Season 4 Judges
DANDA Awards Season 4 submissions were reviewed for their design, aesthetics and production values, by the following panel of industry professionals during our October 30 through November 14, 2025 judging period.
It was truly a privilege and a delight to have collaborated with this exceptional group and we value the time and expertise each of these individuals brought to the DANDA Awards Season 4 judging panel.
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Megan Basden
Creative Services Manager
Driscoll Children’s Hospital / Health System
Megan Basden is the Creative Services Manager at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, where she leads the creative strategy and development of impactful marketing and communications initiatives. With a passion for storytelling and design, Megan oversees brand direction and creative execution across multiple platforms to elevate Driscoll’s mission of providing exceptional pediatric care.
Tiphaine Guillemet
SVP Design Director
IPG - BX Branding Group
Jennifer Hawks
Senior Graphic Designer
UMR, A UnitedHealthcare Company
Jennifer is a senior graphic designer with over 12 years of experience in healthcare marketing and design. She has a proven track record of co-leading significant marketing projects, managing and maintaining marketing communications assets, and overseeing production processes and implementation of communications materials. Jennifer has designed award-winning patient education materials. Additionally, Jennifer owns her own small graphic design business called Hawks Creative Co., specializing in business and personal stationery, wedding stationery, and other event stationery. Jennifer lives in the historic village of Riverton, CT with her partner Rich, their cats Luna and Gypsy, and their standard poodle Duke Silver (named in honor Ron Swanson’s saxophone-playing alter ego on the series Parks and Recreation).
Nathaniel Hutchison
Digital Production Specialist
Ten Adams
MaryBeth Lafferty
Director of Marketing and Communications
LifeSpeak Inc.
Heather M. McGuigan
Owner / Creative Director
Calumet Hill
calumethill.com
Heather M. McGuigan, Owner/Creative Director of Calumet Hill, serves as the lead creative for branding, advertising and design projects for clients across the Philadelphia, New England and Tampa Bay regions.
Calumet Hill is a small creative consultancy with experience spanning over two decades working across a wide range of industries including arts, education, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, non-profit and tourism.
Our mission is simple: to elevate brands through great creative.
Mike McKinnon, MBA
Sr. Creative Director
OptumRx
Mike McKinnon is a creative director and photographer based in Southern California, specializing in building, humanizing, and connecting brands to specific audiences. As a photographer he explores the relationships and spaces between people and technology. His current photo preference is black & white, occasionally color and often on film.
Janice Murphy
Director of Marketing
Tenovi
Jasmine Raziuddin
Creative Communications Program Manager
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jasmine Raziuddin is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator, and creative strategist based in Texas. She currently serves as a Creative Communications Program Manager at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Houston.
In 2024, Jasmine was honored as one of Graphic Design USA’s “Responsible Designers to Watch,” a recognition that highlights creative professionals who embrace responsibility and use design principles to make the world a better place for people and nature.
Before joining MD Anderson, Jasmine contributed to a wide range of industries—including publishing, education, health care, health insurance, technology and government. Her work has earned multiple accolades from Texas School Public Relations Association (TSPRA), Graphic Design USA (GDUSA), Ragan Communications, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Houston, and DANDA.
She is passionate about brand and strategy campaigns that promote innovation, compassion, and wellness. Guided by a design-forward approach, Jasmine creates designs that uplift communities and support global impact. Together with over 27,000 colleagues at MD Anderson, she is deeply committed to the institution’s mission to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.
Annie Sawatzke
Graphic Designer
Sanford Health
Lisa Townsend
Director, Marketing & Communications
Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP)
Lisa is an award-winning marketing and communications leader with over a decade of experience crafting strategy for—and elevating the reputation—of medical and research-based associations. She has a proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic communications plans that drive results, including brand awareness, non-dues revenue, and partner engagement.
Stephanie Wheeler
Graphic Design Manager
True North