2006 Preliminary Round Judges
2006 Preliminary Judges
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,
Krysta Arabudzki, Art Director, JDG Communications,
Dave Armon, Chief Operating Officer, PR
Kathi Baker, Associate Director, Health Sciences Communications,
Vic Beck, Vice President, Peter Arnold Associates,
Katrina Becker, Director of Corporate Communications, TD Ameritrade,
Betsy Bedigian, Marketing & Communications Manager, Hezel Associates,
Jan Bellis-Squires, Director of Public Relations, Touchmark,
Lea-Ann Berst, Marketing Strategy Consultant, Sleddogg Marketing,
Catrin Brace, Head of Marketing & Media Relations, Welsh Assembly Government,
Noreen Braman, Multimedia Design Editor, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic,
Jock Breitwieser, Manager of Public Relations, Callidus Software
David Brunet, Communications Specialist, State Farm Insurance Companies,
Chauncey Buchan, Web Project Coordinator, Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Gary Burris, National Sales Manager, Tec Laboratories, Inc.,
Peter Byers, Designer, The Big Idea,
David Cahill, President, DSC Consulting,
Luigi Carinci, President, Pinpoint Experts Corp.,
David Clarke, Managing Partner and Senior VP, BGT Partners,
Anthony Codianni, Director of Training & Dealer Development, Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.,
Gerard Corbett, Vice President, Hitachi America, Ltd.,
Tom Cosgrove, Principal, Tom Cosgrove Design, Arlington, Virginia
Jana Del Valle, Operations Communications Specialist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
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.,
Eve Dumovich, Writer/Editor, Boeing,
Cathy Dunkin, President & CEO, Standing Partnership,
Michelle Esso, Sales Development Manager, Hyatt Legal Plans,
Gayle Falkenthal, President, Falcon Valley Group,
Kate Farrell, Vice President, KeyBank,
Laura Franek, Graphic Designer, Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
Julie Franklin, Specialist-Marketing & Public Relations,
Scott Fuhr, Corporate Communications Manager, Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI),
Bob Furniss, President, Touchpoint Associates, Inc.,
Jack Gault, Ph.D., Marketing Professor,
Joy Gendusa, Founder & CEO, PostcardMania,
Shell Greenier, Principal, Shell Greenier Design and Illustration,
Linda Grochowalski, President, Corporate Communications INK,
Jessica Hahn, Principal, Peitho Communications LLC
Marcia Hall, President & CEO, Marcia Hall & Associates, LLC, Severna
Judy Haveson, Vice President, Vollmer Public Relations,
Amanda Henderson, Designer, The Design Channel,
Cindy Hoffman, Owner, Hoffman Communications,
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Owner, Absolutely Public Relations,
Jill Hollingsworth, Director-Executive Leadership, Qwest Communications International Inc.,
Valerie Hughes, Communications Programs Specialist, US Postal Service,
Marci Kleinsasser, Vice President, Coverall Cleaning Concepts,
Wayne Kurie, Creative Director, EFXMedia,
Jenna Kyser, PR Associate, Alexander Marketing Services,
Brian Lambert, Chairman, United Professional Sales Association,
Maclaren Latta, Senior Counselor, Carmichael Lynch Spong
Deborah Long, President, Cohesive Communications LLC
Joseph Luchok, Manager-Public Affairs Communications, March of Dimes,
Rose Maciejewski, Vice President, Ruder Finn,
Linda Maia-Lopes, Manager-Marketing & Client Services, CRS, Inc.,
Michelle Manuel, President, Manuel Communications, Inc.,
Jennifer Marko, Principal, J. Marko Public Relations,
Dana Masuda, Senior Brand Strategy Manager, Cisco Systems,
Rosalind Miller, Communications Director, The MMIC Group,
Karen Monaghan, Director of Communications,
Cristina Morales Haltiwanger, Managing Director, Red F,
Gayle Morrison, Partner, Executive Options,
Lisa Murphy, VP-Service Coordinator, Fidelity Information Services,
Mark O'Toole, Vice President, The Castle Group, Inc.,
Kyle Potvin, Principal, Splash Communications, LLC,
David Powers, Vice President, GotVMail Communications,
Dr. Steve Rajan, Vice Chancellor of Malaysis, IAWEP,
Sarah Rasmussen, Public Affairs Manager, Metro Waste Authority,
Susan Reed, Trainer, Wellpoint Inc.,
Angelique Rewers, Senior Communications Consultant, Constellation Energy,
Laraine Rodgers, President, Navigating Transitions,
Dan Roselli, President, Red F Marketing,
Bruce Rowe, Director-Public Relations, ViaSat Inc.
Iris Salsman, Principal, Salsman Lundgren Public Relations,
Alan Sciulli, Production Manager, AXIS, Washington, DC
Carolyn Scott, Publisher, M.D. News, Greater
Larry Sites, Benefits/HRIS Specialist, King's
Kathy Skipper, Change Management Analysis & Policy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
DeAllous Smith, Public Information Officer,
Jaala Spratt, Communications Specialist, Scholastic Inc.,
Tim Stanley, Senior VP & CIO, Harrah's Entertainment,
Sydney Steinhardt, Vice President, Ferrell Communications,
Becky Strickland, Senior Human Resources Manager, Express Scripts,
Patricia Tanner, Human Resources Manager, RoVic, Inc.,
Cyndi Tetro, VP-Products & Marketing, Nextpage, Draper,
Joe Thoma, President/Editor, Primary Source Press Inc.,
Mary Verdin, Owner, Verdin Marketing Ink,
Amanda Watlington, Owner, Searching for Profit,
Glenn Wohl, Marketing Manager, AT&T,
Andrea Wood, Managing Director, Clear!Blue,
Darrell Zahorsky, Small Business Editor, About.com
Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc,