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Jim also represented numerous colleges and universities, which have been the victims of cyber attacks and other data events. He provided counsel to his clients from day one of the compromise until compliance is accomplished. Jim worked on a daily basis with federal and state regulators, federal and local law enforcement officials, issuing and acquiring banks and the credit card industry.

In addition, Jim assisted clients with HIPAA compromise and compliance issues, preparation of incident response plans and other data privacy consulting issues. Jim was also a frequent speaker on data privacy and data security matters. James E. Prendergast In Memoriam Partner W. Cathy Lee Auxenfans brings fifteen years of highly accomplished marketing strategy and high-level project management experience to her role as a vice president, business development, for The Kineo Group.

Cathy is skilled at managing complex projects and building organizational collaboration in support of initiatives. While at Exelon she managed a wide variety of corporate projects that facilitated and promoted the integration of new businesses and supported the evolution of a rapidly evolving utility company.

Cathy and her international family live in Chicago where they converse in Mandarin and French as well as English and pursue their passion for food and culture.

Raechel Alexander is a communications and public relations specialist with over 20 years experience in the non-for-profit performing arts industry. In addition to her work with Kineo, Raechel is an independent communications consultant working closely with artists and institutions to provide media training, career counseling, website development, strategic digital messaging, crisis management, and media placement and support.

Bill Armstrong, a senior professional in strategic communications and media placement, has enjoyed more than 20 years of success with top independent New York firms.

He has provided counseling and guidance to CEOs, written speeches and op-eds and led media programs in virtually every major business sector. His record also includes extensive work in the non-profit and educational sectors, as well as capping a wide-ranging career as a public affairs officer in the U.

Navy with the rank of Captain. Along the way, he also spent time as a securities broker on Wall Street. A skilled writer and editor, he has authored three books, including a seminal work on business-media relations. Jason has been creating sponsorship platform solutions for over ten years bringing brand strategic messages to life through a vast array of traditional and non-traditional mediums. He has developed sponsorship initiatives on the corporate, agency and property side of the business focusing on aligning a strategic and brand fit as the key to a successful marketing alliance.

In the past, Jason worked as a consultant for IEG, LLC where he provided strategic counsel and evaluation guidance for several clients. Prior to IEG, Jason managed corporate partnerships for major sponsor brands headquartered in the Midwest. In addition to increasing brand presence and client entertainment opportunities, a key focus for Jason is creating strategies and providing guidance on ways to leverage sponsorships in an effort to differentiate the sponsor from competitors and generate business through these partnerships.

These leveraging initiatives include identifying unique ways in which to target supporters of the sponsored properties in unconventional ways. Anthony Ma brings over 20 years of recognized design excellence to The Kineo Group. His work has been acknowledged by every major international design publication, featured in exhibitions around the country, and he's a frequent speaker on design issues. As the youngest member ever invited to join the exclusive and prestigious Chicago 27 Designers, Anthony is committed to providing relevant and innovative design solutions that uniquely and creatively meet his clients' objectives.

He was most recently the executive creative director at Leapnet, where he strengthened the firm's design practice through the establishment of a process-driven methodology. Tom Marnell has been a specialist in Customer Relationship Management and its underlying databases for over 20 years. A hallmark of his databases is the dedication to capturing not just the behavior of stakeholders but their underlying motivations.

In , Tom became an educator and currently teaches graduate students at Roosevelt University and Illinois Institute of Technology, Stuart School of Business, the art of database marketing, research, customer relationship management and marketing strategy. Denise O'Handley is lead for all Kineo Group client product publicity programs. She is the co-founder of wkpr, a successful public relations firm with deep experience promoting consumer products.

She has nearly two decades working for top names in the food, pet, technology, retail, hospitality, tourism, arts and health care industries. She is skilled in communicating through social media and has developed campaigns that included blog outreach, Facebook group development and other online and mobile tactics.

Denise was previously affiliated with a leading Washington, D.