ADDY JUDGES

Michael Washington

Michael Washington is a big fan of crimson. Perhaps that is why the Tuscaloosa native decided to “stay home” at The University of Alabama. He holds and B.A. in Communication, specializing in advertising, creative writing and graphic design. As a communications specialist in the office of Marketing and Communications at UA, he writes and designs for various media, while working with fellow advertising and PR professionals to maintain UA’s corporate identity. His work has won recognition from the American Advertising Federation, the Public Relations Council of Alabama and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Michael currently serves as communications chair for AAF Tuscaloosa. An avid supporter of the arts in west Alabama, Michael enjoys painting and figure drawing in his spare time. He is available for parties and bar mitzvahs. He won’t perform anything—but he’s available.

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Vicki Mills

Vicki Mills is currently serving as Board Chair of the Seventh District of the American Advertising Federation for 2006-2007 after serving for one year as Governor of the 7 th District. Vicki is Vice-President of Imedia Group. Imedia is a printing, graphic design, publishing and consulting firm in Macon .

Mills responsibilities include managing the advertising, print and publishing sales, marketing consultation and new business venture development.

She works closely with the editors and designers in implementing publication and ad design layout

Employed by Bright Ideas Group, a full service ad agency for eleven years, Mills is credited as an expert in the fields of media buying and placement, market and sales consultation, research and market strategies.

Mills has served on American Advertising’s National Board of Directors and has received the 7th District’s prestigious Otis Dodge Memorial Award. She is a former President and current board member of the Central Georgia Advertising Federation and previously received the AAF Silver Medal Award from the federation. She has served as a District judge for the National Student Competition as well as judged numerous ADDY Award competitions.

Mills also serves on the board of the Downtown Macon Rotary Club, Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, Macon-Bibb County Economic Development Commission, Tour de Georgia and the Macon Bibb County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau.

Mills will be serving as co-chair for the American Advertising Federation’s National Convention to be held in Atlanta this June.

Vicki attended the University of Georgia and Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville.

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Elizabeth M. Perry
Art Director
Harris, DeVille & Associates, Inc.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Elizabeth is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has more than 25 years experience in advertising, graphic design and printing production. Her previous work experience has been with advertising agencies, printing companies, newspapers and publishing firms in Louisiana and Texas. She currently serves as the Art Director for Harris, DeVille & Associates, Inc., a full-service communications firm specializing in issues management based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

She has received several local, regional, national and international awards for her graphic design and creativity including ADDY ® Awards, Southern Public Relations Federation Lantern Awards, International Association of Business Communicators Awards, The Communicator Awards, Summit Creative Awards, MarComm Creative Awards and awards from several other graphic design, advertising and printing competitions. Several of her pieces have been published in the Creativity 34 and 36 design annuals.

Elizabeth has been on her Ad Fed’s board of directors since 1994, chairing several committees, including their 50 th Anniversary ADDY ® Awards. She served as President in 1998-99 and was awarded the Division III “President of the Year” from the AAF 7th “Deep South” District. On the district level, Elizabeth has served as State Director, Student ADDY Awards and is currently Treasurer of the 7 th District. In 2005 she was awarded Otis Dodge Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the AAF 7 th District and most recently honored as the LSU College of Art and Design’s Most Outstanding Professional. She has also judged several ADDY ® competitions.

For her volunteer contributions to the Baton Rouge federation, Elizabeth received the American Advertising Federation Silver Medal Award in 1996 and was the first inductee into the Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Hall of Fame. Harris, DeVille & Associates, Inc. has been awarded several Pinnacle Awards for Outstanding Communications Firm of the Year from the Baton Rouge Ad Fed.

In addition to beau coup pro bono work, Elizabeth served several years on the board for Of Moving Colors Productions, a contemporary dance-theatre organization, and is active in the drama ministry of her church. She recently appeared as Frau Schmidt is “The Sound of Music.”