As part of our commitment to transparency, we publish the names of the judges for each competition. (If judges opt-in for their names to be made public.)
Each competition is judged by a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers and pastry chefs, including the names listed below. The competition is overseen by members of our international Grand Jury, who travel to each competition.
We would like to thank our judges for their hard work, including any who chose for their names not to be listed. You can find the full list of winners for this competition in our ‘Rounds & results’ section.
Lauren Adler (United States), Chocolopolis/Pacific Northwest Chocolate Society, Chocolopolis
Eva Aivaliotis (United States), Freelance fundraising, grants and communications professional
Patricia Baker (United States), Property Management
Jocie Bussin (Canada), Retired Restaurant Owner and Chef
Jorge Castellanos (United States), Jorge Castellanos
Martin Christy (United Kingdom), Seventy%, Permanent Grand Jury
Cyndi Clement (Canada), Self Employed – Artist – Dental Assistant, Canadian Chocoholic
Christy Conte (Canada), Chocolate Cherry Berry
Jessica Ferraro (United States), Bar Cacao – Craft Chocolate Specialist, Bar Cacao
Mariana Garza Sánchez (Mexico), Chocolate maker
Earnie Glazener (United States), Independent, Instagram reviews
Bob Goldfarb (United States), Cocoazoo
E.B. Harper (United States), Diplomat
Sally Hildebrandt (Canada), Centennial College Professor of Baking & Pastry Arts Management, http://www.youtube.com/c/BiteandChiu
Nadine Kerstan (United States), Barometer Chocolate, Barometer Chocolate
Jim Koper (United States), Aerospace Engineer, JK Chocolate Truffles
Shirley Lum (Canada), S Chocolate Magic
Mary Luz Mejia (Canada), Food Writer, Content Marketer and Level II Chocolate Taster, Online Portfolio
Adrienne Newman (United States), Founder at Flavor Curious Travel
Maricel Presilla (United States), Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Permanent Grand Jury
Alex Rast (United Kingdom), Consultant, Reviewer, Seventy% , Permanent Grand Jury
Evelyn Reilly (United States), Distinguished Beans, Distinguished Beans
Karla Schade (United States), Opening Chocolate
Shela Usadi (United States), Shela’s Chocolate Diary/ Chocolate Educator & Reviewer, Shela’s Chocolate Diary
Barbie Van Horn (United States), Finding Fine Chocolate, Finding Fine Chocolate
Amberly Withers (United States), Restaurant Consultant
Michelle Zimmerman (United States), Curating Taste
