We are the architects of
advocacy. Building and
distributing ideas to inspire
brand love and action.

FAMILY JEWELS.

Fresh-faced but never naïve, our MRY family has the unique ability to find the awesome in anything. First and foremost, each other.

STEFANIE GUNNING

ACD Copywriter

Secret Power: Organizing messes
identity: #ProudNerd #Do-gooder #KaraokeQueen #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior

ADAM CLARK

Senior Account Executive

Childhood Nickname: AC Slater
identity: #ProudNerd #MotorMouth #ClassClown #MidnightWarrior #Eastsider

CHEE SENG SIM

Front End Developer

Secret Power: Subtle Pyrokinesis
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #Eastsider

CHRISTIAN BORGES

VP of Marketing

Christian loves technology, culture, people, and the intersection of these in shaping and redefining the world we live in today. Seriously? Yes. He's spent his career immersed in the world of communications and marketing, and has carved out a niche developing strategies that connect and engage consumers both online and off. Christian has worked with a wide array of clients over the years including Kraft, Samsung Mobile, Morgans Hotel Group, Ciroc Vodka, HBO, AMC, Microsoft and Pepsi to name a few. He's been on the board of Social Media Week since the beginning.

Childhood Nickname: "Gorgeous" Borges
identity: #ProudNerd #CoolKid #LeftBrain #CenterBrain #SmoothTalker #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran #Eastsider

KELSEY OVERBY

Account Executive

Spirit Animal: The Lynx
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #SilentButDeadly

JACKIE TELLER

Associate Account Executive

Secret Power: Break-dancing
identity: #CoolKid #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #SilentButDeadly #Eastsider

ADAM PAGET

General Counsel

Childhood Nickname: Morty
identity: #LeftBrain #RightBrain #CenterBrain #Late adopter #Westsider

LINDSAY BRILLSON

Associate Creative Director

Secret Power: Puncraft
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #RightBrain #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher

LEAH MCCOMBE

Sr. Art Director

Spirit Animal: French Bulldog
identity: #ProudNerd #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver

BHUMIEKA PATEL

Associate Account Executive

Childhood Nickname: Bhumie
identity: #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior

JEFF MELTON

Director of Analytics

Celeb Dopp: Matt Rednor
identity: #CenterBrain #ClassClown #OfficeOverSharer #MidnightWarrior #Westsider

DENNIS LOLENG

Client Finance Manager

Celeb Dopp: Margaret Cho
identity: #CoolKid #SmoothTalker #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #SilentButDeadly

HALEY CLEGG

Analyst

Celeb Dopp: Rachel McWitherspoon
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #KaraokeQueen #Eastsider

TARYN SEGAL

Associate Analyst

Spirit Animal: Tyrannosaurus Rex
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #EarlyAdopter #Eastsider #Westsider

CHRISTINA TA

Art Director

Celeb Dopp: Samuel L.Jackson

KABIR AGARWAL

UX & Business Analyst

Favorite Hashtag: #WhatCanBrownDoForYou
identity: #RightBrain #DancingMachine #CultureVulture #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher

JACQUELINE DIAZ

Operations Manager

Celeb Dopp: Dora the Explorer
identity: #SilentButDeadly #DreamWeaver #EnvelopePusher #SeasonedVeteran #PlayerOfTheMonth

K. DONOVAN RAFTERY

Account Supervisor

Favorite Hashtag: #Highfive
identity: #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran #Eastsider

GIANCARLO PITOCCO

Strategy Director

Secret Power: Infectious Amadeus Laugh
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #RightBrain #CenterBrain #EarlyAdopter

HELENE DE VRIES

Chief Talent Officer

Want to work at MRY? All roads lead through our CTO, Helene. Part sleuth, part sage, and a lover of the psychology behind what makes people tick, Helene is immersed in hiring and retaining top talent at the agency. She honed these skills through ten years in the executive search industry focused on placing top talent in the marketing and digital space. With agency experience from her early career roles in media planning and sports marketing – it was a natural jump for her to bring her recruiting talents in-house and help to continue to foster the amazing culture at MRY.

Secret Power: Can see through people to their inner core
identity: #Late adopter #DancingMachine #DreamWeaver #EnvelopePusher #SeasonedVeteran

KYLE DARDASHTI

Community Manager/AAE

Secret Power: 4-Square Master (The Recess Version)
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #ClassClown #EnvelopePusher #Westsider

ERIC SCHOENBERG

VP, Account Operations

Eric boasts one of the longest-standing tenures at the agency (employee # 9 in our New York office to be exact) and has served in several integral roles along the way. His prior account service experience has afforded him a thoughtful approach to all things client finance and account operations. Eric joined MRY after several years at the NBA, where his passion for sports was exceeded only by his enthusiasm to over-deliver for league partners. His jump shot may need some work, but when it comes to MRY’s integrated offering, Eric has simply done it all with tremendous success.

Celeb Dopp: Vin Diesel Jr
identity: #LeftBrain #SmoothTalker #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher #SeasonedVeteran

FRANCESCA BRUCATO

Accounts Payable Coordinator

Childhood Nickname: Cesca
identity: #CenterBrain #MotorMouth #CultureVulture #Eastsider

ARIEL FEIGENBAUM

Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #ThatsWhatsJappenin
identity: #MotorMouth #DancingMachine #GoslingGroupie #CultureVulture #MidnightWarrior

CARLA BLUMENTHAL

Account Supervisor

Secret Power: Making the world's best cup of tea
identity: #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver #Westsider

JESS KIRKMAN

Sr. Art Director

Favorite Hashtag: #DareMeToDoIt
identity: #ProudNerd #SmoothTalker #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher

RACHAEL FOGEL

Associate Account Executive

Childhood Nickname: McLovin
identity: #EarlyAdopter #ClassClown #KaraokeQueen #EnvelopePusher #Eastsider

KATRINA DUKE

Associate Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #CantStopWontStop
identity: #CenterBrain #DancingMachine #SilentButDeadly #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver

DONNA FOTI

Client Finance Manager

Secret Power: Mind Control
identity: #CenterBrain #SmoothTalker #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher

ELI PAKIER

Strategy Director

Spirit Animal: Octopus on a Yak
identity: #LeftBrain #RightBrain #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior

DAN ROSENTHAL

Account Supervisor

Childhood Nickname: Rosey
identity: #LeftBrain #SmoothTalker #OfficeOversharer #SeasonedVeteran #Westsider

LAUREN JACK

Associate Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #Belieber
identity: #CoolKid #DancingMachine #Eastsider

WENDY CASTRO

Controller

Childhood Nickname: Dimples
identity: #Do-gooder #ClassClown

SOFIA LILJEBLAD

Associate Account Executive

Secret Power: Amazingly adaptable
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #Do-gooder #SilentButDeadly #Eastsider

BRIEL ZAGAROW

Senior Account Executive

identity: #Do-gooder #Late adopter #SilentButDeadly #GoslingGroupie #Eastsider

SAMANTHA LAST

Receptionist/Office Admin

Celeb Dopp: Britney Spears
identity: #CoolKid #RightBrain #OfficeOverSharer #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver

COURTNEY FARRELL

Sr. Copywriter

Secret Power: 45-lb. squat thrusts with a wink and a smile.
identity: #CoolKid #Do-gooder #GoslingGroupie #ClosetLARPer #Westsider

MATTHEW REDNOR

VP of Global Strategy & Analytics

At MRY, Matt and his team have worked to bring social to brands such as Coca-Cola, P&G and Microsoft. In his prior stint at BBDO, Matt was an integral part of some of the most visible global campaigns for Gillette and Pizza Hut. His expertise in brand-building and a keen sense of style earned the hearts of the MRY crew. Matt graduated Syracuse University, where he was given the plum radio time of midnight to 3am for his sports and hip-hop show, which was described by one area local as 'slammin'.

Secret Power: Mind Control
identity: #CoolKid #CenterBrain #SmoothTalker #DancingMachine #Westsider

LILY NG

Associate Account Executive

Celeb Dopp: The Yellow Power Ranger
identity: #ProudNerd #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #SilentButDeadly #MidnightWarrior

NICK GAUCHAT

Product Manager

Favorite Hashtag: #WinLikeTomBerenger
identity: #ProudNerd #DancingMachine #SeasonedVeteran

JILL HUESLSER

Producer

Secret Power: Super-strength kindness
identity: #ProudNerd #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran #Player of the Month

TONY MCROBERTS

Senior Director, Brand Development

Favorite Hashtag: #DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster
identity: #Do-gooder #CultureVulture #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran #Westsider

SABINA BERI

Analyst

Secret Power: Turning any situation into an awkward Kristen Wiig sketch.
identity: #LeftBrain #KaraokeQueen #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior #Westsider

KAITLIN VILLANOVA

Director of Marketing & Brand Management

Secret Power: Teleportation
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #CultureVulture #ClosetLARPer

AARON CLOSSEY

Account Executive

Secret Power: The hair flip
identity: #CoolKid #Do-gooder #ClassClown #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior

SWETA PATEL

Art Director

Spirit Animal: it's dead and waiting for me at my VIP table in hell
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #SilentButDeadly #GoslingGroupie #MidnightWarrior

HELENA CHU

Designer

Childhood Nickname: HellsBelles
identity: #RightBrain #Do-gooder #MotorMouth #EarlyAdopter #OfficeOverSharer #Westsider #PlayerOfTheMonth

MANISHA MARBERRY

Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #NYC
identity: #RightBrain #Do-gooder #MotorMouth #SmoothTalker #CultureVulture #SeasonedVeteran

LAURA PRANGLEY

Administrative/Executive Assistant

Childhood Nickname: Pringles
identity: #DancingMachine #ClassClown #SilentButDeadly #CultureVulture #EnvelopePusher

KATE GOLDSMITH

Art Director

Celeb Dopp: T-Mobile Girl
identity: #CoolKid #RightBrain #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran

DAVID ELLIS

Account Executive

Secret Power: Encyclopedic knowledge of music trivia
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #CultureVulture

ASHLEY JAMIESON

Senior Producer

Spirit Animal: Panda
identity: #MotorMouth #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #OfficeOversharer #MidnightWarrior

SARAH RINEHIMER

Management Supervisor

Celeb Dopp: Sarah Michelle Gellar
identity: #CoolKid #LeftBrain #DancingMachine #KaraokeQueen #Westsider

JEFF EISENSTARK

Assistant Controller

Favorite Hashtag: QF7#
identity: #ProudNerd #LeftBrain #EnvelopePusher #SeasonedVeteran #Westsider

DAVID YARUS

Marketing Manager

Favorite Hashtag: #WOMMA
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #Westsider #MidnightWarrior

MELISSA LENTZ

SVP Client & Strategy Services

From 'My Life, My Card' to 'More Flags, More Fun,' Melissa discovered a knack for bringing integrated, four-word campaigns to market alongside some stellar clients. Her experience spans global, retail, tech, financial, beauty and entertainment across almost every medium imaginable. An advocate for mentorship inside and outside the agency walls, Melissa has led award-winning programming for PENCIL, served as a Big Sister and AWNY mentor, and sits on the board of Change for Kids.

Spirit Animal: Peacock
identity: #Proudnerd #RightBrain #DreamWeaver #MidnightWarrior #Westsider

VINNY SQUILLACE

Community Manager

Childhood Nickname: Vinny Alphabets
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #EnvelopePusher

MATT BRITTON

Founder & CEO

Matt Britton is known throughout the advertising industry as an expert in social media and experiential marketing. We know him as our fearless leader, an innovator, a risk-taker, a visionary, and yes - a consummate Phili-fanatic.
Matt currently serves as founder and CEO of New York-based MRY. Since founding the agency in 2002, the agency has worked with some of the world’s leading brands—including Victoria's Secret, P&G, Microsoft, Nike, and Ford. Matt's tenacity led to the acquisition of MRY in 2011 by LBi International, a global marketing and technology agency based in the UK.

Spirit Animal: Speedy Gonzalez
identity: #LeftBrain #MotorMouth #SmoothTalker #MidnightWarrior #EnvelopePusher #Westsider

BEN WALDMAN

Associate Creative Director

Secret Power: Any Jewish guy on TV
identity: #SmoothTalker #OfficeOversharer #GoslingGroupie

ROBYN POLO

Barista

Secret Power: Turns any frown upside down
identity: #ProudNerd #CenterBrain #DancingMachine #DreamWeaver

NICOLE LANDESMAN

Associate Account Executive

Secret Power: Being in two places at once
identity: #ProudNerd #CenterBrain #Do-gooder #DancingMachine #Eastsider

ERIN FINESTONE

Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #Werqit
identity: #CoolKid #LeftBrain #DancingMachine #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver

DAVID WEINSTOCK

Hirsute Executive Creative Director

David has had the great pleasure of working for some of the most amazing clients, big and small. He's worked for the likes of Dos Equis, Kraft, Volvo, Ford, BlackBerry, Reckett Benckeiser, and Wendy's to name a few. David's path has taken him from the smallest shops, to some of the largest integrated agencies. He's worked in-house for magazines, publishers, museums and entertainment properties along the way. And fortune has recognized him through nearly every major award group. Which is pretty cool.

Secret Power: Curling into a ball and crying
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #SeasonedVeteran

DAN LAFONTAINE

CFO & COO

Dan not only has a passion for business, he has a passion for building businesses. He has overseen and bolstered the financials and operations of start-ups and international advertising/pr/marketing agencies alike. In fact, shortly after joining MRY, Dan helped incubate and spin-off our tech startup, Crowdtap. While there are no Effies or Lions for actually running a business, Dan has had the distinction and pleasure of chairing the 4A’s National Finance Committee. And it's in no small part due to his efforts and passion that MRY consistently wins "Best Place to Work" awards. AdAge ranks us a proud #2 in the industry as a whole, and #1 in New York City.

Favorite Hashtag: #MakinItRain
identity: #EarlyAdopter #SilentButDeadly #MidnightWarrior

ANDREW WALKO

Art Director

Secret Power: Undressing you with my eyes
identity: #CoolKid #DancingMachine #SilentButDeadly #CultureVulture #MidnightWarrior

JACLYN SCHILLINGER

Associate Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #PunIntended
identity: #ProudNerd #CenterBrain #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver #Eastsider

LAURA LEVITAN

Chief Evangelist

Laura is an accomplished integrated and social marketing executive with 30 years of experience in executive posts with Revlon, Iceland Spring, Keller Fay Group, Zyman Group, Alcone Marketing and Clarion Marketing and Communications among others. Laura graduated from the School of Communications at Ohio University.
As Chief Evangelist of Mr Youth, Laura’s primary role is to engage top marketers of leading brands to learn more about the agency – both through her extensive network of relationships and by building new ones. She is known as a passionate networker and connector who thrives on helping others.
An active WOMMA member since 2006, Laura resides in Roswell, GA with husband Stu and sons Max and Jake.

Spirit Animal: Lioness
identity: #Do-gooder #EarlyAdopter #SeasonedVeteran

JOSH YOUNG

Associate Creative Director

Favorite Hashtag: #LookAtMyHorse
identity: #SmoothTalker #DancingMachine #ClassClown #DreamWeaver #SeasonedVeteran

BRITTANY FREVOLA

Producer

Favorite Hashtag: #IHateYourHashtag
identity: #MotorMouth #OfficeOversharer #Eastsider

BROOKS CREDEUR

Executive Assistant to CEO & CFO

Favorite Hashtag: #HappyHour
identity: #RightBrain #SmoothTalker #DancingMachine #DreamWeaver #Westsider

KELLY MCLAUGHLIN

Senior Producer

Favorite Hashtag: #Getofftheinternet
identity: #Proud nerd #CenterBrain #Do-gooder #MidnightWarrior #Dancing Machine

ANTHONY CIOLINO

Copywriter

Spirit Animal: Andrew Kay
identity: #DancingMachine #ClassClown #KaraokeQueen #DreamWeaver #EnvelopePusher

EVAN KRAUT

VP, Brand Development

Evan grew up memorizing TV commercials and then pitching his parents on why they needed said products. On his journey to becoming a modern day adman, Evan honed his skills at both the largest and smallest of companies, including UBS Financial Services and an entrepreneurial fashion start-up. Good fortune led Evan to MRY in 2007 and, during his tenure, he has enabled the agency to work with clients such as Coca-Cola, L'Oreal, Crayola, Sony and State Farm. Evan is actively involved in a number of philanthropic organizations and sits on the Young Entertainment, Media, & Communications committee of the UJA-Federation of New York.

Favorite Hashtag: #AmazeBalls
identity: #CenterBrain #Do-gooder #SeasonedVeteran #Westsider #Daddy Daycare

NOAH DRISCOLL

Senior Producer

Childhood Nickname: Fro-ah
identity: #RightBrain #MotorMouth #SmoothTalker #ClassClown #SeasonedVeteran

ZACHARY GOREN SLOVIN

Copywriter

Spirit Animal: Giant Bear-Sloth
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #KaraokeQueen #CultureVulture #ClosetLARPer

FRED SEDDON

Associate Account Executive

Spirit Animal: Brown Bear
identity: #LeftBrain #RightBrain #SmoothTalker #MidnightWarrior #Eastsider

LAURA MACLEOD

Strategist

Spirit Animal: James Vanderbeek
identity: #LeftBrain #RightBrain #EarlyAdopter #EarlyAdopter #CultureVulture

KYLA APPLEGATE

Associate Account Executive

Celeb Dopp: Chubby Bubble Girl - Chubbles
identity: #Eastsider

LIANNE SHEFFY

Account Executive

Favorite Hashtag: #PowerMoves
identity: #ProudNerd #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #GoslingGroupie #Eastsider

JENNA AMELOTTE

Management Supervisor

Spirit Animal: Canada Goose
identity: #Do-gooder #MotorMouth #DancingMachine #MidnightWarrior #SeasonedVeteran

PHILIP KALMES

Creative Technologist

Favorite Hashtag: #IDoNotHashMyTags
identity: #ProudNerd #CenterBrain #MidnightWarrior #Player of the Month

VISHAL SAPRA

Senior Director, Brand Development

Celeb Dopp: Harold and Kumar
identity: #Harold and Kumar #EarlyAdopter #OfficeOverSharer #GoslingGroupie #MidnightWarrior

DAVID SHAULOV

Associate Account Executive

Childhood Nickname: Curly
identity: #RightBrain #DancingMachine #Eastsider

NICK FULLER

Senior Director, Marketing

Secret Power: Sees the forest through the trees
identity: #CenterBrain #SmoothTalker #EarlyAdopter #KaraokeQueen #Westsider

CHRIS AYRES

Design Director

Favorite Hashtag: #Nerdgasm
identity: #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #OfficeOverSharer #CultureVulture #Westsider

MATT MCGEE

Producer

Secret Power: Providing calmness in the stormiest of seas
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #Do-gooder #MidnightWarrior #PlayerOfTheMonth

MADDY VARNO

Associate Account Executive

Spirit Animal: Chickadee
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #MotorMouth #DancingMachine

ALLIE ZWIRN

Senior Account Executive

Secret Power: Lightning speed ability to kick shoes on and off under my desk
identity: #ProudNerd #Do-gooder #KaraokeQueen #OfficeOversharer #MidnightWarrior

MAX ROCKOFF

Brand Development Associate

Celeb Dopp: Scott Baio circa Charles in Charge
identity: #Do-gooder #SmoothTalker #DancingMachine #CultureVulture #MidnightWarrior

CHRISTINE GRATTON

Copywriter

Childhood Nickname: Banana Legs (I bruise easily)
identity: #CoolKid #RightBrain #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #MidnightWarrior

HALEY RAY

Account Executive

Spirit Animal: Hungry Hungry Hippo
identity: #LeftBrain #RightBrain #CenterBrain #DancingMachine #DreamWeaver

ANDREW W KAY

Art Director

Favorite Hashtag: #Sextmel8rbro
identity: #KaraokeQueen #DreamWeaver

GINO DI BIANCO

User Experience Designer

Secret Power: Making sandwiches
identity: #SilentButDeadly

DEVIN QUINN

Account Supervisor

Spirit Animal: Honey Badger
identity: #LeftBrain #SmoothTalker #Late adopter #ClassClown #Eastsider

DOUG SERTON

Director of Brand Development

Childhood Nickname: Slug-o
identity: #LeftBrain #Do-gooder #SmoothTalker #SilentButDeadly #DreamWeaver

STACEY BURGAY

Producer

Celeb Dopp: Julia Roberts
identity: #LeftBrain #Do-gooder #EarlyAdopter #DancingMachine #SilentButDeadly #EnvelopePusher

RICKI MAYBRUCH

Associate Account Executive

Secret Power: Channeling Perez Hilton
identity: #MotorMouth #KaraokeQueen #OfficeOversharer #GoslingGroupie #CultureVulture

JOE LADD

Management Supervisor

Celeb Dopp: Eragon
identity: #ProudNerd #RightBrain #Do-gooder #SeasonedVeteran #Westsider

MINA ALEXANDER

Human Resources Manager

Celeb Dopp: There's no one like me
identity: #CenterBrain #Do-gooder #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver #SeasonedVeteran

PORTIA STEEN

Strategist

Celeb Dopp: David Bowie
identity: #RightBrain #KaraokeQueen #SilentButDeadly #CultureVulture #DreamWeaver

KATHERINE RIPPE

Analyst

Favorite Hashtag: #Cantstopeating
identity: #Late adopter #Gosling groupie #Culture vulture #Dream weaver #Eastsider