Early Entry DeadlineNovember 7th, 2025
Recognizing Excellence, Effectiveness and Innovation Across All Areas of Communication
2025 Award of Excellence Winners
Inside Voices
Beverly Santicola, Executive Director, Center for Rural Outreach & Public Services
Beverly Santicola blends Indiana farm roots with decades in HR and grant writing to champion tribal development. Co-founder of a rural nonprofit, she helped generate $176M for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Her culturally rich, visually powerful economic development strategy plans are considered the “gold standard” by federal agencies.
Inside Voices
Juror Kyle Reid, SVP, Design & Technology, StoryBrand
We’re excited to spotlight Communicator Awards juror Kyle Reid, Sr. VP of Design and Technology at StoryBrand. Now based in London, Kyle led the company’s 2020 pivot to livestreams, driving record growth by asking: “Is the customer the hero?” As a juror, that same customer-first lens guides his decisions.
Explore the New Categories
To meet the ever-evolving landscape of communications and creativity, we’ve added categories to celebrate the boom of Video Podcasting, Emerging Technology and the integration of AI Tools. We’ve expanded our Marketing Effectiveness categories in which the results objectively support our theme of “Well Said”. There are also more opportunities to honor work from leading industries including Healthcare, Legal Services, Education and Government.
