PANEL OF JUDGES
2016 NO BULL PANEL OF JUDGES:
Celebrity, Teen & Film Industry Judges
Ted O'Dell - Movie Industry Expert
Adam Hirsen - Co-Founder & CEO, Sparkreel
Lauren Galley - President, Girls Above Society
Scott Hannah - National Spokesperson, NO BULL Challenge
Cameron Sanford - National Spokesperson, NO BULL Challenge
Industry Expert Judges
Julie Hertzog - Director, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Cheryl Varnadoe - State 4-H Faculty, 4-H
Nancy Bussani - Vice President of Philanthropy, Dignity Health
Patsy Zollars - Independent Fund-Raising Professional
Renee Rice - VP Agency Operations & Sr. Client Manager, Granite Insurance Brokers
Pat Dolan - Spokesperson/Event Coordinator, The Great American NO BULL Challenge
Melissa Sanchez - Executive Assistant, The Great American NO BULL Challenge
Shawn Edgington - Founder, The Great American NO BULL Challenge
2015 NO BULL PANEL OF JUDGES:
Celebrity, Teen & Film Industry Judges
Robert Austin Barker - 2012 NO BULL 1st Place Documentary of the Year Awardee & Film major, RIT
Patrick Byrd - 2014 NO BULL Winner for Best Directing
4-H Youth Team (Anna Holcombe and Oakley Perry)
Julie Kellman Reading - Founder and Executive Producer, Liquid Theory, Inc.
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Industry Expert Judges
Patricia Cartes - Global Head of Safety, Twitter
Sara Halper - Sr. Manager for Product Development, HealthCorps, Inc.
Julie Hertzog - Director, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Jonathan King - Chief Strategy Officer, i-SAFE Inc.
Stephanie Lussier - Competitive Events & Program Coordinator, FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc.)
Julie Mora-Blanco - Social Media Consultant
Brian Oliveira - Sales representative, Jostens
Cheryl Varnadoe - State 4-H Faculty, 4-H
Mark Washbush - Chief Operating Officer, Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
Michael Walton - Founder, Michael Walton Foundation
2014 NO BULL PANEL OF JUDGES:
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Celebrity, Teen & Film Industry Judges
Robert Austin Barker - 2012 NO BULL 1st Place Documentary of the Year Award Recipient and Rochester Institute of Technology Major
Craig Holzberg - Agent/Founder and President of Avolon Artists Entertainment
Hunter Hopewell - 2013 NO BULL 1st Place Documentary of the Year Award Recipient and UNLV Film Major
Brooke Lewis - Life Coach & Actress
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Industry Expert Judges
Shawn Hayes, PhD - Chief Academic Officer, Director of Research and Education, HealthCorps, Inc.
Julie Hertzog, Director, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Suzanne Le Menestrel, Ph.D.4-H National Headquarters, Division of Youth & 4-HInstitute of Youth, Family & Community, NIFA, USDA
Team Twitter, Organized by Julie Mora-Blanco, Safety Partner Program Manager, Twitter
Tina Meier, Parent Representative and Founder of the Megan Meier Foundation
Sandy Spavone, Director of Education and Leadership Development, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
Cheryl Varnadoe, Extension 4-H Specialist – Marketing, Communications and Consumer Science, Georgia 4-H Faculty
Michael Walton, President and Founder, The Michael Walton Foundation
Mike Wood, Vice President of Educational Enrichment, Balfour
2013 NO BULL PANEL OF JUDGES:
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Celebrity, Teen & Film Industry Judges
Garrett Backstrom – 15-year-old Actor and star of the upcoming new film Hello Herman
Lee Hirsch – Emmy Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker and Director of BULLY
IM5 – Exciting Teen Musical Act comprised of five very different boys sharing a love of entertaining
Team Oz – Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa Oz and 18-year-old NO BULL National Spokesperson Zoe Oz
Emily-Anne Rigal – 19-year-old Founder of WeStopHate.org and 2011 Halo Award recipient by Lady Gaga
Zach Veach – 18-year-old race car driver, author and NO BULL National Spokesperson
Industry Expert Judges
Shawn Hayes – Director of Research and Education, HealthCorps
Julie Hertzog – Director, PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
Chelsea Krost – TV & Radio Talk Show Host, Millennial Lifestyle Expert and Author
Tina Meier – Founder of the Megan Meier Foundation
Julie Mora-Blanco – Manager of the User Safety Team, Twitter
Patrice O’Neill – CEO and Executive Producer, Not In Our Town
Dave Steer – Manager of Policy and Communications, Facebook
Robin Utz – Chief, College and Career Transitions Branch, Division of Academic and Technical Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education
Michael Walton – Star Sprinter/Founder, The Michael Walton Foundation
2012 NO BULL PANEL OF JUDGES:
Celebrity & Film Industry Judges
Team Oz – Dr. Mehmet Oz, his wife Lisa Oz and 17-year-old NO BULL National Spokesperson Zoe Oz
Ann Shoket – Editor-In-Chief of Seventeen Magazine
Lee Hirsch – Documentary Filmmaker and Director of the new film BULLY
Debbie Liebling – Emmy Winning Entertainment Film Producer, President of Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Films and Past President of Production of Universal Pictures
Jesse Harris – Co-Founder and Executive Director of The National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY)
Teen Judges
Emily-Anne Rigal – 18-year-old Founder of WeStopHate.org and 2011 Halo Award Recipient by Lady Gaga
Alyssa Rodemeyer – 16-year-old anti-bullying advocate and sister of bullycide victim Jamey Rodemeyer
Zach Veach – 17-year-old race car driver, author and NO BULL National Spokesperson
Industry Expert Judges
Dorothée Fisher – VP of Marketing and Communications, Formspring
Terry Schroeder – CEO, i-SAFE
Jonathan King – Chief Strategy Officer, i-SAFE
Nicole Graziosi – National Organizations for Youth Safety
Tina Meier – Founder of The Megan Meier Foundation