SHERRY MATTHEWS
CEO/Founder
A close friend once told Sherry she was “just a little watchdog for society, barking at the corner of truth and democracy.” You can count on Sherry to be on the frontlines when it comes to social justice, health, transportation, wildlife protection, and the environment. Her first book, We Were Not Orphans, is about the abuse of children in institutional care.
CHARLES WEBRE
EVP/Chief Creative Officer
After a successful 15-year career in New York, London, and Paris with some of the world's top agencies and clients, Charles returned to his Texas roots and his first ad agency employer. His talent and boundless energy amaze and inspire his clients, and he’s won nearly every major creative award there is.
COLIN GILLIGAN
EVP/Chief Client Officer
Family man, dancer, dreamer who nerds out on data, emerging media, current events, and handbells.
JOSÉ MARRERO
SVP/Director of Creative Strategy & Multicultural Marketing
José was born in Cuba, reared in Virginia, studied in Mexico City, and got to Texas as fast as he could. Whether he is strategizing, directing, or writing, his keen sense for what makes people different and what they share helps craft resonant multicultural campaigns from coast to coast.
ROBERT NASH
Public Relations Director
When Robert talks, media listen. The giant seat belt he wrapped around the Texas Capitol is just one of his many ideas that’s generated buzz plus millions of dollars in free media.
RICH TERRY
SVP/Creative Director
Behind Rich’s easygoing demeanor lie a fierce creative force and a way with words that captures hearts and minds. He’s won virtually every major industry award but deems his greatest accomplishments his client and colleague relationships and his campaigns’ effectiveness.
KENNA SWIFT
VP/Account Director, D.C.
Kenna heads up the DC office and is the go-to expert for traffic safety/transportation issues in the northeast region. Her award-winning, results-driven work on everything from quirky walking billboards to social media means loyal, happy clients.
CAROLINE WALLACE
VP/Account Director, New York
Caroline focuses on health, social justice, and education campaigns for clients fighting the good fight. After 15 years as a communications pro for brands big and small, Caroline earned her master’s in public health and moved exclusively into cause marketing.
DANDI WRIGHT
SVP/Account Director
Dandi always goes that extra mile and often handles the most challenging work on behalf of our transportation, health, and social justice clients. The results? Happy clients, award-winning work, an engaged audience, and extra-caffeinated coworkers.
LAURA TOWNSEND
VP/Account Director
Short story writer, poet, and mom.
GWEN WILLIAMS
VP/Account Director
Once worked political campaigns in Athens, Geneva, and Florence . . . Alabama, that is.
LIZ WILDE
VP/Account Director
Believes that any problem can be solved in slippers and a cardigan.
ANGIE NELSON
VP/Executive Producer
Cyclist, foodie, animal-lover, and Okie all the way.
GRETCHEN HICKS
SVP/Design Director
Gretchen may bake the best pies of anyone on a staff of cooks and gourmands, but she’s best known among clients for her stunning creative and design work. The “Liberty” campaign for Covid won the hearts of New Yorkers in every borough and at every level of leadership.
MARILYN CARTER
SVP/Creative Services Director
After 20+ years in the publishing world, Marilyn shifted gears to dedicate her talents to cause marketing.
GWEN RICE
Print Production Director
A full-sized vintage letterpress conveyed with her house. Seriously lucky.
KATHY HOINSKI
Media Director
She's crazy for breakfast tacos and live music.
CAROL GIBSON
Senior Web/Digital Producer
She's never met a shelter dog she didn't like.
BINA CHAUHAN
Creative Director
She's lived in New York and Los Angeles and spent a season performing Shakespeare in Alaska.
LAURA TUMA
Editorial Director
Lifelong Texan, former sportswriter, volunteer extraordinaire, and darn good cook.
ADRIENNE DEALY
Public Relations Director, D.C.
Adrienne has dedicated her career to social issues and cause marketing. Whether it’s addressing student mental health in New York school districts, opioid poisoning in Washington state, air quality and pedestrian safety in Washington D.C., or traffic safety in Texas, she is passionate about change and loves a good challenge.
CHRISTOPHER STAYTON
Senior Web Developer
A self-described computer nerd who scores high in talent.
SANDRA LIPCHAK
Deputy Controller
Loves watching food shows, hates cooking.
GARRETT FORBES
Creative Director
If content is king, Garrett is the court jester.
KEVIN GREENBLAT
Art Director
Dedicated to cause marketing for 20+ years, Kevin has a passion for raising awareness of water as a limited, precious resource. When not at work, he travels Texas taking photos.
SUSAN SULLIVAN
Office Manager
Loves the outdoors and used to be a DJ.
Carson Mandic
Junior Business Manager
When he’s not exploring complex spreadsheets, you’ll find Carson exploring outdoors with his bird dog, Doc.
GARRETT RUFFANER
Account Supervisor
History, outdoor, running, podcast, and sci-fi enthusiast.
VALERIE CRUZ
Account Supervisor
Foodie, dog mom, and book lover from Puerto Rico with a passion for advertising.
NICK SCHATZ
Senior Account Manager
The first person you’ll hear when you walk in the office. Also: outdoor enthusiast, soccer fan, and Tacodeli expert. Ask him for taco recs—he’s tried them all!
ERIN HOGAN
Senior Account Manager
Managed theater shows and a newspaper before managing accounts. Between opening nights and tight print deadlines, it’s no wonder she’s a night owl.
PAULA MAYBERRY
Director of Accounting
Avid reader and NBA enthusiast.
JAKE BEMAN
Senior Account Manager
Left-handed movie nerd with a passion for painting and a knack for dominating at backyard games, especially cornhole.
KRISTIN PATTERSON
Digital Media Supervisor
Avid competitive board game player who enjoys traveling to Park Place on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
CHARLIE DUNN
Senior Digital Strategist
Asks the big questions such as: Can we #hashtag this?
GABRIELLE SILVA
Digital Media Planner/Buyer
A rare born-and-bred Austinite, she’s visited three of the seven wonders of the world.
DESTINY DREHER
Senior Producer
Was always “too social” growing up. Really worked out for her that she can have a career in that now.
Brant Russell
Account Manager
Brant is the agency’s foremost Tater Tot connoisseur. Yes, that’s a thing.
KATE JOHNSON
Account Manager
Avid climber with a fear of heights and a great sense of irony.
LINDA BROWN
Senior Broadcast Buyer
Current number cruncher. Former spin instructor who thinks candy is dandy.
Anna Butler
Account Manager
Perfection is sunrise over a windswept beach and the happy woofs of her golden retriever.
Elle Sacks
Accounting Assistant
Trash TV programs, chocolate, playing music, and numbers are Elle’s jam.
ULF KASTNER
IT Manager
Born in Vienna of Swedish descent, Ulf refuses to drive a car but is determined to someday travel into space.
KATIE KLEMM
Senior Account Manager
Has never met a wall she couldn’t talk to. Passionate about Goodreads, live music, and her dislike of the Oxford comma.
Daniela Bautista
Production Designer
During the day, Daniela keeps client projects printer-ready, and by night, her home crafty.
Hannah Kmetz
Account Manager
An avid reader, casual yogi, and frequent abandoner of ambitious craft projects.
Soren Nelson
Project Manager
Art enthusiast and live music lover with a passion for philosophy and basketball.
SHELBY MILHOAN
Media Buyer
Created an Excel sheet even for her plants. Gardener, crafter, and cat lady.
BEAU LEBOEUF
Chief of Stuff
Not stuffy, despite his title. Can stand on his head.
ANDREA FINDLEY
Digital Media Buyer
Firm believer that any problem can be solved on her surfboard or with a Taylor Swift song.
Tinka McCray
Account Manager
“Tinka” comes from her grandmother, whose nickname “Tinkerbelle” was the actual inspiration for the Disney character.
TOM GRODEK
SVP/Creative Director
Tom’s many talents earn kudos from clients and staff, and he creates the agency’s much-loved animated holiday card every year. Besides being a cause marketing maestro, he’s a children’s book author and illustrator.
KLAUDIA MARINO
Director of Research/Strategist
If you have a challenge and want fresh thinking to attack it, Klaudia’s your go-to-person. Her mantra is focus: Take your stand and own it like nobody’s business.
JANET LEA
Consultant
You'd think Janet comes from a family of circus performers the way she knows how to juggle a dozen projects at once, balance budgets on a tightwire, and win the applause of clients and colleagues. Janet makes things happen, and she always goes the distance for her clients.
REX PETEET
Consultant
An award-winning graphic designer since 1982, Rex's work has helped brand clients around the globe. He’s been immortalized in the Library of Congress, the New York City Poster Museum, and the Hiroshima Museum of Modern Art, and his designs have appeared in just about every industry publication.
JEFF SALZGEBER
Media Relations Director
Former CNN producer who relocated to Austin for its thriving arts scene.
WALLY WILLIAMS
Creative Director
Had a hard time coming up with a sentence about himself even though he's a copywriter.
