2022 IRMA Awards Judges

The International Regional Magazine Association Awards Committee is pleased to announce the Jury for the 2022 IRMA Awards. We are very grateful to all these talented industry leaders for giving us their time and expertise.

Awards for content produced by IRMA members between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021 were nnounced at the 2022 IRMA Conference, in Ottawa, Ontario.

2022 IRMA Awards Writing Judges:

  • John Andrews, Managing Editor, South Dakota Magazine
  • Deborah Baldwin, Former Editor of This Old House, Real Simple, and Common Cause
  • Al Bonowitz, Editor in Chief, AAA Hawai‘i, Editor in Chief, Northern New England Journey
  • Sue Carter, Deputy Editor, Inuit Art Quarterly
  • Melissa Chessher, Professor & Chair, Syracuse University
  • Matthew DiMera, editor and Founder of The Resolve
  • Ian Doig, Editor, GrainsWest
  • Wanda Garner Cash, Event Director, Texas Arts and Crafts Fair
  • Valerie Howes, Editorial team of Today’s Parent
  • Anna Johnson, Associate Editor, Arizona Wildlife Views
  • Lisa Meipala Kennedy, Editor in Chief, SVP, Serendipity magazine
  • Joseph O’Donnell, Editor/Publisher, B-Metro and BHM Biz magazines
  • Ingrid Randoja, writer, editor, Now Magazine, Cineplex Magazine
  • Nikki Simpson, Director, International Magazine Centre
  • Sara Samson, Freelance Editor, Writer
  • Jennifer Tormo, Editor 225 magazine, Louisiana
  • Lisa Whittington-Hill, Publisher, This Magazine

2022 IRMA Awards Design Judges:

  • Maria Amador, Art Director, Reader’s Digest magazine
  • Venessa Brewer, Graphic Designer | Art Director
  • Kelly Hartman, CGD, HARTMAN DESIGN STUDIO, Creative Director/Designer
  • Julia Knetzer, Art Director, Garden and Gun
  • Lisl Liang, CEO/President, Editor In Chief and Creative Director, SRQ Media
  • Dave McKenna, Art Director, 5280
  • Sarah Nealon, Art Director, Red Bear design studio
  • Melissa Newman, Art Director, Yoga Journal
  • Pete Nguyen, Art Director, Creative Consultant
  • Colleen Nicholson, Art Director
  • Tiffani Reding Amedeo, Art Director, New Orleans Magazine
  • Jed Tallo, Art and creative director

2022 IRMA Awards Digital Judges:

  1. Patti Edgar, Assistant Professor, Journalism and Digital Media, Faculty of Business and Communication Studies