Dave Hughes, Art Director
Bill Garrison, Copywriter
After more than twenty years of working together, Dave Hughes and Bill Garrison have shared a lot of ideas. Today they share a place in the Ad Federation’s Hall of Achievement, where they were inducted in 2006. Their creative careers started a few hundred miles apart. Dave was an Art Director at Kelly Michener in Lancaster, PA, after attending the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Bill took a job as a copywriter at Ketchum Advertising in Pittsburgh upon graduating from Carnegie-Mellon University. When Dave got tired of living among the Amish, he returned to Pittsburgh to accept a job at Ketchum Advertising in Pittsburgh where he found Bill sound asleep at his desk. A true partnership was born. They eventually became Vice Presidents and Creative Directors at a number of agencies, including Ketchum, Werner Chepelsky & Partners (now Mullen), Egan/St. James and Blattner Brunner, handling a wide range of accounts from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Their work has received numerous accolades, including recognition in Communication Arts Advertising Annual and The One Show Book. They were named Obie Award finalists for outdoor advertising, and Kelly Award finalists for creating one of the 25 best magazine campaigns in the country. They have also received more than 150 Pittsburgh Addy Awards, including three Best Of Show honors and several Regional and National Addys.
   
Mike Giunta, Copywriter
Mike is our resident funeral home expert (he grew up living above one). But he’s anything but morbid. He has penned award-winning, entertaining, and insightful copy for a variety of clients including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Musselman’s Applesauce, Consol Energy, and many others. Before coming here, Mike was gainfully employed by Federated Investors and Blattner Brunner. His work has been featured in AdWeek, Ad Age and Creativity Magazine, and has garnered numerous Addy Awards, as well as back-to-back Best of Show honors in the Lamar Outdoor advertising contest. He’s also written for a local satirical news website, and one of his TV spots was even featured in a Swedish documentary. (Not bad for an Italian.) Mike was recently named one of the city’s rising stars in Pittsburgh Magazine’s “40 Under 40”. And with a degree in accounting from St. Vincent College in Latrobe, he is one of the few writers who can also do your taxes.
   
Corinne Stenander, Art Director
Corinne is adept at bringing concepts to life in print ads, direct mail, outdoor boards and collateral materials. She honed her meticulous design skills at The St. George Group and Blattner Brunner before joining Garrison Hughes for some unknown reason. Corinne has developed campaigns for clients such as Carnegie Mellon University, The Frick Art Museum, Daily’s Juice Products, 84 Lumber Company, National City Bank, Armada Funds, and others. Originally from Jamestown NY, Corinne moved south to Pittsburgh in search of warmer weather.
   
Jenn Reed, Account Executive
Jenn has more than 15 years of experience developing integrated, results-driven marketing programs for a diverse group of retail, consumer goods and B2B clients. Jenn has worked for MARC Advertising, Ketchum Advertising, and Think Inc. Communications. Her client work includes Rite Aid, GENCO Third Party Logistics, True Value Hardware, Eat’n Park Restaurants, HM Insurance Group (a division of Highmark), California Closet Company, Zippo Lighters, Mohawk Flooring, and more. Through efficient project management and high level strategic thinking, Jenn finds the unique point of difference for each client and the sweet spot for each consumer. With her insight, she provides strategic direction that helps lead the creative team to the ideas that gets results. She also kicks us under the table if we say something wrong during a meeting.
   
Tia Letras, Art Director
Tia’s design skills have gotten the attention of clients, their customers and her peers. Her work has helped the efforts of The National Gallery of Art, Abbott Laboratories, American University, and Georgetown University. Previously employed by AOL and RTC Relationship Marketing, Tia has also won numerous creative awards and recognition, including the Judge’s Choice awards from the Art Directors Club of Washington, D.C. as well as Honors from the Washington Book Publishers. Originally from Baltimore, she’s still trying to find her way around Western Pennsylvania, starting with all the best Greek restaurants.
   
Corinne Kunselman, Account Executive
Corinne has more than 14 years of experience in account service, strategic thinking and brand building. With a talent for getting the most for her clients out of every media dollar, Corinne has previously worked for Merck and Coca-Cola Enterprises, as well as MARC Advertising where her clients included PPG Industries, Bryant Heating and Cooling, First Merit Corporation, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Carnegie Museum of Natural History. A graduate of Geneva College, Corinne has distinguished herself with a knack for finding unique ways to reach customers, from national sales promotions to local, non-traditional advertising. As the second person named “Corinne” in the company, she will also respond to “Corinne II”, “CK” or “the other Corinne.”
   
Joyelle Freeman, Account Assistant
Joyelle brings a strong marketing and educational background to Garrison Hughes. She completed her undergraduate degree in Journalism at Ohio University, then moved further north where she received her Masters in Public Relations at Syracuse University. Joyelle has held various positions in corporate communications for WQED Multimedia and Dominion Resources Services in Pittsburgh, as well as Orange Television Network in Syracuse, NY. She has also handled a wide range of responsibilities, including writing and editing news releases, producing broadcast news, and serving as a public relations liaison for her clients. As the daughter of a Reverend, Joyelle keeps us all on our best behavior.
   
Dan Lyons, Production Designer
Dan is a print production specialist with more than a hundred years of experience (okay, maybe he just seems that old) working on clients such as Digital Equipment Corporation, PNC Bank, Zippo Manufacturing Company, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Cub Cadet tractors and lawnmowers, and more. Dan’s ability to work quickly and efficiently has enabled us to meet tight deadlines while still delivering a quality product. Before joining Garrison Hughes, Dan worked for Ketchum Advertising, Blattner Brunner and for his own design and production shop, Lyons Advertising. He also likes to shoot things, so we make sure he is well fed and happy.
   
 
Scott, The Parking Lot Guy
Scott has a wealth of experience in the transportation and space utilization business. He excels at strategically positioning our clients so they can leave as fast as possible after a meeting at our offices. Although we are within easy walking distance from any downtown location, it’s worth the drive just to hear him swear. Located right next to our building, Scott provides what our clients have told us they want most in a parking lot – a place to park.