Live & Virtual Event Awards Judging Committee

Chair:

Deborah Hannah, Chief Marketing Officer
Stride, Inc., Reston, Virginia, United States

Deb Hannah, Stride’s Chief Marketing Officer, brings more than 25 years of marketing experience to the Stride management team. At Stride, Ms. Hannah is responsible for leading product and integrated marketing, creative, website performance, CRM and analytics.

Prior to Stride, Deb served as SVP of Marketing at Shoe Carnival, where she led the broader marketing organization in addition to e-commerce, store design and corporate communications. Prior to that role, Deb spent over 20 years in various marketing, merchandising and management roles in consumer-packaged goods and retail for companies such as Kellogg, Starbucks and Kimberly-Clark.

She earned a Master of Business Administration from Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M.

Committee:

Saraida De Marchena, President & CEO
Markatel Comunicaciones, Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Corporate communications consultant and strategist with 40 years of experience in different countries, excelling in strategic planning, crisis communications, brand and executive positioning, strategies and management for media and digital platforms, public relations, and events. Saraida is also a communicator, speaker, trainer and mentor in public speaking and spokesperson.

 

Katherine Goldman, Owner
The Very Thing, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Katherine has led strategy development and creative solutions for major B2B clients, with a range of work that includes customer conferences and events of all sizes, internal comms campaigns, rebranding messaging, and B2B advertising. An expert on experiential strategies when she joined Jack Morton Worldwide. Today she leads The Very Thing, an agency.
 

Antonia Hinge, President
Junapr, Charlotte, Vermont, United States
Antonia, President and Partner of Junapr, is the driving force behind the events team. From budgeting to logistics, Antonia’s goal is to create a memorable event that ends in a standing ovation. Incentive travel, CEO clubs and retreats are a core focus, along with conferences, trade shows, and networking events.

Michele Landry, President and Owner
Tanis Communications, Mountain View, California, United States
Michele has over 25 years of experience in marketing communications. She is the owner and president of Tanis Communications, an award-winning integrated marketing communications agency based in Silicon Valley with expertise in public relations, social media, event planning, marketing, branding, and creative execution, and previously served as vice president of communications at Spansion.

Alisha Womack, VP of Creative
DBD: The Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Alisha Womack serves as the Vice President of Creative for the award-winning experiential agency DBD: The Studio. With over 20 years of experience in event design and creative leadership for several of the world’s most successful brands, Alisha excels at inspiring growth for ambitious brands.