Judges

The Women in Content Marketing Awards are judged by an esteemed panel of content marketing industry leaders—some of them past WICMA winners themselves. These women bring together expertise from across major disciplines, including content marketing strategy and execution, account management, marketing technology, social media management, search engine optimization, and account management. They work at brands, agencies, social platforms, in-house content studios, and publishers and represent many of the areas where our nominees are making a difference.

Meet the 2025 Judges

  • Donna Barker

    Former SVP

    Health Monitor Network

  • Bria Bell

    Vice President, Industry Engagement Marketing

    J.P. Morgan Chase

  • Alina Benny

    Head of Content

    Aura

  • Kristen Berke

    VP, Strategic Branded Content Partnerships

    LA Times Studios

  • T.K. Brady

    Editorial Director

    1-800-Flowers.com

  • Christie Brown

    Director, Product Development

    Butler/Till

  • Janet Celosia

    Vice President, Marketing Strategy

    BackPocket Agency

  • Carolyn Cohen

    Global Content Strategist

    Lockton

  • Jeannine DeFoe

    Owner

    Jeannine DeFoe Writer LLC

  • Amy Fair

    Editorial Lead

    Aquent Studios

  • Bex Fellows

    Senior Brand Executive

    On The Tools

  • Georgia Galanoudis

    Principal Owner

    GA Marcom Consulting, LLC

  • Megan Gilbert

    Vice President

    FORTUNE Brand Studio

  • Tiffany Grinstead

    Vice President - Personal Lines Marketing

    Nationwide

  • Cynthia Gumbert

    CMO

    Litera

  • Kelly Haggard

    VP, Marketing Innovation

    Synchrony

  • Erin Hansen McKnight

    Principal, Global Content Strategy

    Adobe

  • Jodi Harris

    Director of Editorial Content and Strategy

    Content Marketing Institute

  • Christina Heiser

    Director of Content

    Saatva

  • Amy Higgins

    Director, Content Strategy

    Cloudflare

  • Brittany Howard

    Senior Copywriter

    Visit Savannah

  • Jessica Hreha

    Head of Marketing AI Strategy & Transformation

    Jasper

  • Sydney Lamoureux

    Content Lead

    Leadhub

  • Veronica Magan

    Director, Content Marketing

    FiscalNote

  • Megen Musegades

    Digital Marketing Project Manager

    Watermark Retirement Communities

  • Karri Neal

    Content Strategy Consultant/Writer

    KBN Content Solutions

  • Mia Ortiz

    Senior Manager, Executive and Digital Communications

    Pfizer

  • Emily Paulsen

    Freelance Writer and Editor

    EAP Communications, LLC

  • Kate Pfetsch

    Global Senior Director of Content Strategy & Head of Content Studio

    Marriott International

  • Lauren Piro

    Digital Content Director

    Warner Bros. Discovery

  • Chelsea Podraski

    Member Management Marketing Specialist

    Nationwide

  • Sangeeta Prasad

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Slalom

  • Susan Sasu

    Senior Content Marketing Manager

    Amazon

  • Jennifer Shambroom

    CMO

    Fictiv

  • Elizabeth Sile

    Director of Content

    The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

  • Stephanie Stahl

    General Manager

    Content Marketing Institute

  • Sharon Stenger

    Vice President, Content Marketing

    Prudential

  • Jenn VandeZande

    Editor-in-Chief

    SAP Customer Experience

  • Pooja Vijay Kumar

    Head of Platform Content Strategy

    Autodesk

  • Monica Wallis

    Freelance Copywriter & Founder

    Copy That

  • Julie Weber

    Marketing Content Manager

    Siemens EDA

  • Sydnye White

    VP, Content & Storytelling

    Special Olympics

Meet Past Years’ Judges