The Boards of Distinguished Judges & Advisors

The participation and counsel of our judges and advisors - all of whom are leaders in the American business community - have helped establish The American Business Awards as the preeminent business awards show. They, their staffs, and other select business leaders will comprise blue ribbon juries that will determine the Stevie Award-winning entries in the main categories. Professionals recruited from companies nationwide will accomplish the preliminary judging.

Peter Aquino, President & CEO, RCN Corporation
William Bott, Deputy CIO, State of Missouri
Christopher Cabrera, President & CEO, Xactly Corporation
Mike Carter, Co-founder & Executive VP of Sales, VitalSmarts
Evelia Chavez, Sales Manager, Teamwork Athletic Apparel
Patrick Condon, Co-Founder, Rackspace Managed Hosting
John Cushman, Vice President, AT&T eSales and Service
David Erickson, Founder and CEO, Free Conferencing Corporation of America
Frank Fatras, CTO, AdvanceMe, Inc.
Mark Felix, Managing Director-North America, RogenSi
John Fitzgerald, VP-Marketing, The Ritz Carlton Club
Charles Fombrun, Chief Executive, The Reputation Institute
John H. Graham IV, President and CEO, American Society of Association Executives
Robert Granader, CEO & Chairman, MarketResearch.com
Gerhard Gschwandtner, Publisher, Selling Power Magazine
Gary Hamel, Visiting Professor, London Business School; co-author of "Competing for the Future" and author of "Leading the Revolution"
H. Ralph Hawkins, President and CEO, HKS, Inc.
David Hoffmann, Chairman & CEO, DHR International
Timothy P. Keenan, CEO, High Performance Technologies, Inc.
Bob Kelly, VP-Performance Edge Group, Aspect Software
Dr. Richard Klimoski, Dean, School of Management, George Mason University
Dolores Kruchten, General Manager, Document Imaging, Graphic Communications Group & VP, Eastman Kodak Company
Bob Laikin, Director, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Brightpoint, Inc.
Barry McPherson, Senior VP-Worldwide Support & Services, McAfee Inc.
Barry C. Melancon, President & CEO, AICPA
Paul Patton, Senior Product Development Manager, Research & Development, Delta Faucet Company
Tom Peters, best-selling author and business guru
Joe Pickett, VP-Customer Service, Network Solutions
Janine Popick, CEO, VerticalResponse
Sue Powers, CIO, Travelport GDS
Daniel Reinbold, VP of Training and Corporate Quality, PAETEC
Amy Riggsbee, VP-Business Solutions, SoftPro
Anthony Robbins, Chairman & CEO, The Anthony Robbins Companies
Joyce Rogge, Senior VP-Marketing, Southwest Airlines
Dan Rollins, AVP-Creative, John Hancock Funds
Blake Roney, Chairman of the Board, Nu Skin
Dr. William Schulte, Associate Professor, Byrd School of Business, Shenandoah University
Drew Schutte, VP-Publishing Director, Wired Media
Rick Sharga, VP-Marketing, RealtyTrac
Steven Shindler, Executive Chairman, NII Holdings, Inc.
Jeffrey S. Shuman, VP-Human Resources & Corporate Relations, Harris Corporation
Gene Sohn, VP-Engineering, Clarabridge, Inc.
Kraig Swensrud, VP of Applications, Salesforce.com
Han Tjan, Vice President, Daimler
Bill Tracy, VP-Product Strategy, Entuity, Inc.
Donald Trump, Chairman, President & CEO, The Trump Organization
David Waxman, Co-Founder, Spot Runner
Shane Yeend, CEO, Imagination International

Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors for the Media Section

This board was formed to recognize the growth of entries in the ABA's categories for business media including advertising, web sites, video, publications, design, and live events.

Jamie Ambler, Creative Director, Brouillard
Steve Benfield, Marketing Creative Director, SAS
Michael Blakesey, VP-Creative Services, e.Magination
Torrence N. Boone, President, Digitas
Vic Cevoli, Executive VP and Design Director, Hill Holliday
David Clarke, Managing Partner & Senior VP, BGT Partners
David Crawford, Senior VP-Group Creative Director, GSD&M Idea City
Joe Crump, Executive Creative Director, Avenue A | Razorfish
Sherri Davis, Internet Manager, Delphi
Stephen Donaldson, Principal, BGDi
Dave Ellett, President/General Manager, Belo Corp.
Mark Gauger, Senior VP-Corporate Development, frog design inc.
Steven Hacker, President, International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Jack Haunty, Executive VP & Creative Director, Paul Werth Associates
Scott Holmes, President-Interactive, WONGDOODY
John Hubbard, CEO, Elite Business Productions, Inc.
John Jastrem, President & CEO, Exhibitgroup / Giltspur
Douglas Kelly, Executive VP-Design Director, Imagination Publishing
Linda Kilpatrick, Creative Director, Healthcare Communications Group
Nancy Kramer, CEO, Resource Interactive
Eric McDermott, Creative Director, BONZOLIO, Inc.
Patrick McKenna, CEO and Co-Founder, DMi Partners, Inc.
Matt Myers, Vice President, Internet Strategy Group
Ashley Pringle, Senior Designer, GKM, Inc.
David M. Rich, Senior VP-Strategic Marketing Worldwide, George P. Johnson Co.
Scott Shamberg, Senior VP-Media & Marketing, Critical Mass, Inc.
Will Spivey, Managing Partner, Trone
Greg Van Dyke, Senior VP-Marketing, PSAV Presentation Services
Monica Vila, VP-Event Marketing Group, Ziff Davis Holdings Inc.
Patrick Vogt, CEO, Viewpoint Corporation
Jim Warner, Executive VP-Media, Avenue A | Razorfish
Michael Weiss, CEO, imagistic Media Studios