David Strand
CEO & Brand Director

Strand is led by Founder and Principal, David Strand. His dual role as both Chief Executive and Brand Director keeps his focus on two main objectives for the agency—creating an environment where a clients services team can revel in their work, and providing expert vision for each of our client’s brands. His experience is primarily in running Strand for the last 20 years, but before that he did his stint on the client side working elbow to elbow with RF engineers in product marketing for a wireless semiconductor company. He lives on Plum Island (the good side) with his wife, Kathleen, and daughter, Olivia.

Kathleen Bottalico-Strand
Operations Director

Superman was not complete without Lois. Or was that vice versa? Kathleen’s role as Director of Operations allows her to utilize her deep roots managing sales territories in the textile and fashion business to dive into the key question in every client strategy: What are your sales goals? After assisting in shaping sales-driven strategies she goes to work in client services ensuring every obstacle of moving work through the Strand pipeline is removed and the team has plenty of laughs. She spins a mean spreadsheet—and salad.

Dorina Sawyer
Operations Manager

Dorina, or “Dori” as she’s known to the Strand team, has a strong background in business and operations management. In addition to being an integral part of Strand’s light-hearted-yet-driven company culture, Dori’s diverse business skillset, operations management skills and financial prowess truly set her apart. Dori is a proud mother, an avid skier, and a devoted member of several charitable organizations.

Leah Giunta
Account Manager

Leah is a talented young professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art Photography and Advertising/Public Relations from Rochester Institute of Technology. From having lived amongst both engineers and artists during her four years in Rochester, Leah cultivated a unique combination of creativity and analytical thinking. This winning combination allows her to effectively and creatively manage Strand accounts. A true artist at heart, Leah enjoys creating through many mediums including photography, videography, and painting.

David Bush
Creative Director

Longstanding clients and friends of the agency know that David is behind some of the cleanest and brightest campaigns in the business. David Bush is an expert graphic artist and seasoned UI designer. His greatest strength is his capacity to boil down even the most complex technologies to their most salient point. 

Adam Gingras
Art Director

Adam comes from a strong background in technology advertising. He's well versed in the entire Adobe creative suite, is a multimedia pro, and can whip a small IT network into shape. He's the anchor in our topnotch graphic design and production team. From design and guitar to cooking up a mean vitello parmigiano for his family, creativity fuels his passion for life.

Brad Emerson
Web Developer

Brad brings more than 10 years of web programming experience to Strand Marketing. He's geek enough to throw together Intent^TM, Strand's proprietary CMS, but not so geek that he can't communicate and execute the design team's grand visions. Brad works best while excessively caffeinated and in his spare time, plays with guitars, basses, cameras, and road bikes.

Angela McGrath
Account Manager

Angela is a creative young professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations from the University of Rhode Island. Traveling the world from a young age, to performing on stage, to experiencing many valuable internships in college, Angela has developed an innovative and visionary look on the world of B2B Marketing. When not at Strand, Angela enjoys snowboarding in VT, traveling and being with friends and family.