Marcie has built her career facilitating marketing requirements, overseeing technical and creative design, and leading project teams to deliver strategic, high-quality, and on-time interactive solutions. With 7 years of business and technology consulting experience at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and marchFIRST plus 2 years search engine marketing experience at Overture (now Yahoo!), Marcie knows how to tie the technology revolution to ideas that move the needle for our clients. Over the last 4 years with OGM, Marcie has contributed her experience to multiple large scale initiatives and well-known clients, with a focus on interactive marketing strategy. Marcie holds a B.A. in Interpersonal Communications with an emphasis in Computer Science from U.C.L.A.
What you might know: Marcie's super-sharp, quick on her feet, and always has a can-do, glass-half-full attitude. Codename: Little Miss Sunshine.
What you might be surprised to know: Marcie's a not-quite-reformed beach bum who heads to Hawaii whenever possible. If she had an entire year off, she swears she'd use it to run sunset cruises off the coast of Kauai.
Joanna began her career in Interactive 13 years ago and currently directs all CRM and Analytics initiatives for OGM'S clients. She has gained significant CRM and Analytics expertise over the past 6 years through hands-on experience with PowerBar, Nestlé Infant Nutrition, Juicy Juice, Avery Dennison, Purina ONE and several other brands. Prior to OGM, Joanna worked at Siegel & Gale and Zentropy Partners with top-flight brands such as Neutrogena, Jiffy Lube, Warner Bros. Entertainment and MGM Studios. Joanna graduated from Brown University with a B.A. degree.
What you might know: Joanna's wicked smart (true to her Massachusetts background), compassionate and caring. She's also a Diet Coke addict who once had to be carried onto a plane by her colleagues after consuming too many in one day.
What you might be surprised to know: In 2002, OGM's Palos Verdes offices had to be evacuated due to brush fires. Joanna recalls standing in the lobby while a crowd milled around outside. Suddenly, a helicopter flew by and dumped 100 gallons of water, dousing everyone who didn't have a roof over their heads. Joanna asks: "Is it wrong that I laughed?"
Pamela carries over 9 years experience in the interactive space. Before joining OGM, she was responsible for launching several successful web initiatives, including Sony's Movielink and Icebox.com, an entertainment site founded by the producers of the Simpsons and X-Files. She was also responsible for the launch and management of Sony Picture's CRM initiative. Pamela began her career in Marketing Research, supporting such clients as American Express, MTV, Kimberly-Clark and Coca-Cola. In her three years at OGM she has successfully applied her client service, strategic and analytical skills to numerous well-known, Fortune 500 accounts. Pamela earned a B.A. degree from Cornell University.
What you might know: Pamela, aka PK, is down-to-earth, analytical and creative. She's a confident trailblazer who always knows her stuff, be it process or restaurant picks.
What you might be surprised to know: Pamela's got dozens of "kids." She volunteers as much of her free time as possible to an organization called CoachArt, a non-profit that provides free lessons in the arts to children who are diagnosed with terminal illnesses. Go Pamela!
With 18 years of solid agency experience—10 spent in interactive—Evelyn helps clients build online marketing strategies that create measurable results in the marketplace. her extensive knowledge in brand strategy and account planning comes from working on high-demand accounts such as Jack-In-The-Box, The Disney Channel, 1-800-DENTIST, Hills Bros. Coffee, PowerBar and Nestlé USA. At OGM, Evelyn's role is to build and maintain successful relationships with our highly valued clients, ensuring we always exceed their expectations. Evelyn holds a B.A. in Marketing from Kent State University.
What you might know: Evelyn sets the highest standards for excellence—and inspires others in the agency to reach heights they may not have thought possible.
What you might be surprised to know: Evelyn is—quite literally—a lifesaver. She once received an award from the city of Santa Monica for "protecting an officer in the line of duty." Curious? You'll have to corner her for the whole scoop... it's a great story!
John Nam has more than 11 years of technical management experience including specifying, architecting and deploying multiple database-driven .NET web initiatives. John is extremely well-versed in analyzing business requirements and creating technical specifications, and has overseen the development of our agency's most complex sites. John graduated in 1998 from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona with a degree in Computer Information Systems.
What you might know: John Nam is Mr. Can-Do. If he can't figure it out, no one can. So smart and detail-oriented, he's master of "Get It Done!"
What you might be surprised to know: With two young sons at home, John says his most enjoyable time (outside of 0GM, of course) is spent babysitting. According to him, his boys are a never ending source of amusement.
Patrick has an in-depth understanding of all facets of the consumer goods industry having spent 5 years with Nabisco Group (London) in both R&D and marketing followed by 4 years at the Pillsbury Company (Los Angeles and Minneapolis). This client-side experience prepared him well for co-founding O'Grady Meyers in 1993. Patrick is responsible for the operational and financial management of OGM as well as spreading the good word for us. Patrick graduated from South Bank University in London and also completed the Executive Program in Advanced Business Strategy at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota.
What you might know: Our hero! Patrick is a principled, savvy and passionate leader. His dry, British sense of humor is legendary-as is his love for the odd prank.
What you might be surprised to know: This huge soccer fan (Manchester United!) owns a farm with his family in County Kerry, Ireland. The old stone farmhouse on the property was built in the late-1800's by his great-great grandfather, and if Patrick weren't running an interactive agency, he'd renovate it and introduce his three daughters to their true Irish heritage.
With 10 years of solid agency experience, Zihla helps clients build marketing strategies that create measurable results in the online marketplace. She excels at spearheading the definition and articulation of a brand to support its web-business objectives. Her extensive knowledge of interactive strategy and account planning was gained on high demand accounts such as Toyota, General Mills, Gillete, Oral-B, Duracell, Braun, PowerBar, Hawaiian Host and Nestlé USA. Zihla holds a B.A. in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing and Advertising from the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts.
What you might know: Zihla's ready, willing and able to take on any challenge. Nothing is impossible for her! Her boundless energy and enthusiasm are contagious.
What you might be surprised to know: Spellcheck is not Zihla's friend. She once wrote an e-mail to a Hawaiian based client and signed off with "Mahalo! Zihla." Much to her dismay, her automatic spell check went into action, changing her closing to a stomach-turning "Maalox! Zihla."
Stephanie built her career in the interactive field by leading project teams to deliver highly strategic and integrated marketing solutions. With numerous years of marketing and account management experience at video-on-demand company Intertainer, youth marketing agency Varsity Group, and O'Grady Meyers, Stephanie is a master strategist who excels at developing and delivering highly strategic, integrated marketing plans incorporating internet and CRM strategies. Her client experience also includes Ben & Jerry's, Papa John's, and Polaroid. Stephanie holds a B.A. degree from New York University.
What you might know: Stephanie is our resident Martha Stewart... a master of perfection (in a good way!). She is smart, assertive, well-spoken, and always on-target with her insights and opinions.
What you might be surprised to know: Stephanie did the East Coast to West Coast switch and has never looked back. Rumor has it she's even taken a stab at surfing lessons. Not such a surprise given she long ago mastered beach boot camp.
Lisa Schiavello is an award-winning designer and creative director with more than 15 years of strategic branding experience. Lisa served as VP/Creative Director at Digitas NY where she directed online assignments for Ann Taylor, Seagram's and Starwood Hotels & Resorts with an emphasis on e-commerce and integrated marketing. She also spent a solid part of her interactive career at Grey Interactive NY where she won numerous awards and industry accolades for her work on Dell, Covergirl, Pantene, 3 Musketeers, Pringles, Kraft, Chapstik, Skittles and Liz Claiborne. At OGM, she inspires excellence in our creative teams, crafting fully integrated web presences and rich media marketing campaigns. Lisa earned a BFA in Advertising Design from Moore College of Art + Design in Philadelphia, PA.
What you might know: Lisa is full of life: incredibly energetic, creative and insightful. Plus, she's a total laugh riot in the best kind of way. Says one colleague: "If I could only live inside her brain for one day..." And Lisa responds... "What? Amongst all the sprockets, cobwebs and license plates?"
What you might be surprised to know: Lisa has a genuine star in the family. When her Boston Terrier, Alice, was younger, she starred in several national ad campaigns for TV and print. Alice is retired now, so Lisa's no longer a stage mother. And luckily, no one wound up in rehab!
Jason has more than 13 years experience developing user interface and user experience solutions for clients including Nike, General Motors, Bank of America, E*TRADE, and SBC. Before joining O'Grady Meyers, he was Experience Design Director at NextLeft as well as national Creative Practice Lead for Sapient's offices in Germany. The common thread in this background is a comprehensive understanding of user-centered design, enabling the development of strategies and solutions that integrate mission-critical business objectives with key user goals. His client experience at OGM includes PowerBar, Pria, Nestlé VeryBestBaby, Avery Dennison, Purina ONE, Buitoni, Mission Foods and Nestlé FoodServices. Jason holds a B.A. in History from U.C. Santa Barbara.
What you might know: Jason's the master of organization. Sharp, well-spoken, and possessed of an amazing memory. Famous for his stellar presentations—made with practically no notes—since he remembers everything verbatim!
What you might be surprised to know: Jason is a total video game junkie. "From Xbox to online flight sims and everything in between," he admits. "Having kids means I don't have nearly as much time to spend...um, waste...on games." However, this time-pressed father of two still manages to squeeze in a few hours every week!
Jason is a senior Internet technology professional with a proven track record in the planning, development and deployment of Internet technology solutions for business applications. His experience includes strategic technical analysis, architecture design, planning and product development as well as the management of development teams to achieve targeted results within a predefined timeframe and budget. Jason holds a B.S. in Computer Science from UCLA.
What you might know: Jason is a strong and energetic leader with a "lead by example" attitude. He looks out for his people and loves to get the "wow" effect from clients.
What you might be surprised to know: If you're stranded on a desert island, this is the guy you want close by. Jason loves to travel, swim and scuba dive and he spent six years as an officer in the Israeli Special Forces.