Allyson has extensive experience in the accounting field through working with over 30 companies in multiple industries as a consulting accountant. She holds a bachelor’s degree and award for outstanding academic achievement in economics and accounting from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She also holds a California Single Subject Mathematics Credential that allows her to bring a unique approach to her collaboration and management style. Allyson brings her positive energy, passion for numbers, commitment and discernment to further the growth and development of the mdg accounting team. When she’s not in the office, Allyson is indulging in the “FunFitFoodieSD” side of herself with her husband in the beautiful, sunny San Diego weather. On weekends, you can find her at San Diego’s festivals, Padres games, exercising, trying new restaurants, bowling or playing games.

Jacquelyn joined mdg in 2007 as a member of the account services team. She’s since earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Diego and has been instrumental in driving and managing the agency’s exponential growth. In her current role, she consults directly for and leads teams serving event clients in myriad industries, from food and beverage to technology, healthcare, and more. Specifically, she has developed campaigns to acquire, engage and retain attendees for clients such as the International Baking Industry Exposition, AUVSI XPONENTIAL, and World of Concrete. Jacquelyn has lived, studied, and worked overseas and is currently leading an initiative to streamline the onboarding and training of new agency employees.

Jenn has extensive experience in the human resources field within the hospitality and non-profit industries. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication from University of California, Santa Barbara and specializes in talent acquisition. She has a true passion for finding amazing talent to join the mdg family. Jenn is a San Diego native, and when not enjoying the beautiful California sunshine, she can be found on her mat, practicing yoga.

With 22 years of marketing and advertising experience, Julie takes a big-picture, strategic approach to all her projects. A detailed planner and skilled executor, she has a keen ability to create campaigns that generate positive results, including a high rate of return on her clients’ budgets. Before joining mdg, Julie worked on both the agency and client side to develop multi-channel marketing campaigns for several high profile hotels and casinos in Las Vegas.

With 18 years of event marketing experience, a Master of Science in Business Administration and an uncanny ability to switch from left-brain to right-brain thinking (and back again), Hardcastle blends focus and discipline with innovative thinking and creativity to craft unique solutions for agency clients. She’s a CEM faculty member, a Krakoff Leaders Institute alumna, the editor of mdg’s marketing newsletter, a presenter of industry seminars on strategic marketing planning and, most importantly, an integral collaborator for several prominent association and event clients across in the country. She’s also a mom, runner, reader, lover of east coast cities and west coast beaches and is known to eat lunch at her desk as early as 9:15 a.m.

Rogers Young has been in the accounting space for over 20 years supporting technological, nonprofit and government contracting industries. In his spare time, he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, indulging in all of what life has to offer and in constant pursuit of trying to procure the latest limited-edition sneakers.

Stephan’s philosophy of “be a better you today than yesterday” is at the heart of his approach to operations optimization. By focusing on the needs of individuals, he’s helped organizations in both the B2B and B2C arenas maximize performance and achieve goals related to quality control, resource management and fiscal responsibility. At mdg, he ensures that all clients receive best-in-class service—and that internal teams work collaboratively to achieve the highest level of success. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling abroad and listening/dancing to all genres of music.

With a degree in Theatre and German from NYU, Sveta’s experience living in multiple countries and speaking multiple languages brings a global-cultural aspect to her work at mdg. Her fine arts background infuses her marketing work with empathy and storytelling, from content creation and project management to data analysis and multi-channel strategy. Outside of work, you can find her teaching dance, reading like her life depends on it, hand lettering, and exploring nature and the arts and culture scene.

With more than 20 years in senior leadership positions in the industry, Vincent is generally recognized as a content development and execution specialist. During his career, he’s had two international postings, launched events on five continents and developed highly specialized conferences in technology, life sciences and healthcare. Vinnie is also the past Chairman of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), the leading organization in the conference and trade show industry.

Though his focus is all things web, Ben aims to be a true Renaissance man, applying his technology savvy and Bachelor of Arts in Writing to provide clients with dynamic web and email solutions that wow users and administrators alike. His other passions include mathematics, which makes him an ideal analytics manager, and music, which makes him fun to hang out with at parties.

Caiti started her digital marketing career by managing client campaigns across a wide variety of industries. From there, she dipped her toes into the political world, running high-profile campaigns for major candidates at the local, state and national levels. After a few years on the execution side of digital marketing and a transition to project management, she joined mdg, where she works with the digital, web and data teams to transform client goals into realities. In her free time, you’ll find Caiti attending Washington, D.C. sporting events (go Caps!), riding her Peloton and visiting local breweries.

Clinton has more than 12 years of design and development experience in the beautiful world of non-profit associations. With a bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from Arkansas State University, Clinton now creates stunning user interfaces that give life and movement to modern day web design. In his spare time, Clinton enjoys the occasional beer at his local pub and bowling.

Domi brings a world of experience to the mdg team—literally. While working on both the ad agency and client sides in New York City and Central Europe, she oversaw the complete digital marketing process, from marketing strategy and content creation to publication and promotion. When Domi isn’t optimizing campaigns for mdg’s clients, you’ll find her exploring new countries, cultures and foods. She has a master’s degree in marketing communications, as well as a special fondness for cappuccinos, minimalism, the great outdoors and sustainable living.

Erin brings her customer-first thinking and passion for marketing technology to mdg, where she helps clients uncover new ways to maximize the value of their martech solutions and their ROI. Having led award-winning campaigns for international brands and organizations in the transportation, construction, food, manufacturing, biotech and healthcare spaces, Erin has a knack for driving engagement across all types of audiences. She also has a love for exploring beaches, international travel and her hometown of Washington, D.C., where you’ll find her kayaking, biking, singing along at concerts or walking her rescue pup, Carly.

Ibukun has over a decade of experience in the graphic design and web development world. He has created brands, print material and websites for a wide range of clients, including non-profit, legal, entertainment and startups. With a bachelor’s degrees in Political Science, History and Journalism from Rutgers University (which he never actually uses), and an overactive imagination, Ibukun may be better suited to be a raconteur than a developer, but the possibilities in code are irresistible. Ibukun enjoys sparkling conversation, quick wit, Game of Thrones and gummy bears.

Hailing from the Southside of Chicago, Joe is a  recent SoCal transfer that has led strategy and fulfillment teams across the digital marketing landscape since 2005. He got his start with small business SEM, which led to managing both search and display campaigns for some of the largest advertisers in the country. He partnered with companies from all walks of life—healthcare, technology, retail, CPG, and more—and is now working with mdg’s digital activation group managing association and event campaigns through paid search, social media, and programmatic display and video. When he’s not thinking about cost per acquisition or conversion rates, Joe can be found paling around the San Diego area with his bulldog/pug hybrid PorkChop.

With more than 20 years of professional web and digital communications experience, Karmon Runquist jokes that her career started before Internet Explorer and has outlasted it. She evangelizes about the way digital communications can bring people together and make the world more accessible to everyone. She is happy to chat about the latest web design trends, personalized email, digital signage and social media.

Runquist is an avid reader of everything from urban fantasy novels to 19th-century poetry. She loves to travel and watch cheesy disaster movies.

Marc Blumer, from a young age, accompanied his father, VP at Leo Burnett Media, into the Chicago HQ where Marc was able to experience the creative department first hand. Today, with an M.S. in direct and digital marketing from Mercy College and more than 25 years in B2B marketing leadership roles on both the agency and client sides, Marc sits at the critical intersection of data and content. At mdg, Marc teams with our account strategists to orchestrate and integrate the efforts of the digital, web and data teams into marketing programs fully aligned with the customer journey – especially those within complex industries. Included within Marc’s previous client engagements are lead attendee strategist roles for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and PACK EXPO, lead marketing automation strategist for Dow Corning as well as serving on outside agency’s strategic leadership team in building the three-year marketing strategic roadmap for Indorama Ventures in late 2017.

Combining knowledge in international relations acquired from the University of Toronto with experience as a web editor and developer, Michael possesses a unique skill set spanning the creative and technical sides of web publishing. With a history of developing innovative solutions that bridge the gap between the needs of his clients and the challenges of implementation in an ever-changing digital world, Michael is a welcome addition to the mdg web team. He hails from the frigid north (Rochester, New York to be exact) and is now enjoying life a little closer to the equator.

Roberto has been managing creative and technical projects in advertising agencies and in-house marketing departments since the early 2000s. Having worked in corporate, agency and nonprofit settings, he has a wide breadth of experience in digital, web, video and other mediums. Finding creative solutions to minimize roadblocks and keep projects running smoothly makes him happy.

Ryan has harnessed a lifelong passion for figuring out how things work into a varied skill set across many disciplines in the digital realm. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The School of Visual Arts, Ryan has earned recognition for his paintings, for innovative web projects, and for his work in animation – including a Daytime Emmy Award nomination. When not plugging away behind a monitor, Ryan can be found enjoying the beautiful Virginia outdoors with his family.

Safa is a dynamic and driven research and marketing professional with more than 10 years of experience in digital brand strategy, consumer behavior, media consumption insights, and campaign management. She started her career in Dubai where she spearheaded data-driven strategies and built research products that drove business results for her clients on the agency side and her departments on the client side (with a focus on the Luxury, retail, and FMCG industries). She has a Masters in Media Studies, her experience, education and passion comes from leveraging data and insights to better understand target audiences’ behaviors, user experience and content consumption habits to craft effective digital marketing strategies that are culturally relevant but also deliver great business results. Safa currently lives in D.C. and when she’s not working, she loves to travel all over the world, experience new cultures and foods, and watch her favorite shows with her partner.

Samantha is a passionate digital marketing professional with an extensive background in hospitality and a bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing from SDSU. As part of the mdg digital team, Samantha consistently strives to exceed client expectations by creating and executing results-driven strategies and buzzworthy campaigns. Outside of the office, you’ll likely find Samantha hiking with her dog Jax, sweating it out in hot yoga, or consuming way too much coffee

Interested in technology from a young age, Sean received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University. He found a passion for the constantly evolving web as the perfect medium to unite his interests in design and programming. Flexible, quick-witted and thorough, Sean draws from his experience at startups and digital marketing agencies to create elegant and robust web and e-mail solutions.

An electronic media guru and IT expert, Tom manages the development and execution of our clients’ websites, email broadcasts and dynamic media campaigns. With a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from California State University at Fresno and several years of experience working for companies like DirecTV and Apple, Tom has been an essential member of mdg’s creative team since 2005.

Anjia is mdg’s global nomad-in-residence, with almost two decades of experience living and working overseas in South America, the Middle East, Europe, and South Asia. Anjia helps mdg clients navigate foreign markets, cultivate and deepen relationships with key international industry stakeholders, and uncover unique market insights to maximize the value of international outreach. Prior to her work with mdg, Anjia held positions with the departments of Commerce and State, national environmental nonprofit organizations and a global advertising agency.

Connor is known for his strategic communications skills and effervescent spirit. With 8 years of experience and a Bachelor of Arts from the Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington, Connor’s background consists of a dynamic blend across influencer and media relations, brand partnerships, and experiential and social media engagement marketing.

Julie brings more than a decade of communications experience to mdg and has guided the successful efforts of a wide variety of corporate, association and nonprofit clients. She is experienced in the areas of public relations, social media, advertising, email marketing, website management, corporate communications and investor relations. She takes pride in leading effective integrated strategic communications strategies that support each organization’s mission and goals. Julie graduated from Penn State University and lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two daughters. In her free time, she enjoys listening to crime and entertainment podcasts, cheering on the Nittany Lions, meticulously planning her next trip to Disney and being an enthusiastic cheer/soccer/swim/gymnastics mom.

With a diverse work background, Stacy has been involved in marketing and advertising for many different industries: motorcycles, crafting supplies, and commercial real estate, just to name a few. Her progression into a traffic management role was a natural one because she enjoys daily multi-tasking, detailed organization, and having her hands on projects that flow through every department of the agency. When she’s not at work, she loves anything related to the ocean and taking pictures. Her perfect San Diego afternoon would include fish tacos and a cold beer by the water.