AAF Welcomes Inductees Into Its 2024 Advertising Hall of Achievement
Above: Inductees into the 2024 AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement; photo credit: Akintayo Adewole for DRKR PXLS
At a gala celebration held at Pier Sixty in New York City, the American Advertising Federation (AAF) welcomed nine new inductees into its prestigious AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement.
The list of honorees cuts across industries, companies, business size and culture and marks the 32nd year that the AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement has served as the gold standard in recognizing professionals aged 40 and younger who are making a notable impact on the advertising industry.
Pictured are this year’s inductees. From left to right:
- Bianca Guimaraes, Partner & Executive Creative Director, Mischief @ No Fixed Address.
- Neil Waller, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Whalar Group
- Imani Ellis, Founder & CEO, The Creative Collective
- Marques E. Zak, Former Head of Multicultural Marketing, American Express
- Danisha Lomax, EVP, Head of Client Inclusivity & Impact, Digitas
- Melanie L. Washington, Esq., Principal, Head of Global Contract Advisory, MediaLink
- Sanja Komljenovic, Founder, CEO & Executive Creative Director, ONA Creative
- Karen Land Short, Global Executive Creative Director & Managing Director, Sustainability, Accenture Song
- Issa Rae, writer, producer, actress, entrepreneur and recipient of this year’s Cultural Force Award
