Dean Trevelino
Principal
By day, Dean serves as principal of Trevelino/Keller, but at night he’s a fan of social media for professional and personal exposure to fresh ideas and innovative people. A foodie at heart, Dean’s a member of FOHBOH and BiteClub, blogging about a range of restaurant industry issues, products and brands. While balancing his presence on LinkedIn and Facebook, it wouldn’t be unusual to find Dean featured on “What’s Happens Now” talking about hurricane recovery. Featured recently on The Weather Channel’s Abrams and Bettes, Dean writes and comments on modern architecture, hurricane-proof construction, technology, green practices, crisis communications and broader public relations issues.
Genna Keller
Principal
Genna Keller has the ability to get sucked into all things social media including time on LinkedIn to connect with current and past colleagues (from the days of the original tech bubble) to Facebook - where she has reconnected with numerous personal relationships from as far back as her elementary school days. She uses Twitter, Wikipedia, Ning and Second Life to keep a pulse on companies, trends and people. Having been deeply involved in the tech landscape since the early 90s, Genna is regularly keeps a pulse on the start up community via the podcasts and blog found at Start Up Lounge and is a fan of Force of Good. She is an early contributor to TechPedia Atlanta, a tech wiki scheduled to launch this fall.
Kira Perdue
Executive Vice President
Like everything she does, Kira has approached the growth of social media with a passion. She enjoys making new relationships, and reconnecting with old ones. She lectures at business events in the Carolinas about the benefits of social media for businesses. Kira began her career in the technology industry back in the days when her clients where questioning whether or not they really needed a Web site (“and what IS a web site anyway?”). Today, she sees an eerily parallel comparison to companies who wonder how to best utilize social media applications, and she is enjoying the journey every step of the way. Kira is active on both Facebook and Twitter and regularly monitors blogs about journalism, PR, photography, parenting and adoption. She also monitors and comments on issues pertaining to journalism, technology, green practices, crisis communications and broader public relations issues.
Heather Graham
Account Director
As an Account Director with Trevelino/Keller, Heather spends her time leading the B2B and Food and Beverage teams. This unique split of clients allows her to utilize creative consumer focused ideas and turn them into innovative business to business media techniques. She spends time helping clients navigate the world of social media, via Trevelino/Keller’s propriety tool, Social Status, to connect with customers – business and consumer alike. From LinkedIn and Plaxo to Facebook and Wikipedia, Heather enjoys connecting with clients, customers and friends via the world of social media.
Dana Mark
Account Director
A techie at heart, Dana works with clients in the wireless and telecommunications industry as an account director at Trevelino/Keller. When she is not checking out the latest wireless device, sending text messages or downloading the next cool application on her blackberry, Dana is connecting with key media contacts or catching up on the latest entrepreneurial (Force of Good) and college football blogs (SI). Outside the office, Dana enjoys the great weather in the south by taking daily walks with her favorite pooch Molly, checking out a Tennessee Vols football game or cycling around Atlanta with her husband.
Kate Jay
Account Supervisor
An avid communicator at work and at home, Kate—a frequent and enthusiastic Facebook status updater (or so she’s told)— is always on the hunt for new ways to cut through the social media noise and truly make a statement on behalf of her clients in the Consumer Lifestyle and GreenWorks practices. This former New Yorker, a self-confessed news junkie who sheepishly admits to having both a Blackberry AND a Treo, hones her social media skills by spending much of her downtime consuming as much as she can—often to the chagrin of her husband Jeff and Cavalier King Charles Dixie—via Twitter and LinkedIn, following noted social media commentators such as AdWeek’s Brian Morrissey and Edelman’s Steve Rubel. You can also find her poring over countless PR, green, business, news and entertainment blogs and websites; from Tree Hugger, Ecorazzi, and Grist to Gawker, Politico, and Perez Hilton (her not-so-secret guilty pleasure)— you name it, she’s likely monitoring it!
Brenda Maysonet Becker
Account Supervisor
As an account supervisor with Trevelino/Keller, Brenda supports the consumer technology and B2B practice with her unique blend of corporate communications, branding and traditional as well as social media expertise. Brends joined TK earlier this year, adding to the team her strong background in public relations, crisis management, analysis, marketing and intimate and extensive knowledge in a variety of business sectors that include non-profit, consumer services, utilities, banking, counseling services, hospitality and construction. She spends her time helping clients elevate their industry and social presence and leads the agencies Hispanic outreach efforts.
Colleen Murphy
Senior Account Executive
Colleen Murphy is a Senior Account Executive at Trevelino/Keller focusing on its Consumer Lifestyle and GreenWorks practices. At the office, Colleen can be found checking out new and innovative products, exploring ways to promote her clients through the evergreen world of social media on sites such as Facebook, Ning and Twitter, or actively working to cut through the noise and generate lasting buzz for her clients. At home she spends most of her time reading classic Chick-lit novels, cooking or cheering on her beloved Florida State Seminoles. An avid talker, Colleen always has something to share. You can often find her writing about her recent Chick-lit finds on GoodReads or passing along new recipes on Cooks Compass.
Carrie Crabill
Senior Account Executive
On the weekends Carrie can usually be found wearing her scarlet and gray cheering on The Ohio State Buckeyes or at her church, chasing after rambunctious eighth graders. However from Monday through Friday you’ll find her nose deep in the latest InformationWeek, surfing the web for the latest and greatest technology or chatting up a storm with co-workers on new trends effecting small businesses. Tenacity is part of Carrie’s DNA, however her determination does not get in the way of her sense of humor as Carrie’s laugh is often times echoing throughout the office. Because of her curiosity and interest in social media ranging from blogs to second life you’ll find her writing most frequently on new trends in social media, technology and new developments effecting marketing and small business industries.
Kelly Ronna
Account Executive
As an Account Executive for Trevelino/Keller, Kelly is what we call a buzz machine, creating buzz for her clients in the Food and Beverage, B2B and Consumer Technology segments. On a typical day, you will usually find Kelly searching her favorite food websites, NRN.com and QSR.com for the latest fast casual news, sourcing blogs on the latest wireless devices and applications, and reading the AJC’s Travel Deal blog for the best deals to visit her family and friends around the globe. Always up for a good laugh, Kelly enjoys finding the newest YouTube videos and using sites like JibJab to make funny ecards to send around the office. An ACC fan and North Carolina State Wolfpacker, Kelly spends her free time cheering on all ACC basketball teams, training to run marathons and using AtlantaOnTheCheap.com to find good deals on activities happening in Atlanta
Melissa Warren
Assistant Account Executive
As an Assistant Account Executive at Trevelino/Keller, Melissa supports the Consumer Lifestyle practice. A food and PR lover, Melissa loves researching and staying up-to-date on the latest trends in dining and public relations. When she isn’t reading or writing, Melissa is immersing herself in Trevelino/Keller’s approach to social media, playing a critical roll in the development of its Ning Communities platform as well as exploring new ways to promote clients in the social media arena. A Tennessee Volunteer who is originally from the mountains of North Carolina, Melissa enjoys spending her free time cheering on the Vols and escaping to the mountains when she isn’t exploring the exciting city of Atlanta.
