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Sam Bennett

Title: Director of Digital Strategy

Twitter handle: @sambennett

Years in the industry: 9

“My real name is Kathi. I told my kindergarten teacher it was ‘Sam’ on the first day of school, and it’s been Sam ever since. Thank God I didn’t choose ‘Shasta,’ which was also a favorite of mine at the time. I think my career path would have been completely different.”

 

Andrea Boettcher

Title: Media Supervisor

Twitter handle: @ajboettcher

Years in the industry: 6

“The first discipline of education must therefore be to refuse resolutely to feed the mind with canned chatter.” — Aleister Crowley

 

Will Chau

Title: Creative Director, Founder of the Austin Creative Department

Twitter handle: @auscreativedept

Years in the industry: 19

“Real seeing is forgetting the name of the object that you’re looking at.”  — Roland Young

 

Nicole DuMouchel Davis

Title: Senior Copywriter

Twitter handle: @adchica

Years in the industry: 6

“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.” — Jack London

 

Adele Hazan

Title: Senior Manager, Communications

Twitter handle: @AdeleLaurie

Years in the industry: 3

“Decide what to be and go be it.” — The Avett Brothers

 

Shannon Hollsten

Title: Copywriter

Twitter handle: @ShannonHollsten

Years in the industry: 1

“When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before.” — Mae West

 

Stephen Land

Title: Creative Director

Twitter handle: @land_stephen

Years in the industry: 16

“I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” — William Ernest Henley, Invictus

 

Jocelyn Lai

Title: Talent Acquisition Manager

Twitter handle: @jocelyn_lai

Years in the industry: 4

“Just living is not enough… One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” — Hans Christian Anderson

 

Melanie Mahaffey

Title: Communications Director

Twitter handle: @MelanieMahaffey

Years in the industry: 8

“I’ve been called ‘PR Girl’ and ‘Idea City Spin Doctor,’ but I prefer ‘News Junkie.’”

 

 

Maureen McFee

Title: Art Director

Twitter handle: @maureenmcfee

Years in the industry: 6

“We must become the change we want to see.” – Mahatma Gandhi

 

Carlotta Stankiewicz

Title: Writer

Twitter handle: @WellVersedMom

Years in the industry: 20

“A writer, a rhymer, a creative part-timer, a grammar-conscious mom who wins pun-offs with aplomb.”

 

Elizabeth Thompson

Title: Senior Strategist

Twitter handle: @e_t_t

Years in the industry: 10

“To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan and not quite enough time.”

 

Janice Suter

Title: Director of Digital Media Technology

Twitter handle: @janicepsuter

Years in the industry: 16

“Pain is temporary. Regret is forever.” – Lance Armstrong

 

Heath Tavrides

Title: Account Manager

Twitter handle: @HeathTavrides

Years in the industry: 5

“Life is short, pick things that make a difference, share with others, be excited about what you’re doing whatever it is, and enjoy the journey along the way” – Mike The Commenter

 

Claire Tudor

Title: Account Supervisor

Years in the industry: 9

“Be who you are, love what you have, do what you can.”

 

 

Reagan Ward

Title: Writer

Twitter handle: @reaganward

Years in the industry: 1

“There’s nothing we can’t do if we work hard, never sleep and shirk all other responsibilities in our lives.” – Leslie Knope

 

 

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