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Nathan Wilson

As the Vice President of Communications, Nathan helps clients create a well-rounded media strategy. From crisis communications to learning how to successfully interact with the press, Nathan brings his award-winning insights to deliver creative solutions tailored to each client’s needs. With over a decade of experience in large-market television news, Nathan brings inside knowledge on … Continued

Jessika Verduzco

Jessika has a natural curiosity that inspires her to continually learn and innovate in design. As a Graphic Designer, she delivers beautifully executed marketing collateral for print and web and achieves consistency in look and feel across a brand. She collaborates with the Hilt team to brainstorm brand identities and work through design challenges with … Continued

Kevin Patnik

Kevin is a strategist and writer who specializes in verbal identity—the way brands express themselves and connect with audiences through stories and language. As VP of Brand Strategy for S360 and our creative agency, the Hilt, Kevin ensures that a brand’s essence and story are expressed consistently and memorably at every touchpoint. He also leads … Continued

Nicole Kozlowski

Nicole serves on Strategies 360’s research team as a Senior Research Manager. In this role, she works with the team to provide data-driven solutions to address clients’ issues and strategic needs. Before joining S360, Nicole was active with organizations focused on education and women’s rights. Additionally, she worked as a legislative intern for Senator Gary … Continued

Sarah Round

Sarah is a Public Affairs Director at Strategies 360. She helps clients navigate public policy to achieve their business and organizational objectives. Prior to S360, Sarah was the Finance Assistant for Rep. Derek Kilmer’s (WA-06) first congressional campaign. She then managed his constituent mail program in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Sarah was a Senior Legislative … Continued

Hannah Stansbury

As Assistant Campaigns Director on S360’s campaigns team, Hannah works with clients in the electoral and advocacy arenas to execute winning campaign plans and produce direct mail, print collateral, digital, web, and video projects. With over eight years of campaign experience, Hannah has a proven track record of winning candidate and issue races across the … Continued

Aya Samman

Aya is a communications specialist with international experience in non-profit management and philanthropy. She has been a member of the Washington Government Relations team for four years, working on clients’ policy priorities and representing them in Olympia during legislative sessions. Aya has developed an expertise in behavioral health and healthcare policy, and a keen interest in tribal governance … Continued

WILL BADENHAUSEN

As the Director of Digital Media at S360, Will focuses on the strategy and planning for digital campaigns. He also helps manage and guide the DM Account Managers and DM Analyst, assisting them on day-to-day tasks within projects. As the former Analyst on the team, he believes that all great campaigns are born from insightful … Continued

Brick Kane

For over 18 years, Brick has successfully managed creative campaigns for a wide variety of private and public sector clients. From producing tv and radio commercials for Microsoft, Ben Bridge Jeweler and Sleep Country USA, to representing an agricultural cooperative in Iowa and coining our state’s current tagline for their sober driving campaign, “Drunk, Drugs … Continued

Sunshine Stevens

Sunshine brings nearly two decades of widely acclaimed advertising campaigns and design work for some of the most recognizable brands across the country including Nike, Fruit of the Loom, Godiva Chocolates, Dairy Queen, Gallo WInes, Rainier Beer, Blue Bunny Ice Cream and more.   Sunshine has called Seattle home for over 20 years. She served as … Continued

Michael Baldwin

As Art Director for Strategies 360 and its creative agency, The Hilt, Michael Baldwin delivers high-impact creative across a wide range of sectors and industries. Whether working on a multi-channel digital campaign, from-scratch visual brand identity or new web site, he consistently raises the bar for our clients, bringing versatility, vision, and a collaborative, can-do approach to … Continued

Levana Tirtaguna

Levana manages web projects, interfaces with clients, and communicates with development team to ensure the quality of products and services provided. Previously working as a Catalog Specialist in Amazon Go, she was part of the technology-operations team and helped to perfect the ticketing system of the cashier-less grocery store. Levana enjoys strolling at the park with … Continued

Kipepeo “Pep” Brown

As Chief Creative Officer, Pep is responsible for leading and integrating all S360 creative services including brand, design, advertising, digital marketing, web design, videography and S360 Cultura–the firm’s division dedicated to progress for communities of color. She has worked for international, national and regional companies and non-profits across diverse B2B and B2C industries. Her career … Continued

Ron Dotzauer

Ron Dotzauer is the Founder & CEO of Strategies 360. With an established presence in the western United States, Washington, D.C., Canada, and Indonesia, S360 is the largest agency on the west coast by footprint, boasting 22 offices and over 180 professionals. An innovative thinker, Ron created the first-of-its kind hub and spoke model, offering … Continued

Austin Hicks

With experience working for top public officials and a background in political campaigns, Austin understands the push and pull of developing a winning narrative and helping clients overcome public facing challenges. Prior to S360, Austin served as an aide to U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) in Washington, D.C., where he worked to execute the office’s … Continued

Ioane Sabas

Working across the firm’s footprint, Ioane is responsible for overseeing the company’s IT and IT Security needs. By utilizing technology, Ioane brings the mindset of increasing ROI, simplifying the end user’s experience, and ensuring that every user’s technical environment is optimized for maximum efficiency. Before joining S360, Ioane worked for Sinclair Broadcast Group as a … Continued

Keisha Phillips

Keisha works with the S360 digital team to execute campaigns conveying client messages to target audiences across various online channels. Before joining S360 in 2016, Keisha interned for a global social network working on digital outreach and social media management. In her spare time, Keisha enjoys reading, playing with her dog, and cooking. Over the … Continued

Abraham Godong

A veteran software developer and system administrator, Abraham applies his skill and expertise in project management, system and infrastructure architecture and web development best practices to lead the S360 Web Engineering Group’s development team. In this role, Abraham helps clients leverage and expand their technology assets – from online advocacy portals to marketing-focused websites – … Continued

Arnold Phommavong

Arnold Phommavong has been a creative director and designer for the past 10 years. He brings a human-centered approach to uncovering and solving brand and creative challenges. Arnold begins solving every problem by building a deep empathy for who he is designing for—understanding end-user needs, motivations, and challenges to create beautiful and seamless experiences in … Continued

Mary Mencke

Mary believes that successful outcomes are rooted in collaboration. As Director of Resources and Operations, she helps bring teams together from all three creative services divisions: Design, Web, and Digital Marketing, to deliver results that help our clients achieve their goals. Previously, Mary worked for University Book Store as a Project Lead in the Marketing … Continued