JURORS & SELECTION COMMITTEE


JURORS

  • Dr. Ata Erim - Former President of Federation of Turkish American Associations (New Jersey)
  • Former Bonnie Joy Kaslan – Honorary Consul General of Republic of Türkiye, San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, CA)
  • Prof. Burak Kuntay - Rector, Beykoz University (İstanbul, Türkiye)
  • Prof. Cengiz Sisman - Professor of History, College of Human Sciences and Humanities
  • Ebru Cimen Tarhan - Non-Profit Strategist | Connecting Data, Community, and Customer Experience | Founder, Viva Terra Selection (Houston, Texas)
  • Ergun Kirlikovali - Former President of Assembly of Turkish American Associations / President, Integrated Polymer Industries, Inc. (Irvine, California)
  • G. Lincoln McCurdy - International Affairs Professional, Former President of Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) (Washington, DC)
  • Dr Hakan Karalok - Researcher Associate at Yale University School of Medicine (New York, NY)
  • Dr Halil Mutlu - Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine, BMP Hospital Medicine (Springfield, MA)
  • John Driscoll – Counsel, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP (New York, NY)
  • Kursad Dogru - President at Next International, Inc., Board Member of TURANT - Former President of Turkish American Association of North Texas (Dallas, Texas)
  • Lydia Borland - President, LB International Solutions LLC (public & private sector international business & government relations) (Washington, DC)
  • Mazlum Kosma - Former President of Turkish-American Association of Georgia, former President of Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA) / Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia)
  • Melih Bektas - Chairman & Treasurer - Turkish American Coalition Political Action Committee (North Providence, Rhode Island)
  • Mona Diamond Sunshine – Former Honorary Consul General of Türkiye for Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
  • Said Nurhan – Former President of the Society of Turkish American Architects, Engineers & Scientists, Inc. (New York, NY)
  • Sevil Ozısık – Executive Board Member of American Regional Committee of the World Turkish Business Council (DTIK), former President of Turkish American Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Immigration Attorney, Ozisik PLLC (New York, NY)
  • Suleyman Ecevit Şanlı - Chair of Turkish American Business Associations-AmCham Türkiye AmCham (İstanbul, Türkiye)
  • Dr Sukru Elekdag – Former Ambassador of Türkiye to United States (İstanbul, Türkiye)
  • Tomris Azeri - President, Azerbaijan Society of America (New Jersey)
  • Dr Ulku Ulgur - Founder and First President of Assemble of Turkish American Associations; Faculty Member at University of Maryland School of Medicine Doximity (Ellicott City, Maryland)
  • Umran Beba - Partner at August Leadership, Independent Non-Executive Board Director at Bakkavor Group plc, ESG Committee Chair, BIS Board Member, Co-Founder Beba Foundation, Former VP of Pepsi (Greenwich, Connecticut)
  • Vahap Munyar - Newspaper columnist, Ekonomim (İstanbul, Türkiye)

SELECTION COMMITTEE

  • Chair, Cemil Ozyurt - Founder of Turk of America Awards
  • Anıl Sural – White House Correspondent, Washington Bureau, Önce Vatan Gazetesi
  • Aysu Unal – Former President of The Society of Turkish American Architects, Engineers and Scientists Association (MIM), Architect
  • Ayse Zamboglu - Angel Investor, STEM Mentor, Entrepreneurship Education
  • Burcu Tansu - President Burcu Consulting, Inc – Board Member of Los Angeles Turkish American Associations LA
  • Can Kamiloglu - Journalist
  • Demet Cabbar - ATA DC former President, Senior Technical Assistance Officer of International Monetary Fund
  • Deniz Celik - Owner, Founder of Amerikalı Türk
  • Dilek Kaya - IHA, US Correspondent
  • Dr Isıl Acehan - Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Fulbright Fellow, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi
  • Kubra Kocaaga - Business Development Manager, Community Abroad
  • Ozlem Ozgut Yorekli – ABD Post Editor
  • Razi Canikligil – Publisher, United Nations based Envoy Magazine
  • Selcuk Acar – Publisher, Turkish Journal