The ANA Email Excellence Center recognizes individuals who represent the best and brightest in the email marketing industry.
EEC 2024 Nominations Are Open!
The ANA Email Excellence Center is proud to recognize the top individuals in the email marketing industry through our prestigious awards.
We invite you to submit your nominations by August 25 for the following categories:
Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award
Open to those working at brand-side or marketing companies, who lead in community-driven innovation and thought leadership.
Email Marketer Thought Leader of the Year Award
Open to professionals at marketing service providers, agencies, consultants, freelancers, technology providers, data companies, or other third-party services, who demonstrate email marketing excellence.
Winners will be announced at our Email Evolution Conference – One Day Immersive Members-Only Committee meeting in New York City on September 25, 2024. Celebrate with us as we honor the best and brightest in the industry!
Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award
Established in honor of Stefan Pollard, a highly respected and beloved member of the email marketing community who suddenly passed away in 2010, this award honors a brand-side marketer who demonstrates the qualities and high professional standards that Pollard exemplified during his lifetime.
Submit your nomination today
Submission Deadline: August 25, 2024
Previous Stefan Pollard Email Marketer Winners
- 2023: Kelly Haggard, Synchrony
- 2022: Tracy Smith, Cicso
- 2021: Scott Cohen, Purple
- 2020: Sandra Cordero, Torrid
- 2019: Kait Creamer, Scaled Agile, Inc.
- 2018: Alice Li, Shutterstock
- 2017: Genevieve Longtin, Sharecare
- 2016: Jeanne Jones, Alaska Airlines
- 2015: Alessandra Souers, JibJab
- 2014: Zack Notes, UncommonGoods
- 2013: Sal Tripi, Publishers Clearing House
- 2012: Meg Reynolds, REI
- 2011: Loren McDonald, IBM Marketing Cloud
"This award is an incredible honor, and I'm humbled to receive one of what is essentially the Oscars of the email marketing industry. I was fortunate to meet Stefan Pollard when my email career was in its infancy, and his wisdom and spirit are part of what drew me into an industry that is truly unique—where competitors become friends, and friends can really become family.
It's that spirit of continual growth, innovation, and comradery that move the industry forward—a spirit I hope I live up to in winning this award. I'm incredibly grateful to my peers, friends, family, and mentors who have helped drive not only my success, but the success of an entire channel and industry."
-Scott Cohen, Sr. Email Marketing Manager, Purple
- 2021 Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award Winner
Email Marketer Thought Leader of the Year Award
This highly coveted award is given to a vendor-side marketer who exemplifies the best and brightest in the email marketing industry, embodying thought leadership, service, innovation, and vision and influence.
Submit your nomination today
Submission Deadline: August 25, 2024
Previous Email Marketer Thought Leader of the Year Winners
- 2023: Ryan Phelan, RPEOrigin
- 2022: Dela Quist, Alchemy Worx
- 2021: Kath Pay, Holistic Email Marketing
- 2020: Simms Jenkins, BrightWave
- 2019: Matthew Vernhout, 250ok
- 2018: Chad White, Litmus
- 2017: David Daniels, The Relevancy Group
- 2016: David Baker, Cordial
- 2015: Justine Jordan, Litmus
- 2014: Dennis Dayman, Return Path
"Winning EEC's Thought Leader of the Year Award is a tremendous honor. I'm overwhelmed, ecstatic, and immensely grateful. Our email community is unique in that so many of us share the mission to help each other grow and learn.
Being recognized for my work in these efforts is doubly gratifying, indeed, because Stefan Pollard, who inspired these awards, was my mentor, my dear friend, and my role model as a thought leader. I know he would be so very happy for me. Thank you so much for this honor!"
-Kath Pay, CEO, Founder & Author, Holistic Email Marketing
- 2021 EEC Email Marketer Thought Leader of the Year Award Winner
The EEC Awards Subcommittee is comprised of leaders in the email industry, as well as friends and colleagues of Stefan Pollard
- Ryan Phelan (Chair), Origin Email
- Jose Cebrian (Vice-Chair), Merkle Inc
- John Caldwell, Red Pill Email
- Heather Curcio, AARP
- Allyson Federbush, Movable Ink
- Elaine Gamble; Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
- Jennifer Horner, DEG
- John Landsman, SparkPost
- Charma Parker, Home Depot
- Gretchen Scheiman, CM Group
- Manisha Shaw, Salesforce
- Paul Shriner, AudiencePoint
- Karen Talavera, Synchronicity Marketing (Vice-Chair, EEC)
- Matthew Vernhout, Netcore (Chair, EEC)