ASME Awards 2025 Judges

JUDGING LEADERS 

Sudip Bose Editor, The American Scholar
Joe Brown Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
Maile Carpenter Editorial Director, Food Network Magazine, HGTV Magazine and The Pioneer Woman
Jessica Cruel Editor in Chief, Allure and SELF
Richard Dorment Editorial Director, Men's Health and Women's Health
Susan Goldberg President and Chief Executive Officer, GBH
Ben Goldberger General Manager and Executive Director of Editorial Content, BBC
Don Guttenplan Editor, The Nation
Clara Jeffery Editor in Chief, Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting
Lauren Kern Editor in Chief, Apple News
Amanda Kludt Senior Editor, Projects and Initiatives, The New York Times
Cindi Leive Chief Executive Officer, The Meteor
David Matt Chief Creative Officer and Vice President, Foundry 360 @ Dotdash Meredith
Danielle McNally Executive Editor, InStyle
Stephanie Mehta Chief Executive Officer, Mansueto Ventures
Alison Overholt Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; Founder, Good People LLC
Paul Reyes Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review
Swati Sharma Editor in Chief and Publisher, Vox
Versha Sharma Editor in Chief, Teen Vogue
Ivylise Simones Creative Director, Slate
Bill Strickland Editorial Director, Hearst Enthusiast Group
Nikhil Swaminathan Chief Executive Officer, Grist
Julia Turner Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy
Liz Vaccariello Editor in Chief, Woman's World and First for Women
Charles Whitaker Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University

JUDGES 

Ian Aldrich Executive Editor, Yankee Magazine
Anna Goldwater Alexander Director of Photography, WIRED
Matthew Allyn Editor in Chief, Men's Fitness
Alissa Ambrose Director of Photography and Multimedia, STAT
David A. Andelman Editor and Publisher, SubStack: Andelman Unleashed
Elizabeth Angell Writer and Editor
Gabriel Arana Senior News Editor, The Daily Beast
Shaye Areheart Director, The Columbia Publishing Course, Columbia School of Journalism
Ken Armstrong Senior Editor and Narrative Coach, Global Investigations, Bloomberg News
Jesse Ashlock Deputy Global Editorial Director, Condé Nast Traveler
Erin Aulov Senior Visuals Editor, POLITICO
Sara Austin Executive Editor, ELLE
Anita Badejo Senior Development Editor, Serial Productions
Katherine Bagley Editor in Chief, Grist
Rachel Baker Cofounder, The Spread
Sarah Ball Editor in Chief, WSJ. Magazine
C.J. Bartunek Managing Editor, The Georgia Review
Jonathan Beckman Editor, 1843 Magazine
Nat Belkov Design Director, Eater
Willa Bennett Editor in Chief, Cosmopolitan and Seventeen
Reginald Dwayne Betts Contributing Writer, The New York Times
Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin Professor, Columbia College Chicago
Patty Bontekoe Executive Editor, First for Women
Carrie Boyd Executive Food Editor, Better Homes & Gardens
Richard Bradley Contributing Editor, Worth
John Paul Brammer Author
Erin Bried Editor in Chief, Kazoo
Jenna Brillhart Creative Director, InStyle, PEOPLE, Byrdie and Brides
Abram Brown Editor, “Weekend” Section, The Information
Ethan Brown Editor in Chief, The Garrison Project
Laura Sky Brown Digital Director, Car and Driver
Lauren Brown Associate Visual Director, Condé Nast
Cian Browne Design Director, W Magazine
Taylor Bruce Editor in Chief, Wildsam
Sarah Burke Editor in Chief, Them
Scott Burton Executive Editor, ESPN
Lesley Busby Creative Consultant
Maria Bustillos Editor, Flaming Hydra
Danielle Cadet Editor, Producer and Host
Jordan Calhoun Editor in Chief, Lifehacker
Chris Carroll Editor, Harper's Magazine
Rory Carroll
Nick Catucci Site Director, GQ; Editor and Cofounder, Embedded
Maria Charbonneaux Assistant Professor of Practice, Dotdash Meredith Professional in Residence, Iowa State University Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Jason Chen Editorial Director, Wirecutter
Melissa Chessher Belo Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Journalism, Southern Methodist University
Kelly Chiello Photo Director, InStyle, Byrdie and Brides
Ron Coddington Editor, Visuals and Data, The Chronicle of Higher Education
Katy Kiick Condon Executive Editor, Meredith Premium Publishing, Dotdash Meredith
Tracy Connor
Leah Faye Cooper Digital Style Director, Vogue
Julia Cosgrove Vice President and Editor in Chief, AFAR
Ben Court Executive Editor, Men's Health
Christopher Cox Contributing Editor, New York
Sarah Cristobal Editor and Writer, Cristo LLC
Jessica Cumberbatch Writer, Editor and Content Strategist
Sherri Dalphonse Editor in Chief, Washingtonian
Jennifer Davidson Senior Editorial and Strategy Director, Real Simple
Jordan Davidson Editorial Director, Understood
Jeffery DelViscio Chief Multimedia Editor and Executive Producer, Scientific American
Julia Dennison Digital Director, First for Women and Woman's World
Andie Diemer Photography Director, Domino
Frances Dodds Deputy Editor, Entrepreneur
Kira Brunner Don Editor in Chief, Stranger's Guide
Adrienne Donica Deputy Editor, Biography.com
Jon Dorn ASME Past President
Hugh Dougherty Executive Editor, The Daily Beast
Diane Dragan Global Director, Content Strategy and Operations, Architectural Digest
Kate Dries Executive Editor, Dwell
Simon Dumenco Editor at Large, Ad Age
Allie Early Digital Director, Prevention
Nancy Einhart Head of Content, PS
Bryan Erickson Executive Creative Director, Business Insider
Peter Flax Editorial Director, The Red Bulletin
Ivan Flores Creative Director, Texas Observer
Deirdre Foley-Mendelssohn Deputy Editor, The New Yorker
Maria Fontoura Deputy Editor, Rolling Stone
Oma Blaise Ford Senior Executive Editor, Better Homes & Gardens
Chloe Fox Features Editor, The Wire China
Lori Fradkin Executive Editor, TIME
Stephen Frailey Founder and Editor, Dear Dave
Garance Franke-Ruta Executive Editor, Inside Philanthropy
Lisa Freedman Executive Editor, Real Simple
Hillary Frey Editor in Chief, Slate
Ben Frumin Editor in Chief, Wirecutter
Geoffrey Gagnon Vice President and Executive Editor, National Geographic
Harry Gassel Design Director, ELLE
Ted Genoways Editor, Switchyard
Lisa Gerstner Editor, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Keith Gessen Professor, Columbia Journalism School
Dan Gilgoff Vice President and Editor in Chief, AARP.org
Patrick Gomez Editor in Chief, Entertainment Weekly
Dan Goodgame Senior Advisor, Texas Monthly
Justine Goodman Editor in Chief, Eat This, Not That
Matt Goodman Executive Editor, Digital, D Magazine
Ericka Goodman-Hughey Deputy Editor, ESPN
David Granger Senior Agent, Aevitas Creative Management
Cheryl S. Grant-Albano Senior Editorial Manager, Special Titles, National Geographic
Adrienne Green Deputy Editor, Special Projects, The New York Times Magazine
Ginger Greene Managing Editor, The Believer
Megan Greenwell Author and Editor    
Vanessa Grigoriadis Cofounder, Campside Media
Ryan Grim Freelance
Roberto (Bear) Guerra Visuals Editor, High Country News
Arwa Gunja Head of Audio, Apple News
Pilar Guzman Editorial Director, Oprah Daily/O The Magazine
Lovia Gyarkye Critic, The Hollywood Reporter
David Hajdu Professor, Columbia Journalism School; Music Critic, The Nation
Kathryne Hall Visuals Director, Allure and SELF
Scott Hall Photo Director, Travel + Leisure
Alicia Hallett-Chan Creative Director, Forbes
Betsy Halsey Design Director, Women's Health
Tish Hamilton Professor of Writing, Savannah College of Art and Design 
Rachelle Hampton Staff Writer, Defector
Aaron Cline Hanbury Editor, Common Good
Reyhan Harmanci Senior Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
David Haskell Editor in Chief, New York
Amanda Heckert Executive Editor, Garden & Gun
Erika Heet Editor in Chief, BuildingGreen
Stephanie Heimann Photography Director, The New Republic
Peter Hemmel Creative Director, Peter Hemmel Creative
Elizabeth Meyers Hendrickson Professor, Ohio University
Amanda Hinnant Professor, University of Missouri, School of Journalism
Mike Hofman Editor in Chief, Inc.
Jared Hohlt Editorial Director, T: The New York Times Style Magazine
Sally Holmes Editor in Chief, InStyle
Carol Holstead Associate Professor, University of Kansas
Mat Honan Editor in Chief, MIT Technology Review
Brian Howard Freelance Journalist
Caroline Howard Executive Editor, Forbes
Claire Howorth Executive Editor, Vanity Fair
Elizabeth Hudson Editor in Chief, Our State
Aria Hughes Editor in Chief, Complex
Samir Husni Mr. Magazine
Sabrina Imbler Staff Writer and Co-Owner, Defector Media
Jude Isabella Executive Editor, bioGraphic
Mark Jannot Independent Editor and Writer
Edward Johnson Art Director, Foreign Affairs and The Atavist
Julia J. Jones Visuals Editor, W Magazine
Richard Just Managing Editor for Longform and Director of Admissions, NOTUS and Allbritton Journalism Institute
Anup Kaphle Editor in Chief, Rest of World
Lauren Kay Executive Editor, The Knot
Erin Keane Chief Content Officer, Salon
Chuck Kerr Creative Director, Entertainment Weekly
Silvia Killingsworth Senior Editor, Bloomberg
Richard Kim Editor in Chief, THE CITY
Emily Kimbro Creative Director, Texas Monthly
Jamilah King Editorial Director, Mother Jones
Brendan Klinkenberg Senior Editor, The New York Times
Meribah Knight Senior Reporter, Nashville Public Radio/WPLN News
Jean Kumagai Executive Editor, IEEE Spectrum
Adam B. Kushner Editor, The Morning, The New York Times
Indira Lakshmanan Ideas and Opinions Editor, U.S. News and World Report
Jessica LaRusso Editor in Chief, 5280
Jennifer Laski Photo and Video Director, Jennifer Laski
Edmund Lee Editor, The New York Times
Joanne Lee Visual and UX Designer, Rest of World
Winnie Lee Freelance Visuals Editor
Kevin Lerner Chair, Department of Communication, Marist University
Amelia Lester Deputy Editor, Foreign Policy
Charlie Levine Editor in Chief, Anglers Journal
Joe Levy Entertainment Editor, Observer
Sara A. Lewis Editor in Chief, Oxford American
Courtney Linder Deputy Features Editor, Popular Mechanics
Jennifer D. Madara Creative Director, Better Homes & Gardens
Samia Madwar Senior Editor, The Walrus
Katherine Mangu-Ward Editor in Chief, Reason
Tim Marchman Director, Politics, Science, and Security, WIRED
Meg Marco Director, Applied Social Media Lab, Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University
Jacqueline Marino Professor, Kent State University
James Martin Managing Editor, Photography, CNET
Erik Maza Executive Style Director, Town & Country
Louis Mazzante Senior Features Director, Hearst Enthusiast Group
Ross McCammon Editor in Chief, Texas Monthly
Douglas McGray Beyond Beyond
Joi-Marie McKenzie Editor in Chief, Life, Business Insider
Sabine Meyer Photography Director, National Audubon Society
Rachel Wilkerson Miller Editor in Chief, SELF
Debbie Millman Editorial Director, Print Magazine
Tara Rae Miner Deputy Editor, Orion
Tracey Minkin Travel Editor, Coastal Living
Nekesa Mumbi Moody Award-Winning Editor and Writer
Michael Morain Editor in Chief, dsm
Rashida Morgan-Brown Creative Director
Sarah Moughty Executive Editor, Harvard Business Review
Wendy Naugle Editor in Chief, PEOPLE
Robert Newman Creative Director, Newmanology
Caroline Newton Creative Director, Bon Appétit
Terrance Noland Editor in Chief, Chicago
Keir Novesky Global Design Director, GQ
Eric Nusbaum Editor in Chief, Seattle Met
Meaghan O'Connell Senior Features Editor, Romper
Meg O’Connor Senior Reporter, The Appeal
Emem Offong Executive Director, Experience Design, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Jonah Ogles Articles Editor, The Atavist
Nikki Ogunnaike Editor in Chief, Marie Claire
Brian O'Keefe Executive Editor, Esquire
Ivan Oransky Editor in Chief, The Transmitter
Niela Orr Editor at Large, The Believer
Charlotte Owen Editor in Chief and Executive Vice President, Bustle Digital Group
Jennifer Pastore Visuals Director and Creative Consultant, Sotheby's Magazine
Rose Pastore Editor in Chief, Gizmodo
Nilay Patel Editor in Chief, The Verge
Samir Patel Editor in Chief, Quanta
Natasha Pearlman Executive Editor, Glamour
Lance Pettiford Creative Director, Lance Pettiford Design; Adjunct Professor, Howard University
Lisa Phillips Author and Associate Professor of Journalism, State University of New York at New Paltz
Chris Plante Editor in Chief, Polygon
Alex Pollack Director of Photography, National Geographic
Katherine Pomerantz Director of Photography, TIME
Kyle Pope Cofounder, Covering Climate Now
Corey S. Powell Editor and Cofounder, OpenMind
Lucy Quintanilla Creative Director, Den of Geek
Kristen Radtke Creative Director, The Verge
Elizabeth Ralph Editor, POLITICO Magazine
Evan Ratliff Writer and Podcast Host, Shell Game
Pat Regnier Editor, Bloomberg Markets
Jennifer Reut Editor, Landscape Architecture Magazine
Phoebe Flynn Rich Creative Director, Real Simple
Theodore Ross Editor in Chief, Food & Environment Reporting Network
Chris Rovzar Editorial Director, Bloomberg Pursuits
Adam Roy Editor in Chief, Backpacker
Peter Rubin Head of Publishing, Automattic (Longreads and The Atavist)
Raquel Rutledge Investigations Editor, The Examination
Jennifer Sahn Editor in Chief, High Country News
Perrie Samotin Digital Director, Glamour
Chelsea Schiff Head of Design and Visuals, Barron's
Cory Schouten Editor in Chief, Crain's New York Business
Madeleine Schwartz Editor in Chief, The Dial
Ilana Schweber Director of Photography, PEOPLE
Tom Scocca Editor, Indignity
Ellen Seidman Editor and Writer
Corey Seymour Senior Editor, Vogue.com
Carla Shackleford Managing Editor, Philadelphia
Jonathan Shainin Former Editor, The Guardian Long Read
Aviva Shen Executive Editor, Type Investigations
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Cofounder, Editor and Writer, Hearing Things
Nancy Shute Editor in Chief, Science News Media Group
Tatiana Siegel Executive Editor, Film and Media, Variety
Emily Silber Executive Editor, Dotdash Meredith
Marquita S. Smith Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research, University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media
Gabriel Snyder Editorial Director, Newsweek Nexus, Newsweek
Brendan Spiegel Cofounder, Narratively
Nadja Spiegelman Special Features Editor, Los Angeles Review of Books
Nykia Spradley Freelance
Robert Stieve Editor in Chief, Arizona Highways
Annie Stoltie Editor in Chief, Adirondack Life
Brad Stone Editor, Bloomberg Businessweek
Emily Roberts Stone Editor in Chief, Texas Highways
Francis Storrs Editor, Globe Magazine, The Boston Globe
Riyana Straetker Product Manager, Dotdash Meredith
Flora Stubbs Executive Editor, Travel + Leisure
Cate Sturgess Visuals Director, Vanity Fair
Mano Sundaresan Head of Editorial Content, Pitchfork
Alissa Swango Vice President, Head of Digital and Video, National Geographic
Jen Swetzoff Editorial Director, Anyway Magazine
Winslow Taft Creative Director, Food & Wine
Catherine Talese Photo Editor, Researcher and Visual Strategist
Estelle Tang Lifestyle and Wellness Editor, Guardian US
Jason Tanz Editor in Chief, Lyft
Jonathan Tepperman Editor in Chief, The Catalyst; Senior Fellow, The George W. Bush Institute
Bhumika Tharoor Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Nathan Thornburgh Publisher, Roads and Kingdoms
John R. Timmer Senior Science Editor, Ars Technica
Tyghe Trimble Editor in Chief, Inverse
Brendan Vaughan Editor in Chief, Fast Company
Greg Veis Senior Editor, Apple News
Amber Venerable Creative Director, Allure and SELF
Allecia Vermillion Vice President, Editorial, SagaCity Media
Chris Vogel Editor in Chief, Boston Magazine
Justin Vogt Executive Editor, Foreign Affairs
Amy Wallace Magazine and Book Writer, Two-Time ASME Finalist
Esther Wang Editor, Hell Gate
Sisi Wei Chief Impact Officer, CalMatters and The Markup
Zoe Westman Art Director, Condé Nast Traveler
Gillian White Chief Revenue Officer, Capital B
Carli Whitwell Senior Director of Editorial, Refinery29
Austin Williams Editor in Chief, Kotaku
Victor Williams Design Director, TIME
Jen Wilson Associate Professor and Chair, Magazine and Brand Media, Drake University
David Wolf Editor, The Guardian Long Read
Patti Wolter Helen Gurley Brown Magazine Chair, Northwestern University
Tali Woodward Editor in Chief, The Trace
Abi Wright Executive Director, Professional Prizes, Columbia Journalism School
Allison Wright Executive Editor and Publisher, Virginia Quarterly Review
Stephanie Wu Editor in Chief, Eater
Nicole Yin Associate Art Director, National Parks Conservation Association
Blaise Zerega Editorial Director, Alta Journal
Cassidy Zobl Deputy Creative Director, Road & Track 

NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS BOARD 

Joe Brown Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
Jelani Cobb Dean and Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Richard Dorment Editorial Director, Men's Health and Women's Health
Jon Dorn ASME Past President
Sid Evans Editor in Chief, Southern Living
Mark Jannot Independent Editor and Writer
Clara Jeffery Editor in Chief, Mother Jones and the Center for Investigative Reporting
Radhika Jones Editor in Chief, Vanity Fair
Amanda Kludt Senior Editor, Projects and Initiatives, The New York Times
Cindi Leive Chief Executive Officer, The Meteor
Alison Overholt Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; Founder, Good People LLC
Charles Whitaker Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University
Abi Wright Executive Director, Professional Prizes, Columbia Journalism School
Sidney Holt Executive Director, American Society of Magazine Editors | ex officio 

Titles and affiliations listed were at time of judging