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2010 Preliminary Round Judges

2010 Preliminary Round Judges

The following business professionals participated in preliminary judging in April-May 2010.  Their average scores determined The 2010 American Business Awards Finalists.  We thank them for their time, talents, and insights.

Brent Almond, Owner/Creative Director, Design Nut LLC, Kensington, MD
Lisa Asbell, President, Identity Theft Resolutions, St. Petersburg, FL
Selom Azuma, Project Manager & Practice Lead, Computech, Inc., Bethesda, MD
W. Nicole Barclay, Marketing & Public Relations, ComPsych Corporation, Chicago, IL
Patricia Baronowski, Managing Director, The Altman Group, New York, NY
Scott Bausch, Director of Product Marketing, Legrand, North America, West Hartford, CT
Rich Beeson, Partner, FLS Connect, Denver, CO
Andrew Berman, Art Director, Berman Design, Washington, DC
Michael Biondo, VP-Customer Service, Thumbplay, New York, NY
Brent Blecha, Director of Enterprise Sales, Infogroup, Papillion, NE
Robert Bowles, Executive Director, US Senate Productivity & Quality Award for Virginia, Chesapeake, VA
Mark Brandau, VP-Marketing, Visual Mining, Inc., Rockville, MD
Alison Cahill, Media Relations Manager, E*TRADE, New York, NY
Fred Cannizzaro, Creative Director, nVision, New York, NY
George Cauttero, Producer, The Cauttero Group, LLC, Bronx, NY
Susan Chait, VP-Creative Director, Lebowitz | Gould | Design, Inc., New York, NY
Kevin Chen, President/CEO, Business Methods Corporation, Randolph, NJ
Peter Chiarelli, Sales Manager, Cablevision, Woodbury, NY
David Clarke, Managing Director, BGT Partners, Miami, FL
Rebekah Clerk, National Customer Service Manager, Empire Today, Northlake, IL
Tom Cosgrove, Owner, Cosgrove Design, Arlington, VA
John Cox, Director, Marketing and Technical Operations, SourceSolution, Inc., San Francisco, CA
Rachel Deutsch, Creativie Director/Principal, Biondi LLC, McLean, VA
Rennu Dhillon, Founder, Genius Kids Inc., Fremont, CA
Stan Emert, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Symetra Financial, Bellevue, WA
Paul Everett, Senior VP-Customer Service, Ceridian Corp., Minneapolis, MN
Mark Foelsch, Senior Art Director, Fraser Wallace Advertising, Dulles, VA
Kristina Garcia, Managing Director, German State of Hessen U.S. Office for Economic Development, New York, NY
David Gilman, President, Gilman Performance Systems, Brookfield, CT
Katherine Goldman, Senior VP & Executive Creative Director, Jack Morton Worldwide, New York, NY
Petra Guerra, Assistant Professor, Public/Media Relations, University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg, TX
Andrew Gutman, Chief Financial Officer, Farbman Group, Southfield, MI
Marcia Hall, Founder, Reputation COUNTS, Severna Park, MD
Mary Anne Halligan, Director - Application Solutions Marketing, EMC, Hopkinton, MA
Melora Heavey, Senior Manager, Communications, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY
Susan Hein, Visual Information Specialist, Export-Import Bank of the U.S., Arlington, VA
Crystal Higgins-Peterson, Marketing Manager, Razorfish, San Francisco, CA
Jennifer Horne, Sustainability Manager, Actus Lend Lease, Nashville, TN
Gerald Huesch, President/CEO, Global Leadership School, Durmersheim, Germany
Ananda Jagoda, Creative Director, Smart Media - The Annual Report Company, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Joanne Johnson, Associate VP, Marketing Consultant, Wells Fargo, San Francisco, CA
Kristen Johnson, Art Director, Sage Communications, Vienna, VA
Judy Katz, President, Katz Creative, New York, NY
Aaron Kelly, Electronic Commerce and Operations Marketing Manager, Intermatic Inc., Spring Grove, IL
Patrick King, Founder, ImagineDesign, Manassas, VA
Jamie Kisner, President/CEO, JMK Notary & Services, Miami, FL
Marylee Klinkhammer, Web Development Director, DRG, Berne, IN
Wayne Kurie, Marketing and Creative Strategist, Washington, DC
Frank Laudo, VP & Chief Creative Officer, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur, Grapevine, TX
Jena Leary, Bozeman, Trade Risk Guaranty, Bozeman, MT
Peter Levy, President, Corniche Productions, Brooklyn, NY
Rachael Lyon, Director of Communications, Nuance, New York, NY
Mike Mathis, CEO, Medicfile.net, North Little Rock, AR
Robyn McNeely, Process Improvement Coordinator, CIGNA Government Services, Nashville, TN
Catherine McQuaid, Principal, Big Game Hunting, Toronto, Canada
Gabrielle Medecki, Principal, MEDECKI, San Francisco, CA
Joe Mele, Managing Director, Media and Marketing, West, Razorfish, San Francisco, CA
Vince Menichelli, Managing Partner, Trestle Ventures, Philadelphia, PA
Sharon Metzung, Publications & Graphics Manager, Lake Metroparks, Concord Township, OH
Thaddeus Miles, President, Neighborhood Networks National Consortium, North Little Rock, AR
Jay Mitchell, Managing Director, Motum, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO
Cathy Morley Foster, VP-Technology Practice, Fleishman-Hillard, San Francisco, CA
Deloris Pimienta, Senior Production Manager, HUMANA, Tampa, FL
Jeffrey Redding, President, 313TWO, Inc., Elkridge, MD
Amy Riggsbee, VP-Business Solutions, Softpro, Raleigh, NC
Chris Risheill, Marketing, Advertising and Exhibit Manager, National Middle School Association, Westerville, OH
Sharon Schanzer, President & CEO, Red Letter Day Graphic Design, Inc., New York, NY
Leslie Schuhbauer, IT Manager - Web Services, The TLC Companies, Brooklyn Center, MN
Kevin Scott, VP-Engineering, Visual Mining, Inc., Rockville, MD
Stacey Scott, VP-Strategic Development, Action Ambulance Service, Wilmington, MA
Ron Sereg, Assistant Professor, Public Relations, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA
Leslie Shreve, Creative Director, Circle Communications Group, New York, NY
Gary Shumaker, President, Gary E. Shumaker, Inc., Fairfax, VA
Jill Silman, Vice President, Meador Staffing Services, The Woodlands, TX
Cord Silverstein, Executive VP, Interactive Communications, Capstrat, Raleigh, NC
Ravinder Paul Singh, President, Kulwant Advisory, Nairobi, Kenya
Michelle Smith, VP-Marketing, Digital Networks, Inc., Merced, CA
Thurston Smith, Producer, SPK Productions, Greenwich, CT
Michael Sprouse, Chief Marketing Officer, Epic Advertising, New York, NY
Mark Stillman, Director of New Media, Verite, Inc., Sandy, UT
Tracy Ta, Principal Software Engineer, Foothill Ranch, CA
Daniel Tello, Senior Designer, Sage Communications, Falls Church, VA
Bill Tourlas, Director of Client Services, Fathom Communications, Chicago, IL
Vincent Tucker, Senior Manager Business Development, Logitech, Fremont, CA
Vincent Verdi, Director of Photography, CUNY-TV, New York, NY
Charles Wagner, Senior Marketing Director & Copy Chief, Sage/JDG Communications, Vienna, VA
Laura Walter, Corporate Marketing and Communications Manager, Enterprise Fleet Services, St. Louis, MO
Brian Ward, Senior VP-Client Services, IntraLinks, New York, NY
Kirsten Wilkinson Customer Service Manager, Heeling Sports, Ltd., Carrollton, TX
Leslie Yeransian, Creative Writer/Media, Rising Medical Solutions, Chicago, IL
Joseph Zitzelberger, Director of Manufacturing Development, PACCAR Inc, Chillicothe, OH
Chris Zoloth, Director, Global Customer Care, IHG, Salt Lake City, UT