Samara specializes in campaign and reputation management and issue advocacy. She works with clients across industries, including finance and healthcare. Samara provides communications support and counsel to a number of consumer-facing companies as well as industry associations and labor groups. Before Avoq, Samara helped devise and support integrated marketing and communications campaigns for federal agencies,
Location: Washington, D.C.
Leslie Napper
Leslie possesses a remarkable ability to breathe life into diverse video concepts, whether they involve live action or animation, narratives or abstract ideas. Her expertise lies in creating engaging, cohesive video content spanning a wide array of genres. Leslie specializes in making complex issues entertaining, informative and engaging. Prior to Avoq, Leslie worked as a
Patrick Everson
Patrick conceives and develops breakthrough creative work that combines strategic thinking with engaging graphics and copy to meet client goals. He has over 15 years of experience collaborating with clients across industries, from health advocacy to fast food and small nonprofits to Fortune 500 companies. Patrick has led creative efforts on a variety of transportation
Tiffany Kalmar
Tiffany specializes in video production and project management, working closely with clients to find the best approach to tell their story. This could include social videos, profile videos, virtual event videos or TV ads. Tiffany helped start up Avoq’s virtual events program at the start of the pandemic. Before Avoq, Tiffany worked in production at
Vanessa King
Vanessa is an animator who enjoys using experimental techniques to create comedic and introspective animations. Her talent, passion and enthusiasm infuse her work and delight viewers. She has had a hand in creating animations across multiple clients and projects. Before Avoq, Vanessa worked as an animator at PBS KIDS, where she won a Daytime Emmy
Elizabeth Farren Watson
Elizabeth specializes in project management, including budgets, timelines, vendor relationships and specialized projects, including website content management and brand development. She works with federal advocacy organizations, higher-education institutions, museums, nonprofits and state organizations.Elizabeth has managed website builds, advertising and marketing campaigns and public service announcement production. Elizabeth worked at Jackson & Campbell, P.C., where she
Joy Burks
Working across sectors, but with a strong focus in public health and health advocacy, Joy has played many roles at Avoq. Joy led Avoq’s broadcast media division, executing satellite and radio media tours for clients across the nonprofit, for-profit and government agency landscape. She also oversaw the development of the agency’s in-house production studio and,
Elizabeth Held
A lifelong reader and writer, Elizabeth loves to apply her understanding of storytelling and narrative structure to our clients’ toughest issues. She directs content strategy across a wide variety of accounts, identifying opportunities and creative ways to insert our clients’ perspectives in ongoing conversations. Elizabeth led content strategy for an award-winning campaign that laid the
Kent Holland
Kent specializes in campaign management, corporate reputation, crisis communications, executive positioning, media relations and digital advertising. He works with a range of clients across sectors and is a leader in the company’s technology, financial services and higher education practices. Drawing upon his decades of experience working in media relations, Kent directs integrated communications and advertising
Maggie Bergin
Maggie leverages her experience across industries and sectors to bring the right solutions and strategies to her clients’ communications challenges. She works with the account leadership and project management teams to ensure that client deliverables are on time and on budget. Maggie has a long career of working within advertising agencies in Washington, D.C., and