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WE’RE BOLD THINKERS, EXPERT
LISTENERS AND DIGITAL
STRATEGISTS WHO PROPEL THE
NEW AND NEXT IN EDUCATION.

BOLD
& VITAL

Converge is a bold, indispensable partner for client h=growth abd trail-blazzing catalyst for how people engage in digital experiences.

EXPERT
& ENTERPRISING

We employ sharp perception data acumen and digital desterity to carve a clear path to ROI. We revolutionize education with new and next ideas.

Data is the roaring engine behind all of our efforts. we thrive at the forefront of every tech trend to keep our clients way ahead of the curve.

Our team

ANN OLESON CEO & Fearless Leader
Ann has had the pleasure of working in the education market for the past 15 years. Six years ago, she started Converge and wrote the first book on digital marketing for education. This past year, Converge was recognized by the Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in America and the number-one fastest growing company in Iowa.

Vital
Part
Ner

ANN OLESON CEO & Fearless Leader

JAY KELLY President & Ad Guru
As a co-founder of Converge, Jay provides strategic vision and leadership for the company and leads all business development efforts. He has spent most of his career working on Madison Avenue helping develop brands like Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motors. Jay loves the mission of higher education and is proud to partner with some of the best brands in education.

Bold
Think
ER

JAY KELLY President & Ad Guru

JOSH IRONS CEO & People Expert
Josh is our Chief Operating Officer. He leverages 15 years of experience in digital marketing, team building, product development and strategic leadership to help guide a team of highly skilled marketers who deliver data- driven results for our clients. Josh is a proud alumni of Temple University's JPRA program and National Champion Villanova's MBA program. He has also obtained an international business certificate from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and achieved HubSpot certifications in inbound marketing and sales.

DIGI
TAL EX
PERT

JOSH IRONS CEO & People Expert

HAYLEY WARACK VP of Digital Strategy
Hayley is Vice President of Digital Strategy at Converge. She leads a talented team of digital strategists and account managers to deliver the best possible results for our clients. She also leverages our strategic partnerships with Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to bring the best solutions to the table for product development, trainings and workshops.

EDU
VISION
ARY

HAYLEY WARACK VP of Digital Strategy

BRITTNEY DUNKINS Director of Content Strategy
In 2013, Brittney left the magazine world for higher ed and never looked back. Now, she lends her expertise in content development and governance, digital strategy, strategic communications and creative guidance to schools who want to build smarter stories. Brittney spends her days leading a talented team of content strategists, finding “best-fit” content solutions and catching up on the latest trends in digital storytelling—from software to strategies. Her goal? To help you create digital stories that are equally informative and emotive.

DATA
ENER
GIZED

BRITTNEY DUNKINS Director of Content Strategy

BRIAN CONNELLY Senior Consultant
Over the past 10 years, Brian has helped hundreds of universities build successful student yield campaigns. Prior to Converge, he worked with LinkedIn EDU, EducationDynamics and McCann Erickson. As a senior consultant at Converge, he works to identify the unique needs of our clients and walks them through every step of our partnership to ensure success.

DIGI
TAL EX
PERT

BRIAN CONNELLY Senior Consultant

MEGAN BYS Head of Marketing
Megan is a passion-driven digital marketer with a storyteller heart and millennial mindset, She has spent the past seven years testing campaigns in the education sector and is proud to have partnered with some of the best EDU brands on their digital marketing initiatives. Megan completed Northwestern University's Content Strategy Certification and is Inbound Certified and Marketing Software Certified by HubSpot.

EDU
VISION
ARY

MEGAN BYS Head of Marketing

JULIE ZIMMERMAN Senior Consultant
Julie uses her knowledge and expertise of higher education to partner with prospective and existing clients on marketing campaigns that grow and optimize their admissions and recruitment goals. Having spent her whole career working at universities and at NGOs in admissions, enrollment management and student services, she has significant experience with launching new programs, STEM education and devising domestic and international recruitment strategies for maximum ROI.

Bold
Think
ER

JULIE ZIMMERMAN Senior Consultant

ANDY SULHOFF Director of Web Strategy
Andy is the Director of Web Strategy at Converge and has been the lead strategist on nearly 100 website redesign projects. In his career, Andy has developed an expertise in project management of web and technical projects including a variety of web technologies. His technical experience makes sure you get the most out of your technology and have a strong ROI on your investment.

Vital
Part
Ner

ANDY SULHOFF Director of Web Strategy

Jay Morrissey Controller
Jay has worked and lived in the Cedar Rapids area for over 25 years. He has a passion for working and collaborating with a team focused on delivering the ultimate customer experience. In his spare time, Jay enjoys volunteering and giving back to the local community.

Jay Morrissey Controller

Melissa Chua Brand Strategist
Melissa helps education brands tell powerful stories through film, data and the written word. She leads creative brand strategy at Converge, helping clients get in front of their ideal students with the right message in the right medium at the right time. Melissa is a lifelong learner, having spent 7+ years around the world producing videos and managing brands in higher education, financial services, real estate and international development.

Melissa Chua Brand Strategist

Issa DiSciullo Senior Consultant
Issa comes to Converge with over 20 years of admissions and enrollment management experience. She is passionate about helping colleges and universities meet and exceed their recruitment and enrollment goals. Prior to joining the Converge team, she worked as Assistant Dean at the Kline School of Law at Drexel University.

Issa DiSciullo Senior Consultant

Amanda Tower Content Strategist
Amanda is a master wordsmith and grammar ninja. She lends her creative prowess to helping her clients define their goals, create unique strategies and make content magic happen. Amanda has spent the past eight years in marketing—five in higher ed—working with dozens of well-known brands and top-tier universities. She takes pride in the strength of her relationships with clients—and in her extensive record collection.

Amanda Tower Content Strategist

Christian Larsen Content Strategist
As a content strategist at Converge, Christian has worked on websites, blogs, social media projects, SEO and a variety of content-related projects for institutions across the country. From small liberal arts schools to large business colleges and the first freestanding school of entrepreneurship in the country, he has collaborated with some of the most innovative brands in education.

Christian Larsen Content Strategist

Alisha Miranda Content Strategist
Alisha is a Content Strategist with a focus on bringing project management efficiencies to the team. She works at the intersection of media and tech with nearly a decade of experience in client services for marketing and advertising clients, including running her own digital consultancy shop. Her passion for sharing best practices has taken shape through event programming, public speaking and professional development at Millennial Leadership Summit, Ela Conf, Philly Tech Week, The LAMP, Skillshare.com and other partners. Starting fall 2017, you can find Alisha in front of the classroom as Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing Strategies at the University of the Arts Continuing Education.

Alisha Miranda Content Strategist

Justin Taylor Digital Project Manager
Justin is a Digital Project Manager at Converge. Over the past 10 years, Justin has had the great pleasure of managing web projects for clients such as Morton Salt, Dow Chemical Company and the Paint Quality institute. He is also a certified Scrum Master. Justin makes sure that our web projects stay on course with respect to scope, time and budget.

Justin Taylor Digital Project Manager

Colleen Wood Digital Graphic Designer
Colleen is the lead digital designer at Converge. She worked at The Wharton School for four years using design strategies to keep alumni engaged and increase donations to the School. At Converge, Colleen leads the strategy and development of digital and print design projects for all of our clients.

Colleen Wood Digital Graphic Designer

Meri Pusteoska Digital Advertising Team Lead
Meri's experience in project management and client relationship-building spans over 20 years. In her role at Converge, Meri manages the launch of new client partnerships and programs from contract signage through to implementation. She works with our digital advertising team to make sure that projects launch on time, within scope and on budget.

Meri Pusteoska Digital Advertising Team Lead

Michelle Rhatigan Senior Account Manager
Michelle leads digital marketing strategies for our partners at Northwestern University, Santa Clara University, UNC School of the Arts and Emory University Goizueta Business School. She leverages over five years of experience in digital advertising to help her clients develop sound strategies that drive results. She is Google AdWords and Analytics certified.

Michelle Rhatigan Senior Account Manager

Gina Patterson Digital Account Manager
Gina is passionate about finding new ways to help institutions recruit their ideal student. She is a certified Google Specialist in each of the five Google advertising areas. Gina has worked with over 30 higher education companies and institutions including McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston University and Brandeis University.

Gina Patterson Digital Account Manager

Maleah Hanken Digital Account Manager
Maleah is a Digital Account Manager at Converge. She is passionate about building trusted relationships with clients by listening and understanding their unique goals. She brings a diverse knowledge of digital media platforms and prior experience developing digital strategies with small businesses. She thrives on innovation and identifying what is new and next in digital.

Maleah Hanken Digital Account Manager

Niki Sheldon Digital Strategist
Niki is a Digital Strategist at Converge. She has over five years of advertising experience across the technology and education industries. Niki has spent over 1,500 hours optimizing client campaigns over the last year and serves as a mentor for our digital advertising team and trainer for new hires.

Niki Sheldon Digital Strategist

Aaron Schrock Digital Strategist
Aaron has worked in digital marketing for the past five years. He has built, managed and optimized hundreds of digital marketing campaigns for higher education institutions and small businesses to help client exceed their goals. Aaron is a certified Google Specialist and a Bing ads accredited professional.

Aaron Schrock Digital Strategist

Maddie Shepard Digital Strategist
Maddie brings her passion and expertise for data and analytics to the table as a Digital Strategist. In addition to building and monitoring client campaigns, she creates dashboards to track their progress. She enjoys presenting data visualizations to clients to help them understand their campaign performance. Maddie is Google AdWords and Analytics certified.

Maddie Shepard Digital Strategist

Rozy Kanjee Digital Strategist
Rozy comes from six years of experience in recruiting and admissions for graduate and undergraduate programs at the University of Illinois. She has primarily worked with business-related graduate programs as a recruiter where she also performed digital marketing functions including managing social media platforms and email marketing.

Rozy Kanjee Digital Strategist

Morgan Noonan Marketing Intern
Morgan is certified in inbound marketing, content marketing and Google Analytics. She works with our marketing team to maintain our brand standards across the company blog, social media channels and email marketing campaigns. Morgan is always looking for what's new and next in the world of social

Morgan Noonan Marketing Intern

Connor Kelly Marketing Intern
Connor is Hubspot Inbound Marketing and Google Analytics certified. He spends his time connecting with prospective clients, monitoring social engagement and creating brand awareness for Converge.

Connor Kelly Marketing Intern
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