Recognizing the Best and Brightest Email Marketers

The ANA Email Excellence Center Awards recognize top individuals within the email marketing industry through two prestigious honors: the David Baker Lifetime Achievement Award and the Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award. These accolades celebrate innovation, leadership, and measurable impact in the email space. Do you know someone pushing the boundaries of what email can do? Someone who's driving results, championing best practices, or mentoring the next generation of marketers? Nominate the best and brightest in the industry today and help us spotlight the leaders shaping the future of email marketing.

ANA Email Excellence Center Awards trophies on display

Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award

Celebrating those working at brand-side or marketing companies who lead in community-driven innovation and thought leadership.

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David Baker Lifetime Achievement Award

Honoring professionals at marketing service providers, agencies, consultants, freelancers, technology providers, data companies, or other third-party services who demonstrate email marketing excellence.

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Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award

Established in honor of Stefan Pollard, a highly respected and beloved member of the email marketing community who suddenly passed away in 2010, this award honors a brand-side marketer who demonstrates the qualities and high professional standards that Pollard exemplified during his lifetime.

2025 ANA EEC Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Award

Kelly Varano, Pep Boys

Previous Stefan Pollard Email Marketer of the Year Winners

2024: Corrina Cohen, NBCUniversal
2023: Kelly Haggard, Synchrony
2022: Tracy Smith, Cicso
2021: Scott Cohen, Purple
2020: Sandra Cordero, Torrid

2019: Kait Creamer, Scaled Agile, Inc.
2018: Alice Li, Shutterstock
2017: Genevieve Longtin, Sharecare
2016: Jeanne Jones, Alaska Airlines
2015: Alessandra Souers, JibJab

2014: Zack Notes, UncommonGoods
2013: Sal Tripi, Publishers Clearing House
2012: Meg Reynolds, REI
2011: Loren McDonald, IBM Marketing Cloud

David Baker Lifetime Achievement Award

This highly coveted award is given to a vendor-side marketer who exemplifies the best and brightest in the email marketing industry, embodying thought leadership, service, innovation, vision, and influence.