Haley McDonald is shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year and Social Change Maker at B&T Women in Media awards 2024

15 July

This story was first published on the b&t website

The importance of female voices in the media industry can not be understated. Over the past few years, the industry has made excellent strides toward equality, but there is still much work to be done to balance the sector.

B&T’s Women In Media Awards, presented by Are Media, recognise exceptional women who have achieved incredible success in their professional arenas, as well as those who mentor and support other women.

Our judges have been working tirelessly, our team has tallied the votes, to present the moment you have all been waiting for: B&T’s Women In Media, presented by Are Media, finalists!

Get tickets to B&T’s Women In Media Awards, presented by Are Media, now!

These shortlists represent the cream of the crop: women from across the media industry, rising stars, and experienced execs alike, who are making huge waves in their professional sectors and in the name of equality. So, without further ado, let’s hear it for our 2024 finalists!

The Woman of the Year, sponsored by Are Media, and the Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by QMS, will be revealed at the gala event.

Agency Sales/Account Management

Emily Standley – Reload Media
Huong Nguyen – Alchemy One
Kandiese Villella – GroupM Nexus, Mindshare
Lauren Portelli – Special Group
Lia Robinson – Spark Foundry
Nina Gonong – Adylic (Part of Omnicom Media Group)
Rose Butcher – Cassette
Sagorika Sen – GroupM Nexus
Sophie Tran – Omnicom Group
Vanessa Williams – Ryval Media

Best Ad Campaign – Championing the Equality Cause, presented by Are Media

Year13, ‘Year 13 Visa PlayOn’
Ogilvy Australia, ‘Til It’s Done’
Hopeful Monsters, ‘It’s Time To Play Better’
Mums In Ads, ‘Part-Time Pitch’
Reckitt – Nurofen, ‘Gender Pain Gap’
Fck The Cupcakes, ‘Yeah The Pies’

Business Support

Angela Darby – Paramount ANZ
Antoinette McIntosh – oOh!media
Emily Scales – MiQ Digital
Lauren Freudenstein – Nine
Rachel Green – The Hoyts Corporation
Rhiannon Fowler – dentsu Queensland

Casting Agent

Holly Bryar – Bryar Casting
Simone Landes – The Lifestyle Suite

Champion of Change

Cherie Clonan – The Digital Picnic
Hannah Sturrock – Advertising Council Australia
Jacquie Alley – The Media Store
Jenny Mak – DDB Sydney
Katie Barclay – Hopeful Monsters
Lauren Thornborough – UM
Louise Wilson – LinkedIn
Michelle Klein – IAG
Regina Stroombergen & Julia Spencer – Mums in Ads
Seyda Yilmaz – Ogilvy Australia
Stephanie Famolaro – The Trade Desk
Victoria Curro – R/GA

Client Services

Alexandra Hazlehurst – Foxtel Media
Am Lall – M&C Saatchi Group
Amanda Fuller – DDB Sydney
Danielle Chapman – Ogilvy Australia
Grace Vizor – CHEP
Kali Guillas – The Trade Desk
Kelly Jack – dentsu Queensland
Maddie Marsh – Meta
Maddison Keogh – Initiative
Nisha Rajamani – Carat
Peta Southcombe – Mindshare
Samantha Nunura – WiredCo.

Creative

Alice Cogin – The Glue Society
Divya Abe – Jack Nimble
Elaine Li – Howatson+Company
Ellena Mills – Howatson+Company
Emma Robbins – M&C Saatchi Group
Harrie Jack – Mamamia
Hilary Badger – Ogilvy Australia
Jenny Mak – DDB Sydney
Millicent Malcolm – The Glue Society
Regina Stroombergen – Thinkerbell

Creative Producer

Becky Lillyman – ARN
Kate Gooden – Scoundrel
Natalie Mitchell – PXP Studios
Rachael Brand – Paramount ANZ

Employer

GroupM
History Will Be Kind
Equality Media + Marketing
Reload Media
The Digital Picnic
Foxtel Sports Australia
Hopeful Monsters
The Creative Collective
Zib Digital

Entrepreneur

Chiquita King – Cocogun
Corrie McLeod – InnovationAus.com
Emilia Ball – dentsu Queensland
Georgina Pownall – By All Means
Haley McDonald – 3P Studio
Jacqueline Witts – Neighbourhood Strategy
Kristie Atkins – Wink
Laura Sedgwick – Sedgwick Communications
Leilani Abels – Thrive PR + Communications
Michelle Hampton – WiredCo.
Nicole Jauncey – ABEL
Rebecca Ennis – Flaunt Talent

Executive Leader, presented by MiQ

Angela Hampton – WiredCo.
Catherine Rushton – This Is Flow
Claire Fenner – Atomic 212°
Imogen Hewitt – Spark Foundry/Publicis Media
Jacquie Alley – The Media Store
Jasmin Bedir – Innocean
Jenny Parkes – Audience360
Joanna Robinson – The Iconic
Maria Grivas – Mindshare
Pia Coyle – PHD
Pippa Berlocher – EssenceMediacom
Rebecca Darley – Domain Group
Rebecca Haagsma – Nine
Sara Lappage – QMS

Glass Ceiling Award, presented by Marie Claire

Alpha Chan – Google
Amanda Perris – Green Door Co
Belinda Drew – The Monkeys – part of Accenture Song
Cherie Clonan – The Digital Picnic
Claire Butterworth – GroupM
Jenny Mak – DDB Sydney
Julie Anne Longano – Peeps Consulting
Karina Pike – Resolution Digital
Megan Kay – Zenith
Michelle Hampton – WiredCo.
Michelle Klein – IAG

Journalist/Producer

Alana Riley – ARN
Fiona Ellis-Jones – ARN
Gemma Bath – Mamamia
Lexie Cartwright – news.com.au
Maddison Leach – 9Honey, Nine Digital

Marketing, presented by Mamamia

Alina Malkin – Hairhouse
Jo Rao – Wink
Joanne Katsos – STIHL Australia
Kate O’Connor – BBC
Kristie Atkins – Wink
Louise Crompton – Paramount ANZ
Polly Blenkinship – Audible
Ruth Haffenden – Boody
Sam Cooke – Samsung Ads
Sara Herbert – Audience360
Serena Leith – TikTok
Tennille Burt – QMS

Media Planner/Buyer, presented by Paramount

Clare Farrugia – Hatched
Clare Zappia – Avenue C
Elizabeth Baker – Zenith Media – Publicis
Katherine Pochroj – EssenceMediacom
Kristy Kinzett – Wavemaker
Laura Fell – Mindshare
Monique Gerada – dentsu Queensland
Natasha Young – Bohemia (M&C Saatchi Group)
Paige Wheaton – Initiative
Rebecca Ho – Starcom
Sarinna Harte – Ryvalmedia
Sasha Smith – Howatson+Company

Media Sales/Account Management

Ann-Maree Mulders – Year13
Danielle O’Meara – oOh!media
Emily Huhndorf – CarExpert
Emily Qureshi – Meta
Jess Cameron – ARN
Karen Alexander – Mamamia
Lucy Lu – Uber Advertising
Natasha Jarrett – oOh!media
Stephanie Petrou – Meta
Tayla Harrison – VMO
Tess Davies – NOVA Entertainment
Tina Andrew – Nine

Mentor

Amy Rakowski – PHD
Angela Haydon – JCDecaux
Diane Ho – Paramount ANZ
Dom Hickey – Howatson+Company
Emma-Jane Granlese – History Will Be Kind
Imogen Hewitt – Spark Foundry/Publicis Media
Kristie Atkins – Wink
Linh Diep – Ogilvy Australia
Michelle Klein – IAG
Milena Hopkins – Scentre Group, BrandSpace
Philippa Moig – PHD
Shauna Anderson – Nine.com.au

People and Culture

Annabelle Roderick – Ogilvy Australia
Emily Cook – dentsu Queensland
Isabella Jackson – Ryval Media
Isabella Serg – Nine
Jacinta Munro – Atomic 212°
Jacquie Alley – The Media Store
Jamie Francis – Howatson + Company
Jemma Heuston – ACM
Jodi Rosenthal – QMS
Marilla Akkermans – Equality Media
Renee Murray – Half Dome
Sarah Scott Paul – Enero

Project Manager

Bec Coulson – IMAA
Bree Peiris – Mamamia
Clare Watts – Green Door Co
Elysa Tsougranis – Deloitte
Erin Fletcher – PHD
Hannah Arthur – Year13
Madeleine (Maddie) Navin – GumGum
Rebecca Yeoh – Paramount ANZ
Samantha Wessel – ARN
Steph Dix – DDB Sydney
Tara O’Keefe – QMS
Vanessa Winley – Spark

Public Relations

Anastasiia Nazarenko – Palin Communications
Azadeh Williams – AZK Media
Caroline Catterall – Keep Left
Elly Hewitt – alt/shift/
Genevieve Brammall – News Corp Australia
Jess Cheney – Thinkerbell
Maya Ivanovic – Palin Communications
Rebecca Hyde – The Big Smoke
Rebecca Jarvie-Gibbs – Example
Sarah Quinn – Flight Centre Travel Group
Susie Thomson – Clear Hayes Consulting

Social Change Maker, presented by Australian Women’s Weekly

Ash Gierke – ARN
Danielle Galipienzo – Initiative
Danika Johnston – WeAre8
Ellie Angel-Mobbs – Southern Cross Austereo
Haley McDonald – 3P Studio
Jacquie Alley – The Media Store
Jasmin Bedir – Innocean Australia
Katherine Pochroj – EssenceMediacom
Lisa Muxworthy & Kerry Warren – news.com.au
Penelope Shell – Zenith Media
Sally Roscholler – ACM
Sarah Kramer – CHEP

Social Media

Anna Mendoza – Nine
Carmela Soares – Meta
Jenna Benson – ARN
Meg Coffey – Coffey & Tea
Nikki Brown – Seven West Media
Shivani Maharaj – Wavemaker
Steph Edwards – WiredCo.
Tasha Edelstein – Dentsu Creative

Strategy

Alexandra Nel – TBWA
Amelia Jasmine Sherman – Nova Entertainment
Celia Garforth – Special Group
Dom Hickey – Howatson + Company
Emily Smith – Paramount ANZ
Emily Wilson – Atomic 212°
Kristy Kinzett – Wavemaker
Michelle Fry – Mamamia
Namita Sopal – Paramount ANZ
Rachael Fraser – ABEL
Sam Cousins – The Media Store
Sam Turley – Mindshare

Sustainability Champion * NEW FOR 2024

Aimee Buchanan – GroupM ANZ
Camille Alarcon – Publicis Groupe ANZ
Charlotte Berry – Innocean Australia
Emma Robbins – M&C Saatchi Group
June Cheung – Scope3
Laura Parr – Google
Natalie Dean-Weymark – Compass Studio
Phoebe Keogh – UM
Sarah Young – oOh!media

Tech

Andrea Alembakis – GumGum
Bonnie Dodemaide – iProspect
Claire Patterson – Paramount ANZ
Danica Bellchambers – CHEP Network
Denise McCormack – Hatched
Madeleine Davy – Adylic (Part of Omnicom Media Group)
Mansi Shukla – Audience360
Nicola Staveley – Audience360
Paula Malysevaite – PHD
Sally Hellyer – Mindshare
Somya Malviya – GroupM Nexus
Terri Owens – GroupM Nexus

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the winners announced in person at a celebration of the incredible, history-making women in our industry on Friday, August 16th, at White Bay Cruise Terminal.