Board of Directors

Andre Paquin

Andre is the President of InSource and is a branding consultant with 30 years experience working for Fortune 100 companies and for some of the world’s most accomplished branding and corporate identity firms.

Andre was Director of Branding & Creative Services for Wells Fargo and has served as head of packaging design for the Planters LifeSavers division of RJR Nabisco, as Art Director for International Playtex and as packaging designer for General Foods Corporation (prior to the Kraft acquisition). He has also served as Director of Creative Services for Interbrand New York, and as General Manager and Creative Director for Interbrand’s Cincinnati office, providing packaging design services for Procter & Gamble. Andre has worked in consulting capacities for Enterprise IG, Siegel & Gale and FutureBrand. His current client list includes Siemens Corporation, Wolters Kluwer Health, Radian Group and Time Inc. Andre’s business focus is in the area of branding, corporate identity and marketing communications.

Andre is married with a son serving in the US Navy, a daughter attending Ithaca College School of Music, Vice President of Branding and Marketing Communications for the New Jersey Chapter of the American Marketing Association and an avid cyclist. He is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology with a BFA in Communication Design.

Andrew R. Brenits

Andy, InSource Vice-President, established and currently directs the National Design, Proposal and Production Services (NDPPS) group in the Montvale N.J. offices of KPMG, one of the “Big Four” global accounting firms. His team of creative professionals design and produce many of the firm’s communications pieces including internal and external newsletters, white papers, slip sheets, and proposals.

Andy’s career began working for small studios in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, before moving to in-house positions at Banana Republic, Gap, and the National Football League. Prior to joining KPMG, he managed his own successful design consultancy for 8 years.

Andy holds a Masters Degree in Design Management from Pratt Institute in addition to his BFA in Graphic Design from the School of Visual Arts.

In addition to his professional design work, Andy also teaches Design Management in the graduate Communications Design program at Pratt Institute.

Jennifer DiGrande
Jenn is Product Manager at Robert Half International (RHI), the world’s first and largest specialized staffing firm, where she is responsible for managing marketing for The Creative Group and Robert Half Technology.  Prior to joining RHI, Jennifer acted as Director of Marketing for several technology start-ups located in Silicon Valley where she was responsible for overseeing advertising, internal and external communications, marketing collateral, and corporate communications. Before venturing into the field of high-tech, Jennifer was the Manager of Marketing for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE). At NFTE, she participated in the development of the Northern California division, including overseeing all marketing activities and grant writing.

Jennifer received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Advertising from the California State East Bay in Hayward, California in 1996. She enjoys living in Northern California and balancing a busy family life with her husband and two children.

John Baker
John is currently creative director for RCI Global Vacation Network. RCI is the world’s largest vacation exchange network and among the world’s largest global marketers of vacation rental properties. He transitioned in 2006 as creative director for Cendant Corporation and its brands that include Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Days Inn, Ramada, Cheap Tickets and Avis. Before Cendant, he has held other design and sales positions, mostly for small size firms like West Essex Graphics, Camares Communications and JS Mandle & Company.

John also serves as a board member for the Art Directors Club of New Jersey and is on their Education Council. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from C.W. Post, Long Island University in Greenvale, New York.

Laurie Brammer

Laurie is Vice President, Marketing Communications Group for M&I (Marshall & Ilsley Corporation), a $64 billion financial services firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The corporation is the largest bank in Wisconsin with 193 offices and also has a presence in Florida, Indiana, Kansas City, Arizona, St. Louis and Minnesota.  Laurie heads up the internal agency and is responsible for branding, advertising, direct mail, collateral, tradeshow support, sponsorships, media buying, merchandising, signage, and virtually all customer facing material for retail banking, commercial and business banking, wealth management as well as regional marketing initiatives.

Prior to joining M&I, Laurie was the General Manager of the Chicago office of Alexander Marketing Services, a business-to-business marketing firm where she managed clients such as Siemens Building Technologies and Juno Lighting Group.  She was with Alexander Marketing for 15 years.

Having extensive experience at an external agency has helped Laurie as she now manages an internal team.  While she’s not a designer, she thoroughly enjoys the creative process and creating ideas that matter to customers.

She holds a bachelors degree in Public Relations from San Jose State University and a masters from Cardinal Stritch College in Milwaukee.

Kevin Kearns

Kevin is Creative Director for Duke University Health System located in Durham, North Carolina. Supported by a 27-person team of designers, writers and web developers, he directs the creation and maintenance of the brand identity for Duke Medicine, a health system made up of over 28,000 employees, three hospitals, hundreds of offices and clinics throughout the state as well as partnerships in Singapore and Dubai. His group develops integrated campaigns using the web, print, television, and direct mail, for a variety of clients within the health system.

He moved South after working at DDB Chicago for over 13 years, creating award-winning campaigns for Budweiser, Bud Light, McDonald’s, Discover Card, and Tyson Foods. In 2000, he was awarded a Lion at the International Cannes Advertising Festival for his work on Budweiser.  His Bud Light work has aired on the Super Bowl and was named ‘one of the all-time greatest Super Bowl ads of the decade’ by CBS.

Kevin earned his B.F.A. from Miami University in Ohio and his master’s degree in Advertising Design from Syracuse University. He currently is a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill teaching art direction and integrated campaign development.

Jennifer Miller

Jennifer Miller has been a consultant and creative professional for over 20 years, with a diverse background as a designer, creative director and interactive design team leader.

During the last six years, as a consultant focused on in-house creative teams, she has helped clients such as Target, Staples, CVS, LLBean, Texas Instruments and TJX to expand their creative teams’ capacity by optimizing their processes, better use of technology, and planning and alignment of resources.

Previously, Jen was an e-business consultant with Anderson and a Creative Director for several large retailers including, Victoria’s Secret, Frito Lay and Pepsi.

In early 2009 Jen joined forces with Emily Cohen to leverage the best practice insights that they have each gained across both in-house creative teams and agency/design firms.

She is currently a founding member of the Texas Round-table for In-house Business Effectiveness – a regional forum of managers who share best practices and ideas on managing in-house creative organizations.

Marty Lenger

Marty Lenger is the Director of Communication Services for Gordon Food Service, the largest family-owned broadline foodservice distributor in North America. Gordon Food Service also operates over 130 GFS Marketplace retail stores in the Midwestern United States.

Marty’s career began at Gordon Food Service in 1996 as the pony-tailed Graphic Design intern. After hiring on full-time, he remained at Gordon Food Service until 2000 when he became a Senior Graphic Designer for Family Christian Stores, America’s leading specialty retailer with nearly 300 locations.

Two years later he returned to Gordon Food Service (sans ponytail) to assume the Creative Services Manager position. While managing the department’s operations, Marty contributed as creative director for department projects including corporate and product branding, marketing collateral, advertising, event planning, and internal communications. In 2009 Marty moved into the Director of Communication Services role he now holds, overseeing the Creative, Print, Media, Office, and Fulfillment Services teams while continuing his contribution to corporate event planning, branding, and internal communications.

Marty earned his BFA degree with a Graphic Design emphasis from Grand Valley State University, and is currently attending Ferris State University to earn his MBA with a certificate in Design and Innovation Management. He resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and enjoys photography, guitar, caffeine, and creative thinking.

Becky Livingston

Becky Livingston is the Senior Manager, Social Media Marketing at CPA2Biz, Inc., a subsidiary of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In her role, she provides strategic oversight and planning for the organization’s social media activities, from planning to measurement (SEO and SEM) and ROI.

She has nearly 20 years’ marketing and communication experience with a focus on engineering, financial services, and social media marketing. In the past, she has been a leader in brand and change management initiatives, and enjoys helping teams to reach their goals through effective project management and strategic communication implementation.

Further, Becky recently authored an American Society for Training and Development InfoLine booklet on the use of Web 2.0 in the Learning Space. She also pens the Corporate Creatives blog and is a member of the InSource bord of Directors as well as a contributing blogger for In-Source.org. She is frequently asked to panel discussions on social media and enjoys teaching social media to a variety of non-profits in the North Bergen, NJ and Westchester, NY counties.

She is an active member of the American Management Association and is a Certified Toastmaster (CTM). She also teaches public speaking and graphic design courses locally, and volunteers her time with her dog, Abby, in the Therapy Dogs International Children Reading to Dogs program.

Becky holds a Corporate Training Certificate from New York University, a master’s degree in Information Systems from PACE University, and an undergraduate degree in Marketing Communications from the State University of New York – Geneseo.

Connect with Becky on Twitter (bmliving) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/bmliving) or read her blog at http://corporatecreatives.blogspot.com/.

Bruce Rogers

Bruce is President of The Rogers Design Group whose client base ranges from businesses and financial institutions to non-profit organizations and individuals. The Rogers Design Group work encompasses a wide range of design disciplines including logos and trademarks, stationery, annual reports, brochures, book covers, exhibition and conference materials, newsletters/publications, websites and action sports photography.

Prior to forming The Rogers Design Group, Bruce was Creative Manager at J.H. Cohn LLP, the largest independent accounting and consulting firm in the Northeast, where he contributes his expertise to J.H. Cohn’s branding initiatives, advertising, internal and external communications.

Before joining J.H. Cohn in 2006, Bruce was Manager of Creative Services at Atlantic Mutual Companies, where he oversaw a team of award-winning graphic and web designers. His responsibilities included: developing and managing Atlantic Mutual’s advertising, internal and external communications, marketing collateral, multi-media and electronic forms. He also was responsible for the design and maintenance of the corporate internet and intranet sites. Bruce started at Atlantic Mutual Companies as their Graphic Design Supervisor.

Prior to joining Atlantic Mutual in 1994, Bruce was Creative Director for the Ormond Shops, Inc. in North Bergen, New Jersey, a national fashion retail chain with over 260 stores. At Ormond Bruce handled everything from in-store POP marketing and package design, to direct mail campaigns. Bruce started at Ormond in 1984 as a graphic designer.

Bruce received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, California in 1984.

Barry Sanel

With over 24 years printing and packaging experience, as the Art director & Prepress Manager for CCL Label during the 90’s, Barry worked his way into the creative services department at Snapple Beverage Group, which was sold to Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages in late 2000. Starting as the packaging manager, working on the Mistic Iced Tea brand, Barry eventually lead the packaging strategic and execution direction of Stewart’s Root Beer, Orangina, Yoo-hoo Chocolate drink, Mott’s Apple Sauce & Juice, ReaLemon, IBC Root Beer, Orange Crush and Nantucket Nectars.

During his tenure at Cadbury Schweppes, he was responsible for hiring design agencies, giving design direction, budgeting, senior leadership briefing and printing execution for re-branding and product line strategy campaigns as well as ensuring compliance with all food labeling regulations, US & Canada.

After leaving CSAB, Barry formed Barry Sanel Packaging Advisors, a service company that works with design firms and CPG companies to efficiently manage and execute the design development & printing of packaging projects, packaging press approvals, qualitative and quantitative color, process review and alignment, and cost-saving opportunities.

Glenn John Arnowitz

Glenn is Director of Global Creative Solutions at Pfizer, a research-based, global pharmaceutical company, where he manages an award-winning team of 6 designers. He has contributed to HOW Magazine, GDUSA, Dynamic Graphics and Create, Step Inside Design, Weird New Jersey, The Creative Group’s eZine, and the books Bringing Design In-House, and In House Design In Practice. Glenn has spoken at the HOW Design Conference, the InHOWse Designer Conference, the Parenting Publishers of America Conference, the Thinking Creatively Conference at Kean University and the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). As co-founder of InSource (www.in-source.org), Glenn is passionately committed to helping in-house creatives achieve design excellence and recognition within their companies and the business community.

Martin Shova

Marty is the former President of InSource and has over 25 years of design and design management experience leading the internal creative teams for Nabisco and then for Kraft Foods as the Director, Global Creative Services. Marty has worked on such brands as: Oreo, Ritz, Planters, Wheat Thins and Triscuit. He holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts and an MBA in Marketing and Management from NYU Stern. He is currently the Executive VP Marketing Director, for One Flight Up Design & Innovation, a leading design group in NJ specializing in product, packaging and promotional design across large consumer brands.