scores determined the 2012 Stevie® Award winners. We thank them for their time, insights, and support. (2012 winners will be announced at one of our two awards banquets: June 18th at the Marriott Marquis in New York City or September 17th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. Click here to order tickets.)
2012 Management Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Therese Tucker, CEO, BlackLine Systems, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Committee:
Charles Best, CFO, BlackLine Systems, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Chris Blake, President, Pacific Western Bank, Brea, CA, USA
Carlo Brignardello, Principal, CresaPartners, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Peter Cyffka, Former CFO , O'Melveny & Meyers, Calabasas, CA, USA
Dan Dougherty, CFO, Nexus, Valencia, CA, USA
Leo Fang, President & CEO, Easyconnex, San Mateo, CA, USA
Anthony Ferguson, Partner, BDO, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Josette Ferrer, Owner, Clarient Advisors, Belmont, CA, USA
Jack Fitzpatrick, CFO, Skylight Healthcare Systems, San Diego, CA, USA
Bill Hall, Partner, KPMG LLP, Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Stephen Hughes, SVP, Silicon Valley Bank, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Jason Lawson, Partner, Moss Adams LLP, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Bob Pearlman, Partner, BDO, Atlanta, GA, USA
Kami Rafa, Business Assurance Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP, Irvine, CA, USA
Lonnie Schnell, CEO, Talon International, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA, USA
David Schofield, Former CEO, Skylight Healthcare Systems, San Diego, CA, USA
Gene Spies, CFO, Nexsan.com, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Rod Vesling, President, Softpro NA, Westlake Village, CA, USA
2012 Company/Organization Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Doron Reuveni, CEO and co-founder, uTest, Southborough, MA, USA
Committee:
Deirdre Breakenridge, Chief Executive Officer, Pure Performance Communications, Marlboro, NJ, USA
Travis Connors, Partner, Egan-Managed Capital, Boston, MA, USA
Sharon Erde, Director of Marketing Communications, Pitango Venture Capital, Herzliya, Israel
Yaniv Golan, Managing Partner, Lool Ventures, Tel Aviv, Israel
Erik Hogan, VP of Product, Attributor, San Mateo, CA, USA
Matt Johnston, CMO, uTest, Southborough, MA, USA
David Kaufer, Chief Dynamic Officer, Twelve23, Seattle, WA, USA
Brittany Lincoln, Social Media Director, Crowdsortium, Denver, CO, USA
Ayelet Noff, Co-CEO and Founder, Blonde 2.0, Tel Aviv, Israel
Neil Robertson, CEO, Trada, Boulder, CO, USA
Erik Robinson, Managing Director, eBusiness, AAA, St Louis, MO, USA
Michael Ruby, Creative Director, Stein & Partners Brand Activation, New York, NY, USA
Doug Shattuck, CFO, OwnerIQ, Boston, MA, USA
Narinder Singh, Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Appirio, Cambridge, MA, USA
Savaneet Singh, Founder, Gold Bullion International, New York, NY, USA
Erica Smith, Principal, Social Combustion Promotions
Bill Southard, Founder/President, Southard Communications, New York, NY, USA
Eric Tilenius, Executive-in-Residence, Scale Venture Partners, Foster City, CA, USA
Sharon Wrenbar, Managing Director, Scale Venture Partners, Foster City, CA, USA
2012 Marketing Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Charles Kirby Wadsworth, Vice President of Global Marketing, F5 Networks, Seattle, WA, USA
Committee:
Bart Bartlett, VP, Marketing, Acunu, Raleigh, NC, USA
Lynn Cannavan*, Marketing Manager, IBM Corporation, Dedham, MA, USA
Lee Caswell, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Pivot3, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Laurie Cole, Founder/CEO, DSI Marketing, Chelmsford, MA, USA
Alyssa Dver, Founder/CEO, Mint Green Marketing, Westborough, MA, USA
Dianna Eastty, VP Marketing, Enterprise Strategy Group, Milford, MA, USA
H. David Hennessey, Professor of Marketing, Babson College, Charlestown, MA, USA
Eric Herzog, SVP, EMC, Hopkinton, MA, USA
Bill Hobbib, VP of Marketing, ExaGrid Systems, Inc., Westborough, MA, USA
James Johnson, Chairman, The Standish Group International, Inc., Boston, MA, USA
Michael J. Katz, Chief Penguin, Blue Penguin Development, Inc, Hopkinton, MA, USA
Sharon McGowan-Spinelli, Director, Corporate Communications, Avid, Burlington, MA, USA
Anne O'Donnel*, Global Marketing Manager, IBM Global Alliances, Walpole, MA, USA
Rob Peglar, CTO Americas, EMC Isilon, Wildwood, MO, USA
Barbara Riordan, Sr. Director Market Solutions, Avid, Burlington, MA, USA
Allyson Stewart-Allen, Chief Executive, International Marketing Partners Ltd., London, United Kingdom
Edward Weisberg, Senior VP of Marketing and Business Development, GXT Green, Billerica, MA, USA
2012 Support Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Jerry Weinberger, Sr. Director, Customer Service and Retention, Webs, Inc., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Committee:
Dawn Byrd, Project Manager-Services Delivery, BT Americas, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Faye Cooley-Healy, Sales & Customer Service Specialist, Cedar Rapid, IA, USA
Linda Olsan, Director, Operations & Customer, 3iCorp.com, Irvine, CA, USA
Lori R Stone, Managing Partner/CEO, Integrity Informatics, LLC, Germantown, MD, USA
Cory T. Taylor, Manager, Product and Premium Support, Webs.com, Silver Spring, MD, USA
2012 Creative Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Stafford Kendall, Principal, Covalent Logic, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Committee:
John Forrest Ales, Senior Director - Global Brand, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, McLean, VA, USA
Suraya Bliss, Senior Director, Digital Communications, Walmart, Bentonville, AL, USA
Rob Davis, CEO & Founder, Akavit, Denver, CO, USA
Richard J. Dixon, Advertising Director, Dallas Business News, Keller, TX, USA
Scott Hoffman, COO, Sociocast, New York, NY, USA
Ross Kimbarovsky, CoFounder, crowdSPRING, Chicago, IL, USA
Janice Lamy, VP, Marketing & Development, HCA North Florida Division, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Rob Leggat, Senior Vice President, Goddard Global, Brussels, Belgium
Susan Saurage-Altenloh, President, Saurage Research, Inc, Houston, TX, USA
Manuel F. Valencia, Founder, 300seats, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Emily Wilson, Managing Director, NJF PR, New York, NY, USA
Nancy J Friedman, CEO, NJF PR, New York, NY, USA
Lucy Zepp, Senior Vice President, Murphy O'Brien, Santa Monica, CA, USA
2012 Corporate Communications/Investor Relations/Public Relations Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Alison Graves, WW Influencer Relations, Printing, Hewlett-Packard Company, Escondido, CA, USA
Committee:
Ray Aldrich, Director, Development, Marketing & Communications, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Patricia Beitler, President, Velocitas, Miami, FL, USA
Andy Blankenburg, Associate Partner, VSA Partners, Chicago, IL, USA
Abbott Chaz, Senior Manaager, Public Relations, LG Electronics, San Diego, CA, USA
Connie Guglielmo, Technology Reporter, Forbes Magazine, Los Altos, CA, USA
Jeremy James, Partner, Seismic Marketing LLC, Poway, CA, USA
Derik A. Johnson, Creative Director, N2itive, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, USA
Jonathan Littman, Founder, Snowball Narrative, Mill Valley, CA, USA
Jackie Mathys, Principal, Mathys + Potestio Creative Staffing, Portland, OR, USA
Anne McCarthy, Founder, Westmeath Communications, Castle Rock, CO, USA
Mary Petterson, Director, Corporate/Financial, Burson-Marsteller, Chicago, IL, USA
Cliff Pia, Creative Director/President, M Creative Group, Carlsbad, CA, USA
Craig Rettig, Senior Vice President, Praxis Integrated Communications, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lisa Rodriguez, Managing Director, Seismic Marketing LLC, Orinda, CA, USA
Natalia Sandin, Senior Vice President, Edelman Silicon Valley, San Mateo, CA, USA
2012 Human Resources Final Judging Committee
Chair:
John Hovnanian, Senior VP of Human Resources & Chief Talent Officer, Williams Lea Americas, New York, NY, USA
Committee:
Thomas Connolly, SVP- HR, MF Global, New York, NY, USA
Drew Dippolito, VP, HR Field Operations - North America, DHL Global Forwarding, Jamaica, NY, USA
Michael Elliott, Vice President, Crew Relations, JetBlue, Long Island City, NY, USA
Jim Minogue, Chief Human Resources Officer, Gleacher & Company, New York, NY, USA
Ramsey Mirza, European Head of HR, Williams Lea, New York, NY, USA
Kathy Walker, HR Director, Select Business Insurance Travelers, Hartford, CT, USA
2012 Customer Service Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Anita Samojednik, VP, Customer Operations, The Ladders, New York, NY, USA
Committee:
Angelique Electra, Vice President-Law, Vonage Holdings Corp., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Jim Fernandez, Vice President of Operations, Universal Survey, New York, NY, USA
Art Gairo, SVP of Operations, Broadview Networks, Schwenksville, PA, USA
Dennis Gallagher, Director of Customer Service & Inside Sales, Shutterstock Images LLC, New York, NY, USA
Sairam Gopolan, VP - OpEX Optimization, iOPEX Technologies, Inc., New York, NY, USA
Rene Joseph, Director, Universal Survey, New York, NY, USA
Paulo Kluber, AVP of Reengineering, Genpact, New York, NY, USA
Diana Kyser, Sr. Director SEM Operations, LexisNexis, Summit, NJ, USA
Mario Lopez Alcala, Senior Analyst, Morgan Stanley Capital International, New York, NY, USA
Josie Martinez, Senior Area Manager, Datamatics Inc., Corona, CA, USA
John M Perez, Customer Experience Strategist, Oracle, New York, NY, USA
Matthew Restucci, VP, Inside Sales/Customer Service, McGraw-Hill Construction, Hightstown, NJ, USA
2012 New Product/Product Management Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Mike Oeth, CEO, OnSIP Business VoIP, New York, NY, USA
Committee:
Cynthia Artin, Partner, Artin Arts, USA
Joseph Brennan, President, Trinity-Noble, LLC, Doylestown, PA, USA
John Calderaio , Chemist, Dow Chemical Company, Warrington, PA, USA
William Campbell, Vice President, Orbit FR, PA, USA
Graham Francis, CEO, The SIP School, Birmingham, United Kingdom
John Garbarino, Founder/VP of Business, Yabblr, Maplewood, NJ, USA
Jason Hendry, President/ Owner, RSWH Consulting, Wallingford, CT, USA
Jeremy Kagan, CEO & Founder, Price Engine, New York, NY, USA
Julie Libman, Senior Technology Project Manager, National Geographic Learning, Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Lily Liu, CEO & Founder, PublicStuff, New York, NY, USA
Joel Maloff, Principal Consultant, Maloff NetResults, Baltimore, MD, USA
Bita Milanian, President, BMG Consulting, Beverly Hills, CA, USA
Matt Mlodzinski, Category Manager, Commercial Services Procurement, Johnson and Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Fort Washington, PA, USA
Christopher Pacilio, Product Manager, Eagle Ridge Paper Company, Chalfont, PA, USA
Julie Ridenour, Senior QA Specialist, Cigna, West Hartford, CT, USA
Francesca Schuler, Chief Marketing Officer, BevMo!, Concord, CA, USA
2012 Information Technology Final Judging Committee
Chair:
Elizabeth Redding, President, Tellago, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA
Committee:
Teri Power, Director, Application Development, Bluegreen Corporation, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Samvit Raina, Senior Vice President, Patni Americas, Inc., Fremont, CA, USA
Rick Rumbarger, VP, Product Management, Neustar, Inc., Sterling, VA, USA
Barbara Russo, PMO Director, JM Family Enterprises, Deerfield Beach, FL, USA
Jack L. Stem, Senior Vice President, Maritime and Defense Agencies, CACI International, Inc., Ashburn, VA, USA
Dr. Peggy Strong, Global Technology Education, eBay, Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Anyck Turgeon, EVP of Artistic Promotion, Classical Artists Development Foundation, Austin, TX, USA
*Statements and decisions by Judges are not made on behalf of IBM and do not reflect any representations or endorsements by the IBM company.
Becky McKinnell describes her company, iBec Creative, as an innovator in intuitive marketing and design, combining functional technology and artistry, and drawing on a mix of traditional and emerging media.
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