Showing Competence, Aptitude, Leadership, and Professionalism
Since 2010, the ANA Rising Marketing Star Awards offer the next generation of top marketers recognition of their valuable contributions to their marketing organizations. The winners are nominated each year for demonstrating leadership, innovative forward thinking, and the ability to elevate their marketing teams.
At each ANA Masters of Marketing Conference, we present Rising Marketing Star Awards to the future leaders of the marketing community. The winners of the Rising Marketing Star Awards act as role models for other up-and-coming marketers across the industry. It is a terrific opportunity for someone at your company, as the winners carry the recognition this award conveys throughout their careers.
Congratulations to this year's award recipients:
Diana F. Destin
Product Director, Consumer Marketing
Johnson & Johnson
Eric Kouri
Senior Marketing Manager
Coors Light Equity
Alex Webber
Head of Marketing
Twogether
Katie Wesley
Graphic Designer
Aflac
AEF Future Rising Marketing Star:
Kayden Hunt
The entry period for the 15th Annual ANA Rising Marketing Stars Awards will be announced at the 2024 ANA Masters of Marketing Conference in October 22–25 in Orlando, Fla.
"You have to be willing to work hard, adapt to a constantly changing media landscape, and take on whatever comes your way. I’ve also had the privilege of working with great people who invested in my growth and development."
– Previous Rising Marketing Star Winner Courtney Buckley, Marketing Manager, Allstate Insurance Co.
Rising Marketing Star Award Past Winners
2023
- Diana F. Destin, Johnson & Johnson
- Eric Kouri, Coors Light Equity
- Alex Webber, Twogether
- Katie Wesley, Aflac
- AEF Future Rising Marketing Star: Kayden Hunt
2022
- Kelly Castellon, GroupM
- Grant Germano, Bloomberg Media
- Meredith Ruskin, AB InBev
- Alex Marie Skiles, Aflac
- AEF Future Rising Marketing Star: Jordan Alperin, Droga5
2021
- Simmy Bhargava, dentsu good
- Georgie Manera, Johnson & Johnson Consumer
- Elysia Cook McDermott, Dexcom
- Mary Myles, BlackRock
2020
- Bryan Doyle, Grant Thornton
- Jessica Guffey, Design Pickle
- Nada Khan, Deloitte Digital's Heat
- Nick Wendel, USAA
2019
- Charley Costa, Johnson & Johnson, Consumer Inc.
- Olivia Donnan, Marriott International
- Lizzie Duffey, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin
- Natalie Pascaretta, Ford Motor Co.
2018
- Brianna Barnebee, VISIT FLORIDA
- Liz Cramton, Miller Lite
- Alicia Curley, Grant Thornton's Atlantic Coast
- Joanna Henley, ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2017
- Amanda Diaz, JPMorgan Chase
- Sarah Ingle, Western Union
- Melissa Oppenheim Lano, Facebook
- Kellye Lopez, Mike's Hard Lemonade Co.
2016
- Kira Clayborne, Church's Chicken
- Michael Reese, Western Union
- Sara Sindelar, IBM
- Matt Sutton, Facebook
2015
- Lyndsy Clark, Western Union
- Sam Farber, National Basketball Association
- Ashley Kornbluth, MillerCoors
- Jessica Sheehan, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2014
- Tomas Arias, Johnson & Johnson
- Dave Dickson, Adobe
- Eddie Eames, The National Theatre for Children, Inc.
- Anna Scott, Rent-A-Center
2013
- Alexandra Bozenhard, Novartis Consumer Health
- Jay Sethi, Procter & Gamble
- Emma Fryer, TOMY International
- Coley Holnback, Visa, Inc.
2012
- Courtney Buckley, Allstate Insurance Company
- Jason Hill, GE
- Lisa Wang, State Street Global Advisors
- Sloan White, Capital One
2011
- Kerry Camisa, International Speedway Corporation
- Lauren Gulbrand, McDonald's USA
- Trevor Lambert, Samsung Mobile
- Dave Poeschl, Kimberly-Clark
2010
- Hannah Cho, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Karen Hornberger, Allstate Insurance Company
- Courtney Kelso, American Express
- Josh Kidd, Siemens Corporation