AVOQ - Key Persons


A'Lexus Murphy

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Aaron Spratt

Job Titles:
  • Senior Copywriter

Abbey Fortney

Job Titles:
  • Talent Director
Before Avoq, Abbey spent most of her career in the creative, public relations and advertising space, recruiting for agencies such as Weber Shandwick, APCO Worldwide, Saatchi Wellness, VML&YR and a brief stint at Droga5. Her main focus has been leading talent acquisition and building strong and diverse teams across the globe. One of the highlights of her career was as the lead designer for a 250+ paged book, "Polaroids," which was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Polaroids: Mapplethorpe" at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York in partnership with the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Abbey grew up in State College, Pa. and now lives in the Court House neighborhood of Arlington, Va. When she's not recruiting top talent for Avoq, you can find her working out on her Peloton or at a Pure Barre class, or walking her two dogs Cash and Mischa.

Abbey Mazur

Job Titles:
  • Art Director
  • Art Director Creative & Production
Abbey specializes in content creation, branding and video production. She enjoys collaborating with creative teams to bring big ideas to life through engaging, eye-catching design. Her work includes creating storyboards for videos, designing website landing pages for a client rebrand, offering strategic counsel, and creating ads, social media graphics, fact sheets and other pieces of collateral. Abbey has played an integral role in several Avoq projects, creating everything from videos to digital and static ads to palm cards. Prior to joining Avoq, Abbey worked at a digital start-up, Hauswirth/Co, where she led social media campaigns and helped companies establish a digital presence. Abbey is from Naperville, IL, and currently lives in Brooklyn with her Corgi, Pennie.

Acedro Todd

Job Titles:
  • Design Director

Adam Steinberger

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Integrated Campaign Strategy Lead
  • Partner, Integrated Campaign Strategy Lead Strategic Communications
Adam specializes in campaign management, digital strategy, grassroots advocacy and engagement and public affairs. He drives strategies and manages campaigns for many of Avoq's most complex and high-profile engagements that require innovative outreach and refined communication strategies. Using his extensive political and consulting expertise, Adam engages with clients across the country in industries including healthcare, energy and transportation. He manages client teams that develop and execute sophisticated public affairs campaigns to achieve results. Adam was named to the ROI-NJ 2023 Influencers Power List. Prior to joining Avoq, Adam's experience spanned over 10 years, a dozen states and almost every role in political, public affairs and advocacy campaigns, from field organizer to campaign manager. Between 2005 and 2010, Adam served two Democratic governors in New Jersey. Adam is from New Jersey and now lives in Yardley, PA, with his wife and two sons.

Akash Gejjagaraguppe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate / New York
  • Senior Associate Strategic Communications
Akash brings his experience in public affairs management and traditional and social media strategies to help clients in a diverse range of sectors and industries. Pairing compelling storytelling with in-depth research and analysis, he helps his clients meet their goals on a wide variety of issues. Prior to joining Avoq, Akash managed communications and public affairs campaigns at Global Strategy Group. In this position, he helped create multiple pieces of legislation in New York City and New Jersey, crafted and executed digital advertising campaigns, and built crisis communications infrastructures for corporate clients. Akash also brings experience from his time at Weber Shandwick, where he helped launch the nationwide Talking Peanut Allergy campaign. Akash is from New Hampshire and currently resides in Manhattan, where you can usually find him in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, enjoying live music, or on the hunt for the perfect ramen spot.

Alan Yurisevic

Job Titles:
  • Drupal Developer

Alana Vitrian

Job Titles:
  • Junior Art Director
  • Junior Art Director Creative & Production
Alana specializes in creating innovative ideas, experiences, art and design for different clients across industries. She helps lead the creative process for a wide range of Avoq clients, bringing their ideas to life. Before Avoq, Alana worked as an art director developing innovative campaigns and brand experiences for several agencies across the U.S. and Latin America, including Weber Shandwick and J.W. Thompson. Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Alana currently lives in Baltimore, MD. She is a passionate defender of animals and the ocean and enjoys the great outdoors, photography and playing the ukulele.

Alden Daniel

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Associate Insights & Strategic Planning
Alden specializes in media and geopolitical analysis, working with the insights & strategic planning team to track online conversations, develop niche audiences and analyze current events. He works with a range of clients and specializes in the defense and technology sectors. Before joining Avoq, Alden attended graduate school at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, concentrating in strategic studies and international economics. His research focused on Russian information operations and how social media impacts the democratic process. Previously, he worked for Philadelphia-based law firm Kohn, Swift & Graf as a paralegal, where he contributed original research on a wide range of cases, including terrorism, human rights and antitrust lawsuits. Alden grew up in New York City and now lives in Washington, D.C. He is an avid pool and ultimate frisbee player and writes about disinformation in his free time.

Alex Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Director of Campaign Analytics
  • Director of Campaign Analytics Digital Strategy
Alex leads the firm's data and analytics practice. He applies techniques from the disciplines of data science, machine learning and statistical analysis to maximize the efficiency of campaigns. He also builds custom data products and web applications for clients in the political, corporate, labor, higher education and nonprofit sectors. Alex has run digital campaigning and analytics efforts on multiple winning state and national election independent expenditure groups. His work has been recognized by Campaigns & Elections, the Bulldog Awards and the American Association of Political Consultants. Before assuming his current role, Alex helped build Avoq's first in-house digital campaign team. He began his career with Avoq in 2012. Alex is a graduate of Rutgers University and a native of Philadelphia.

Alison Cameron

Job Titles:
  • Project Associate
  • Project Associate Project Management
Alison uses her skills to help clients in the education, nonprofit and public health sectors with project planning, developing timelines and problem-solving. She is quick to adapt when projects get off track. Before Avoq, Alison worked as a marketing intern at Pycube Inc in Sterling, VA, an asset tracking company. While there, she helped create ads for social media platforms, drafted website posts and handled other digital media needs. Alison was born and raised right outside of DC and shares her home with her dog, Kali, two cats, Carrie and Offset, and a fish, Cardi. She is an avid Real Housewives watcher and plant enthusiast.

Alli Ehrman

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • Project Manager Project Management
Alli works with clients in various sectors, including higher education, healthcare and government, specializing in digital strategy and campaign management. As part of her work with Avoq, Alli managed and oversaw the creation, production and delivery of four unique videos and static creative in support of 2023-2024 open enrollment efforts in New York State. Prior to joining Avoq, Alli gained public relations experience through internships with the National Restaurant Association and Halpern London. Additionally, she worked as an account associate at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media's full-service, student-run public relations firm, Heelprint Communications. A native Texan, Alli now lives in Manhattan and can be found taking a ballet class, reading a good book at Hudson River Park or watching Tar Heels basketball.

Allison Derman

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Manager Digital Strategy
Allison specializes in digital advertising, analytics implementation and web integration. She works with clients across industries and sectors, including corporate reputation, public health and higher education. Allison's public health work during the COVID-19 pandemic helped ensure that residents in hard-to-reach areas were well-informed. Prior to Avoq, Allison gained digital experience through internships in both in-house and agency settings, where she developed marketing collateral, managed social media and implemented data processing. Allison resides in Bradley Beach, NJ. You can typically find her running along the boardwalk, exploring a new city or on the hunt for live music.

Allynn McInerney

Job Titles:
  • Director

Amanda Knightly

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Manager Strategic Communications
Amanda is a strategic communicator with experience in issue advocacy, coalition building, content creation and campaign management. Prior to joining Avoq, Amanda served as the digital director on a successful campaign to protect workers' rights in Massachusetts. She has also worked as a digital strategist on congressional campaigns and in the nonprofit space. Amanda got her start in politics as a field organizer for Elizabeth Warren's Senate re-election campaign, and on the ground in New Hampshire for Warren's 2020 presidential campaign. Originally from central Connecticut, Amanda now lives in Somerville, MA, with her cat, Moose, and her dog, Mollie. She can often be found at the local library, the dog park or the beach.

Amanda Saladino

Job Titles:
  • Junior Art Director / New York
  • Junior Art Director Creative & Production
Amanda specializes in conceptualizing visual and thematic approaches for ad campaigns, as well as executing designs for social and digital ads, and various client-branded deliverables. Amanda works with clients across industries and sectors including but not limited to education, health care, social justice, clean energy, and government. Before Avoq, Amanda worked as a freelance graphic designer, collaborating with various clients on constructing brand identity, building decks, and executing branded deliverables. Amanda also worked closely with SongMe, a live music app that gives performers and their fans a whole new way to engage in real-time. Amanda is from Long Island, NY. She is an admirer of all things art and design, with a passion for painting.

Andy Fountain

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director Account Leadership
Andy specializes in developing and implementing creative, results-driven communications campaigns. He works with clients in a variety of sectors, including public health, higher education and environmental protection. Andy has supported projects that have helped improve lives by reducing gun violence, supporting addiction treatment and, most recently, identifying ways to help communities make streets safer. He also helped lead a statewide campaign that supported the addition of thousands of acres of protected lands. Before joining Avoq, Andy served as the director of public relations at Streetsense Consulting. Prior to that, he was an account manager at Sage Communications, where he worked with clients in the nonprofit, technology and healthcare sectors. Earlier in his career, he worked as a senior policy, advocacy and communications strategist supporting major public health and education-focused clients. Andy is from Griffin, GA, and now lives in Washington, DC. Outside of work, he's usually chasing around his preschooler, Margot, and young son, James.

Anna Poulson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Associate Account Leadership
Anna works directly with clients to create and execute a communications strategy and help them meet their strategic goals. She facilitates clear day-to-day communications between her clients and the agency and helps drive integrated campaign development and deliverable execution internally. Anna has supported the campaign development and production of multiple PSAs and leads communications for an industry coalition.

Anne Jenkins - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Vice President Account Leadership
Anne oversees strategic client accounts and leads campaign strategy and execution. She has over 20 years of experience developing, implementing and managing strategic communications and paid media programs for public and private sector organizations, associations and higher education institutions. Anne excels at understanding the details of a client's business and policy issues while maintaining a focus on big-picture goals. Prior to joining Avoq, Anne served as the senior director for communications at the Association of American Colleges and Universities, overseeing all aspects of the association's communications, marketing and publications. Prior to that, she led client accounts and managed teams at several strategic communications firms in Washington, D.C. Anne has called D.C. home for over 20 years. She and her husband met at their high school reunion and now have two hilarious daughters and one very lazy, yet lovable, yellow lab. (And also, reluctantly, a hamster.)

Annie Lydgate

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor
  • Senior Advisor Strategic Communications
Annie specializes in campaign management, grassroots advocacy and engagement, message development, and content creation. She is a detail-oriented leader with high-level client, campaign, and operations management experience. Annie's work includes strategy development, brainstorming and collaborating across Avoq offices, and creative problem-solving. Annie works with a wide variety of clients in sectors and industries that include organized labor, consumer goods, manufacturing, clean energy, higher education, and more. Prior to joining Avoq, Annie worked for AKPD Message and Media, the political consulting firm founded by David Axelrod. During the 2008 presidential election, Annie served as Midwest field organizer for the New Voters Project, the nation's largest nonpartisan voter registration effort. In this capacity, she ran voter registration campaigns on college campuses across Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois. Annie got her start in politics as a field organizer for the National Federation of Student Public Interest Research Groups. Annie is from Boston, where she lives today.

Ariel Smith

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Associate Strategic Communications
Before Avoq, Ariel served as an associate strategist at Taylor, a full-service creative communications agency. In this position, she developed strategy, built powerful brand narratives and engaged media to inspire, incite and shape conversation for the benefit of client partners, their customers and stakeholders. Before that, she handled talent relations, press event management and media outreach for Rubenstein Communications, a strategic communications and reputation management firm. Ariel is from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, and now lives in the Bronx. You can typically find her enjoying the latest or classic films with a large buttered popcorn, or finally finishing one of the many books sitting on her shelves.

Arielle Goren - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President Strategic Communications
Arielle has nearly two decades of experience in political, corporate and crisis communications, from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley and the campaign trail to the C-suite. Prior to her current role at Avoq, Arielle founded and ran Juno Strategies, a boutique consultancy specializing in social impact communications for start-ups and nonprofits. Working with a diverse group of clients, she helped launch the cities of San Francisco and Oakland's COVID-19 relief funds, created a coalition of gig economy workers in support of expanded healthcare access, and brought attention to new technologies that are preserving the stories of Holocaust survivors. As one of Uber's early policy and communications hires, Arielle honed her business, executive and crisis communications skills. Having previously worked as a speechwriter for top elected officials, she also has deep experience crafting major policy addresses, op-eds and keynotes. She began her career as an aide on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where she worked on three Supreme Court nomination hearings. Arielle is a proud "city kid" who was born, raised and now lives in New York City with her spouse, children and canine companions. She enjoys testing new slow cooker recipes, reading novels and nonfiction in equal measure, and finally getting those 10,000 steps a day.

Aro Cho

Job Titles:
  • Motion Design Director
Aro works across industries and sectors in content creation, design, motion graphics and video production. She excels at transforming complex conceptual ideas into engaging and informative animated experiences, and her work involves creating storyboards and leading Avoq's video production. She has developed engaging video and animated work for several Avoq campaigns and sectors, including higher education, multinational brands, energy companies, labor unions and more. Aro began her career as a filmmaker, then quickly expanded her skills from video production to design and animation. As the video content production specialist at Samsung, she created technical customer-facing instructional videos using a full array of production skills. Most recently, Aro served as a multimedia content developer at 1010data, developing visually striking ways to explain self-service products and experiences to customers. Aro is from Palisades Park, NJ, and now lives in Edgewater, NJ.

Ashley Marcinek

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Strategic Communications
Ashley supports clients with strategic communications, in-depth research, social media management, and earned media efforts. She works with clients across a variety of industries and sectors including energy, nonprofits and advocacy groups. Ashley has worked on notable projects including an effort to garner support for a bill that would promote the installation of renewable energy and reduce environmental impacts in the state of Rhode Island. The bill was successful and was signed into law in June 2023. Before Avoq, Ashley served as Producer and Media Team Member for the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, producing the weekly podcast titled, "Poll Hub" and managing their social media platforms. Ashley lives in Connecticut with her cat Casper. She spends her free time reading or writing and can be found on stage at her local theatre's latest production.

Ava Pretzer

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Associate Digital Strategy
Ava specializes in digital strategy, campaign management and optimization and social media messaging. She works with clients across industries and sectors including hospitality, higher education, energy and community infrastructure. Ava recently led a digital book promotion campaign on Amazon Ads and Meta, landing the book on The New York Times Best Seller list. Before coming to Avoq, Ava served as a marketing associate for Fresh Bellies, a start-up that makes healthy food for kids. In this role, she worked to build the company's branding through strategic stakeholder engagement and finely targeted marketing campaigns. During her tenure, the company was featured in myriad mainstream publications, including People magazine and Forbes. Ava currently lives in her hometown of Washington, D.C., where she enjoys the local ramen spots and hanging out with her twin sister and their dog, Zeni.

Barry Lasala

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner Government Relations
Barry has decades of experience in politics, lobbying and integrated advocacy. His work is focused across a range of issues, with particular emphasis on the technology and telecommunications sectors. Prior to joining Avoq in 2009, Barry served as director of federal government affairs at Microsoft Corporation. In that capacity, he managed the company's strategic, legislative and political relationships with Senate Democrats. Before joining Microsoft, he served as counsel to Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) and provided strategic advice, counsel and legal analysis in connection with Sen. Kerry's legislative agenda in various policy areas, including telecommunications, media and Internet policy, international trade, innovation, competitiveness and economic policy. Barry previously worked as an associate at Dewey Ballantine LLP, where he supported litigation of international trade cases and advocated on a wide array of international trade policy topics such as Trade Promotion Authority, WTO Dispute Settlement and NAFTA market access. He also served as a legislative and policy advocate with the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, working on behalf of 35 affiliated labor organizations in the transportation and building trades sectors. Barry received his law degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts in International Affairs from American University, and graduated cum laude from Frostburg State University.

Beth Liss - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Vice President Account Leadership
Beth is a seasoned and results-driven client leader with experience on various nonprofit and for-profit clients. She focuses on strategic planning, creative ideation and integrated campaign management, and has extensive knowledge in developing multi-channel marketing programs. Beth has worked on accounts across the automotive, consumer packaged goods, beverage, healthcare and finance industries. Beth directs integrated campaigns that bring together advertising and earned media to drive results. She has a proven track record of successfully introducing new ideas and refreshed brands to policymakers. Before joining Avoq, Beth had an advertising career in New York. She was most recently a group account director at advertising agency Merkley+Partners, where she steered the Mercedes-Benz USA business and global coordination. Beth is originally from Long Island, NY, and lives in Gaithersburg, MD. She is a Peloton and Soul Cycle enthusiast, wife and mom to two hilarious kids, Jacob and Dani, and an expert in drawing dinosaurs, superheroes and mermaids.

Bill Ghent - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President Government Relations
As a former chief of staff, legislative director and communications director for a Senate Democrat, Bill works with clients to develop effective advocacy and messaging strategies on a wide range of issues and across various industries. He focuses on Senate Democratic Leadership, the Biden Administration and Senate Democrats. Bill recently worked with energy and environmental clients to help pass provisions in the American Recovery Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. He also spearheaded a campaign to enact the CHIPS and Science Act. Bill has more than 25 years of experience in Washington. He served as chief of staff, legislative director and communications director for Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.). Before that, Bill worked as a journalist covering Congress for various publications, including the National Journal. Bill is from Harrisburg, IL. He's been a Crossfitter for almost 15 years, is an avid movie fan and has been playing poker since grade school.

Brian Foreman

Job Titles:
  • Studio Director / Editor
  • Studio Director / Editor Creative & Production / Washington, D.C.
Brian has shepherded the studio from strictly a broadcast media tool into a space that can also handle virtual live and pre-taped productions of differing types, while also handling editing projects for a variety of clients and platforms. Brian has executed the technical direction on media tours on topics ranging from mental health to wildfire safety. He also edits story videos for a wide array of clients. Prior to joining Avoq, Brian worked with the Frederick County, MD, county government's Interagency Information Technologies Division. Brian was born in Silver Spring, grew up in Frederick, and now resides in Gaithersburg, MD. When time allows, he enjoys cooking and baking, as well as occasionally woodworking.

Bryan Larco

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Associate Strategic Communications
Bryan has extensive experience in research, policy analysis and strategic messaging. He has guided private, nonprofit and government organizations alike through deep dives in campaign development and messaging and brand development. Over his career, Bryan has carved niche expertise in work related to healthcare, private-public partnerships and social justice reform. He has been involved in various award-winning endeavors while at Avoq, including public health efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to joining Avoq, Bryan worked on political campaigns at the local, county and state level. In 2016, he worked for the Monmouth County Democratic Party, successfully winning a variety of mayoral and council elections despite an unfavorable political makeup for the county. In 2018, he worked on a successful campaign in Long Branch that defeated the 28-year incumbent mayor and all five city council positions. Bryan is originally from Quito, Ecuador and now lives in Long Branch, NJ. He owns Fuze Eatery Empanada House & Smoothie Bar, a fusion Latino-American restaurant with multiple locations in New Jersey, and is also a commissioner for the Long Branch Sewerage Authority. Bryan also serves on the board of directors for Horizons at the Jersey Shore, a nonprofit enrichment program he attended as a kid that focuses on fighting summer learning loss in underserved communities.

Bryce Harlow - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President Government Relations
Bryce specializes in crafting effective advocacy strategies to help clients achieve their goals. He works with clients across industries with a special focus on media and telecommunications policy. Bryce is a native Washingtonian and lives in the D.C. suburbs in Vienna, VA. You can typically find him coaching baseball or otherwise ferrying his kids to fields near and far.

Brynna Cleland

Job Titles:
  • Senior UI / UX Designer
Brynna joined Avoq in 2019 and works on every stage of conceptualizing and designing digital products that meet clients' needs and help them stand out. Prior to joining Avoq, she worked as a graphic designer for DDC Public Affairs in Washington, DC, where she honed her talents and abilities working with Fortune 500 clients to develop brand identities, graphics, animated videos, infographics and more. Brynna is from Phoenix, AZ, and came to DC in 2012 to study at American University. She has a passion for live music and traveling the globe.

Caitlin Callebs

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director
  • Senior Director Account Leadership
Caitlin oversees strategic client accounts and helps lead campaign development and execution. She specializes in developing, implementing and managing integrated strategic communications programs for corporate, government and nonprofit clients in the public health, education, financial services and technology sectors. Before joining Avoq, Caitlin served as the public relations and marketing manager for the Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex in New York City, working closely with executive leadership on all aspects of the complex's communications, marketing and media relations. Caitlin was born in Atlanta, GA, before moving to Spring Lake, NJ, and proudly cheers for both Atlanta and New York sports teams (Go, Braves/Yankees!). She now lives in Capitol Hill and enjoys exploring Eastern Market and trying new local restaurants.

Caitlin Canter - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President
  • Senior Vice President Government Relations
Caitlin joined Avoq in 2022 with more than 12 years of experience in politics and lobbying. She specializes in healthcare, with additional expertise in tax and trade practice areas regarding issues involving the Ways and Means Committee, House Republican Leadership and the House Republican Conference. Caitlin has created successful legislative strategies for companies in a wide range of sectors, with an emphasis on healthcare. She has also raised clients' profiles on Capitol Hill, establishing them as go-to resources for policymakers. Caitlin has expanded Avoq's expertise in the health policy practice area. Most recently, she served as a principal for Capitol Counsel LLC's healthcare practice. Prior to that, she spent her Capitol Hill tenure working for Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), a former senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee. Caitlin grew up in the Central Valley of California and enjoys all things outdoors, from sailing to hiking to working in the yard. She attended the University of Washington and is a fair-weather Huskies football fan. She spends her free time with her young children.

Caroline Burwell

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director
  • Senior Director Account Leadership
Caroline Burwell specializes in campaign strategy and management, issue advocacy, strategic communications and message development. Caroline's has nearly two decades of experience in public health, government, non-profits, and the private sector. Her clients have included Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, foundations, philanthropists and elected officials. Caroline led Avoq's award-winning campaign to raise awareness about the signs of heart attacks in women. The national campaign garnered bipartisan support from congressional leaders, media recognition in the New York Times, People and USA Today, and won four Communicator Awards from The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. Before Avoq, Caroline led communications for an e-health program, achieving an 80% subscriber increase, NIAAA support, and repeat recognition in The New York Times. She played a key role in the U.S. Department of Justice's EOIR online filing system rollout overseeing website redesign and communication strategies. In her role at the New York City Department of Health, she directed numerous impactful public health campaigns, including, Get Covered NYC which exceeded the city's goal by 60% and resulted in 80,000 health insurance enrollments; Just One More Drink CAN Hurt that secured three years of CDC funding; and Project Hope, FEMA funded mental health campaign after Hurricane Sandy that contributed to over 100,000 Sandy survivors served by the crisis counseling program. Caroline grew up in Virginia and DC. A passion for storytelling led her to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She lived in NYC's Greenwich Village for two decades before moving back to DC.

Cedric Grant

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Charlotte Spaeth

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Chelsea Ricks

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant to the CEO

Chloe Yosha

Job Titles:
  • Director / New York

Chris Carrino

Job Titles:
  • Director

Chris Donnelly

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Christine Duane

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Claire Foran

Job Titles:
  • Research and Policy Manager

Claudio Boffelli

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Colleen Frerichs

Job Titles:
  • Director

Colleen McGarvey

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Dahleen Glanton

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Dan Tynan

Job Titles:
  • Group Creative Director

Dan Zima

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager

Daniela Nadal

Job Titles:
  • Director

DeJoiry McKenzie-Simmons

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Eash Haughton

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Emily Premo

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Eric Herman - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Eric Sedler - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Managing Partner

Erick Messer

Job Titles:
  • Art Director

Erin Howard

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Ethan Rosenberg

Job Titles:
  • Lead Resource Manager
  • Senior Director, Interactive Projects Project Management
Ethan is the lead resource manager and workload balancer for the creative team, and the primary manager of the firm's project management technology platforms. He led the effort in 2021 to implement the firm's primary project management platform. As a day-to-day project manager, Ethan leads projects for clients in the economic development and public health sectors. Prior to joining Avoq, Ethan was a multimedia editor at U.S. News & World Report on the daily news team, managing editorial packages, reporting on campaign finance, helping daily article production and producing several interactive projects framed around the 2016 presidential election. Ethan is a dedicated collector and enthusiast of physical media and an avid movie-goer and watcher. He also retains an encyclopedic knowledge of bits and references from "The Simpsons" (Seasons 1-9, aka the good stuff).

Evan Keller

Job Titles:
  • Director

Farr Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President / Washington, D.C.

Farren Watson

Job Titles:
  • Director / Washington, D.C.

Fer Serafin

Job Titles:
  • Junior Designer

Frankie Pinzon

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Grace Biggio

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Grant DeLisle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Greta Frontero

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Gretchen McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Gustavo Iriarte

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Irina Anthony

Job Titles:
  • Director

Ismail Cidic

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Jack Scordato

Job Titles:
  • Digital Supervisor / New York

Jaslynn Hodges

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jaxson Whittle

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Jeanne Reidy

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Jeff Philips - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Jenna Kendle

Job Titles:
  • Design Director

Jessie Merriman

Job Titles:
  • Research and Policy Associate

Jimmy Ryan - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Managing Partner

Jon Paul Valadez

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Jonathan Kibort

Job Titles:
  • Director, Digital Operations

Jonathan Scharff

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Jonelle Jones

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Jordan Hathaway

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Josh Rosenfeld

Job Titles:
  • Director

Julia Reif

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Julie Estrella

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director

Kaliah Spencer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate / New York

Kate Ishchenko

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Kate Muma

Job Titles:
  • Supervisor

Katiana Krawchenko

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Katie Coleman

Job Titles:
  • Director

Keith Castaldo - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Kelly Meissgeier

Job Titles:
  • SVP, Head of Digital Strategy

Kendall Carter

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Kent Holland

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Strategic Communications Co - Lead

Kevin Richards

Job Titles:
  • Chief Creative Officer
  • Partner

Khoi Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Junior Art Director

Kira Behary

Job Titles:
  • Design Director / New Jersey

Kristin Smith

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Design

Kubo Kirschenbaum

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director / Washington, D.C.

Kyle Bolton

Job Titles:
  • Video Editor / Motion Designer / New York

Kyle Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Laura Adams

Job Titles:
  • Producer

Lauren Roche

Job Titles:
  • Director, Strategy & Operations

LC Hodges

Job Titles:
  • VP, Head of Talent

Leah Lamar

Job Titles:
  • Account Associate

Leslie Napper

Job Titles:
  • Senior Video Editor / Motion Graphic Artist

Liz Norton

Job Titles:
  • Executive Producer

Lizzy Coplin

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Madeline Palmieri

Job Titles:
  • Production Manager

Maggie Bergin

Job Titles:
  • EVP, Head of Account Leadership & Project Management

Malaya Nordyke

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Mary Liz Casey - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Mashal Hashem

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Matt Causer

Job Titles:
  • Research and Policy Associate

Matthew Welborn

Job Titles:
  • Junior Art Director

Maura Farrell

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Strategic Communications Co - Lead

Megan Cryan - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Michael Ford - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Michael George

Job Titles:
  • VP, Head of Engineering & Technology Solutions

Michael Rangel

Job Titles:
  • Director, Full Stack Engineering

Mimi Tan - VP

Job Titles:
  • Group Creative Director
  • Vice President

Myya Passmore

Job Titles:
  • Director

Nate Highley

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Nell Cameron

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Nina Tognazzini

Job Titles:
  • Director

Olivia Kugiya

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate / New York

Pakhi Kane

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Patricia Clemente

Job Titles:
  • Director

Patrick Everson

Job Titles:
  • Group Creative Director

Paul Wind

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director, UI / UX

Peter Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Peter Demchuk

Job Titles:
  • Writer / Director

Rachael Watson

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Rachel Lenke

Job Titles:
  • Director

Rachel Roseneck - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Raiza Velez

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Rashanah Baldwin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Raymond Gotha II

Job Titles:
  • Director of WordPress Development

Rebecca Goldstein

Job Titles:
  • Developer

Rebecca Shaw - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Riddle Mikeska

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Head of Strategic Planning

Robin Rosenbaum - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

RoseMarie Terenzio - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Ryan Thurber

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director, Video

Sam Berman

Job Titles:
  • Director

Samara Tu

Job Titles:
  • Manager

Sandra Alcala - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Sandra Torres

Job Titles:
  • SVP, Head of Broadcast Media

Sarah Hamilton

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Midwest Public Affairs Lead

Sarah Hillmann - VP

Job Titles:
  • Group Creative Director
  • Vice President

Sarah Vanderwall

Job Titles:
  • Director

Shazat Shawan

Job Titles:
  • Associate / New York

Shea Savaria - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Sofia Talledo

Job Titles:
  • Junior Designer

Sophie McCarthy

Job Titles:
  • Partner, Reputation Management Lead

Stacey Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Stephen Hardesty

Job Titles:
  • Senior Drupal Developer

Steve Elmendorf - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • Managing Partner

Steven J. Jost - SVP

Job Titles:
  • Senior Vice President

Taylor Tummons

Job Titles:
  • Digital Supervisor

Teddy Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate

Terri J. Sanders

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Tiffany Kalmar

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director

Tom Meara

Job Titles:
  • Partner, East Coast Public Affairs Lead

Trangvy Hoang

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Turco King

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director / Chicago

Vanessa King

Job Titles:
  • Animator

Veronica Gallardo

Job Titles:
  • Senior Media Specialist

Victoria Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Vin Ciniello - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Whitaker Askew

Job Titles:
  • Partner