Douglas Pinckney, President
As a partner and president of the Pinckney Hugo Group, Doug is involved in every aspect of the business from strategy to day-to-day account service. He is also a frequent lecturer in Central New York on the topics of marketing and marketing strategy.
He returned home to Central New York in 2002 after gaining more than18 years of marketing experience throughout the country. Most recently, he was a senior vice president of sales and marketing for a $400 million aviation services firm where he steered the rebranding of the company and helped facilitate five acquisitions.
Doug earned a degree in finance from the University of Maryland. He did graduate work at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte and studied executive education at the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business. He serves on the board of directors for CenterState CEO. For four years, he co-chaired the largest fundraising event for Enable, the Annual Claire L. Smith Memorial Golf Tournament. He also coaches youth sports including soccer, basketball and baseball. He lives in Skaneateles with his wife and two children.
Aaron Hugo, Executive Vice President
As a partner and executive vice president of the Pinckney Hugo Group, Aaron is responsible for developing strategic marketing plans for agency clients and overseeing the day-to-day account service function. His diverse background allows him to approach client assignments with experience including print, broadcast, outdoor, direct mail, media, event marketing, public relations, interactive and more.
Prior to the Pinckney Hugo Group, Aaron gained both agency and client-side marketing experience. He was marketing manager at the Smith Corona Corporation where he was an integral member of a team that re-branded the 110 year-old company. He held key positions at some of the top firms in Central New York where he was responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies for agency clients.
Aaron earned his bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College in television-radio with a concentration in advertising and public relations. He has lent his time to the Friends of the Central Library, the Rosamond Gifford Foundation and the St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center Foundation. He is on the board of directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York. Aaron lives in Fayetteville with his wife and children.
Christopher Pinckney, Executive Creative Director
As a partner and executive creative director of the Pinckney Hugo Group, Chris is responsible for all creative provided by the agency including print, direct mail, interactive and broadcast advertising. He has served as an adjunct professor at the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Chris has over 50 regional and national creative awards to his credit. His tweets (@cpinck) have been featured on Splitsider.com, WitStream.com, Jimmy Fallon’s blog and in Twitter Wit.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a bachelor’s degree in studio art. He also studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York. Chris has donated his time and expertise to numerous charitable organizations in Central New York developing marketing campaigns that have resulted in significant financial successes for each organization. The following are some of the organizations Chris has lent his time to: the Food Bank of Central New York, Enable, the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST), the Friends of the Central Library, Central New York Community Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York, the Mental Health Association and the Rosamond Gifford Foundation. He is on the board of trustees for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York. He lives in Skaneateles with his wife and twin boys.
Kathi Brogan, Vice President of Media Services
As vice president of media services, Kathi is responsible for the development of all media services, including the planning, negotiating, buying and executing process. She provides direction and oversight on media planning and execution for agency clients. She oversees the media planning team, working with account managers and interacting with clients.
Prior to joining the Pinckney Hugo Group, she owned Brogan Marketing-Advertising for 13 years. Kathi also served as print advertising manager for Fays Drugs, where she managed all insert advertising placement in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
She graduated from Becker College with a degree in retail management. Kathi has lent her time to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York and the Friends of the Central Library. She is an event committee member of Savoring the Salt City and is a board member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Central New York. She has two adult children and lives in Manlius with her husband.
Colleen O’Mara, Director of Public Relations
As director of public relations, Colleen is responsible for overseeing all public relations activities for local and national agency clients including writing, media relations, social media and the creation and execution of strategic communication plans. In this role, she has been successful at obtaining media coverage as well as providing research, strategy and direction for a variety of agency clients. Colleen has managed numerous media tours and regularly provides clients with talking points, speeches and media training.
Previously, Colleen was a communications assistant for the New York State Assembly. As the primary communication officer for a government representative, she wrote speeches and press releases, worked with the media on a daily basis and planned events. In addition, she hosted and attended meetings with constituents and local organizations on the member’s behalf, and responded to constituent concerns.
Colleen has a master’s degree in public relations from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Berkeley. Locally, Colleen has lent her time to the Rescue Mission, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York and On Point for College. She is a graduate of the Leadership Greater Syracuse Class of 2008 and was the 2010 president of the Public Relations Society of America Central New York Chapter (PRSA-CNY). Colleen is currently on the board of directors for On Point for College and was selected as a 2011 "40 Under Forty" honoree in Central New York. She resides in Camillus.
Cathy Van Order, Director of Production Services
As director of production services, Cathy is responsible for overseeing the agency’s print production department, maintaining all vendor relationships, sourcing and estimating all production-related expenses and negotiating contracts with vendors.
She brings a broad range of production experience to the Pinckney Hugo Group that includes in-house, agency and commercial printer work. Prior to joining the agency in 2006, she held various production positions in Philadelphia and Louisiana including production manager and direct mail and print specialist for other firms. Her account experience includes Microsoft, ESPN, Cox Communications and Gulfstream Aerospace.
Cathy has received professional certifications in print production and digital and variable data printing from Print Communications Professionals International Inc. (PCPI) and is currently working toward PCPI’s certification in “Best Practices for Sustainability in Print.” Printing Impressions magazine wrote a profile story on Cathy in October 2008 titled “What Print Buyers Want.”
Cathy received a bachelor’s degree from the University at Albany. She has lent her time to the Rosamond Gifford Foundation, Friends of the Central Library, Enable and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York. She resides in Marcellus with her husband and two sons.
Adam Jwaskiewicz, Director of Interactive Services
As director of interactive services, Adam is responsible for the concept and design of Web sites, banner advertisements, HTML e-mails and other interactive marketing materials and campaigns. In addition, Adam oversees all interactive projects at the agency.
Prior to joining the Pinckney Hugo Group, he was a senior designer at Town Sports International, the largest health club company in the Northeast. He also gained experience at several marketing agencies in New York City. Adam received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the School of Art and Design at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He resides in Liverpool.