Our vertical expertise gives you a competitive advantage. What motivates everyone at Stackpole is an unyielding desire to propel our clients forward. To deliver full-throttle strategic approaches and insightful, ground-breaking creative solutions that separate, elevate and exhilarate.
In 1995, having 10 years of advertising experience behind him, Peter decided to strike out on his own and launched Stackpole. His vision was to create an agency that fosters strong working relationships with a select group of clients who share his belief that building and maintaining a leading brand requires a long-term commitment to a strategic communications program. After nearly 25 years of managing successful client relationships, Peter can confidently say that this philosophy continues to appeal to his clients and staff.
As Director of Client Services, Peter remains a primary client contact, involved in all aspects of strategic development, communications planning, and concept development. He also has a wealth of experience presenting programs to CEOs, boards of directors and top-tier management, and supporting the internal sell-through that is often critical to building momentum within the client organization.
Peter also sits on the Board of Advisors for Vetter, a FinTech startup in the loan automation category, and has been invited to speak at several Bank and Accounting Conferences including NEFMA, ICBA National Conference, ICBANY and Financial Brand.
Chris returned to Stackpole in 2015 to take on the role of Chief Operating Officer with an equity stake in the business. She brings with her a solid background in helping shape small, evolving organizations. Early in her career she developed a passion for innovative organizational design and worked with us in the late ‘90s positioning Stackpole for its initial success. After a short stint in financial services, she honed her skills in the not-for-profit world working with an international cadre of medical researchers at the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation.
As Stackpole’s COO with financial accountability, she will put her BU MBA to good use, working to enhance both the client and staff experience.
Trev joined Stackpole in 2002, bringing with him over a decade of experience in art direction and graphic design. Trev’s diverse background includes work in interactive, print and broadcast media for the financial, legal, high tech, health care, technology, nonprofit, and retail industries.
He has earned his fair share of recognition, including Hatch, Webby and Telly awards. In addition, Trev is an accomplished illustrator, with over 100 illustrations published in a variety of publications. His illustrations earned him the Best Illustration award by both the New England Press Association and the New Hampshire Press Association.
As one of the longest-serving members of the team, Trev has been a consistent creative presence at Stackpole and the driving force behind its ability to leverage artistic sensibilities in pursuit of clients’ business objectives.
Michelle joins Stackpole with over 10 years experience in digital communications roles both in-house and agency side crafting digital communications strategies that are actionable, measurable and tailored to individual audiences. Most recently, Michelle served as a Digital Director at Weber Shandwick working with biotech and pharmaceutical clients to develop and implement digital and social engagement campaigns. Prior to her agency work, Michelle built and led Athenahealth’s social media and blogging programs, serving as the expert social media resource for their 5,000+ employee base. In addition, Michelle worked in social and corporate communications roles at Nuance Communications, supporting media relations for their healthcare division, as well as spearheading their social media and blog presence.
Erin joined Stackpole in October of 2014 after 10 years at Mullen serving in a variety of senior leadership roles, including VP, Group Media Director and VP, Director of Media Research. As Group Media Director, Erin managed the media assignments for Match.com, U.S. Department of Defense, and Benjamin Moore, and was awarded Adweek’s Media Plan of the Year for her work on Timberland. In her role as Media Research lead, Erin successfully developed custom client research designed to help solve specific challenges as well as general thought leadership pieces on the latest industry trends.
Erin is always searching to bridge creative media solutions with accountable ROI for her clients and maintains a key emphasis on developing strong client relationships and delivering a high level of client service and innovation. As part of the Stackpole team, Erin will continue that focus, working with clients to develop strategic communications plans that drive bottom-line success.
Christina brings more than 20 years of results-driven PR expertise to generate the kind of consistent visibility that builds strong brand identity and inspires target audiences to take action. Having PR in the Stackpole mix means we deliver truly holistic, multi-channel communications strategies.
Grady has worked as a writer and creative director on hundreds (if not thousands) of commercials, videos, radio spots and more. At agencies like Arnold, Doner, and MMB, he has consistently led clients and creative teams in the development of award-winning, revenue-generating campaigns. A role he continues to relish here at Stackpole.
Darren is an art director, a creative director and a film director. He’s worked at leading advertising agencies Arnold, Mullen, Hill Holliday, Leo Burnett and MMB, as well as renowned production companies Element and Somoroff+ Studios. At Stackpole, he puts his multi-directorial skills to good use to create strategic, timely, effective solutions for our clients.
Samantha is a graduate of Plymouth State University with a BFA in Graphic Design and a Minor in Business Administration. She joined Stackpole in the fall of 2017 after doing freelance for Stackpole throughout the summer. Her creative background includes creating animations, logos, magazine ads, print, brochures, posters, T-shirts and more for universities, technology market, marketing, social media, hotels, large business corporations, worldwide companies, retail, non-profit, and the health & fitness industry.
In her spare time, Samantha likes to play piano, sing, draw and play with her Boston Terrier, Stanley. With two internships under her belt and extensive knowledge of design, she is hoping to learn and grow through her creative projects and the intelligence of her coworkers.
If Stackpole were a baseball team, Michael would fill the role of talented and experienced content-creation utility player. Michael contributes to Stackpole's efforts as a copywriter, content developer, and strategist. In a world of specialization, Michael prides himself on being a bit of a communications generalist, having advanced the marketing and communications efforts of organizations as diverse as some of the nation's leading public broadcasting stations and some of the planet's largest private equity firms. By applying interviewing and researching skills honed as a broadcast and digital media producer, Michael helps Stackpole's clients hone in on messaging that will resonate with their clients and customers while elevating their brand equity.
As a former junior high school English teacher and father of two teens, Michael knows a thing or two about communicating with tough audiences! When not wrestling with the right turn of phrase or searching for the most effective metaphor, Michael devotes his time to coaching youth sports, exploring the coasts and woodlands of New England and finally mastering bar chords on the guitar (that could take a while!)
Rebecca is a recent graduate of Bentley University with a major in Marketing and a minor in Management. She worked with Stackpole as an intern in the summer of 2016 and after graduation, she was asked to join full time. As a Project Coordinator, she helps with the office day-to-day and keeps it running smoothly. Whether she’s helping in project management, account coordination or operations, Rebecca uses her adaptive skills to create a pleasant experience for both clients and coworkers. She looks forward to growing with the agency and learning multiple aspects of the profession to better hone her skills in the marketing field.
When she’s not in the office, Rebecca enjoys baking, running and traveling.
We help brands identify the often hard-to-define intangibles that set them apart, and then craft and effectively tell their stories across any and all appropriate channels. It’s what we do, and we’d like to do it for you.
Stackpole
222 Merrimac Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Tel: 978.463.6600
