Ferguson Agency
Ferguson

One big
(mostly) happy family

We’re confident no one offers a more skilled, experienced and dedicated team than ours. And while we’re proud of the family of 60-plus employees we’ve built over the years, we also value and celebrate what makes each team member unique and important.

Becca Bell
Copy Director
Becca Bell
Copy Director

First Fergster of 2024

#BoilerUp #SyracuseU

With a background in Communication and Journalism and 15+ years’ experience in creative copywriting, strategic messaging and brand storytelling, she likes to start conversations with “what if?” and end them with “what’s next?”

An avid collector of friends, ideas, vintage cookware, quirky domains and random knowledge, she’s often in the kitchen tinkering with a recipe or making improvements to her circa-1910 house

Bob Kiel
VP of Creative Services
Bob Kiel
VP of Creative Services
  • Joined the team in 2004
  • #USFFW
  • 30-plus years of experience in creative design, strategic thinking and art direction
  • Loves being captain of our design team and mentoring young designers
  • And can’t help but create – works as a found-object artist and vintage restorer in his free time. Check it out!
Bri Albrecht
Assistant Editor
Bri Albrecht
Assistant Editor
  • Fabulous Fergster since 2023
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • Freshman video editor and producer
  • Come to us straight from a 6-month freelancing gig that let her use her video production degree, challenged her chops, and got her excited to learn from the best (not that we’re biased…)
  • Loves to see a vision come to life and be able to say that “I did that”
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Brian Rowe
Senior Web Developer
Brian Rowe
Senior Web Developer

Joined the team in 2026
#FortWayneBuilt

Brings decades of experience across print, interactive, and web development, evolving from pre-press and production into full-scale digital development.

Known for his problem-solving mindset and focus on accessibility, Brian creates thoughtful, user-friendly web experiences while making a meaningful impact through his work.

Family-first, always up for a camping trip, and niche hobbies fill his time—whether it’s DIY electronics or astrophotography.

Brooke Hoff
Digital Media Analyst
Brooke Hoff
Digital Media Analyst
  • Joined the team in 2020
  • #GoIU
  • Spent previous 7 years managing digital media for Brown County (IN) Convention and Visitors Bureau
  • Loves crossing items off the to-do list being as productive as possible
  • Outdoors enthusiast – hiking, biking, kayaking, camping, you name it (even though we just did)
Chet Voglewede
Director of Managed Web Services
Chet Voglewede
Director of Managed Web Services
  • Team member since 2021
  • purdue #BoilerUp
  • Never without his headphones—enjoys streaming new music and podcasts to keep himself focused
  • Loves that there’s always something new to discover in his work, whether in the technology he uses or the projects he collaborates on
Chris Carder
UX/UI Team Lead
Chris Carder
UX/UI Team Lead
  • Team member since 2016
  • #USFFW #sfcougars
  • 30 years of digital design experience and expertise
  • Firm believer in providing users the best experience possible
  • Enthusiastic aggregator of pop culture esoterica – vending machines, movie posters, vintage print ads
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Christy Lock
VP of Event Marketing
Christy Lock
VP of Event Marketing

Joined the team in 2026
#GoIU

Brings more than 25 years of experience leading marketing, brand strategy, customer experience, and business growth across agency, retail, manufacturing, and consumer brands.

Known for connecting big-picture strategy with thoughtful execution, Christy thrives on solving complex problems, building strong relationships, and creating experiences that make a lasting impact.

Curious by nature and always up for an adventure, she’s happiest hiking, biking, skiing, catching live music, or heading out in the camper van she and her husband built together.

Claire Schippers
Art Director
Claire Schippers
Art Director
  • Fergster since 2023
  • #AnchorUp @GVSU
  • Fresh talent out of Grand Valley State University — we snatched her right up because WOW, she’s got design chops!
  • Multidisciplinary designer with a passion for sketching, brand strategy, logo design, and learning: “There’s nothing better than putting on some jams and diving into design!”
  • Grunge enthusiast and medieval/fantasy buff who plays the saxophone “fairly well”
Claudia Cuatepotzo
Art Director
Claudia Cuatepotzo
Art Director
  • Team Member since 2022
  • #USFFW
  • Versatile designer with 7+ years experience in digital and print design, podcasting and video directing
  • Sees her work as visual storytelling that contributes to the overall user experience
  • Thrill lover and professional snacker who takes an occasional runcation
Cora Shaw
Associate Social Media Strategist
Cora Shaw
Associate Social Media Strategist

Joined the team in 2025

#IUBloomington #SocialSavvy

From interning with Ferguson to running social campaigns as a full-time team member, Cora brings a sharp eye and fresh perspective to all things digital.

She thrives on creative strategy, visual storytelling and the joy of seeing her checklist shrink—one post at a time.

Professional photographer, New Girl enthusiast, and certified thrifting queen with a side hustle for weddings, portraits and good vibes.

Erin Dozois
Web Developer & Designer
Erin Dozois
Web Developer & Designer

Ferguson Team since 2024

#USFFW #DigitalArtisan

16+ years merging art with tech as a graphic and web developer, brings a rich WordPress expertise to Ferguson. Background includes significant agency and freelance roles, crafting everything from websites to digital marketing campaigns across various industries.

Holds a Bachelor’s of Commercial Art from the University of Saint Francis. Driven by a passion to help others and add value, finding motivation in the impact of her work. Off the clock, she enjoys cooking, outdoor adventures (minus the spiders), and deep dives into internet rabbit holes. As a descendant of samurai, she claims to be the “mildest samurai” you’ll meet — just be careful not to end up in her novel!

Greg Smith
Senior Art Director
Greg Smith
Senior Art Director
  • Joined the team in 2004
  • #USFFW  #sfcougars
  • More than 20 years experience in art direction, graphic design and illustration
  • Has the most impossibly perfect tiny handwriting! It’s almost annoying. 
  • An earnest sports fan – can be found watching games at the local little league park to taking in a match on the beaches of the AVP
Halei Faurote
Associate Digital Content Strategist
Halei Faurote
Associate Digital Content Strategist
  • Fergster since 2023
  • #BellmontBraves
  • Newbie to the agency life and eager to learn
  • Diverse background in food service, teaching dance, and as a first-grade classroom aid — any way she can work with people and be helpful is okay by her!
  • Into dancing, reading, writing, crocheting, Marvel, Disney, LOTR, Star Wars, New Girl, Halloween costumes, and providing an amazing life for her cats, Zuko and Eddie
  • Can lick her elbow
Jaala Herring
Jaala Herring
Digital Content Team Lead
Jaala Herring
Digital Content Team Lead
  • Joined the team in 2012
  • #IndWes
  • Another one of our awesome “Swiss Army Knives” – extensive experience in project management, administrative support, digital content strategy, SEO, proofing and editing
  • Loves to learn and strives to thoughtfully invest herself in each project that comes her way
  • Also loves – REALLY LOVES – Christmas, her family, music and singing. Especially when she can enjoy all of those things at the same time.
Jaclyn Goldsborough
Jaclyn Goldsborough
Senior PR & Content Strategist
Jaclyn Goldsborough
Senior PR & Content Strategist

Joined the team in 2023

#ChirpChirp #WeFly

Nearly a decade of experience in journalism and PR, has contributed to various industries, honing her skills in crafting compelling narratives and impactful digital marketing strategies

Excels at building relationships, solving challenges creatively, crafting inspiring stories, and keeping it real

An outdoor enthusiast and camping aficionado. What gets her up every morning? A cup of coffee and her loyal companion, Teddy Bear

Jason Cooper
Jason Cooper
Senior Producer
Jason Cooper
Senior Producer
  • Fergster since 2021
  • #BoilerUp
  • After eight years of experience working on feature films in Los Angeles, Jason dove head first into the ad agency world, where he gets to leverage his love of stories and production
  • Likes connecting with people, finding common ground, and using that common ground to tell more effective stories
  • Once got to dress up Aaron Paul in drag
Jason McFarland
Senior Art Director
Jason McFarland
Senior Art Director
  • Joined the team in 2004
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • 25-plus years of experience in art direction, graphic design and creative development
  • Enjoys the entire creative process – from concept through to completion
  • Always on target – the man throws a mean dart!
Jaye Dumas
Software Engineer
Jaye Dumas
Software Engineer
  • Team member since 2022
  • #GoIU
  • Intern-turned-Fergster who graduated IU with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence
  • Passionate about programming, especially when it involves solving interesting problems
  • Avid skier, amateur astronomer, and pilot in training
Jessica Rambo
Director of Human and Legal
Jessica Rambo
Director of Human and Legal

Joined the team in 2025
#GoForIT #PeopleFirst

With 15+ years in Human Resources and Information Systems, Jessica has supported organizations like WEG, Habitat for Humanity, and BAE Systems. She’s especially passionate about employee relations, performance management, HR systems, and process improvement.

Armed with an MBA (HR Concentration) and a B.S. in Computer Security and Investigation from Indiana Tech — as well as SHRM-SCP certification — Jessica blends analytical insight with a deep commitment to empowering people.

When she’s not leading people ops, you’ll find her outdoors, working out, or juggling kid activities. She’s also a serious board game enthusiast, with a 200+ game collection at home.

Jill Shie
Office Manager
Jill Shie
Office Manager
  • Joined the team in 2017
  • #TeamIvy
  • 10-plus years of experience in accounting and bookkeeping
  • Knows her way around our office better than anybody
  • Loves spending time with family and hanging out with her kids – the two-legged and four-legged ones
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Joe Black
Associate Creative Director
Joe Black
Associate Creative Director

Joined the team in 2026
#TacoWrangler

Brings more than 20 years of creative experience spanning B2B, B2C, and just about everything in between, with work across healthcare, education, the built environment, and nonprofit organizations.

Fueled by curiosity, Joe loves that every project is a chance to learn something new. He brings strategic thinking, thoughtful design, and decades of creative problem-solving to every challenge.

Usually found biking, eating tacos, or combining the two. Has a strict no-branded-T-shirt policy—unless he designed it, in which case it’s officially part of the shirtfolio™.

John Scofield
John Scofield
Director of Creative Editorials
John Scofield
Director of Creative Editorials
  • Fergster since 2021
  • #TeamDePauw #TigerPride
  • Founded Scofield Digital Storytelling in 1982 and has edited and produced award winning TV commercials, music videos, documentaries and films over the course of his career
  • Creator, producer, shooter and editor on “Come Together,” a documentary about Beatles Tribute Bands accepted in 10 national/international film festivals along with the Heartland Film Festival
  • Plays jazz saxophone and rock guitar
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Julie Tadrous
Web Developer
Julie Tadrous
Web Developer

Joined the team in 2026
#GoJags

A creative thinker with a developer’s mindset, Julie brings years of web development experience and a passion for crafting engaging digital experiences.

Driven by organization, collaboration, and continuous learning, she thrives on solving problems, supporting her team, and transforming ideas into polished websites.

Equal parts creative and organized, Julie spends her free time making art, exploring local coffee shops, serving at her church, and watching Hercules or The Prince of Egypt. She’s proud of her Egyptian heritage, so you may just find her visiting family in Cairo again soon!

Katie Molnar
Digital Media Strategist
Katie Molnar
Digital Media Strategist
  • Joined the team in 2021
  • #GoIU
  • Started with us as an intern after earning her Bachelor of Arts in Media Advertising
  • Gives her best at every project she works on and loves to cross things off her to-do list
  • Thinks pugs are the greatest dogs ever…also loves baking and playing tennis
Kenny Gilbreath
Kenny Gilbreath
Director of Motion Design
Kenny Gilbreath
Director of Motion Design
  • Fergster since 2021
  • #GoSalukis
  • Bachelor’s in Cinema and Photography and experience in respected LA and Chicago shops
  • Likes to use creative solutions to make people have feelings that motivate them to do something
  • Once gave a DVD of his roommate’s short film to Jerry Bruckheimer at a bar
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Kortney Grimm
PR Coordinator
Kortney Grimm
PR Coordinator

Joined the team in 2026
#GoForesters

Brings a strong background in journalism and storytelling, with experience covering communities across Northeast Indiana as a multimedia journalist.

Passionate about connecting with others and bringing stories to life, she thrives on building relationships and sharing what matters most.

Sports fan, workout enthusiast, and always up for a new adventure—whether that’s traveling, trying something new, or spending time with family and friends.

Kristen Bayman
Art Director
Kristen Bayman
Art Director
  • Team member since 2014
  • #GoIU
  • 20 years of agency and corporate experience in art direction and graphic design
  • Design experience for brand identity, print and digital
  • Loves traveling, riding horses and kayaking
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Latiesha LaRue
Director of Paid Media
Latiesha LaRue
Director of Paid Media
  • Team member since 2018
  • #TeamIvy
  • 10-plus years of media strategy, execution, analysis
  • Certified in Google Ads and Google Analytics
  • Huge Red Sox fan (and sings an impressive rendition of “Sweet Caroline” as proof)
Lauren Bertke
Art Director
Lauren Bertke
Art Director
  • Team member since 2016
  • #USFFW
  • Interned with us twice before earning her spot on our design team
  • Affectionately known internally as “L3” – she was the third Lauren on our team at the time
  • Passion for biking, kayaking and yoga(ing)
Lindsay Mitchell
Director of Photography & Video Editor
Lindsay Mitchell
Director of Photography & Video Editor
  • Team member since 2023
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • 15 years of experience in video production, with a focused skill set in camera work and editing
  • Highlights of her career thus far include working on Discovery Channel’s Alaskan Bush People, 6 feature films, and hundreds of broadcast commercials and corporate videos
  • Now that she’s conquered her fear of heights and caves, she wants to visit every US National Park
Marc Backofen
Traditional Media Strategist
Marc Backofen
Traditional Media Strategist
  • Team member since 2016
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • Almost 20 years of experience in media strategy, planning and buying
  • Experience across a variety of industries and all platforms and formats – print, out of home, digital
  • Loves great outdoors…mostly on a golf course
Maureen Logan
Copywriter
Maureen Logan
Copywriter

Joined the team in October 2024

#IPFW #CreativeWordsmith

Crafts authentic, impactful content across a variety of industries, blending strategy and storytelling to engage audiences.

Her mornings start with yoga or a workout, keeping her focused on her list of “non-negotiables” for the day.

An avid traveler and singer-songwriter, her life is as dynamic as her work — often spent between cities or lost in the perfect lyric.

Mike Krouse
Director of Software
Mike Krouse
Director of Software
  • Team member since 2018
  • #GoIU (Kelley School of Business)
  • Nearly 15 years of experience in project and account management
  • Industries served include automotive, RV, food & beverage
  • Loves the great outdoors 
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Natalie Mann
Senior Traditional Media Strategist
Natalie Mann
Senior Traditional Media Strategist
  • Team member since 2023
  • #PFW #GoDons
  • More than 10 years in paid media
  • Loves to apply the creative and analytical sides of her brain to piece together strategic media plans that meet all client objectives
  • Her version of fun includes true crime podcasts, puzzling, wineries/breweries, and rollerblading
Rich Ferguson
Founder
Rich Ferguson
Founder
  • Opened the doors in 1975
  • #GoIU
  • A Mad Man before there was “Mad Men” – cut his ad teeth on Madison Avenue in NYC in the ‘60s and ‘70s
  • More experience and expertise in advertising, branding and marketing than the rest of us combined
Ross Woods
Ross Woods
Director of Video Services
Ross Woods
Director of Video Services
  • Fergster since 2021
  • #GoBadgers
  • Former editor and motion graphics artist with 20+ years’ experience with some of the leading graphics/animation/vfx companies in the nation
  • Loves being able to tell client stories in a way that elicits a reaction from the viewer
  • Background in voice acting and writing for, recording with, and touring in rock bands as a drummer
Ryan Holt
Ryan Holt
VP of Digital Services
Ryan Holt
VP of Digital Services
  • Joined the team in 2013
  • #BoilerUp
  • 20-plus years of experience in marketing, account management and digital services
  • Proud of the dominant digital team he’s helped build at Ferguson
  • Cub fan. Band, Dance and Soccer dad. Reluctant Karaoke enthusiast.
Sarah Johnson
Associate Software Engineer
Sarah Johnson
Associate Software Engineer

Fergster since 2024

#GoIrish #NotreDame

An intriguing and unconventional journey from tutor, to nun, to office manager, and finally, software engineer

Driven by productivity, making connections, learning new skills, and contributing to meaningful work

Fueled by a love for pizza and her guinea pig “Flash”

Sierra Fensby
Senior Digital Media Strategist
Sierra Fensby
Senior Digital Media Strategist

Joined the team in January 2025
#GoIU #StrategySage

Loves rummaging through data to make sense of complex patterns. Work experience ranges from nimble startups to billion-dollar retailers, sharpening her skills in SEM, influencer marketing, and marketing automation.

Her mornings are orchestrated by the whims of her three spirited cats, each vying to be the day’s first priority.

When not analyzing trends, she restores her family’s historic home and scours antique shops for undiscovered gems.

Taylor Feighner
Technical Project Manager
Taylor Feighner
Technical Project Manager
  • Team member since 2019
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • 10-plus years of experience in marketing communications, digital marketing, content strategy
  • Her favorite part of marketing? The stories — especially helping clients effectively visualize and share them
  • Loves reading, yoga, live music, spoiling her dogs, and indulging her sweet tooth from time to time…to time
Tiffany Carrillo
Director of Operations
Tiffany Carrillo
Director of Operations
  • Fergster since 2021
  • #WeFly #ChirpChirp
  • Advertising veteran who has shifted her focus from account service to mastering internal operations. Driven by a passion to solve the everyday challenges that teams face, her goal is to facilitate success quietly in the background, connecting the dots so others can shine.
  • Always ready to nerd out about systems and processes that streamline life at work. At home, she’s an expert in juggling the joyful chaos of life with a toddler and a pair of twins, proving her skills in managing multiple fronts simultaneously.
Will Guidinger
Software Engineer Team Lead
Will Guidinger
Software Engineer Team Lead
  • Joined the team in 2019
  • #TeamIvy
  • Background in visual communications and a passion for front-end design and development
  • Loves using technology and teamwork to solve problems
  • Faith, family, friends – and science fiction novels/games. Also loves choral music and coloring with his daughter and son

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