Clios Juries

2023 Clio Entertainment Jury
Jury Chairs
Aarti Thiagarajan
Head of Brand Partnerships
Netflix
Michael Washington
Creative Director
Trailer Park Group
Pia Chaozon Barlow
EVP Marketing
HBO & HBO Max
John Battle
Head of Global Marketing Creative
Riot Games
Sarah Gerona
Global Creative Director
BBC Studios Creative
Kerianne Lentz
EVP & Creative Director
Tiny Hero
Chad Miller
President
AV Squad
Aaron Gershman
VP, Creative Advertising
Lionsgate
Aveedeh Shahbazi
VP, Creative Advertising
The Walt Disney Studios
Yuhei Ogawa
Creative Director / Editor
Independent
Matt Hernandez
SVP, Head of Design
Paramount+
Bonnie Korling Wintringham
Executive Director
Warner Bros.
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Live Entertainment
Macy Schmidt
Founder, CEO
The Sinfonietta
Ru Murakami Yun
VP, Head of Consumer Marketing
BSE Global | Brooklyn Nets
Sandy Block
Communications Strategist
Roundabout Theatre Company
Christy Borg
Associate Creative Director
Serino Coyne
Max Wilson
Brand Director
Dewynters
Dina DePina
SVP, Creative Studio & Digital Operations
Madison Square Entertainment
Ilene Rosen
Founder
RPM
Quincy Brown
Director of Social Media
SpotCo
Jason Zammit
Theatrical Marketing Professional
Independant
John Howells
Managing Director, Creative Services
Situation Group
Aaron Coleman
Creative Director
AKA NYC
Branded Content & Partnerships
Branded Content & Partnerships
Head of Brand Partnerships
Netflix

LOS ANGELES, USA // Aarti Thiagarajan leads US Brand Partnerships and Partnership Creative at Netflix. She oversees an interdisciplinary team – spanning business development, strategy, creative, and production. The team brings together admired brands with iconic Netflix IP to give people new ways to connect with the stories, worlds, and characters they love. Aarti believes that no two partnership campaigns should be alike, and that each is a… Read More

Rhasheda Boyd
VP, Better Choice Snacking Portfolio
PepsiCo
Mara Maxfield
VP, Global Brand Partnerships
Warner Bros. Pictures
Katherine Dore
VP, Creative
AMC Networks
Michael Foronda
VP, Creative Director
Paramount Brand Studio
Liz Levy
VP, Executive Creative Director
Hulu
Lucas Bongioanni
Executive Creative Director
The Community
Chris Lisciandro
VP, Creative Marketing Partnerships & Promotions
The Walt Disney Company
Juan Woodbury
EVP, Global Head of Branded Content and Entertainment
Dentsu
Brian Toombs
Head of Content, Roku Brand Studio
Roku
Elana Sulzer
Global Category Development Officer, Entertainment
Spotify
Digital | Mobile & Social Media
Digital | Mobile & Social Media
Creative Director
Trailer Park Group

HOLLYWOOD, USA // Michael Washington is a Creative Director at Trailer Park Group. There he leads creative efforts on a wide variety of marketing content, including featurettes, special shoots, teasers, and social/digital spots for entertainment advertising campaigns. With over a decade of experience working in digital media, he brings a thorough approach to concepting and delivering creative advertising material for projects such as Shazam:… Read More

Brick Rucker
Co-Founder
UNFOLD
Nana Bediako
Creative Director, Entertainment
Meta
Rachel Berman
VP, Digital Marketing
Focus Features
Valerie Kan
Manager, Digital Marketing
Disney+
Andrew Timms
Executive Producer
Ignition Creative
Leah Rubin-Cadrain
Head of Creative, Arcadia
Snap, Inc.
Jessica Babila
SVP Digital Marketing
Stampede
Lin Park
VP, Digital Marketing
Paramount Pictures
Kylee Serlin
Director, Social Media
BLT Communications
Agustin Castellani
Executive Creative Director EMEA
Media.Monks
Experiential | Innovation | Fan Engagement
Experiential | Innovation | Fan Engagement
EVP Marketing
HBO & HBO Max

LOS ANGELES, USA // LOS ANGELES, USA // Pia Chaozon Barlow is a global brand and content marketer at the intersection of tech and entertainment, with a passion for creative innovation and experimentation, driving cultural conversation and coaching and empowering the next generation of leaders.

Pia is the Executive Vice President of Originals Marketing for Max, responsible for marketing culture-defining HBO and Max original programming… Read More

Jen Louis Barrett
Global Head of Entertainment, Creative Experiences
Meta
Bettina Sherick
Global Head of Digital Insights
Prime Video
Michael Monello
Partner, Creative Director
Campfire
Jasen Smith
Founder & Chief Experience Officer
Experiential Supply Co
Inessah Selditz
Executive Creative Director
Superfly
Damien Cortese
VP, Client Strategy
RQ
Monica Herman
VP, Group Creative Director
Giant Spoon
Kimberly Paige
Chief Marketing Officer
Paramount Global – BET
Jacob Weinreich
Chief Marketing Officer
TV2 Denmark
Gerry Batson
Co-President, Creative Advertising
Territory Studio
Games
Games
Head of Global Marketing Creative
Riot Games

MAR VISTA, USA // John Battle is the Senior Director of Marketing Creative Direction at Riot Games, and the head of the Global Marketing Creative team for Riot Games Publishing. He manages the creative leaders for the global marketing campaigns for each of Riot’s Games.

His multi disciplinary teams manage the development and deployment of creative marketing campaigns from strategic brief to final delivery. These creative campaigns… Read More

Adam Novickas
VP of Marketing
Ubisoft
David Getson
Co-Studio Head
gnet agency
Alonso Velasco
Executive Director, Brand Marketing
WB Games
Ryan Vickers
Aspect
Tom Ham
Create
Scott Cookson
Ayzenberg
Sam Clarke
PETROL Advertising
Victor Lu
Amazon
Arran Green
PlayStation
Justin Osborne
Activision | Blizzard
Noah Eichen
Executive Creative Director
Mutiny, a Trailer Park Group Co.
Christina Verdurmen
Director of Global Marketing Communications, Xbox
Microsoft
Television Executive
Television Executive
Global Creative Director
BBC Studios Creative

LONDON, UK // Sarah Gerona is a Creative Director for BBC Studios. Leading a multi-award-winning and fully integrated team, she drives creative solutions that connect global audiences with the best of British storytelling.

Sarah oversees the creative output across Studios scripted and unscripted portfolios, responsible for building innovative engagement strategies and launching 360 campaigns within B2B and Global Consumer… Read More

Amanda Smith
VP Marketing
Peacock
Aaron Goldman
EVP Creative Content Marketing, ABC, Hulu, Freeform, ABC News
The Walt Disney Company
Brenna Britton
Head of Global Creative Production
Amazon Studios
Valerie Albanese
SVP, Brand Creative
A+E
Lara Richardson
Chief Marketing Officer
Hallmark Media
Stacey Libbrecht
VP, Creative Services
PBS
Otto Bell
CNN
Lissy L'Amoreaux
HBO + Max
Television Video Promo
Television Video Promo
EVP & Creative Director
Tiny Hero

LOS ANGELES, USA // What do you get when you combine a fast-talking soccer coach, an 80’s exercise video tycoon, and transforming robots? You get only a fraction of the projects Kerianne Connor Lentz has worked on over the past 12 years in the world of trailers.

After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Fine Art and a minor in English, she has dedicated herself to creating, with over 16 years in the entertainment industry. She is… Read More

Bas Alberts
Creative Director / Owner
DutchToast
Sherri Sollinger
Creative Director
Revolve Agency
Alex Pecor
Senior Producer
Hulu
Diana Dixon
Founder/Chief Executive Creative Director
DixonCo
Lon Moeller
Co-Owner / President
Open Road
Ileanna Sawyer
Senior Writer/Producer
FX Networks
Nicholas Lucin
SVP, Executive Producer
Definition 6
Patricio Hoter
Creative Director / Senior Editor
BOND
Dhruv Kumar
Senior Editor / Associate Creative Director
Ignition Creative
Danielle LaFortune
SVP Head of TV Streaming
Big Picture Entertainment
Joe Nichols
Executive Creative Director
Northern Lights Agency
Mikki Bennett
Senior Manager, Creative Marketing | HBO + Max Originals
Warner Bros. Discovery
Audio | Visual Theatrical
Audio | Visual Theatrical
President
AV Squad

LOS ANGELES, USA // Starting his career as an editor, Chad’s passion for music and sound has been a driving force in every creative task he has tackled. Today, as president of AV Squad, he has played a key role in the success of numerous award-winning campaigns across various studios and streamers. Under his creative and cultural ethos, AV Squad has grown from a two-person operation into an industry leader that embraces risk and fosters a… Read More

Christina Tortorici
VP, Creative Director
MOCEAN
Nick Temple
Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Wild Card Creative Group
Zoe Chau
VP, Creative Director
Create Advertising
Des Esposito
Creative Director | Partner
Major Major
Megan Farrell
Co-Owner / Creative Director
Level Up AV
Joshua Dunn
Creative Director
The Walt Disney Studios
Justin Slobig
Creative Director/SVP Creative Advertising
Inside Job/Universal Pictures
Valerie Krulfeifer
Editor
Netflix Creative Studio
David J. Kim
Senior Trailer Editor
Mark Woollen and Associates
Stephanie Krall
Senior Editor
JAX
Matt Brubaker
Chief Creative Officer
Buddha Jones
Key Art
Key Art
VP, Creative Advertising
Lionsgate

SANTA MONICA, USA // Aaron forgot to become a famous rockstar and accidentally became Vice President of Creative Advertising for Lionsgate. Despite years honing his songwriting and guitar-playing, Aaron stumbled into overseeing 360° global marketing campaigns and inadvertently led Lionsgate to dozens of Clio wins over the past five years—the most in studio history.

Who knew spending a decade plus in the Creative departments of 20th… Read More

Emily Synoski
Associate Creative Director
Concept Arts
Brian Hunt
VP, Print & Digital
Formerly Searchlight Pictures
Cindy Sakamoto
Creative Director
Known
Vince Tran
Executive Creative Director
Gravillis
Kishan Muthucumaru
Executive Creative Director of Print and Digital
MOCEAN
Peter Stark
VP, Head of Print
AV Print
Adrianne Deluna
Creative Director
Rhubarb
Bianca Moran Parkes
Head of Design
NEON
Kimberly Leass
EVP, Creative Accounts
Legion Creative
Simon Hunt
VP, Creative
Midnight Oil
Studio Executive
Studio Executive
VP, Creative Advertising
The Walt Disney Studios

LOS ANGELES, USA // Aveedeh Shahbazi is Vice President of Creative Advertising at The Walt Disney Studios and has worked across theatrical and Disney+ marketing campaigns for Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios.

In 2012, Aveedeh left a corporate job to pursue her dream career in the entertainment industry. Without a plan or knowing exactly how to “work on trailers,” she started as a studio page at… Read More

Lichelli Lazar-Lea
VP Global Creative Advertising
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Amanda Edwards
Creative Advertising & Marketing Consultant
Amazon Studios
Brian Pianko
Head Creative Advertising
Paramount Pictures
Alexa Sheridan
VP, Creative Advertising
Searchlight
Elisa Iovine
VP, International Marketing
Warner Bros. Discovery
Claire-Marie Murphy
VP, Creative Advertising
Universal Pictures
Dana Kirk
Sr. Director, Films Marketing
Netflix
Jaehoon Oh
VP, Creative Advertising
Focus Features
Audio | Visual Craft
Audio | Visual Craft
Creative Director / Editor
Independent

TOLUCA LAKE, USA // A soul of a hypebeast with a sprinkle of environmental Messiah Complex, Yuhei (“YOU-HEY”) is a passionate storyteller with 20 years of experience in broadcast and entertainment marketing industries.

As the world re-emerges from the pandemic era, he is most driven by the new age of workplace mindfulness and strong team & culture building in the creative industry.

He is a father, a former hip-hop dancer, and a… Read More

Matthew Diamond
Creative Director
TRANSIT
Lauren Zoller
Lead Editor
Project X/AV
Adam Agard
VP & Senior Editor
GrandSon
Michael Abdelaal
Editor
Seismic Productions
Gabe Converse
Creative Director
The Refinery
Miguel Branco
Senior Editor
Rogue Planet
Jon Wiley
Writer/Producer
Workshop Creative
Charlotte Dwan
Head of Production – US
Intermission Film
Ben Brown
VP, Head of Film
ZEALOT
Chris Devine
Producer/Senior Editor
Giaronomo Productions
Leeorah Betan-Hartman
Creative Director/ Editor
Pool Party Creative
Design
Design
SVP, Head of Design
Paramount+

LOS ANGELES, USA // With over 18 years of experience in design, Matt specializes as a Creative Leader working with streaming, networks and exterior agencies. He has held a leadership role building the design team for CBS Design. He managed the CBS Brand and was involved in the rebrand of CBS Network, CBS Sports and CBS News. Matt is actively leading and building the design team at Paramount+ focusing on all the design verticals including… Read More

Karin Fong
Director
Imaginary Forces
Maral Mofrad
VP Creative, Brand & Title Marketing
Showime Networks
Pash Pashkow
Head of Brand & Design
Apple TV+
Steve Viola
SVP @ FX — Creative, Branding, Design & Content
FX Networks
Lori Shefa
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
RM 15 CREATIVE
Aporva Baxi
Executive Creative Director / Co-Founder
DixonBaxi
Mitch Monson
Executive Director, Creative and Partnerships
Sibling Rivalry
Mary Miazgowicz
Creative Director of Graphics
Motive Creative
Casey Brickner
VP of Creative, Branding & Design
Freeform
Marcel Ziul
ECD / Founder
STATE
Rosie Garschina
Executive Creative Director
Trollbäck+Company
Home Entertainment
Home Entertainment
Executive Director
Warner Bros.

BURBANK, USA // Bonnie Korling Wintringham is a 23-year veteran of the motion picture advertising industry.

Growing up, this native “Valley Girl” had a passion for advertising. And during the course of her career, she’s had the privilege to work at top agencies leading and collaborating on hundreds of theatrical, streaming and home entertainment campaigns including The Batman, Avatar, Star Wars and many, many others.

As Executive… Read More

Samira Danesh
VP Print Home Entertainment
Cold Open
Ramsey 'Dingo' Nassar
Creative Director / Retail Creative Strategist
DNGO Creative
Stephanie Bayer
VP, Creative Services
Universal Home Entertainment
Dan Wolf
SVP, Co-Head of AV / Streaming at LA
Lindeman & Associates
Dontae Mahoney
Art Director
CORE Los Angeles
Nofabiana Nova
Creative Director
BOND Creatives
Steve Robinson
Senior Art Director – Home Ent Graphics Lead
Aspect
David Heimerl
Senior Director, Global Creative Services – Home Entertainment
NBCUniversal
Alfred Carnes
Director | Creative Advertising
Lionsgate
Adam Hoelzel
Creative Lead
The Walt Disney Company
Matt Bornstein
Art Director
Tiny Hero
Kate Harry
Producer
Mob Scene