Patrick Kerley

Patrick Kerley

Patrick is focused on helping clients develop insights-driven campaign strategies integrating capabilities from across Avoq. Patrick’s past work has touched on numerous industries and practices. Patrick helped lead Avoq’s digital strategy team for four years, doubling the team’s size. During this time, the team helped develop innovative new organic and paid advertising campaigns to advocate

Kat Lackey

Kat Lackey

Kat specializes in content development and strategy, storytelling and messaging. She works with clients across industries and sectors, including science, public health, finance and higher education. Kat recently helped develop and write an in-depth report highlighting the need for a national science and technology strategy in the United States as well as greater federal investment,

Anna Poulson

Anna Poulson

Anna works directly with clients to create and execute a communications strategy and help them meet their strategic goals. She facilitates clear day-to-day communications between her clients and the agency and helps drive integrated campaign development and deliverable execution internally. Anna has supported the campaign development and production of multiple PSAs and leads communications for

Gretchen McCarthy

Gretchen McCarthy

Gretchen specializes in managing client priorities related to advocacy, advertising, messaging and creative development. She works with D.C.-based clients in healthcare, technology and transportation. Gretchen helped lead an award-winning campaign that contributed to the 2022 passage of the CHIPS and Science Act. Prior to this, she worked as a research assistant at the Children’s Digital

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 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 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

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

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