Here’s the full list of 2025 Adcolor Award winners:
ADCOLOR Creator of the Year: Abigail Marquez (@abigailfmarquez)
ADCOLOR in Tech: Rosakebia Liliana Estela Mendoza, CEO & Founder, Silver Passport
Campaign of the Year: “Pen to Right History” | Last Prisoner Project & McCann
DEI Executive of the Year: Shannae Ingleton-Smith, CEO, Kensington Grey
Innovator: Gary Coichy, Founder & CEO, Pod Digital Media
Rising Star: Kaleb Mulugeta, Senior Creative, Translation
Rockstar: Ri-Karlo Handy, Founder & CEO, Handy Foundation
ADCOLOR | Adweek Beacon Award: Richelieu Dennis, Executive Chairman, Sundial Group of Companies
ADCOLOR in Music | Executive: Ryan Ford
ADCOLOR in Music | Artist: Kaytranada
Advocate: Joe Hall, Founder, Ghetto Film School
Catalyst: Diversability
Catalyst: Mark Clennon, Artist, Studio Mark Clennon
Catalyst: Stephanie Nadi Olson, Founder & Executive Chair, We Are Rosie
Legend: George Felix, Chief Marketing Officer, Chili’s
Legend: Sofia Hernandez, Global Head of Business Marketing & Commercial Partnerships, TikTok
Most Valuable Partnership: P&G and Mielle
ADCOLOR | One Club Creative: Kaleeta McDade, Global Chief Experience Design Officer, VML
ADCOLOR | One Club Creative: Oved Valadez, Co-Founder & Executive Creative Director, Industry
Mr. ADCOLOR: Umar Issa, Head of Inclusive & Cultural Partnerships, Yahoo
Ms. ADCOLOR: Jochebed Fekadu, Director, Marketing and Inclusion & Impact, Omnicom Precision Marketing Group
Lifetime Achievement: Dani Monroe, Founder, Martha’s Vineyard Summit, CenterFocus International
Lifetime Achievement: T.D. Jakes, Founder & Chairman, T. D. Jakes Group
Lifetime Achievement: Carmen Smith, SVP of Creative Development, Products, Content & Inclusive Strategies | Disney Experiences, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Disney Consumer Products


