Josh Rabinowitz | Comedian | MTV's I Just Want My Pants Back

Josh Rabinowitz began performing stand-up comedy in Philadelphia while attending the University of Pennsylvania. Since moving to New York, he has performed in the Breakout Artist Series in The New York Comedy Festival, is touring with the Comedy Central Live On Campus Tour, and his writing has been featured nationally on CollegeHumor.com. This year, Josh was named one of Comedy Central’s “Comics To Watch”, will be appearing in the 2011 New York Comedy Festival, and can be seen in MTV’s “I Just Want My Pants Back”.

Judges were selected from around the U.S. and Canada by the Broderson Awards committee. No member of the Broderson committee, and no employee of any advertising agency in Maine, participated in the judging, nor was any material be preselected for review.

Nina DiSesa | Creative Recruiter | BBDO New York

Nina started her advertising career at Y&R before joining McCann Erickson NY. In 1991, she became the executive creative director of JWT/Chicago, where she later became the chairman and chief creative officer. Nina was the first woman and the first creative director to be made Chairman in the McCann global network. A year later Nina was chosen by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business. During Nina’s years as CCO, McCann NY stewarded brands like MasterCard and the famous “Priceless” campaign, Motorola, Gateway, Kohl’s, Staples, Avis and Verizon. Nina has since stepped down as CCO and Chairman and has added the title of author to her resume. Her book, Seducing the Boys Club, was published in 2008.

Rupal Parekh | Agency Editor | Advertising Age

After earning her M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, Rupal worked as a staff reporter for Crain Communications, after which she became an associate editor at Business Insurance. She has been the agency editor at Advertising Age for almost four years and has written about everything from the latest in Creative Director hires to trying out to be the next Aflac Duck.

Peter Friedman | Executive Producer and Owner | Friedman360

Peter began his illustrious career in the commercial production business, and has worked on both the agency and client sides. For the past three years, Peter was the VP/Executive Producer/General Manager of PGA Tour Entertainment. He also oversaw a full-service studio that produces world feeds to over 500 million people each weekend, and oversaw production on Network specials for CBS and NBC. George Lucas tapped Peter to create a commercial production company using the resources of Lucasfilm, and Nike invited him to be the first Global Head of Production. Together with industry-leading partners, Peter has created his dream job as President of Friedman 360, a boutique production company that bridges the many worlds of new media with a wide range of resources and A-list talent.

Todd Pendleton | Director of Global Brand Communications | Nike

After 17 years of experience in brand marketing and communications, Todd is currently the global brand communications director of Nike, Inc., leading all of the advertising, digital, media and business affairs worldwide. Under his strategic and creative leadership Nike has executed brand and industry-defining communications including Nike “Freestyle” (Time magazine’s Ad of the year); Nike Battlegrounds (MTV programming and global event); Air Force One 25th Anniversary: "Better Than I've Ever Been" Grammy-nominated song; China JDI Olympics campaign and Lance Armstrong: "Livestrong" initiative. His more recent work includes Tiger Woods: “Earl & Tiger” comeback ad; the 2010 World Cup: "Write the Future" campaign; and LeBron James: "Rise" creative.

Monica Buchanan | Creative Recruiter | BBDO New York

After an esteemed career that has included co-founding The Teamworks, a recruitment company specializing in providing upscale freelance creative talent, and working as the creative recruiter for Ogilvy & Mather North America agencies, Monica is now the VP Creative Recruiter at BBDO New York. After 14 years at the company, she has most recently worked in collaboration with David Lubars, North America Chairman and CCO, and Bill Bruce, Chairman and CCO. Monica has helped recruit the talent that has helped expand BBDO’s creative excellence across all forms of media and new media.

Tim Nudd | News Editor | Adweek Magazine

Tim Nudd is a news editor at Adweek. He also edits Adweek’s daily blog, AdFreak, and writes a weekly column called The Spot, deconstructing a single TV commercial. The grandson of a Fleet Street journalist, Tim was born in England, worked in New York for 15 years and now lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, with his wife and two sons. His work has also appeared in the Village Voice, The Onion, Life, and People.

Chuck Willis | Editor, Founder and Owner | Cutting Room

Throughout his 22 years in the business, Chuck has founded several post-production companies, including Crew Cuts, Quietman and Buzz. He now serves as president and owner of Cutting Room, a creatively run editorial shop that carries his visual passion and unwavering focus on delivering personalized, unique client experiences. Chuck also lends his expertise to brands such as Bank of America, New York Lottery, Miller, Wendy’s, Arby’s, Pizza Hut and BMW. Chuck’s many industry honors include Clios, Gold Lions, Addys, Andys, AICPs, London International Awards and an Emmy Nomination.

Stephen Orent | Executive Producer | Station Film

Stephen Orent, Station Film’s managing partner, began his career in production by fetching Spumonis for Rodney Dangerfield on the set of Easy Money. Steve went on to co-found Hungry Man, which was awarded the coveted Palme d’Or, production’s highest honor, at the Cannes International Advertising Festival. In 2007, Steve left Hungry Man to co-found Station Film, which produced Crest’s acclaimed “You Can Say Anything With A Smile” campaign, swept the awards show circuit and earned a place in MoMA New York’s permanent collection. Creativity Magazine voted Station Film one of the Top 20 Production Companies in the world in only its first six months in business, and recently ranked Station the No. 3 most award-winning production company in the world.