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title: 41 More MVPs of The American Business Awards
description: Members of the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors of the Media Section of The 2011 American Business Awards.
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# 41 More MVPs of The American Business Awards

Posted by [Michael Gallagher](https://blog.stevieawards.com/blog/author/michael-gallagher) on Fri, Jun 17, 2011 @ 09:32 AM

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Throughout this week we've been acknowledging the more than 200 professionals who participated in judging of The 2011 (9th Annual) [American Business Awards](http://www.stevieawards.com/aba).  And the last group we'd like to acknowledge, but by no means the least, is the Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors for the Media Section of the ABAs.

We formed this judging board several years ago to acknowledge the fact that the number of entries to the ABAs' categories for all form of media - web sites, blogs, video, live events, annual reports, etc. - was growing so quickly.

The following professionals participated on that judging board this year.  They participated in final judging of the media categories, and their work will be reflected in this year's Stevie Award winners who will be announced in New York on Monday evening, June 20.

Thanks so much to all of them!

[John Avila](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-avila/1/1b8/654), Senior VP, Executive Design Director, Edelman Design, Chicago, IL  
[Thomas R. Beeby](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tom-beeby/3/53b/329), Principal, Executive Creative Director, Beeby Clark + Meyler, Irvington, NY   
[Christy Belden](http://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelden), Vice President, Media +, LeapFrog Interactive, Louisville, KY   
[Patrick Bonomo](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/patrick-bonomo/17/8ba/88b), Managing Partner, Director of Search & Digital Operations, MediaCom Search, New York, NY   
[Alison Cahill](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/alison-cahill/a/a2/394), Marketing Director, E*TRADE, New York, NY  
[Ming Chan](http://www.linkedin.com/in/mingchan), CEO, The1stMovement, Pasadena, CA   
[Lisa Chapman](http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisajanechapman), Senior Manager, Brand Marketing, Blue Shield of California, San Francisco, CA   
[David Clarke](http://www.linkedin.com/in/dclarke), Managing Partner, BGT Partners, Miami, FL   
[David Crawford](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-crawford/8/358/693), Senior VP-Managing Group Creative Director, GSD&M Idea City, Austin, TX   
Kevin Daly, CEO, Creek Systems Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA   
[Rob Davis](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rob-davis/4/243/59a), CEO & Founder, Akavit, Denver, CO   
[Stephen Donaldson](http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevendonaldson), Principal, Radiant Brands, Atlantic City, NJ   
[Chad Eikhoff](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chad-eikhoff/4/883/31b), Owner, Trick 3D, Atlanta, GA  
[Matt Finizio](http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfinizio), Creative Director, Slack and Company, Chicago, IL   
[Max Fresen](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/max-fresen/5/7b1/530), Executive Creative Director, Isobar North America, Inc., Watertown, MA  
[Katherine Goldman](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/katherine-goldman/0/64/b13), Senior VP, Executive Creative Director, Jack Morton Worldwide, New York, NY   
[Steven Hacker](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/steven-hacker/6/ab5/86b), President, International Association of Exhibitions and Events, Dallas, TX  
[Tina Hansen](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tina-hansen/26/859/a80), Supervising Marketing Analyst, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, New York, NY  
[Christopher Harmon](http://www.linkedin.com/in/cjharmon), Principal & CEO, theBATstudio, Oakland, CA   
[Nancy Hasselback](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nancy-hasselback/7/531/b63), President & CEO, Diversified Business Communications, Portland, ME  
Scott Holmes, President-Interactive, WONGDOODY, Crandall, Wiener, Seattle, WA   
[Douglas Kelly](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/doug-kelly/5/694/739), Executive VP-Design Director, Imagination Publishing, Chicago, IL   
[Frank Laudo](http://www.linkedin.com/in/franklaudo), VP, Chief Creative Officer, GES, Las Vegas, NV   
[Peyton Lindley](http://www.linkedin.com/in/peytonlindley), Executive Director of User Experience Design and Technology, EffectiveUI, Denver, CO  
[Michael Magnani](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-magnani/1a/baa/53a), President, Nvision, New York, NY   
[Dawn McDermott](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dawn-mcdermott/4/4a1/357), Marketing Associate Director, Sun Life Financial, Wellesley Hills, MA   
[Jeannine McHenry](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeannine-mchenry/4/20/154), Senior Graphic Designer, Creative Channel Services, Los Angeles, CA  
[Joe Mele](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-mele/1/733/507), Manager for Media & Marketing, Razorfish West, Seattle, WA   
[Dana Mellecker](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dana-mellecker/1/a64/986), Director, Public Relations, iCrossing, New York, NY   
Patrick Milling Smith, Partner, Smuggler, New York, NY   
[Rajendran Nair](http://www.linkedin.com/in/rajendrannair), Marketing Director, Callidus Software, Pleasanton, CA  
[Gillian Rawcliffe](http://www.linkedin.com/in/grawcliffe), Business Development Manager, Verite, Inc., Sandy, UT   
[David M. Rich](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-michael-rich/4/8ba/ba3), Senior VP-Client Services Worldwide, George P. Johnson Co., Detroit, MI   
Katie Rogers, Executive Vice President, DirectAnswer, Inc., Oxon Hill, MD   
[Ann Roskey](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ann-roskey/1/9b8/960), VP, Marketing & Audience Development, Accela Communications, Southborough, MA  
[Greg Schell](http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/schell-greg/1b/697/14b), Director, Marketing, Brand, Advertising & Sponsorships, BMO Capital Markets, New York, NY   
[Molly E. Spatara](http://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyspatara), Global Director, Internet Marketing, Accenture, Chicago, IL   
[Scott Takeda](http://www.linkedin.com/in/scotttakeda), Director-Producer-Actor, Takeda Entertainment, Inc., Denver, CO   
[Tinne Teugels](http://www.linkedin.com/in/tinneteugels), Account Director, Metia, New York, NY   
[Michael Weil](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-weil/2/2a/217), Vice President, Hall-Erickson, Inc., Westmont, IL  
[Michael Weiss](http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpweiss), CEO, imagistic Media Studios, Westlake Village, CA

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