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Mentor Network

Our mentors are a diverse group of executive marketers, representing brands, agencies, and platforms across the globe. Mentors are engaged in the second half of the program, following the multi-day learning immersion, and invest their time and expertise to foster future industry leaders. 

During each Effie Bootcamp cycle, mentors provide one:one mentorship and play a vital role in determining certificate eligibility.  

 

MELISSA BELL
Chief Marketing Officer 
2K 

SAMI THESSMAN
Senior Vice President, Global Creative 
2K Games 

ANN RUBIN
Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communication 
4A’s 

CHRIS MILLER
DVP, Global Brand Strategy & Innovation  
Abbott 

JANET BARKER-EVANS
Chief Creative Officer 
AbelsonTaylor 

DIMITRI MICHAILIDIS
Global Director, Brand & Creative Effectiveness 
ABInBev 

KENDRA HATCHER KING
Global Account Lead 
Accenture Song 

DONNIE BROXSON
President 
Acento Advertising 

VICTOR LEE
President 
Advantage Unified Commerce  

THOMAS SCOVELL
Chief Creative Officier 
Alkimi 

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ
Head of Strategy 
Alma 

ANN POULOSE
Director of Media & Audience Management  
American Family Insurance 

SUSAN HAGER-MERRILL
Chief Marketing Officer, Operating Partner 
Andreessen Horowitz 

AISEA LAUNGAUE
Partner, Chief Strategy Officer 
Anomaly   

KARINA WILSHER
Chief Executive Officer 
Anomaly 

STUART SMITH
Global Strategic Adviser 
Anomaly 

LAUREN ELLIOT
Senior Vice President, Strategy 
Arc 

CATHERINE SHEEHAN
Executive Vice President, Director of Brand Strategy 
Arnold 

SABRINA SEXTON
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications & eCommerce 
Arthritis Foundation 

ADAM MCHEFFEY
Chief Marketing Officer 
Artiphon 

MARC BURNS
VP, Advertising & Social Media 
AT&T 

DAVE ARNOLD
Chief Creative Officer 
Audigent 

RACHAEL ZAHN
Senior Vice President, Marketing 
Avenue Z 

GREG ANDERSEN
Chief Executive Officer 
Bailey Lauerman 

RACHEL CONE GORHAM
Vice President of Strategy 
Barker  

AMIE CHAN
Partner, Head of Strategy 
Barrett Hofherr 

NEAL DAVIES
Chief Executive Officer 
BBDO 

NEIL WHITE
President & Chief Executive Officer 
BBDO Minneapolis 

SHAHNAZ SHROFF
Executive Vice President, Senior Director 
BBDO Worldwide 

YURI LEE
President GCL 
BBH 

JENNIFER BALDWIN
Head of Strategy 
BBH USA 

KIM ROSENBLUM
Chief Marketing Officer 
Betterment LLC 

NICOLAS PIRIS
Global Head of Strategy and Client Marketing 
Bloomberg Media 

MAIJA HOEHN
Chief Experience Officer 
Broadhead 

NEIL PUNWANI
Senior Vice President, Global Communications & Planning Excellence 
Brown-Forman (Jack Daniel’s, etc) 

NORM SHEARER
Partner and Chief Creative Officer 
Cactus 

LACHLAN BADENOCH
Chief Strategy Officer 
Carmichael Lynch 

MARCUS FISCHER
Chief Executive Officer 
Carmichael Lynch 

JAIME KLEIN-DALEY
Vice President of Strategy  
CBX  

JEFF CHAPMAN
Founder and Managing Partner 
Chapman Brand LLC 

JOE LAMPERTIUS
President 
ChaseDesign 

ALEXA MCGRIFF
Global Strategy Director 
Chemistry 

WILL BENHAM
Vice President, Executive Creative Director 
Chemistry 

DON LANE
Brand Strategy & Marketing  
Chewy 

GEORGE FELIX
Chief Marketing Officer 
Chili’s Grill & Bar 

THOMAS RANESE
Chief Marketing Officer 
Chobani  

MARIA CECILIA CORREA
Senior Director, Cisco Secure Brand Marketing 
Cisco 

EMILY JOHNSTON
Senior Vice President, US Strategy 
Citizen Relations 

MICHAEL TREFF
Chief Executive Officer 
Code & Theory 

SAM CHOTINER
Head of Strategic Accounts 
Code & Theory 

ANDREW GIBSON
Chief Strategy Officer 
Creature 

FLORA JOLL
Strategy Director 
Creature 

TONY MOKRY
Chief Marketing Officer 
Cricket Wireless    

ANNE BOLOGNA
Chief Strategy Officer 
Crossmedia, Inc 

NIC ALLUM
Founder 
Cultureland  

JEFF WARMAN
Chief Creative Officer & Partner 
Curiosity 

CHRISTIAN HUGHES
Principal & President 
CUTWATER 

PAULA VAMPRE
Global Chief Strategy Officer  
DAVID 

TOMAS GONSORCIK
Global Chief Strategy Officer 
DDB  

MAGGIE GROSS
Principal & Head of Strategy 
Deloitte 

KELLY LEGER
Partner Managing Director 
Deloitte Digital 

MARK SINGER
Experience Agency Lead & Chief Marketing Officer 
Deloitte Digital 

MILTON CORREA
US Head of Creative 
Deloitte Digital 

TRACEY SMITH
US Head of Design 
Deloitte Digital 

CRAIG BAGNO
Senior Advisor, Brand Strategy 
DEMANDBRIGHT  

SIMONE TAM
Chief Executive Officer 
Dentsu International

SCOTT DALY
Chief Client Officer 
Dentsu X 

MARIALEJANDRA URBINA
Chief Strategy Officer 
Dieste 

ALI AMARSY
Chief Strategy Officer 
Digitas 

ALAN BROWN
Founder & Chair 
DNA  

CHRIS WITHERSPOON
Chief Executive Officer 
DNA 

DAVID VAWTER
Executive Vice Chairman 
Doe-Anderson 

LEYLA TOUMA DAILEY
President, Chief Creative Officer 
Doe-Anderson 

BEN GROSSMAN
Chief Strategy Officer 
Doner 

CHRISTOPHER HIBI
Executive Vice President & Head of Business Strategy 
Doner 

ERIC BRUNO
Head of Brand Planning 
Doner 

PETE SPENDER
EVP Managing Director Healthcare 
Doner 

STEPHANIE KELLY
EVP Head of Brand Strategy 
Doner 

PAUL HIRSCH
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer 
Doremus + Co 

LIV LEWIS
Executive Vice President 
Egami 

JOHN KIRKMAN
Global Vice President, Marketing and Market Expansion 
Electrolit 

CARLA EBOLI
Executive Vice President of Multicultural, DEI Lead 
Energy BBDO  

CHRIS PLATING
Chief Strategy Officer 
EP + CO 

JOHN CORNETTE
Chief Creative Officer 
EP + CO 

JEFF LIANG
Head of Digital Product 
EssenceMediaCom 

RICK WILLIAMS
Co-Founder  
Fable.works 

SHEKHAR DESHPANDE
Head of Strategy, Global Accounts 
Facebook 

MOLLIE PARTESOTTI
Chief Strategy Officer 
FCB 

PETER GEARY
Principal 
Fernwood Marketing 

FRANK CARVALHO
Chief Marketing Officer 
Foap 

LYNN SCHLESINGER
Chief Customer Experience Officer 
Forbes, Inc 

MARK-HANS RICHER
Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Director Commerce 
Fortune Brands Innovations 

LEESA EICHBERGER
Chief Marketing Officer 
Fractional 

ALLAN NG
Vice President, Marketing 
Freenome 

GREG AUER
Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director 
Fusion92 

KRISTIN FALLON
Global Head of Brand 
GE HealthCare

SIALOREN SPAULDING
Director of Marketing, Brand & Creative 
GEICO 

MELISSA WILDERMUTH
Global Creative Director 
General Mills, Inc 

TIMOTHY MAHONEY
Retired CMO, Global Chevrolet 
General Motors 

TAMARA SEABROOK
Global Omnichannel Strategy Director 
Geometry Global 

YIOTA AVRAAM
Global Chief Marketing Officer  
Getaround

CORBIN BROWN
Chief Transformation Officer
Giant Spoon

AMANDA JONES
Strategy Director 
Given   

CRAIG GREIWE
Chief Strategy Officer & President of Marketing 
Go Digital Media Group 

MARK MULHERN
Head of Brand Marketing 
Goldman Sachs 

PAUL PARTON
Group CSO 
The Golin Group 

LESLIE BARRETT
President & Partner 
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners 

STEPHANIE ESTES
Chief Media Officer 
Goodway Group 

BOON LAI
Chief Marketing Officer & General Manager 
Google 

ENSHALLA ANDERSON
Director, Global Head of Brand & Creative 
Google 

MARVIN CHOW
Vice President Global Marketing 
Google 

PRIYANKA NATH
Head of Performance Marketing - APAC 
Google   

STEPHANIE ESTES
Chief Media Officer 
Goodway Group 

MANS TESCH
Chief Strategy Officer, AMEA 
Grey 

ANDREA DIQUEZ
Global Chief Executive Officer 
GUT 

BENJAMIN HENNES
Chief Creative Officer / Co-Owner 
HappyLucky 

EMILY STUTZMAN
Chief Executive Officer 
HappyLucky 

SADIRA FURLOW
Chief Marketing Officer 
Happy Money 

BELLE FRANK
Chief Strategy Officer 
Health Practice 

NICK VALENTA
Chief Executive Officer 
The House Of Agency

HUMPHREY HO
Managing Partner 
HyLink 

BENOI WIESSER
Impact Investor and Advisor 
Impact 

LUIS CAMANO
Creative Director 
Imper/active 

JONATHAN RIGBY
Chief Strategy Officer 
Initiative 

NICOLETTE SPENCER
Senior Vice President, Head of Integrated Production 
INNOCEAN Worldwide America 

RAMESH KUMAR
Founder & Strategy Consultant 
Inplain Insight Consulting 

LAUREL BURTON
Chief Executive Officer 
Instrument 

AMY WINGER
Global Client Lead/GM  
Intel 

JANELLE JAMES
Senior Vice President 
Ipsos 

TANIA BARR
Vice President, Brand Planning 
Jellyfish 

STANLEY LUMAX
Executive Brand Director 
JP Morgan Chase 

ZIAD AHMED
Chief Executive Officer & Founder 
JUV Consulting 

KELLEY BARON
Executive Vice President, Global Clients 
Kantar 

KASHA CACY
Chief Media Officer 
Known 

JENNA YOUNG
Sr. Client Partner / Head of Client Creative 
Korn Ferry 

JESS VULTAGGIO
Vice President, Brands & Creativity 
Kraft Heinz North America 

KAITLIN ROE
Director of Marketing 
KraftHeinz 

SHAINA FOX
Growth Excellence, Business Integration 
Kraft Heinz 

MARK CARLSON
Chief Strategy Officer 
Laughlin Constable 

JAMES GREGSON
Creative Director 
LEGO 

EMILY KETCHEN
Chief Marketing Officer & Vice President, Intellegent Devices Group & International Sales Group 
Lenovo 

KRISTIAN MAY STEWART
Executive Vice President, Head of Multicultural Intelligence 
Leo Burnett 

RADIM SVOBODA
Executive Vice President, Global Business Management 
Leo Burnett 

MIKE TREHARNE 
Head of Insight 
Leo Burnett London 

CLIFFORD STEVENS
Vice President, Managing Director 
Liberty Mutual Insurance 

FREDRIK BORESTROM
Head of Agency, International 
Linkedin 

MICHAEL BOYCHUK
Founder & Executive Creative Director 
Little Hands of Stone   

ADAM READER
Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy 
M&C Saatchi One-to-One 

CHRISTA PERRY
Head of Advertising & Sponsorships 
MassMutual 

EDGARDO TETTAMANTI
Senior Vice President, Marketing 
Mastercard 

PERNILLA WINBERG BABTIST 
EVP, Global Sponsorships and Partnership Models 
Mastercard 

LIZ DER
Senior Vice President, Executive Account Director 
McCann New York 

JAMIE PEATE 
Global Head of Retail Strategy / UK Head of Effectiveness 
McCann Worldgroup 

JOHN DUNLEAVY
President, North America 
McCann Worldgroup 

DAVID QUEAMANTE
Senior Vice President, Media Planning 
Universal McCann 

NEENA KOYEN
Global Chief Communications Officer 
UM WW 

JASMINE DADLANI
Chief Strategy Officer 
McKinney 

JOE MAGLIO
Chief Executive Officer 
McKinney 

JON CUDE
Partner, Creative Chairman 
McKinney 

KARL SPANGENBERG
Executive Vice President 
MediaLink 

JEREMY DALY
Chief Strategy Officer 
Mekanism 

MATT NAEGER
Chief Strategy Officer 
Merkle 

DANA DIGREGORIO
Global Managing Director 
MESH Experience  

ANA MARIA HENAO
General Manager and Chief Marketing Officer Americas Consumer Channel & Partner Marketing 
Microsoft

VICTORIA VITARELLI
Vice President Marketing 
Millennium Systems International 

JEFF MCCRORY
Chief Strategic Officer 
Mischief  @ No Fixed Address 

SHAUN BROWN
Senior Vice President, Shopper & Marketing Innovation 
Momentum Worldwide 

HUGH MUNRO
Chief Strategy Officer 
The Monkeys 

DIANA CAVERLY
Global Chief Strategy Officer 
MRM 

KATERINA SUDIT
Global Chief Media Officer 
MRM  

KATHLEEN DIAMANTAKIS 
Chief Strategy Officer 
MRM 

ANNA ANDREIS
Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Social Impact 
MSL 

ELLIE GOGAN-TILSTONE
Head of Strategy 
MullenLowe 

LINDSAY CARDINALE
Vice President, Strategy Director 
MullenLowe 

AMY TUNICK
Chief Marketing Officer 
National CineMedia (NCM) 

PAM PILIGIAN
Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President 
Navy Federal Credit Union 

CHRISTINA GLORIOSO
Senior Vice President, Sales Effectiveness 
NBCUniversal 

SARI FEINBERG
SVP of Marketing and Content Partnerships 
NBCUniversal 

TED CHI
Senior Vice President, Digital Marketing & Media Strategy 
NBCUniversal 

YUSUF CHUKU
Executive Vice President, Client Advisory 
NBCUniversal 

BRUNO FRANKEL
Head of Strategy, Marketing Partnerships 
Netflix 

JESSE KATES
Executive Vice President, Managing Director 
Neon - an IPG Health Company 

BRIAN LANE
Senior Vice President, Agencies, North America 
Nielson 

DAVE HOHMAN
Executive Vice President & Managing Director, Agency Solutions 
Nielsen 

TINA WILSON
Executive Vice President & Global Head of Product, Tech., & Operations 
Nielsen 

LYNN TEO
Chief Marketing Officer 
Northwestern Mutual 

SHELLEY ELKINS
Chief Creative Officer 
NVE Experience Agency 

TRACEY OWENS
Owner/President 
o2kl 

BRUNO CARDINALI
Head of Global Marketing 
OAKBERRY  

KATE CHARLES
Chief Strategy Officer 
Oberland 

LISA TOPOL
Partner, Executive Creative Director 
Oberland

ANIBAL CASSO
North America Chief Strategic Officer 
Ogilvy 

ASIM NAQUI
Chief Executive Officer 
Ogilvy Pakistan 

LIAM PARKER
Global Brand Marketing Lead 
Ogilvy 

MARLICE JOHNSON
Global Business Director, DEI & GTM 
Ogilvy 

MICK MCCABE
Global Chief Strategy Officermul 
Ogilvy 

RACHEL POOL
Head of Strategy 
Ogilvy 

MICHAEL ROCA
Executive Director 
Omnicon Media Group 

TRISH ADAMS
President 
Opinionated 

SUZY HILL
Director, Media 
Panera Bread 

MICHAEL PAVONE
Chief Executive Officer 
Pavone Marketing Group  

MONA MUNAYYER GONZALEZ
Chief Growth Officer 
Pereira O’Dell 

MIKE CAGUIN
Chief Creative Officer 
Periscope 

MATT FOLEY
VP Markeing, Absolut, Mailibu, Kahlua, Agave Brands, & Gins 
Pernod Ricard USA 

LAURA THOMAS
Head of Strategy & Senior Vice President 
PETERMAYER 

MICHELLE EDELMAN
Chief Executive Officer & Chief Strategy OFficer 
PETERMAYER 

TOM KUHN
Vice President, Marketing 
PGA Tour 

DAN LACIVITA
Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer 
Play 

SUZANNE POWERS
Founder & Chief Executive Officer 
Powers Creativity 

GARRETT GARCIA
President 
PPK  

ROGER ADAMS 
Principal Consultant  
Pragmax LLC 

PHILLIP HAID
Founder & Chief Executive Officer 
Public Inc. 

ANDREAS MOELLMANN
Global Strategy Director 
Publicis Group 

BEN ZUMSTEG
Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy 
Le Truc, Publicis Group 

TONY LEDERER
Head of Strategy 
Publicis  

KARINA KOGAN
Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer 
PVOLVE 

DUNCAN JAMES
General Manager, North America 
QA Workforce Learning 

JOSH GOLDEN
Chief Marketing Officer 
Quad 

COLLEEN LEDDY
Chief Strategy Officer 
Quality Experience 

MELANIE WILLIAMS
Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy  
Quantasy + Associates 

CARL FREMONT
Chief Executive Officer 
Quigley 

QUINCY JACKSON
Chief Executive Officer & Founder 
The Quincy Marketing Group LLC 

SUSAN BOLAND
Vice President, Brand & Communications Strategy 
Rain the Growth Agency 

AYANNA TELFORT
Executive Vice President, Client Services 
Razorfish Health    

MARTA LAROCK
Global Chief Strategy Officer 
Red Fuse Communications  

STEPHEN HAHN-GRIFFITHS
Global Executive Vice President, Enterprise Growth & General Manager 
The RepTrak Company 

JORGE PLASENCIA
Chief Executive Officer 
Republica Havas, LLC 

HANNAH MIRZA
Founder 
The Responsible Marketing Agency 

LARRY FISHER
Chief Executive Officer 
Rise, A Quad Company 

FERN MCCAFFREY
EVP, Executive Account Director

RPA

BRIAN SALZMAN
Founder/CEO 
RQ 

RAIG ADOLFO
President & Chief Strategy Officer 
Saatchi & Saatchi   

MONICA BELSITO
Chief Marketing Officer 
Sabra Dipping Co 

DOUG ZANGER
Senior Vice President, Creative & Content  
SalientMG 

DAWN LYONS
Chief Operating Officer 
Sandy Hook Promise 

SARAH WATSON
Executive Coah 
Sarah Watson Luminous Coaching LLC 

JIM LESSER
Senior Vice President, Chief Brand Officer 
Service Now  

ELIZABETH ROSS
Chief Executive Officer 
Shift Paradigm 

MARK RENSHAW
Chief Marketing Officer 
SiteMinder 

NICHOLE ROBILLARD
Chief Marketing Officer 
Smokey Bones 

STEVEN FULD
Chief Marketing Officer 
Sony America 

BRITT CUSHING
Executive Vice President 
Spark Foundry 

LISA GIACOSA
Chief Investment Officer 
Spark Foundry 

ELIZABETH WOLSTENHOLME
Strategy Director 
Spark44 

KELSEY HODGKIN
Chief Executive Officer 
Special Group 

LIZ BAINES
Head of Planning- Specsavers Creative 
Specsavers 

MICHELLE WONG
Chief Marketing Officer 
Sprinkles Bakeries and Picnik Restaurants 

KIMBERLY EINAN
President, Head of Strategy 
Starcom 

YOSHITAKA MATSUURA
Chief Executive Officer 
StrategyX 

JOHN COLASANTI
Chief Executive Officer 
Solve 

RYAN MURRAY
President 
Solve 

CHRISTY PROVINES
Group Director 
SwellShark 

MARY PERHACH
President 
SwellShark 

ANDREW TINDALL
Senior Vice President Global Partnerships 
System1 

SILVINA CENDRA
Custom Marketing Strategy Director 
Taco Bell 

TODD WATERBURY
Chief Creative Officer 
Target 

JAMES SOWDEN
Chief Strategy Officer 
TBWA Chiat Day 

TIM WANG
Founder & Principal 
TDW+Co 

CRYSTAL RIX-ZERRENNER
Chief Marketing Officer 
Thinx 

KATRIN ZIMMERMANN
Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director 
TLGG Consulting 

QUINCY CHERRY
Chief Executive Officer 
Traits Agency 

CHERYL POLICASTRO
Chief Strategy Officer 
TPN 

GEOFF COTTRILL
Chief Brand Officer 
TopGolf 

MICHAEL SHARP
Vice President, Partnerships 
TVision  

ALEX BARDOFF
Global Creative Director 
UnderArmour 

DAVID PORTER
Vice President Global Media 
Unilever 

JAYME JANSKY
Head of Omni-Shopper Marketing 
Unilever 

NELSON FREITAS
Founder 
UNKNOWNS 

VERCHELE WIGGINS
Vice President, Brand Management 
U.S Cellular 

DAVID MULLEN
Chief Executive Officer, Partner 
The Variable 

SHANNON JONES
Co-Founder 
verb. 

YADIRA HARRISON
Co-Founder 
verb.

CHRISTINE DILANDRO
Senior Manager, Consumer Media 
Verizon  

CARRIE PHILPOTT
Chief Client & Integration Officer, North America 
VML 

SASAN SAEIDI
Chief Executive Officer, Global Client Lead, Global Chief Business Officer 
VML 

WILL SANDWICK
Chief Data Officer, NY 
VML 

ALISON TILLING
Chief  Strategy Officer 
VMLY&R 

LARA O’SHEA
Chief Strategy Officer 
VMLY&R 

TINA CERVERA
Chief Creative Officer 
Weber Shandwick 

JENNY (HUA) CHEN
Head of Marketing 
Wild Fork 

JIM ELMS
Co-Founder 
WINGS 

TASS TSITSOPOULOS
Global Strategy Director 
WKNY 

DOUG CHAVEZ
Executive Vice President, Digital Commerce & Media 
WPP 

BRANDON CHUANG
Chief Creative Officer  
Wunderman Thompson Health 

LISA CHECCHIO
Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer 
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts 

AMANDA CHANDLER
Head of Brand Engagement 
Xerox 

ZACHARY ROSENBERG
Founder 
Zach Rosenberg Consulting, Inc 

ALICE CRIPPA
Creative Futurist 
Zeus Jones 

JINAL SHAH
Chief Marketing Officer 
ZIP 

TIM GORDON
Chief Creative Officer 
Zulu Alpha Kilo NY