2026 Rally® Awards™ Judges

Mike Russo
former MITRE
Raven Hazlett
Global Early Talent and Diversity Recruitment Marketing Specialist, Eaton
Shannon Smedstad
Director, Talent Acquisition Excellence - Global Recruitment Marketing and Employer Brand, Fresenius Medical Care
Sarah Osborne
Sr. Recruitment Marketing Specialist, Mutual of Omaha
Vanessa Sain-Dieguez
former Charter
Vicki Gibbs
Manager, Employee Journey and Brand, Western Financial Group
Yvette Hansen
Director, TA Strategy & Enablement, Penn Medicine
Rachel Mehlan
Talent Management & Acquisition Lead - ANZ, AstraZeneca
Heidi Raymond
Talent Attraction Manager, Family Dollar
Nicky Gibson
Global Director Talent Acquisition Strategy & Operations, Epsilon
Andrew Matthews
Talent Media Lead, GM
Phyllis Badgett
former Booz Allen
Nicole Bartman
Director of Talent Attraction & Early Career, Avis Budget Group
Tu-Anh Pham Grabenkort
Employer Branding Manager, Motorola
Sarah Stotts
Global Employer Brand Marketing Communications Sr. Specialist, Cummins
Robert Stabbert
Employer Branding, Talent Marketing, & Strategic Programs Manager, lifexsight
Anne Hurley
Director, Talent Branding, NBCUniversal
Tammy Dean-Embry
Tammy Dean-Embry
North American Employer Brand Sr. Manager, Schneider Electric
Jennifer Pickard
Global Head of Talent Attraction and Marketing, General Motors
James Linnington
James Linnington
former Parexel

Past Judges

Megan Claar
Recruitment Marketing and Employment Brand Manager, Sheetz, and 2024 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Sarah Osborne
Senior Recruitment Marketing Specialist, Mutual of Omaha, and 2024 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Jessica Minter
Digital Recruiting Manager, nVent
Collette Litzinger
Manager, Employer Brand Strategy, Jamf
Katie Newland
Director, Global Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, Syneos Health Commercial Solutions
Katherine Manansala
Director Talent Acquisition and Talent Attraction, Macy's
Monica Medina
Employer Brand Lead, Capgemini
Jenni Teaters
Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing Manager, Premise Health
Mark Acquaye
Recruiting Strategist, Accenture
Amanda Wheaton
Recruitment Marketing Manager, Precoa
Lesley DeWitt
Recruitment Marketing Manager, Morley
Courtney Reun
Director, Talent Attraction, Sound Physicians
Rob Ryan
Group Recruitment Marketing Lead, Babcock International Group
Maria Rigou
Global Talent Attraction, Pepsico
Zakiya Nashid
Sr. Manager, Global Talent and Employer Brand, Twilio
Jessica Collins
Recruitment Marketing & Employer Brand Leader, Walmart
Lindsay Wolins
Recruitment Marketing Manager, Esri
Kelsey Becker
Recruitment Marketing Manager, SelectQuote Insurance
Keisha Fowler
Recruitment Marketing Manager, Eli Lilly & Co.
Michael Rizzi
Senior Manager, Recruitment Marketing, DraftKings
Shannon Smedstad
Director, Global Recruitment Marketing, Fresenius Medical Care
Dani Laven
Recruitment Marketing Strategist, and 2020 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Anthony Rosato, Qurate
Anthony Rosato
Global Talent Acquisition Program Manager - Employment Branding, QVC Retail Group
Heather Johnson, BAH
Heather Johnson
Employer Branding Lead, Booz Allen Hamilton
Audree Hall, Coupa Software
Audree Hall
Program Manager, Talent Brand, Coupa Software
Cristal Mikenas, Takeda
Cristal Mikenas
Head of Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, Takeda
Casie Shimansky, Cisco
Casie Shimansky
Brand Editor & Copywriter, Cisco
Rachel Duran, HPE
Rachel Duran
Head of Global Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Munteha Mangan
Munteha Mangan
Employer Branding Team Leader, Aselsan
Christina Spadaro, Rapid7
Christina Spadaro
Talent Branding Manager, Rapid7, and 2021 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Robin Dagostino, BCG
Robin Dagostino
Sr. Director, Global Employer Branding & Marketing, Boston Consulting Group
Kayla Branham, ADT
Kayla Branham
Sr. Manager, Recruitment Marketing, ADT
Liz Gelb-O'Connor, ADP
Liz Gelb-O'Connor
VP, Global Head of Employer Brand and Marketing, ADP, and 2023 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Whitney Wallace, Baylor Scott & White Health
Whitney Wallace
TA Marketing and Sourcing Manager, Baylor Scott & White Health, and 2023 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Antonio Stephens, Levi Strauss & Co.
Antonio Stephens
Director, Culture Communications and Talent Brand Marketing, Levi Strauss & Co.
Jonna Sjövall Global Head of Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing, UBS
Jonna Sjövall
Global Head of Employer Branding and Recruitment Marketing, UBS, and 2022 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Catherine Graul, Associate Director of Recruitment Marketing, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA
Catherine Graul
Associate Director of Recruitment Marketing, Wycliffe Bible Translators USA
Carrie Corcoran, Senior Employer Brand Manager
Carrie Corcoran
Senior Employer Brand Manager
Kandi Hardy DeRenzis, Talent Brand Manager, Capital One
Kandi Hardy DeRenzis
Talent Brand Manager, Capital One
Chris Woods, Senior Regional Employer Reputation Manager, Mars
Chris Woods
Senior Regional Employer Reputation Manager, Mars
Ally Brown, Employer Brand Manager, VCA Animal Hospitals
Ally Brown
Employer Brand Manager, VCA Animal Hospitals
Ugo Nwankwo, Marketing Manager, Employer Brand, Amazon Web Services
Ugo Nwankwo
Recruitment Marketing Manager, GM Financial Services, and 2022 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Jessica Summerfield, Talent Acquisition Marketing Manager, Advocate Aurora Health
Jessica Summerfield
Talent Acquisition Marketing Manager, Advocate Aurora Health
Adam Glassman, Director of Employment Brand + Marketing, Cox Enterprises
Adam Glassman
Director of Employment Brand + Marketing, Cox Enterprises
Shelby Grip, Senior Manager, Talent Brand and Recruitment Marketing, Stryker
Shelby Grip
Director, Global Talent Attraction, MasterCard
Kate Ryan, Manager, Employer Brand, 1Password
Kate Ryan
Manager, Employer Brand, 1Password
Shavonne Thomas, Sr. Manager, Recruitment Marketing, Stitch Fix
Shavonne Thomas
Associate Director, Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, Abbvie
Rich Gordon, Head of Employer Brand & Attraction, Entain
Rich Gordon
Head of Employer Brand & Attraction, Entain
Kerry Noone, Senior Director, Employment Strategy, DaVita Kidney Care
Kerry Noone
Senior Director, Employment Strategy, DaVita Kidney Care, and 2021 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Deniz Gültekin
Deniz Gültekin
Talent Brand Lead, Block
Chloe Rada
Chloé Rada
Director, TA Operations and Employment Branding, Sodexo, and 2020 Recruitment Marketer of the Year
Eric Clemons
Eric Clemon
Senior Manager, Employment Brand Strategies, UScellular
Dani Kaufman
Dani Kaufman Laven
Manager, TA Operations and Employment Brand, PetSmart, and 2020 Recruitment Marketing Rising Star
Darryl Ramey
Darryl Ramey
Director, Global Talent Marketing, Harman
Rose Marques
Rose Marques
Global Employer Brand Lead, Squarespace
Rally Awards Judge Brand Linn
Brandon Linn
VP Marketing, Freedom Mortgage
Rally Awards Judge Sara Erickson Ecolab
Sara Erickson
Director, Experience & Recruitment Marketing, Ecolab
Mark Diller T-Mobile Rally Awards judge
Mark Diller
Senior Communications Manager, T-Mobile
Debbie Celado
Debbie Celado
VP, Global Talent Marketing, CBRE
Rian Finnegan
Head of Employer Brand & Recruitment Marketing, Snap
Charlotte Jones, Recruitment Marketing Leader
Charlotte Jones
Director, Employee Experience, Engagement and Culture Initiatives, Rite Aid
Ben Gledhill
Recruitment Strategy Consultant, Stagecoach Group Ltd