It’s Here! B&T’s Women In Media Awards 2020 Shortlist Revealed!
What a year. What. A. Year. While many of us just want 2020 to be a distant memory, the truth is, this year has proven just how brave, courageous, and inspirational the women in Australian media are.
The calibre of entrants in this year’s B&T’s Women in Media Awards is higher than ever. To everyone who submitted an entry – you truly outdid yourselves. Our judges were blown away with what you’ve achieved over the last year and especially during the months of C**** (we don’t say its name anymore).
And now it’s time to celebrate adland’s women in media with an awards ceremony to end all awards ceremonies, toasting to a range of inspirational women across the communications industry.
Our judges had an incredibly difficult time whittling down the list to the final shortlist, but such is the job of a judge.
If you’re on the list (HUGE congrats), please make sure your name and company are spelled correctly.
If you win, a trophy really won’t look as good if it doesn’t have the correct name on it. Please email riin@bandt.com.au with any changes.
And, thanks to the C-word, B&T has made the decision to hold the awards virtually on Wednesday 28 October 2020, 4pm-5:30pm. You can register to attend for free here. We can’t wait to celebrate in-person next year!
P.s Don’t forget to cast your vote for the coveted People’s Choice Award.
Without further ado – here is the 2020 B&T Women in Media Awards shortlist.
Agency Sales/Account Management
Belinda Drew | Leo Burnett |
Brooke McGregor | Quantcast |
Catherine Dix | Webprofits |
Danni Hudson | Snap Australia |
Kate Silver | Leo Burnett |
Kristie Thistlethwaite | The Works |
Madeleine Livesey | The General Store |
Prue Purnell | Leo Burnett |
Renee Hyde | CHE Proximity |
Ruth Cosgrave | Quantcast |
Best Ad Campaign – Championing the Equality Cause
Crybaby Productions | Behind Every Great Woman |
GHO Sydney | Commbank C’mon Aussie: Revisited |
Leo Burnett Australia | Suncorp Team Girls |
Leo Burnett Australia | Bonds OUT NOW |
OTTO | Dolly’s Dream |
Champion of Change
Adrian Bosich | AIRBAG |
Antoinette Lattouf and Isabel Lo | Media Diversity Australia |
Katherine Williams | MediaCom and WPPAUNZ |
Kristy Camarillo | The Royals |
Nat Brady | M&C Saatchi |
Sarah Palmer | Leo Burnett |
Stephanie Famolaro | The Trade Desk |
Thierry Lalchere | Havas Group Australia |
Virginia Scully | Hatched Media |
Creative
Amy Hollier | The Open Arms |
Anais Read | Publicis Worldwide |
Carmela Soares | |
Elle Bullen | SDWM |
Jacque Kennedy | MercerBell |
Jenny Mak | Ogilvy Sydney |
Kate Meade and Sophie Jackson | ACE Radio |
Kiah Nicholas | BMF |
Mandie van der Merwe | M&C Saatchi |
Stacey Karayannis and Ellie Dunn | Leo Burnett |
Creative Producer
Catherine Stone | Crybaby Productions |
Clare Alstin | Crybaby Productions |
Loren Bradley | FINCH |
Monique Pardavi | MAP OUT Creative Producers |
Employer
OMD Australia |
The IMPACT Agency |
Network 10 |
Leo Burnett Australia |
Zenith Media |
Entrepreneur
Aleisha McCall | Ultimate Edge Communications |
Doris Li | How Communications |
Ellen Weigall | Baby Pink Gin |
Elly Hewitt | Alt/Shift |
Emma-Jane Granleese | History Will Be Kind |
Jane Metlikovec | Upstride Agency |
Jules Brooke | Handle Your Own PR and She’s The Boss |
Kylie Merritt | ausbiz |
Natasha Menon | MASH Brands |
Susannah George | Urban List |
Executive Leader
Belinda Murray | BWM Dentsu |
Imogen Hewitt | Spark Foundry |
Juliette Stead | Magnite |
Kath Blackham | Versa Agency |
Laura Aldington | Host/Havas |
Lisa Squillace | Network 10 |
Melinda Geertz | Leo Burnett Australia |
Nicola Lewis | GroupM |
Rachel Page | Verizon Media |
Ruth Haffenden | THE WORKS |
Journalist/Producer
Lucy Dean | Yahoo Finance Australia |
Narelda Jacobs | Network 10 |
Sherele Moody | News Corp NewsRegional |
Marketing
Carly Boyle | Westpac |
Caroline Wood | Fever-Tree |
Catherine Bowe | |
Charlotte Valente | Seven West Media |
Imogen O’Neill | Verizon Media |
Katrina McCarter | Marketing to Mums |
Kristen Turner | Nine |
Lisa Ronson | Coles |
Nicola Tracey | Diageo Australia |
Serena Leith | Spotify |
Tania David | Finecast Australia |
Media Buyer / Planner
Georgina Leslie | Atomic 212 |
Louise Romeo | Vizeum |
Media Sales/Account Management
Christina Bova | QMS Media |
Diane Ho | Network 10 |
Edith Pick | Foxtel Media |
Hannah Cooper | Quantcast |
Jessica Honeychurch | Network 10 |
Natasha Nuckchady | Bench |
Priya Donelly | QMS Media |
Sinead Collins | |
Sofie Spelta | Alpha Digital |
Tara O’Keefe | QMS Media |
Mentor
Hannah Jones | Sparro |
Jo de Fina | OTTO |
Julie Dormand | MercerBell |
Kath Blackham | Versa Agency |
Katherine Williams | MediaCom and WPPAUNZ |
Laura Nice | OMD Australia |
Lisa Lie | Half Dome |
Nicole Milward | JOY. |
Sharon Williams | Taurus Marketing |
Stephanie Famolaro | The Trade Desk |
Public Relations
Anhar Khanbhai | TransferWise |
Azadeh Williams | AZK Media |
Bec Brown | The Comms Department |
Elly Hewitt | Alt/ Shift |
Emma-Jane Granleese | History Will Be Kind |
Genevieve Taubman Campbell | The Mint Partners |
Jackie Antas | Live Nation Australasia |
Jo Scard | Fifty Acres – The Communications Agency |
Jonelle Lawrence | Clear Hayes Consulting |
Sharon Zeev Poole | Agent99 |
Rising Star
Candice Ayad | ME Bank |
Charlotte McLaverty | OTTO |
Clare Farrugia | Alpha Digital |
Hayley Saddleton | Mediacom |
Kiah Nicholas | BMF Sydney |
Kirsten Harris | Quantcast |
Lucy Sonter | |
Maya Ivanovic | Palin Communications |
Priya Addams Williams | Cummins&Partners |
Rachel Andrada | MediaCom Australia |
Social Change Maker
Bobbi Mahlab | Mentor Walks & Mahlab |
Claire Austin | |
Jo de Fina | OTTO |
Jo Scard | Fifty Acres – The Communications Agency |
Lani Tweddle | Verizon Media |
Nicky Bryson | PwC |
Yatu Widders-Hunt | Cox Inall Ridgeway |
Strategy
Abigail Dubin-Rhodin | Leo Burnett |
Alexandra Roubine | Leo Burnett Sydney |
Cara Meade | Houston Group |
Catherine Rushton | Mindshare |
Danni Dimitri | Havas Media |
Emma Egerton | The Lumery |
Nicole Flinton-Ferraro | CHE Proximity |
Peita Pacey | OMD Australia |
Penny Shell | OMD Australia |
Sam Cousins | Dentsu X |
Tech
Annie Lemaire-Brooks | Playground XYZ |
Carolyn Bollaci | |
Erica Blakslee | Xandr |
Karolina Bidermann | GroupM |
Lucy Acheson | Amicus Digital |
Michaela Aguilar | Havas Media |
Nadine Blayney | ausbiz |
Samantha Bolton | Audience Precision |
Saranya Babu | Wrike |
Sophie Whincop | Quantcast |
Congrats once again to all who entered and all who made the shortlist! And a big thank you to our legendary sponsors.
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