Council of Judges
The Council of Judges is chosen annually by the president of the American Advertising Federation and chairman of the Advertising Hall of Fame. Judges are selected for their knowledge of the history and personnel of the advertising industry.

All nominations are presented to the Council of Judges, who make their selection, by secret ballot. The election of candidates is made at the discretion of the Council of Judges, who may choose not to make a selection in any given year

61st Annual Advertising Hall of Fame Committee

Executive Committee

CHAIR
Mike Kelly, President & CEO, The Weather Channel Companies

VICE CHAIR
Nancy Rabstejnek Nichols, SVP, External Affairs, Weber Shandwick/ Interpublic Group

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mary Baglivo, Chairman & CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi New York
Frank Cooper, SVP, Chief Consumer Engagement Officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages
Murray Gaylord, VP, Marketing, NYTimes.com
Stephanie George, Executive Vice President, Time Inc.
Wenda Harris Millard, President, Medialink Worldwide
Carla Michelotti, EVP & General Counsel, Leo Burnett USA
Jo Muse, Chairman & CEO, Muse Communications
Cynthia Park, President, Kang & Lee Advertising
Keith Reinhard,* Chairman Emeritus, DDB Worldwide
Janet Robinson, President & CEO, The New York Times Company
Andreas Roell , Chairman & CEO, Geary Interactive
Carol Sagers, Director U.S. Marketing, Strategy, McDonald's
Rick Segal, Chief Executive, North America, GyroHSR LLC
David Verklin, CEO, Canoe Ventures LLC
Carol H. Williams, President, CEO & Chief Creative Director, Carol H. Williams Advertising

COUNCIL OF JUDGES
David Bell*, Operating Advisor, Pegasus Capital Advisors LP
Howard Bell*, President Emeritus, AAF
John Dooner, Chairman & CEO, McCann Worldgroup
Jim Eiche, Professor, MS Strategic Communications, Columbia University
Mark Ellis, EVP, Sales, AOL LLC
Ed Erhardt, President, ESPN/ABC Sports
Lisa Gersh, President, Strategic Initiatives, NBC Universal
Beth Lawrence, EVP, Ad Sales and Media Solutions, The Weather Channel Companies
Pat Martin*, Former Director of Marketing Support, Warner-Lambert
Andy Narrai, VP, Client Services, Scheibel Halaska
Penry Price, VP, Advertising Sales, N.A., Google Inc.

* Hall of Fame member

AAF Staff
Connie Cannon Frazier
Executive Vice President – Corporate Programming & Development

Lisa Rubin
Vice President – Events & Corporate Services

Dee Dee Swartz
Senior Manager – Events & Marketing