Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Public Relations Final Judging Committee
Kathy Crosby, Senior VP, Group Campaign Director, The Advertising Council, Washington, DC
Melora C. Heavey, Senior Manager, Communications, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY
Dana Mellecker, Director of Public Relations, iCrossing, New York, NY
Clar Rosso, COO, California Society of CPA/CalCPA Education Foundation, Redwood City, CA
Cord Silverstein, Executive VP Interactive Communications, Capstrat, Raleigh, NC
Rob Slosberg, Partner/Creative Director, Turbine, Westport, CT

Chair of Corporate Communications, Investor Relations and Public Relations Category Judging
Janice M. Maiman, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Janice M. Maiman is Vice-President, Communications & Media Channels at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), overseeing an award-winning communications team.  She directs the Institute's brand management; media relations; executive communications; strategic, member, state society, and internal communications; multimedia and social media functions; the AICPA.org website; creative services; and the financial literacy program.  Also reporting to her are the Journal of Accountancy and the Institute's Magazines/Newsletter group.

Maiman was the architect of the award-winning nationwide 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy and Feed the Pig programs. She also designed and executed the grassroots communications program CPA Ambassadors, and she is currently directing the AICPA image-enhancement campaign and advertising program. Additionally, Maiman oversees the implementation of communications strategy for the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission. She was also the communications lead on the pivotal CPA Vision project.

Under Maiman's leadership, the AICPA Communications Team has received more than 130 awards. Honors include: Communications Team of the Year in The 2009 American Business Awards; two Summit Awards from the American Society of Association Executives; two Platinum Spotlight Awards and Top 100 Communications Materials honors from the Leagues of American Communications Professionals; a PR News Platinum PR Award; an ASAE Gold Circle Award; Silver and Bronze Telly Awards; a Gold Quill from the International Association of Business Communicators; and numerous Hermes and MarCom Platinum Awards.