2026 SMAs Judging Co-Chairs
Nithya Ramachandran
President & CSO at The T1 Agency
Justin Hasan
Vice President at MKTG Sports + Entertainment
2026 SMAs Judging Committee
Alex Avon
Just For Laughs
Vice President Strategic Alliances and Brands Partnerships
Andrew Kavanagh
National Hockey League
Senior Director – Partnership Marketing
Andrew Stokes
Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment (MLSE)
Senior Director, Global Partnerships
Ania Sponaski
Original Sport Soulutions
Founder & Principal
Ashley Curran
Sidecar Sports
Co-founder & Co-CEO
Bianca Knop
Wildlife Experiential and Events
Founder
Brandon Mazerall
FanDuel
VP, WPP Media Sports + Entertainment
Camille Wallace
FloSports
Partnerships
Chris Sandre
Institute of Corporate Directors
Senior Director
Christine Miles
Institute of Corporate Directors
Director, Partnerships (+ Board Director, GTHL and CAC)
Christopher Gorski
Visa
Director
Desiree Creed
IAB Canada
Industry Partnership & Sponsorship Lead
Heather Mawhinney
UNITE Partnerships
Senior Partnerships Manager
Henry Goodman
Tangerine
Senior Marketing Manager
Kyle Ferguson
Canadian Hockey League
Director, Business Operations
Megan Rankin
Dig Insights
Senior Manager, Insights
Mina Nakhostin
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Manager, Partnership Sales
Naveed Tagari
Live Nation Canada
Manager of Sponsorship Sales
Patricia “PJ” Jaecklein
CNXN HAUS
Founder/President
Rahul Nanda
TIFF
Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Shanks
Lumency
Senior Vice President | Sponsorship & Operations
Scott Cunningham
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Manager, Sponsorships and Cause Marketing
