Susan Kerrigan-Meany Chief Executive Officer smeany@skmgroup.com WELL-ROUNDED – The SKM Group runs so smoothly because of Sue’s passion and understanding of the importance of a well-rounded life. While her company is incredibly important to her, so too is her personal life. She brings that strategy into her employee’s working environment, giving them a company with an upbeat, positive and life-sensitive atmosphere. Her philosophy, in turn, affects the dedication that her employees lend to their careers and gives our clients a thoughtful, dedicated relationship with people who have the energy to care deeply about their business. Sue’s unwavering focus on delivering results and providing clients with a high level of service filters through the entire agency – that’s why our clients rave about the results we bring them.            Sue’s years of passion for sales and marketing led her to put her initials on the door of the SKM Group in 1986. She expends her considerable energy developing business opportunities for the agency and for our clients, maintaining solid account relations and providing general agency management.            She has led the agency through a number of mergers to make the SKM Group the integrated communications agency it is today. A well-respected integrated marketing professional, Sue has been an active member of the Direct Marketing Association since 1990, serving as chair of the Direct Marketing Agency council in 2002 and 2003 and as a judge for the 2002-2005 International ECHO Awards. She also represents the SKM Group as a partner in the international network of agencies, ICOM. This network allows SKM to bring international marketing expertise to our clients.            Sue’s altruistic spirit has led her to volunteer the agency’s resources to help many charitable organizations such as Roswell Park Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Junior Achievement, the United Way and more, creating results and winning awards for these projects along the way.            Among honors bestowed upon Sue is Junior Achievement’s Entrepreneur of the Year award and finalist status in Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year competition. She is a board member of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and Amherst Chamber of Commerce.            Sue enjoys golf, traveling, decorating and spending time with her family.
		Steve Jaworowski President sjaworowski@skmgroup.com FOCUSED – When Steve sets his sights on a goal...whether it’s on behalf of The SKM Group or its clients...nothing stands in his way. His customary approach is to zero in and solve the problem at hand with laser-like precision.            As an accomplished and results-driven executive, Steve brings 18 years of progressively successful marketing experience to The SKM Group. He is a versatile and collaborative problem solver whose strategic business solutions have turned around underperforming operations and created new opportunities for growth.            Before joining SKM, Steve worked as the Division Vice President, Marketing & Sales at Time Warner Cable. During his tenure there, he achieved unprecedented customer growth and high customer satisfaction levels. In the process, he also built a positive and dynamic internal working environment. Prior to that, he was Director, Partner Marketing for America Online, Inc. and AOL Canada, Inc.            When Steve was with E. James White Company, he led the agency’s primary account team in managing the Amtrak account, helping to significantly grow the client’s travel agency business.            Steve graduated from the University of Scranton with a bachelor’s degree in communications. He studied for his MBA at Marymount University, and he has completed executive management programs through the Cable Television Marketing Association and Harvard Business School.            Steve lives in East Amherst with his wife, Suzanne, and their four children. He enjoys trying to play golf, coaching youth sports and following Notre Dame football.
		Micky Farber Senior Vice President, Account Services mfarber@skmgroup.com ATTENTIVE – Micky’s one goal is to ensure that SKM team members consistently exceed client expectations. She understands that attentiveness to a client’s business and needs not only increases the likelihood of delivering results, but also directly impacts the agency’s health and reputation in the market.            Micky joined the SKM Group in 1991 and has in-depth experience working with clients in many industries and contributing toward the development of successful marketing campaigns for both consumer and business-to-business clients. Her skills offer clients strong support in the areas of strategic planning, integrated marketing campaign development, project implementation, customer service and budget management. She is also responsible for managing the account service staff and overseeing their growth and development.            Micky spends her free time with her three girls and husband. (Enough said about free time!)
		Mike Mathis Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director mmathis@skmgroup.com INTUITIVE – Mike has over two decades experience as a creative director and writer at national ad agencies in retail, direct marketing, healthcare and business-to-business. His work has earned numerous national ADDY and Telly Awards and been highlighted in Ad Age, Ad Week and the Communication Arts Annual Review.            He’s created work for a first-rate portfolio of popular brands, local to global. Arm & Hammer. Bausch & Lomb. Bosch. Buffalo Bills. Buick. Kodak. Kroger. MasterCard. Milwaukee Electric Tools. New York State Electric & Gas. NEC. PaineWebber. RCA. REHAU. Sherwin-Williams. Time Warner. Wendy’s and Xerox.            Mike has done it all with an unfailing belief that the most important word in advertising is YOU. That’s the person watching a TV spot, listening to a radio commercial, viewing a billboard, print ad, online ad or direct mail piece. He leads our creative team and inspires exceptional work every day based on what “you” will understand, trust, and respond to.            His ideas made snow fall in a Manhattan sound stage in August. They moved a health plan from #3 to #1 in the market. They raised awareness for a trauma center from 13 to 85%. They helped a manufacturer of power tools hit a 2-year sales goal in 9 months flat. And they generated the biggest summer of produce sales in company history for one of America’s leading grocery chains.            Mike has a proven ability to generate results. For SKM clients, that’s more than great creative work. It’s great business.
		Ellen Peinkofer Senior Vice President of Finance epeinkofer@skmgroup.com DEPENDABLE – Ellen can be depended on for all financial matters at SKM. She is responsible for overseeing the entire development process and implementation of methods and procedures for the preparation of financial reports. She manages payments to our vendors as well, so that we can continue to serve our clients to the best of our abilities. Thank goodness we can depend on Ellen!            Ellen joined SKM in December 1994 as Controller and has grown into the position of Senior Vice President of Finance.            In her current position, Ellen manages SKM’s accounting staff, banking relationships and the preparation of all financial reports. She assists the Leadership Team in analyzing our business to ensure that we remain financially healthy at all times.            Prior to joining SKM, Ellen was employed as the Director of Financial Services at Shea’s Performing Arts Center. She enjoys hiking and skiing in her free time.