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Kevin Tuskey |
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Company: |
circle S Studio |
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Position
Held: |
Director of Interactive Media |
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Years with Current Company: |
1 |
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Years in
Industry: |
8 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
Bachelor’s in Economics from UVA and Bachelor’s in
Graphic Design from VCU |
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First
Professional Job: |
Junior Designer for Oliver Creative |
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First Job Ever: |
Little League Baseball Umpire |
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In the
office, I can’t live without: |
Good tunes and collaboration |
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Most Visited Website: |
nytimes.com |
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Favorite
Movie: |
Goodwill Hunting |
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Recently
Read: |
“I Good Walk Spoiled” by John Feinstein |
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On
Twitter? |
Not yet |
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Best
Richmond Business Dinner: |
LuLus |
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Where do
you get your best ideas? |
Toy store/Mowing the lawn |
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Where do
you volunteer? |
AIGA |
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Vicky Kiger |
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Company: |
Unfortunately, unemployed |
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Position
Held: |
Previously, Marketing & Advertising Director,
Convention Planner for Archadeck |
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Years in
Industry: |
20 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
MS, University of Tennessee; BA, NC State |
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First
Professional Job: |
Worked for Advertising Director at Thalhimers |
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In the
office, I can’t live without: |
The computer (but it can drive
me nuts) and a red felt pen (for editing and revising print ads) |
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Most
Visited Website: |
LinkedIn, but I also read Media Life everyday |
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Favorite
Movie: |
Bull Durham and The Parent Trap (original one) |
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Recently
Read: |
Dewey—a sweet read |
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On
Twitter? |
Yes |
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Best Richmond Business Dinner: |
Azurro or Bonefish Grill |
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Where do
you get your best ideas? |
They come when I’m not thinking
about them (TV, web, talking to people) |
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Where do you volunteer? |
Richmond Animal League |
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Rebecca Durkin |
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Company: |
CRT/tanaka |
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Position Held: |
Art Director |
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Years with Current Company: |
3 |
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Years in
Industry: |
14 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) Advertising
Design and SUNY Oneonta—Fine Art |
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First
Professional Job: |
In-house Graphic Designer |
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In my
office, I can’t live without: |
Coffee and Photoshop |
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Most Visited Website: |
commarts.com (professionally) and Facebook
(personally) |
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Favorite
Movie: |
Legends of the Fall |
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Recently Read: |
The Encore Effect |
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On
Twitter? |
Yes, occasionally |
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Best Richmond Business Dinner: |
State of the Art Ball, raising money
for SIDS research |
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Where do
you get your best ideas? |
On the elliptical machine at the
gym |
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Where do you volunteer? |
Kids school |
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Iryna Butler |
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Company: |
Looking for full-time employment |
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Position
Held: |
Graduate Research Assistant at University of Richmond |
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Years in
Industry: |
5 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
MBA, University of Richmond |
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First
Professional Job: |
Public Affairs Assistant |
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In the
office, I can’t live without: |
Coffee |
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Most Visited Website: |
Facebook |
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Favorite
Movie: |
Independence Day |
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Recently
Read: |
The Pixar Touch |
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On
Twitter? |
Yes, though not very active |
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Best
Richmond Business Dinner: |
Mimi’s Cafe |
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Where do
you get your best ideas? |
While doing research, usually at
home |
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Where do
you volunteer? |
AMA Richmond Communications Team, VA
International Business Council |
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Jo Ann Rossi |
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Company: |
Zooom Printing |
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Position Held: |
President |
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Years with Current Company: |
8 |
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Years in Industry: |
8 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
BA in Communication Studies, Virginia Tech |
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First
Professional Job: |
Media Buying Assistant at Circuit City (This
job was definitely not for me!) |
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In the
office, I can’t live without: |
My laptop and some sort of
beverage |
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Most
Visited Website: |
Probably Google… |
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Favorite
Movie: |
Valley Girl, but Heathers is a close second |
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Recently
Read: |
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare |
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On
Twitter? |
Yep, but not active yet (“JoAnnRossi”) |
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Best
Richmond Business Dinner: |
Osaka in the River Road Shopping
Center (Spicy Tuna Roll—YUM!!) |
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Where do
you get your best ideas? |
Very early in the morning when I
have a little time to myself (without my two kids) |
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Where do
you volunteer? |
Board of Directors for Printing Industries
of Virginia, Board of Directors for Virginia Council of CEO’s, my
neighborhood civic association, and my church |
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Kate Webster |
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Company: |
Evergreen Investments/Tattersall Advisory Group
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Positions Held: |
Portfolio Specialist |
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Years with current company: |
9 |
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Years in Industry: |
10 |
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Schools/Degrees: |
MBA, University of Richmond; BS, Mary Washington College
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First Professional Job: |
Marketing Research Assistant for an environmental
non-profit |
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In my
office, I can’t live without: |
the office candy drawer for afternoon cravings
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Favorite Movie: |
Goodwill Hunting |
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Best Richmond Business Dinner: |
Bacchus—can’t go wrong there. The food is always good. |
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Where do you get your best ideas? |
At
the gym, on the run, or preferably, at the beach. |
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Where do you volunteer? |
Comfort Zone Camp, Susan G. Komen, Bright Beginnings,
Meals on Wheels, Xterra Games |
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Jan Lawrence |
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Company:
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Graphics Gallery |
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Position
Held: |
Director, Marketing & Business Development |
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Years
with current company: |
Started 7/6/09 |
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Years in
industry: |
23+ |
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Schools/Degrees: |
University of Missouri |
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First
job-professionally: |
General Mills |
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First
job-ever: |
Ice
cream scooper at Dairy Maid |
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In the
office, I can’t live without:
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Caffeine Diet Coke |
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Most
visited website: |
Google |
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Favorite
movie: |
Pride
& Prejudice (new version w/Keira Knightly) |
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Recently
downloaded from iTunes:
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My
Wish by Rascal Flatts |
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Favorite
Blog: |
None |
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Recently
read: |
The
First Family by David Baldacci |
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On
Twitter? |
No,
too busy with my life to follow others |
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Best
Richmond business dinner:
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Bookbinders |
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Where/When do you get best ideas?
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Working outside on lawn/garden |
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Where do
you volunteer? |
My
daughter’s elementary school—being the mystery reader
for 2nd graders rocks! |
