Our writers and designers have worked together for nearly five years. Each team member has a shared vision of excellence that is achieved through time efficiency and the production of high-quality work. Yet, each team member also owns a unique skill — print, electronic, publications, branding, public relations, editing — and this diversity allows Philatás to assist clients of any size in solving both internal and external marketing communications challenges.
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Shawn Overcash
Account executive, lead writer, general editor
Shawn’s 25-year career has focused on helping clients create visual and written communications that achieve business objectives. He understands that each project is an investment that must yield a return. His background includes marketing, sales, communications, photography, public relations and advertising for mid-size firms, Fortune 500 clients and nonprofits. Shawn has a business degree from Wake Forest University and has extensive training in writing, design, art history and photography.
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Constance Holloway
Senior copy editor, writer
Constance spent more than a decade working in the high-stress, deadline-driven news industry. She has held editing positions with newspapers across the Southeast including a 10-year stint at one of the largest newspapers in the Mid-Atlantic region, The Charlotte Observer. Constance is an award-winning publications specialist and holds a degree in public relations from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. She also owns an editing and writing service based in North Carolina.
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Jenny Schmidt
Writer, copy editor
Jenny has 17 years of experience in marketing communications and specializes in advertising and public relations. Her skills include developing content for both corporate and nonprofit clients. She has worked with mid-size firms and Fortune 500 clients. Jenny has written numerous published articles, and she has earned degrees in journalism and speech communication at Indiana University. She also owns an editing and writing service based in North Carolina.
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Valerie Cooper
Corporate fine art consultant
Valerie is the president of Picture That, LLC, a fine art consultancy that supplies fine art, curates exhibitions and develops multicultural marketing materials. Her firm’s clients include dozens of Fortune 500 firms and numerous private individuals. Picture That, LLC, a certified Minority Business Enterprise, is a recipient of the 2008 NMSDC National Supplier of the Year Award. Valerie holds an MBA from Columbia University, a Fine Art Appraisal Certificate from New York University and a BS degree from Morgan State University.
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Lisa Limpach
Graphic designer, print
Lisa has 17 years of experience working with mid-size and Fortune 500 firms as they implement strategic marketing campaigns on a national and international scale. Her expertise includes the creation of branding systems applied across all communications mediums. She has won a myriad of design awards. Lisa holds a degree in graphic design from the University of Akron in Ohio.
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Betty Laster
Office manager
Betty has 25 years of experience in information technologies and is a former business owner. Betty runs our office and manages the accounting department. She is also published as a technical writer, and her poetry was recently published in Forever Spoken from the International Library of Poetry. |
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