District 8 American Advertising Awards
The American Advertising Awards is the nation's largest advertising competition. Each year, the competition begins at the local level with the 210 AAF clubs across the country where professionals enter the best of the year's work in hopes of winning a coveted ADDY® Award.
Entries must first be submitted in a local competition to be eligible for the American Advertising Awards process. The local winners then advance to one of the 14 regional district competitions, and District winners advance to the national finals. The American Advertising Awards national judging is held in conjunction with the AAF National Conference.
Jenna Carda is your District American Advertising Awards Chair and the National American Advertising Awards Committee Representative for District 8. Please feel free to contact her with any competition questions you may have.
Additional Resources
District 8 Competition Judging
When: When - March 11-18
Where: Judging will be held virtually
Winners Announced: March 31st
District 8 American Advertising Awards Reception
2025 Judges
Jimmy Ball
Director of Global Product Design, Solera
Jimmy Ball is an award-winning Design Director, UX Designer, and Photographer with extensive experience in mobile, digital, and print projects across diverse markets and media. Currently, he serves as Director of Global Product Design and UX at Solera, the global leader in automotive lifecycle management. His portfolio includes work for high-profile brands like American Airlines, Honda, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Neiman Marcus, and nonprofits, along with recognition from the American Advertising Awards, Graphis, and GD USA, among others.
Jimmy’s creative contributions have been featured in design books such as Graphis Poster Annual 2015 and Design:Typeand publications in Hong Kong and Singapore. Notably, his Nelson Mandela tribute poster toured globally. His photography has appeared in trade and consumer magazines as well as coffee table books, including PPP’s Dragon series on Asia. When not immersed in design, Jimmy is a pretty OK cyclist.
Elizabeth LePori Fordham
Founding Principal, Quill & Ink
Elizabeth Fordham is a Houston-based word nerd and punctuation snob with 10 years of experience on the corporate side and 30+ years as the solopreneur of a communications boutique. Her bragging “writes” include more than 300 local, regional, national and international awards for a bazillion clients in almost every industry under the sun.
Silver Cuellar III
Creative Director to the Stars
Silver is Lead Marauder of the Dragon's Fury Longship Crew in Roswell, Georgia. He utilizes raiding prowess and hand to hand combat to secure plunder to expand territory for the glory of the Norse Gods. As the physical manifestation of Vidar's fist on earth, he plays a crucial role in navigating the unforgiving north seas, and securing victories against weakling Christians, and has personally sent over 500 Gauls to the afterlife. In his downtime, Silver enjoys salting fish, storytelling around the hearth, and honoring Odin with offerings of mead.