Meet Our Newbies

As sad as we were to say goodbye to our exiting board members this past June, we were also very excited to welcome the folks who will be replacing them.  In an effort to get to know them better, I had the opportunity to ask each of them a few questions about the club and their personal and professional lives. Check out what they had to say.

shannon

Name: Shannon Brady

Company: First Investors Corporation

Title: Event Coordinator/Assistant

How did you hear about Ad Club?  My sister introduced me to Ad Club. She is a student at Villa Maria and was introduced through her teacher.

What are you most looking forward to as a board member?  Being able to contribute and give back to the Buffalo community. I love planning and executing events and I look forward to meeting and helping different people in our community.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?  I wanted to be a Marine Biologist and live in Hawaii.

 jeanne

Name: Jeanne Dunkle

Company: Field 2 Design

Title: Sole Proprietor

 What are you most looking forward to as a board member?  Helping to strengthen the bond between individuals involved in the local advertising community so we all become more comfortable sharing our knowledge with each other and helping each other grow.

If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be? Engaging, happy, friendly

What is something most people don’t know about you? I have an MFA in Printmaking. I am a painter, printmaker and photographer.

 brittney

 Name: Brittney Sikora

Company: White Bicycle

Title: Designer

# of years in Ad Club: 3 years

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why? Hmm tough choice, probably Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie… favorite band ever!

If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be?  According to my best friend… “ An optimistic, creative, music buff who’s obsessed with anything fall related especially the cider mill.”

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up? An Archaeologist!

leah

Name: Leah Alles

Company:‎ Villa Maria College

Title: Student liaison

What are you most looking forward to as a board member? ‎ Becoming a bigger part of the Buffalo marketing community

If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be? Determined, outgoing, sarcastic

What is something most people don’t know about you? I love reading about serial killers.

dan

Name:  Dan Nesselbush

Company: EcoStar LLC

Title: Marketing Manager

# of years in Ad Club: 2

What are you most looking forward to as a board member?  I’m looking forward to helping the club continue to grow and serve as the top resource for the business community when it comes to advertising, marketing and public relations talent in our region.

If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why?  Ask me at the next Ad Club event – use this as a question as an ice breaker if we haven’t met before!

If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be?  Smart. Loyal. Humorous.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?  As a kid I wanted to be a firefighter. Cool trucks and spraying things with a hose seemed like a fun way to earn a living. I reconsidered that path when I realized how close you actually get to the smoke and flames.

brita

Name: Brita d’Agostino

Company: Daemen College

Title: Assistant Professor of Graphic Design

How did you hear about Ad Club? I heard about the Ad Club from my colleague and director of the Graphic Design Program at Daemen College, Professor Kevin Kegler.

What are you most looking forward to as a board member?  As a more recent resident of Buffalo (I moved here last year from San Francisco), I am looking forward to being more involved with the professional community of communications professionals in WNY. As a professor on the board, I look forward to helping students in the area make valuable connections to professionals in the community and grow their knowledge and skills through engaging programs at the Ad Club.

When you were younger, what did you want to be when you grew up?  An artist, scientist, or gymnast. However, since I can’t do even do a cartwheel the gymnast idea was out pretty early on.

What is something most people don’t know about you?  I love Korean food.

corey

Name: Corey Crossman

Company: The Mac Groups

Title: Director of Digital Marketing

# of years in Ad Club: 2

How did you hear about Ad Club?  I sort of found the Ad Club on my own, but my coworkers are the ones who really encouraged me to come to events and get involved.

What are you most looking forward to as a board member?  I’m really excited to help improve the advertising community in Buffalo.

If your best friend had to describe you in three words, what would they be?  “My best friend.”

What is something most people don’t know about you?  I’m learning photography in my spare time between hockey games and episodes of Game of Thrones.

 

Now that you’ve met our new members, feel free to introduce yourself at any of our upcoming events.  We have quite a few of them scheduled this year, so you will have plenty of opportunities to sip a cocktail, shake hands and learn more about these talented people.