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Co-founded sustainability experience with non-profit Seven Generations Ahead. More than 20 GreenTown events have been held in Rockford, Oak Park, Aurora, Elgin, Lake County, Grand Rapids, Terre Haute, South Bend, Toledo-Lucas County and Chicago since 2007. GreenTown brings together the public and private sector to "connect the dots" and help create healthy, sustainable communities.

a5 is a brand and digtal consultancy that provides brand strategy and development, advertising, web development, video, events and PR services to a variety of public and private sector clients. We are strategic, creative and client-focused, and have particular expertise in the markets of sustainability, healthcare, communities, non-profits, restaurants, financial services and consumer goods. Client experience includes City of Woodstock, Village of Oak Park, Village of Niles, CTA, Chicago Park… Show more a5 is a brand and digtal consultancy that provides brand strategy and development, advertising, web development, video, events and PR services to a variety of public and private sector clients. We are strategic, creative and client-focused, and have particular expertise in the markets of sustainability, healthcare, communities, non-profits, restaurants, financial services and consumer goods. Client experience includes City of Woodstock, Village of Oak Park, Village of Niles, CTA, Chicago Park District, Landmarks Illinois, City of Flint, Downtown Oak Park, Chicago Children's Museum, Johns Hopkins University, Fox Valley Special Recreation Association, OrthoIndy, South Bend Public Transportation Corporation (Transpo), Illinois Park and Recreation Association, Northbrook Park District, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois Craft Brewers Guild and more. Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Opened Chicago office for Rockford-based agency.

Served as strategic communications consultant, working with such companies as Campbell Soup, Landscape Forms and Steelcase (Turnstone) to tell better stories to key audiences. Wrote annual reports for Interface, Kaman Corp. and others.

The Marmon Group is a global industrial conglomerate formerly owned by the Pritzker family and now part of Berkshire Hathaway. As director of communications, served as marketing consultant to the 100-plus companies. Handled crisis communications for numerous Marmon companies around the globe. Developed brands and marketing communications plans for such Marmon companies as Morley (music industry), Long-Airdox (mining industry), MarCap (healthcare financing) and Trackmobile (rail transportation).… Show more The Marmon Group is a global industrial conglomerate formerly owned by the Pritzker family and now part of Berkshire Hathaway. As director of communications, served as marketing consultant to the 100-plus companies. Handled crisis communications for numerous Marmon companies around the globe. Developed brands and marketing communications plans for such Marmon companies as Morley (music industry), Long-Airdox (mining industry), MarCap (healthcare financing) and Trackmobile (rail transportation). Led Marmon's 40th anniversary celebration, which included the return of the Marmon Wasp (winner of the first Indy 500) to the 1993 Indy 500. Show less

Covered Midwestern companies and business trends. Wrote first national story on Starbucks, covered McDonald's and other restaurants and food companies, and wrote extensively about technology for the magazine.

Started as business editor; promoted to editor of monthly city magazine in Rockford, Illinois. Wrote stories on Cheap Trick, Norm Van Lier (when he coached the CBA Rockford Lightning team) and Senator Paul Simon (during his run for president in 1988).

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Covered music and entertainment. Worked on deadline, writing features and reviews of Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, comedian Carl Wolfson and others.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Founded, edited and published music and entertainment magazine in Milwaukee. Interviewed and wrote about The Replacements, John Cale, Survivor and many more.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Ba, Communication, Business

Activities and Societies: Fraternity President, Baseball, Editor and Publisher of Murmur Magazine, Intern at Milwaukee Magazine, Stringer.

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