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Ad2 Board Members
The Ad2 Board decides policy through a formal show of hands and exercise oversight of the Officer positions. Any executive decision can be overridden by a majority vote of the board members at the next board meeting. The Board may also create and abolish staff positions; help, organize and participate in fundraising activities; and represent the policy of Ad2 Charlotte to the community, to ensure it maintains its kick-ass standards.
Alexis Acosta
President
Alexis, a founder of Ad2 Charlotte, works at interactive design shop Studiobanks as an Account Executive where she seeks new business opportunities and helps manage workflow and daily operations. She's a fan of great attitudes, good people, solid relationships, multi-tasking, community service, and always learning something new.
If you're looking to become a member of Ad2's growing community, get in touch with Alexis.
alexis@ad2charlotte.com
twitter.com/alexisacosta
facebook.com/alexisacosta
Jason Keath
Past President
Jason is passionate about connecting people and is founder of the Social Fresh series of social media conferences and training sessions. Jason is a consultant and speaker on social media and online user experience.
You can find Jason working from your local coffee shop, cycling in the morning, or writing, reading, painting to pass the time.
Lindsey Reminga
1st Vice President of Membership
Lindsey has been involved with the Ad2 organization since becoming a member of Ad2 West Michigan in 2006. As a student at Grand Valley State University, Lindsey's first year as an Ad2 member was both exhilarating and professionally rewarding. By graduation, Lindsey had networked her way to an Account Executive position in Detroit, MI and gained enough experience within the next year to be offered a position at Myjive, a full service Digital Experience Agency in South End Charlotte, NC.
Please contact Lindsey with all of your membership needs! If you'd like to get involved in one of our committees or even join us on the Ad2 Charlotte board, please email:
lindsey@ad2charlotte.com
twitter.com/reminjah
facebook.com/lreminga
linkedin.com/in/lreminga
Stephanie Norton
2nd Vice President of Events
Stephanie is gearing up for her second year as the Ad2 Charlotte Event Chair, bringing high energy and a strong desire to supply all local advertising, marketing and young professionals with an outlet to express their mind, thoughts and ideas during our events. Stephanie currently is a Project Manager at Limerick Studios, a local 2D/3D Design, Animation and Production Studio, where she manages a range of local and national clients. Success is all in the details - a saying she instills in every piece of work she touches.
Have an idea for a great event? Want to get involved with Ad2 Event Planning? All questions and suggestions are welcomed here.
stephanie@ad2charlotte.com
twitter.com/snorton318
facebook.com/stephanie.m.norton
Shruti Chandra
Secretary Chair
Shruti is fresh out of grad school, armed with her MBA from UNC Charlotte, and is ready to make her mark on the Queen City’s advertising community. Previously, she held various marketing roles and also worked as an accountant for the Charlotte Bobcats (but don’t ask her for help with your taxes).
As Communications Chair, Shruti is responsible for—you guessed it—communicating to club members and the local advertising community what Ad2 Charlotte is up to, via Facebook, Twitter and our Blog. She looks forward to connecting with you!
shruti@ad2charlotte.com
facebook.com/shrutiwchandra
linkedin.com/in/shrutiwchandra
Liz Marion
Treasurer
Liz is a marketing professional that specializes in the health and beauty industry. She is the owner and founder of Blushed Marketing and is a professional keyboard player.
Hailey Cobb
Communications Chair
Hailey joined LGA in 2007 and is responsible for providing support on various accounts including OrthoCarolina, Piedmont Natural Gas and The Breezeplay Championships at The Palisades tennis tournament where she does event planning, player press conferences and strategic media relations for the tennis tournament and its players which include Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and John McEnroe. Hailey is the lead public relations contact for LGA on Charlotte's PGA TOUR event, the Quail Hollow Championship (formerly the Wachovia Championship). She works with the PGA TOUR media officials, conducts local, regional and national media relations and assists in player relations.
Hailey graduated from Elon University in 2007 with a degree in Corporate Communications and is the public relations chair for Ad2 Charlotte.
Cara Gracie
Education Chair
A true creative at heart, Cara is a graphic designer by profession with high hopes of eventually becoming an art/design educator. Being the former designer at skirt! Magazine further instilled in her to encourage the creative talents in others. She presents information about Ad2 to area university advertising and design programs in hopes of promoting student participation in Ad2 and a submission to AAF's yearly Student ADDY Awards.
She obtained a BFA in Graphic Design from Shepherd University in the mountains of West Virginia. When she is not designing on her Mac, she can be found volunteering, painting or perfecting yoga poses.
Jonathan Piscitelli
Interactive Media Chair
Charlotte native Jonathan is a graduate from UNC Chapel Hill. He currently works at 107.9 the Llink, and Split Second Sound and is the official video creator for Ad2 Charlotte.
Amalia Reyes
Events Co-Chair
As a Marketing Manager at Red F, a full service advertising agency, Amalia brings a high caliber of marketing experience to her clients. Her past experiences includes tradeshow & experiential marketing, direct mail, interactive development, market research and branding. Amalia received a BSBA in Marketing from UNC Charlotte and a Diploma in Hispanic Studies from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona, Spain. She is actively involved in the community volunteering for Susan G. Komen Walk for Breast Cancer and serving on the planning committee for the 2010 ADDY Awards and Gala Show.
