Caroline Cummings is an entrepreneur, social activist, blogger and youth advocate. She has been a marketing communications, change management and organizational development professional for twelve years. While at Bristol-Myers Squibb pharmaceuticals she marketed new technologies in unique ways. In 2004, while at BMS, she received two International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Awards.
Caroline has been the CEO of a social media company called OsoEco – a Web 2.0 social shopping and social research Web site. She also recently co-founded smartups.org – a not-for-profit organization in Oregon’s Willamette Valley for entrepreneurs that focuses on bringing start-ups together with community leaders, business leaders, and people in the venture capital and angel investing communities.
Cummings holds a B.S. in corporate communications with an emphasis in new technologies. Her biggest passion in life is helping people find their voice and share it with the world. She believes that social media is a great tool for helping people and businesses achieve that goal. You can connect with Caroline out in the social Web at: Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, SlideShare – and for those pensive folks out there can read her blog called “Think.”
Kelli Matthews has about a decade of experience in PR, seven of that as the co-founder of Verve Northwest Communications, a full service PR, marketing communications and graphic design firm based in Eugene. She also teaches PR classes at the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon.
In June, she celebrated her three year “blogerversary,” at www.PRosInTraining.com. She’s also on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and a handful of other social sites.
She blogs at Verve:In Bloom and manages several client blogs and online communities including Eclectic Products, Inc., Cafe Yumm!, tugo and Laurel Hill.
Ryan Welch
Ryan Welch comes from a long line of storytellers. His great-grandfather told stories with artists’ pencils. His grandfather with film – and his father with words. While he maintains an interest in all three, his passion lies in telling stories using images – both still and motion.
Ryan is the creative director of AO.Creative, a communications company specializing in print design, web design and video production. He is also co-owner of One Click Sports News (www.ducksportsnews.com), a online resource for college football fans around the country. Along with AO.Creative, Ryan is co-owner of Vivid Wedding Films (www.vividweddingfilms.com), creating wedding films and taking photos for couples all around the country. Whether behind the camera or in front of the computer editing, his goal is to convey a story that evokes emotion and creativity.
Ryan enjoys spending with his wife Susan and kids Cade (age 4) and Avin (age 2). He also enjoys football and basketball games, volunteering for Young Life, golfing, camping, mountain biking and making movies.
You can friend Ryan on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.
Jay Jones
A graduate of Vancouver Film School, Jay is Creative Director of Prevedello and Associates, Inc., a full-service advertising agency in Eugene, Oregon. He is also co-owner of One Click Sports News, an online sports network for college football fans.
In addition to mixing metaphors, Jay also enjoys mixing it up on the broadcast side, as well. After working behind the camera at Chambers Communications (Chambers Productions, KEZI-TV), Jay now finds himself in front of the mic on several college football sports talk radio shows. In 2009, Jay was named The Register-Guard’s Readers’ Choice “Most appealing local TV or radio personality” in the Eugene/Springfield area.
When asked what her husband does for a living, Jay’s wife, Alisa, answers, “He works in media.”
When asked if she have any kids, she usually responds, “Just one. CJ. He’s almost a year old.” Occasionally, she adds, “And Jay, too.”
You can friend Jay on Facebook and follow him on Twitter.
