Thought Leadership & COVID-19 Response Awards Judging Committee

Chair:

Susan Getgood, Vice President of Strategy, Planning & Client Services
SHE Media, New York, New York, United States

Susan Getgood is Vice President of Strategy, Planning & Client Services at SHE Media (formerly SheKnows Media). In this role, she leads the strategic sales planning, client services, and branded content teams, and is responsible for product strategy, profitability management, and performance evaluation across all direct-sold business – media, branded content, influencer marketing, events, social and ecommerce. She is also Executive Producer of SHE Media virtual events, including the award-winning BlogHer Inclusive Future series and Collective Intel, a monthly thought leadership series launched in summer 2022.

Prior to re-joining SHE Media in January 2019, where she had served in a variety of senior marketing roles until August 2017, she was an independent consultant helping organizations integrate digital advertising, social media, and community-centered marketing into their business strategies. Clients included UNC Medicine, Silicon Valley Comic Con, Mommy Poppins Media, StartUp Connection, and SheKnows Media. Susan originally joined SheKnows following its acquisition of BlogHer in 2014, and served in senior Integrated Marketing and Influencer Marketing roles at both organizations. Prior to joining BlogHer in 2010, she was an independent consultant helping organizations integrate social media into their marketing strategies to meet their customers online, build their brands, and drive revenue. Clients included HP, Kaplan University, Kraft, Goodwill Industries, and CamelBak, as well as PR agencies, start-ups, and small businesses nationwide.

Susan has also held a variety of corporate marketing and management roles including Senior Vice President of Marketing at Internet software company SurfControl, General Manager of Cyber Patrol, and Director of Corporate Communications at The Learning Company. She is the author of Professional Blogging For Dummies (Wiley, 2010) and the blog Marketing Roadmaps (getgood.com/roadmaps). She speaks regularly at social media and digital marketing conferences and is a co-founder of ethics initiative Blog With Integrity. In that capacity, she appeared on the Today Show in April 2010 to talk about respect and responsibility in the blogosphere.

Committee:

Nawal Alhanaee, Acting Director of Future Energy Department
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Nawal is currently working as Director of the Future Energy Department in the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure-Dubai. She is the deputy head of the happiness and wellbeing team. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from UAE University and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the American University of Sharjah.

James Au Yang, General Manager
Gatekeeper Systems, Hong Kong, China
James has been the General Manager of Gatekeeper Systems since 2014. He has more than 20 years of experience in operations management and international supply chains. He is the holder of a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and Master's degrees in Finance, Logistics & Supply Chain Management, and Applied Business Research.

Lauren Barber, Founder/Managing Director
NeedleCalm Pty Ltd, Church Point, New South Wales, Australia
Lauren Barber is a clinical nurse specialist who invented and founded NeedleCalm Ptd Ltd following a needle-stick injury six years ago. She has over 13 years of experience in nursing and healthcare leadership.

 

Lucia Caron, Sr. Director, Product Support
Verint, Herndon, Virginia, United States

Amandine Cazeaux, OS Product Owner - Finance (Intercompany)
Schlumberger, Houston, Texas, United States

Pinar E. Çelikörslü, Corporate Relations Consultant
Freelance, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
With over 25 years of multidisciplinary experience, she has worked with leaders in corporations and nonprofit organizations. She has international work experience and an educational background in public relations and journalism. Over the course of 20 years at Koç School, she gained experience in Alumni Relations, Fundraising, Event Planning, Marketing, and Corporate Communications & Relations.

Rajashree Das, Chief Architect, Vice President
Capgemini Technology Services India Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Rajashree is the Chief Architect and Leader with more than 2 decades of rich and diverse experience in information technology, business, consulting, and leadership. Expertise in Architecting Large Complex Software Systems, EA for Strategic Digital Transformation Programsm. Entrusted with the role of "Global Community Custodian" to drive diversity in the Architecture Career Track.

Amanda Davies, Founder & CEO
Light Purpose Living, London, England, United Kingdom

Cathy Dimarchos, Founder
Solutions2you Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Cathy is an unstoppable Global Award-winning Business Advisor and mentor to people who have influence. She is a humanitarian, a 2x TedX speaker, and an award-winning author who’s focused on creating impact. She works with conscious leaders and elevates them to think bigger. Her legacy is to elevate humanity consciously.

Dr. Sanjivani Kamble, Associate Professor
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Sanjivani Kamble is an Associate Professor at Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pune. She holds an MPT in Neuroscience and is a Ph.D scholar. Dr. Sanjivani is an active participant in the International Federation of Neurorehabilitation associations and the founder of the Ladies Fusion fitness club.

Jennifer McWilliams, Regional Marketing Manager
Rogers Telecommunications Inc., Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jennifer McWilliams has worked in marketing and channel management in telecommunications for over twenty years. She has an MBA from Royal Roads and is currently working on a professional development certificate in Data Analytics at McGill. She is passionate about empowering women in the field of technology.

Anthea Morris, Director and Founder
Better2Know, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Anthea is the co-founder of Better2Know, the world's leading private provider of sexual health testing services. She has over 20 years of experience in disrupting how healthcare is delivered.

 

Helena Pham, Chairwoman
Consulus Global, Hanoi, Vietnam
Helena Pham is a Personal and Corporate Transformation Expert. She has been the lead consultant for corporate strategy, organizational alignment, and brand experience strategy for major regional brands such as SONY, Saradise, and Cyclect. She is a TEDTalk speaker and often speaks at regional conferences in Vietnam and Singapore.

Dennis Reno, Senior Vice President, Customer Experience
Cyara, San Francisco, California, United States
Dennis is the Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Cyara. He has over 30+ years of experience in all aspects of post-sales support and services with companies like Microsoft, Oracle, AT& T, and Continental Airlines.

 

Eija Salmi, Secretary General
Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges in Art, Design and Media, Espoo, Finland
Eija is the Secretary General of Cumulus Association, the only global for education and research in art, design and media. A global connector based in Finland and an advocate since 1990 for international education and research in art, design and media, with a background in finance, leadership and creative disciplines.

 

Maria Torres, Leader at  CIO & Neurodiversity
IBM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maria has over 30 years of experience as a leader at IBM Brazil. Passionate about diversity and inclusion, co-leader of the Neurodiversity Group, mentor and STEM advocate, digital inclusion for young women, and technical events. recognized by the Steve Awards in 2021 with the Women in Tech Best Ally Award and the Best Inclusion and Impact Manager.

Catherine Walsh, Senior Executive and Public Sector leader
Veterans SA, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia “Catherine Walsh”
With a career spanning over twenty years, Catherine Walsh is known as an innovative problem-solver, strong negotiator, and strategic values-based leader and mentor. She has extensive leadership experience at both the federal and state levels of government across the Defense, Finance, and Veterans’ Affairs portfolios in social policy, program management, and human resources.

Melissa Kohler Wheeler,  Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Luckie & Company, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Melissa Kohler Wheeler has been the SVP, Human Resources for Luckie & Company for 17 years. She's been growing leaders and empowering teams to impact their client businesses with experience born from large corporations, like Target and Dick's Sporting Goods to small, non-profit agencies. She volunteers with local schools, serving on booster boards.

Kez Wickham St George, CEO of Global Writers Consultations
Professional Author/Writers Co., Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Kez Wickham St George has been The Writers Consultant for ten years. She is a #1 bestselling award-winning author, art therapist, and popular book reviewer. Kez is a public speaker in Japan, Ireland, Bali, New Zealand, and Australia. She is an accomplished author of diverse international magazines. Kez's passion is education for all humanity.

Darrell Zahorsky, Small Business Info Editor
About.com, Calgary, Alberta, Canada