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National Magazine Awards 2025

ASME Awards 2025 Judging Leaders

Joe Brown Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
Maile Carpenter Editorial Director, Food Network Magazine, HGTV Magazine and The Pioneer Woman 
Jeanne Clayton Director of Photography, Southern Living 
Jessica Cruel Editor in Chief, Allure 
Richard Dorment Editor in Chief, Men’s Health 
Susan Goldberg President and CEO, GBH 
Ben Goldberger General Manager, Editorial Content, BBC Studios 
D.D. Guttenplan Editor, The Nation 
Clara Jeffery Editor in Chief, Mother Jones 
Lauren Kern Editor in Chief, Apple News 
Amanda Kludt Senior Editor, Projects and Initiatives, The New York Times 
Cindi Leive Cofounder and CEO, The Meteor 
Stephanie Mehta CEO and Chief Content Officer, Mansueto Ventures 
Alison Overholt Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Founder, Good People LLC 
Paul Reyes Editor, Virginia Quarterly Review
Ivylise Simones Creative Director, Slate 
Bill Strickland Editorial Director, Hearst Enthusiast Group 
Nikhil Swaminathan CEO, Grist 
Julia Turner Senior Fellow, USC Center on Communication Leadership and Policy 
Liz Vaccariello Editor in Chief, First for Women and Woman’s World 
Geoff Van Dyke Editorial Director, 5280 
Charles Whitaker Dean, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

A complete list of the ASME Awards 2025 judges will be posted on April 8, 2025, when the winners of the National Magazine Awards are announced

NATIONAL MAGAZINE AWARDS 2025 BOARD

Joe Brown Publisher and Editorial Director, one5c
Jelani Cobb Dean and Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Richard Dorment Editor in Chief, Men's Health
Jonathan Dorn 
Sid Evans Editor in Chief, Southern Living
Mark Jannot Story Editor, The New York Times Magazine
Clara Jeffery Editor in Chief, Mother Jones
Radhika Jones Editor in Chief, Vanity Fair
Amanda Kludt Senior Editor, Projects and Initiatives, The New York Times
Cindi Leive Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, The Meteor
Alison Overholt Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and Founder, Good People LLC
Charles Whitaker Dean, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
Abi Wright Executive Director, Professional Prizes, Columbia Journalism School
Sidney Holt Executive Director, American Society of Magazine Editors | ex officio