ADC announces balanced jury of women and men at the 93rd Annual Awards and Tomorrow Awards
ADC has today announced it has achieved equal representation of women and men on all of its juries for ADC’s 93rd Annual Awards and Tomorrow Awards. This feat underscores ADC’s dedication to a gender-equal balance among award show juries, speaking engagements and boards of directors.
Damon Stapleton, executive creative director, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia is Australia’s only judge, who will sit on the advertising jury.
Says Ignacio Oreamuno, ADC executive director: “We are proud to be the first-ever organization to have a balanced jury. Our full list of juries includes some of the industries most talented women and men, and proves that positive change can take place. It is our intention, by calling for equal participation, that together we will shift the industry by highlighting strong female voices and showcasing the diverse wealth of talent out there.”
In 2012, ADC set to change industry standards and make measurable shifts in the roles and participation of women within the creative communication industry. In a short period of time, ADC has not only achieved its first gender-equal benchmark, it has also encouraged a significant number of major industry organizations and awards shows to join in the effort for 50/50 balance.
Says Oreamuno: “People said we couldn’t do it, but we and our partners who believe in this vision are proving that we can.”
The full list of juries representing the industry at the ADC 93rd Annual and Tomorrow Awards includes:
Advertising:
• Margaret Johnson (jury chair), Executive Creative Director + Partner; Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, USA
• Elvis Chau, Partner, Anomaly, China
• Wade Devers, Executive Creative Director + Managing Partner, Arnold Boston, USA
• Manir Fadel, Creative Vice President
• Otis D. Gibson, Founder + Chief Creative Officer, GERTRUDE, USA
• Hélène Godin, Creative Director + Partner, Sid lee, Canada
• Nancy Hannon, Executive Vice President + Group Creative Director, Energy BBDO, USA
• Souen Le Van, Art Director, Marcel, France
• Hadas Liwer, Chief Creative Officer, JWT, Israel
• Cassio Moron, Creative Director, Loducca, Brazil
• Ompong Remigio, Executive Creative Director, Grey, Philippines
• Damon Stapleton, Executive Creative Director, Saatchi & Saatchi Australia, Australia
• Matthias Storath, Managing Director, Ogilvy, Germany
• Susan Stone, Founder, Tonic, United Kingdom
• Vivian Yong, Creative Director, Wieden+Kennedy, China
Interactive:
• Judy John (jury chair), Chief Executive Officer + Chief Creative Officer; Leo Burnett, Canada
• Erik Bergqvist, Creative Partner, Acne, Sweden
• Jessica Brillhart, Filmmaker, Google, USA
• Valerie Carlson, Executive Creative Director, SapientNitro, USA
• Flo Heiss, Founder, Studio Heiss, United Kingdom
• David Lee, Chief Creative Officer, Squarespace, USA
• Niklas Lindstrom, Head of Digital, Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
• Catherine Patterson, SVP Executive Producer, McCann, USA
• Chacho Puebla, Executive Creative Director + Partner, Lola Madrid, USA
• Andrezza Valentin, Creative Director + Partner, Lets Bossa, USA
Design:
• Chip Kidd (jury chair), Designer, Random House, USA
• Chelsea Briganti, Co-Founder, Loliware Edible Cups
• Monique Gamache, Design Director + Partner, WAX partnership Inc., Canada
• Joe Hustchinson, Design Director, Rolling Stone, USA
• Natasha Jen, Partner, Pentagram, USA
• Everett Katigbak, Brand Manager, Pinterest, USA
• Martina Keller, Owner, Keller Maurer Design, Germany
• Joana Machado, Deputy Director of Marketing, Colonia, Portugal
• Joelle Mercado-Lau, Creative Director, NBC Universal, USA
• Hector Muelas, Group Creative Director, Media Arts Lab (Apple), USA
• Veronique Vienne, Design Critic + Author, France
• Todd Waterbury, SVP + Executive Creative Director, Target, USA
• Hideto Yagi, Creative Director, Dentsu, Japan
Illustration:
• Grace Lee (jury chair), Founding Partner, Priest + Grace, USA
• Jonathan Bartlett, Illustrator, Bartlett Studio, USA
• Dana Lucas, Designer, Novelty Prints & Graphics, Kate Spade New York, USA
• Aviva Michaelov, Art Director, The New York Times, USA
• Juan Carlos Pagan, Designer/Typographer + Art Director, DDB NY, USA
Motion:
• Orion Tait (jury chair), Principal and Creative Director, Buck, USA
• Bran Dougherty-Johnson, Motion Designer, USA
• Adam Gault, Motion Graphics Director, USA
• Lucia Grillo, Managing Director, Psyop, USA
• Michelle Higa Fox, Director + Animator, Slanted, USA
Photography:
• Nigel Parry (jury chair), Portrait Photographer, USA
• Chris Dougherty, Director of Photography, People Magazine, USA
• Brandon Kavulla, Creative Director, Fortune Magazine, USA
• Vicky Lavergne, Photo Editor, HBO, USA
• Sheri Radel Rosenberg, Producer + Writer, Maven, USA
This year’s esteemed group of Monster Judges includes:
• Joel Lunenfeld (jury chair), VP of Global Brand Strategy, Twitter, USA
• Kaydee Bennett, VP of Brand Marketing & Digital Strategy, Goldman Sachs & Co; USA
• Michael Berner, Director of Global Digital Business Development and Social Media Strategy, American Express, USA
• Chris Gomersall, Creative Strategist, Global Creative Solutions, Facebook, USA
• Brooke Skinner, Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy Lead for Chicago and San Francisco, Digitas, USA
3 Comments
With his beautiful long mane, Damon looks like the perfect balance of woman and man.
Agreed, I’ve always been an admirer of his Lady Di look.
I feel sorry for the women on this jury. Are they there because they’re great at what they do or because ADC had a quota to fill?
To make my point more clearly, I’m a black advertising creative. If I was sat on a jury because they wanted an equal amount of black people and white people on the jury, I’d feel pretty shit. But if I was on the jury regardless, then that’s fine with me.