Leadership Team

Jeremy Porter is a Partner at Wyndham Mills International (WMI), a business strategy, organizational development and human capital firm. This is Jeremy’s second stint with this firm, having been recruited back to the firm by the CEO and Chairman. WMI has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s 500 lists as one of The Fastest Growing Companies in America and is also listed by Kennedy Publications as one of the top 50 firms in the nation. Jeremy is the leading Client Development Executive in the company, achieving 198% of goal for 2007. His primary focus is working with top executives in Fortune 50 and smaller companies in the nation, within various industries. His forte is analyzing businesses, creating structure and efficiencies, and building strong teams. Jeremy manages the Atlanta team, as well as a virtual team in the Greensboro office.

Prior to WMI, Jeremy was the Vice President of Operations for The Corban Group (TCG) for five and half years, a firm that was similar to WMI. At its peak, Jeremy successfully ran the Georgia operation, directly managing 22 employees and reporting to the CEO in Florida.

He was recruited by the CEO and COO of TCG to “raise the bar” with employees and implement training programs, policies, processes, and procedures in the firm; all of which were completed successfully. While being promoted through the ranks at TCG, Jeremy was known for growing client relationships at a much higher rate than anyone in the company’s history. While managing and solving client’s challenges, he also worked diligently to improve TCG’s corporate and operational structure. Within five and a half years, Jeremy wrote the training and employee manuals, established structure, streamlined processes, and trained all new employees. Within six months of taking over the Atlanta operation from the CEO, Jeremy increased the profits of the company by 17% and increased sales by 19%. In addition, he grew this company, during a recession, by 33% the first year, 22% the second, and lost 3% the third year, for a net gain of 52%. This was during a period when more than 50% of the competition closed it doors.

Prior to TCG, Jeremy was a senior executive consultant at WMI during his first tenure with the firm, reporting to the CEO. He was recruited to WMI by one of the managing partners. During this two and a half year tenure, Jeremy was known for his ability to penetrate practice areas previously untapped by the firm. His base of knowledge spans six industries, including technology, industrial, energy, financial, EPC firms, retail and e- commerce. Jeremy was recognized as a problem solver and troubleshooter for all difficult clients. He exceeded all previously set records for first year employees and surpassed all goals for the second year at the firm.

Before WMI, Jeremy was employed by World Wide Charters (WWC), a firm that specialized in leasing large jet aircraft. He sold over $1.5M in aircraft leasing within one month; $100K less than the CEO’S best revenue. While at WWC, Jeremy exceeded quota every year.

Previous to WWC, Jeremy was a co-owner of Auto Accents (AA) for three years. AA was a high-end/exotic auto performance/customization facility for street cars. Jeremy approached the owner of this failing company and offered to take it over and turn it around. Within nine months the shop was in the black and repaying old debt.

Prior to his assuming responsibility for the company, the firm had been mismanaged and suffered a poor credit history. In the three years under Jeremy’s leadership, the firm achieved a stellar financial performance and regained its credibility with vendors and clients

Prior to AA, Jeremy was part of a start-up business, Restaurant Solutions, and a restaurant equipment business. The business was started in a garage and is now one of the largest restaurant equipment suppliers and resellers in the SE.

A consistent theme while at the above companies has been Jeremy’s ability to drive profits, trouble-shoot and improve operations reduce unnecessary headcount, drive teams to their best abilities, and renegotiate contracts with vendors to retain greater profitability and resolve complex challenges. Jeremy is known for his high ethical standards; In addition, he is highly technical with computers, networks, and software. Jeremy also made the “List Makers” two years in a row in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Ancillary Projects:

• While working at these various companies, Jeremy was also part of a leadership team that created a church from 10 members
• He project managed the installation of an entire high-end audio, video, and lighting project for this church
• Jeremy managed the audio, video, and lighting team for 4.5 years, serving more than eight hours per week at the churchv
• He also contributed as a consultant in various industries regarding strategy and crafting business plans for various companies, including Road Atlanta
• In addition, Jeremy wrote a published technical manual for an Italian chassis manufacturer
• Jeremy was part of a team at Free Chapel that set up and recorded a “live” Christian album that has risen to number three in the national Christian charts

Philosophies Jeremy lives by:

• Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; give a man a fish you feed him for a day
• Stand on the shoulders of the giants who have been there. Seek wisdom and learn from other’s mistakes, as this accelerates growth and results
• Cross train all team members, mitigating the risk of one part of the company failing due to the departure of one individual. This also pushes higher results from the team because everyone understands each role. Lastly, innovative ideas are crafted in various departments that would have gone undiscovered

Personal:
35 years of age, happily married, two children, both girls a one year old and two and a half years old.
Hobbies - Racing, physical fitness, Audio Engineer, snowboarding, supercross, audiophile, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, serving in praise and worship area of Church at Free Chapel.

David D. Seem - EVP and Chief Financial Officer

Dave Seem is EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Miller Zell, a role that Dave assumed in 2005.  In his current position, Dave is responsible for all financial reporting, cash management, internal controls, and tax compliance for Miller Zell.  Prior to Miller Zell, Dave held a variety of positions at both Fortune 100 companies as well as smaller entrepreneurial firms. 

From 1994 to 2005 Dave was owner/operator of two different entrepreneurial firms.  In 1994 Dave and a Private Equity firm acquired a $50 Million medical products division from The BOC Group Ltd. where Dave served as COO.  Dave and his partner grew MEDAES Medical to $100 Million in revenue and sold the company to Hillenbrand Industries in an unsolicited offer in 1998.  In 1998, Dave acquired a small software company specializing in the temporary staffing arena where Dave was CEO.  Dave doubled the company’s revenues in five years and ultimately sold the company to a strategic buyer in 2005.

Prior to   1994 Dave served as Divisional Controller for Pirelli and held various financial responsibilities at Owens-Illinois.  Dave is active in numerous social and civil organizations and is currently a Director of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce. 

Born in Huntington, New York in 1953, Dave holds and MBA from Duke University and a BA from Gettysburg College.

Amanda Leonard - Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Public Relations

Amanda Leonard is the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Public Relations for SSP America, a division of SSP. SSP is the leading dedicated operator of food and travel locations in airports, railway stations, bus terminals and roadside locations in more than 35 countries throughout the globe. SSP America currently serves more than 40 airports across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean and plans to expand into the premier operator of food travel in the region.

Following her first board appointment at the age of 28, Ms. Leonard has become a global leader in human resources and organizational development. Ms. Leonard is revolutionizing talent management in the food and travel concessions business by attracting top-tier senior managers to SSP America from major restaurant and hospitality brands like Darden Restaurants, Brinker International, Wegmans and Marriott Hotels and Resorts.

As Executive Vice President, Ms. Leonard is responsible for the internal and external organizational design, development and communications efforts of SSP America, including human resource strategy, recruitment, retention, policies, trade union management, public relations and media outreach. She was promoted to her current role following the divesture of Creative Host Services, Inc. by Compass Group USA, Inc., where she served as Compass’ Human Resources Vice President of Organization Development.

At Compass Group USA, Inc., Ms. Leonard oversaw a team of 40 people for the $8 billion company. Her expertise in organizational design and management was instrumental in creating high performing teams and sustainable employee and customer measurement processes across all Compass Group sectors including business and industry, healthcare, education retail and events.

Prior to her role as vice president, Ms. Leonard served as the United Kingdom’s Human Resources Operations Director for Compass Group PLC, with responsibility for human resources strategy, employee and customer measurement, resourcing and leadership development of 120,000 employees for the United Kingdom and further supported the European Retail Division. She worked with a global team to develop a unique employment brand for Compass Group and led the company’s global leadership development program – “Achieving Our Common Future”.

Ms. Leonard is an 18-year veteran of the retail, hospitality and travel concession business in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States, beginning her career with the UK’s largest grocery chain, J. Sainsbury LTD., where she held a variety of operations and human resources positions. Widely respected for her professional expertise, Ms. Leonard has served on several corporate boards spanning full service hotels, restaurants and quick casual service brands including Moto Hospitality, Little Chef, Travelodge and Harry Ramsden’s.

A sought after leader in the field of human resources, talent management and hospitality, Ms. Leonard is a frequent guest lecturer at Rosen College of Hospitality Management, part of the University of Central Florida. She has also contributed to HR publications such as Personnel Today and participates on numerous expert industry panels.

Ms. Leonard is currently pursuing her M.B.A and earned a teaching certificate at the Institute of Personnel & Development for Further Education. She is a native of the United Kingdom and relocated to the United States in 2005. She resides with her family in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Rebecca L. Powell

Rebecca has over 30 years experience in the transaction processing industry, always with a focus on the operations side of the business. The first 20 years were spent with National Data Corporation, starting with an entry level position and progressing through the management ranks to Director of Operations. That was followed by 2 years as Vice President of Operations for MerchanTech International. In 1990 she joined Nova Information Systems, at its inception, as one of the 12 original members of the company, and retired as an Executive Vice President with the company in 2002.

Her experience has included service management, risk management, in-house sales, employee training & development, and operational consolidation of more than 120 merger and acquisition transactions. Along with functional area responsibilities, she has been part of an executive team that took a company from inception through public offering and onto being acquired by US Bank as a wholly owned subsidiary.

The last six years have been spent in community involvement, including:

• Mentoring at the elementary school level through the Forsyth County Mentoring Program.
• Providing career guidance to participants of Train for Change, a non-profit “last chance” program for those seeking a serious chance to function in society through regular employment.
• Vice President, and now President, of The Place of Forsyth County, a family services United Way organization.

On the personal side, she has been happily married to her husband John for 37 years. They have 3 sons, each married and with young families; hence, 7 grandchildren. They enjoy summers at the beach, skiing in the winter, swimming, motorcycles and anything their children and grandchildren are involved in.

Personal beliefs:

• Right way, right reasons always leads to success.
• Never compromise personal morals and ethics.
• Earn every dollar you are paid, and expect the same from others.
• Success is a measure of the person you become, not the things you accomplish.

Maarten Kuik

As the CEO and Managing Partner of Euram Investment Group, Maarten Kuik has 25 years of experience in all aspects of real estate development. Today, in addition to overseeing its legal, financial, administrative and commercial activities, he manages the company's real estate portfolio which consists of development and investment properties in five different states. Maarten also maintains Euram's connection with several Dutch investment partners.

He began his career in the U.S. by taking on an apprenticeship with an Atlanta-based law firm while also working in a liaison position between U.S. and European owners and investors for K&L Advisory Company, the predecessor of Euram Investment Group. His career continued down that path which led to a move back to Netherlands where he managed operations for Sunclass Bungalows B.V., a resort development company with operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Italy and the Netherlands Antilles. Maarten moved back to the U.S. in the late 80’s to run Euram Investment Group.

Maarten is also a 50% partner in Southeast Partners, a public syndication company.

He earned a Masters degree in Dutch Law from the State University of Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Jim Traner

Mr. Traner is a partner with the Atlanta brokerage group Apache Capital, LLC. He has been active in the banking and real estate industries for 28 years.

After a brief stint in International Economics with First International Bancshares in Dallas, Texas, Mr. Traner served as an international banker in New York City, Jakarta, Indonesia and Taipei, Taiwan with Chase Manhattan Bank. He also served Chase as a commercial real estate lending officer in Florida and Georgia before engaging with Coopers & Lybrand in real estate restructuring on a national basis. Mr. Traner subsequently acquired well over one billion dollars of U.S. commercial real estate and related debt on behalf of German investors with JAMESTOWN and Baita. He later consulted Wells Real Estate Funds in both acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate during a period when Wells grew from several million dollars to approximately $7 billion in real estate assets.

Mr. Traner has been a member of AFIRE (Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate), ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers), NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and REGA (Real Estate Group of Atlanta). He is licensed in real estate sales and brokerage.

He is a graduate with honors from Wichita State University in Kansas and holds a Masters degree with honors from Thunderbird (AGSIM) in Arizona.

He resides in Dunwoody, Georgia with his wife and two daughters and is a member and participating deacon at Dunwoody Baptist Church.

James C. Scott, JR.

I made my entry into the world at Fort McPherson (Fulton County), Atlanta, Georgia, on November 13, 1945, while my dad served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Both my father and mother’s families were original settlers in Cobb County, Georgia, during the 1830-1840’s. My mother’s family, the Mayes family, was among the founding members of Midway Presbyterian Church, established in 1850, in which my grandchildren are 7th generation. I have served as an Elder in this church since 1969 and as Clerk of Session since 1973.

I attended John McEachern School for 12 years and graduated in 1963. I was named “Mr. McEachern” and “Most Likely to Succeed” in my graduating class. In 1967 I graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a major in Accounting. I participated in the honors program at Georgia from my sophomore through senior years and was voted into the following honorary fraternities relating to accounting, academic, and business school achievement:

• Beta Alpha Psi – Honorary Accounting Fraternity
• Phi Kappa Phi – Honorary Academic Fraternity
• Beta Alpha Epselon – Honorary Business Fraternity

After completion of my junior year in college, I married my high school sweetheart, Joy Ellen Hardy. In September of this year, we will have been married for 42 years. We have been blessed with two daughters, two fine sons-in-law, and six healthy grandchildren.

In June 1967 upon graduating from UGA, I began work at C. W. Matthews Contracting Company as a job cost accountant. Today I serve as President of Matsco, Incorporated, the parent company of C. W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., which is the largest highway contractor in the State of Georgia. Based upon the Engineering News Record survey for 2007, Matthews would be the fifth largest highway contractor in the United States based upon contract revenues. My duties in the construction industry have ranged from being chief financial officer to division head for the quarries operation, private sector work, and asphalt sales. The revenues for Matsco for 2007 exceeded $800 million.

In 1983 I was elected to the Board of Directors of a local bank, First Bank & Trust Company. I was intimately involved in the sale of this bank to the National Bank of Georgia in 1995. In 2001, along with six other local businessmen, the First National Bank of West Metro in Dallas, Georgia, was formed. I served as an originator and director for this bank, which was sold in 2005 to First Horizon National Corporation, Tennessee’s largest banking institution. In 2007, I again served as originator and director of First Choice Community Bank in Dallas, Georgia. This bank is in the process of merging with a sister bank and upon merger will have assets in the $300 million range. Besides serving on the holding company board of these two banks, I also serve as chairman of the loan committee, as I have in my other two banking ventures, as well as, on the executive committee of each of these institutions.

My individual philosophy is to be selective in what I do but be dedicated to it and do it well. This philosophy is mirrored in having one wife of 42 years, one employer of 41 years, and one church in which I have been active all my life. My hobbies include wing shooting, gardening, and travel. My wife and I have traveled extensively in Europe and have made numerous trips to various European destinations over the past 15 years.

David Murry

Since 1981, when the Atlanta resident first stepped into a Formula Ford, Murry has been building a reputation as a fast and consistent racing driver. In addition to his professional and technical expertise, he has become known as one of the "good guys" in the often wacky world of motorsports.

David began his 2008 race season driving for Autometrics Racing in the Daytona 24 hour race running as high as 2nd in the first hour and finishing 11th in a field of over 40 cars. He will then compete in all ALMS GT2 races driving with Robertson Racing driving a much anticipated Ford GT.

2007 race season saw David as a factory driver for Nissan and competed in the Grand American/Rolex Series driving GT cars. This would be David’s employment by a fourth different manufacturer. He also competed in Daytona Prototypes, driving a Porsche powered Doran chassis.

Murry's career began in Formula Fords, leading to the Sports Renault series. From 1981 to 1991, while driving everything he could get his hands on, he won numerous races and the 1985 Sports Renault Championship.

1991 saw the beginning of David’s long tern relationship with manufacturers. He drove an Esprit for the Lotus factory and immediately won two races, so impressing Porsche that they hired him away from Lotus as a factory driver.

Driving a Porsche 968 in the Firestone Firehawk Series, Murry recorded three wins in the 1992 and 1993 seasons. In the same 968, he won five races and claimed the 1994 Firehawk Drivers Championship and the manufacturer’s title for Porsche while finishing second in the prestigious World Porsche Cup standings. David also won the World Challenge Championship in a Porsche 911 Turbo. David also drove for the Porsche factory at LeMans in their LMP1 car competing for the overall win.

BMW then approached David contracting him to drive their BMW M3-GTR.

RECENT PARTICIPATION:

• NASCAR Nextel Cup
• American Le Mans Series
• Grand American Series
• Grand American Cup Series

SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• 24 Hours of LeMans (3 times) Podium finishing
• SCCA World Challenge Champion
• IMSA Grand Sports Firestone Firehawk Series Champion
• SCCA Professional Sports Renault Champion
• 24 Hours of Daytona (11 times)
• 12 Hours of Sebring (12 times)
• NASCAR Winston/Nextel Cup, running 8th
• 23 National and International Track Records
• Factory Race Driver for Lotus, Porsche, BMW, and Nissan

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Can Am
• GTP
• Formula 1
• Formula 5000
• Sprint & Production Cars
• Street Stock

PERSONAL:

• Born: New Orleans, Louisiana
• Residence: Atlanta, Georgia
• Status: Married
• Wife: Trudi Son: Dylan Dog: Jake

HOBBIES:

• SCUBA diver and private pilot

Michael Ringham - Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Indy Racing League (DBA: IndyCar Series & Indy Pro Series)

Most recently serving as Vice President, Marketing for the Indy Racing League, Mike had the overall responsibility for the repositioning of the brand(s), all consumer messaging and on site pre and post race event marketing. During his tenure he led the rediscovery of the brand attributes that resonated with consumers and translated them into a new campaign. "i am INDY!" focused the messaging on the foundation of the Indianapolis 500 - to bring the magic of "The 500" to the other events in the series. Results included increased web traffic, television viewership, on-site attendance and increases in licensed merchandise sales.

Coca-Cola North America

Prior to his tenure with the Indy Racing League, Mike was the Senior Manager, Motorsports Marketing for The Coca-Cola Company's award-winning motorsports marketing program. In addition to managing NASCAR league relationships and working with the members of The Coca-Cola Racing Family, his responsibilities included all aspects of the Company's NASCAR platform for both Coca-Cola classic and the addition in 2003 of development and implementation of the POWERADE contingency program. Marketing duties included leadership of a multi-department cross-functional team responsible for the development and implementation of national promotions strategy along with oversight and approval of local and regional promotion. As operational and implementation strategist for motorsports-related initiatives, he was charged with identification of both new business as well as expansion of current business to business opportunities with other NASCAR marketing partners. Additional responsibilities included oversight and development of facility (racetrack) promotional marketing for Coca-Cola sponsored venues and logistical support of all Coca-Cola Racing Family teams.

Mike was assigned to motorsports marketing in 1997 and led the cross functional team that researched and developed concepts that became The Coca-Cola Racing Family. This unique approach encompassed a focus on the ultimate consumer target, the customers of the Company and the independent bottlers of Coca-Cola that distribute Coca-Cola brands nationwide.

An associate with The Coca-Cola Company beginning in 1981, he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility focused on customer specific marketing for major customers of the company including responsibility for management of trade customers in the southeastern US contributing in excess of $700MM in sales of company products.

A graduate of the University of Evansville, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business.

Mark “Dill” Driscoll

An internationally recognized visionary whose unconventional marketing perspectives are fueled by his “passions of the heart,” Dill's entrepreneurial spirit has spawned at least eight companies in a career bridging decades. Founder of industry breakthrough outfits such as World Sports Promotions, McCann Event Marketing and Momentum, Dill today is the driving creative force behind McWhorter Driscoll LLC, the holding company for ignition, Inc. and i3 Worldwide LLC. True to his all-encompassing marketing mantra, “bring brands to life in the streets, everyday, everywhere,” Dill and his teams have traveled the globe to deliver original solutions for activating some of the biggest brands on Earth. He is a Baker Scholar who has taught high school economics, coached student-athletes and owned and operated retail outlets. His can-do attitude, innovative ideas and contributions, and exemplary leadership already have secured this brand-building pioneer a place in marketing history.

Beginning in Lake Placid, New York, Dill's first venture was in retail with Equipe Sport – a one-of-a-kind sporting goods store – where he created the world's first indoor track for customers to experience in real conditions the new Nike Waffle shoes. Dill's intuitive sense of building brand relationships with consumers had begun its journey.
World Sports Promotions kick-started his profitable marketing path, taking Busch Beer and the Mountains to the people by building ski ramps throughout the US, including summer events in Florida and later abroad. McCann Erickson later acquired World Sports which became McCann Event Marketing. After five years of the “corporate” life, Dill became restless to put his visions into action again. Thus was born Momentum, which now is also owned by McCann Erickson.
Dill has worked in more than 60 countries on five continents. His personal mission to make a positive difference in people’s lives and his belief in the “power of human interaction” serve as the cornerstones for the successful marketing programs that emanate from his on-going leadership. Dill’s combination of can-do attitude and ground-breaking innovative thinking, and his focus on passion and heritage, are the foundation upon which his companies continue to build lasting relationships for client brands.

J. Douglas Boles

Doug Boles has a varied background, spending much of his time in politics and government and later as a co-founder and general manager of a Championship Indy Car Race Team. His management experience coupled with a law degree positions him uniquely in the field of sports and event management.
An NCAA division I athlete, Doug took his competitive spirit and applied it to his early professional career where he served as the assistant campaign manager and helped elect Steve Goldsmith, the mayor of Indianapolis, the 12th largest city in the United States. He followed Goldsmith to the Mayor’s office where Doug served in several capacities from press secretary to director of governmental and corporate affairs.

In 1997, Doug and co-founded and led the effort to secure the funding to start one of the most successful IndyCar teams in recent history, Panther Racing LLC. Serving as COO/CMO of the organization for over eight years, Doug helped secure over $60 Million in funding and managed the growth of an organization that won three championships and over 20 races during his tenure with Panther Racing.
Since the beginning of 2006, Doug has spent time working on projects for clients like Honda North America, Delphi, Popular Science and others in his capacity as EVP of ignition, an experiential marketing firm based in Atlanta, and in January, 2008, started i3 Worldwide LLC (a sister company of ignition) with a focus on brand management and sports and entertainment consulting. Licensed to practice law in Indiana, Boles has a focus on the legal and contractual aspects of team ownership, sponsor relations and racing operations.

John Stewart

John has been involved with sports and entertainment properties for over 20 years and brings to the Rocket Racing League a diverse background in event promotions, sponsorship development and venue operations. Always known as an innovator, John is one of the few individuals in the motorsports industry to have worked in each of the major areas of the sport – promoter, team and sanctioning body.
His career has included executive leadership roles at the Indy Racing League, Texas Motor Speedway/Speedway Motorsports, Inc., Andretti Green Racing, Andretti Green Promotions and Gaylord Entertainment. His unique perspective comes from working directly with sanctioning organizations, sponsors, promotional agencies, teams and radio and TV broadcast networks.
Most recently, John was Senior Vice President at ignition, a global experiential company known for global productions, brand activations, and tours for numerous leading brands and clients, such as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, F1, Nokia, Vodafone, Live 8, Live Earth, Olympic Torch Relay, FIFA, etc.

Scott Tranchemontage / CEO - Montage Communications

Scott was pivotal in the development and execution of Lime Rock Park successful membership drive and over the last 20 years he has specialized in helping high profile development projects build successful community relations campaigns to win local, state, and federal regulatory approval. Additional projects include Manchester’s Verizon Wireless Arena, Londonderry’s Granite Ridge Power Plant, Chelsea Property Group’s Merrimack Premium Outlets, Cabelas’ Tax Increment Financing bond article in Hooksett, and Angel Stamp’s medical waste treatment facility in Manchester. In addition, Scott has successfully collaborated on more than 25 political campaigns for mayor, governor, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and President. His first major campaign was helping former New Hampshire State Senator Charlie Bass defeat incumbent Congressman Dick Swett (NH-2) in 1994. In addition to helping Bass earn re-election to Congress for six terms, Scott has provided media consulting and press relations services for Judd Gregg for U.S. Senate, John Sununu for U.S. Senate, Jeb Bradley for Congress, Bill Zeliff for Congress, Lamar Alexander for President, and George W. Bush for President.

Scott has also provided public relations services through the years for many corporate clients, including Citizens Bank, Catholic Medical Center, Waste Management, SunCom/AT&T Wireless, Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Gilbane Company, and others.

Scott has extensive national and local media contacts, has worked hard to develop an excellent reputation and is well respected, and has placed articles in almost every national major publication.

Matt Hagerty, Vice President, Community and Strategic Relations

Matt Hagerty is Montagne Communications’ Vice President for Community and Strategic Relations, specializing in community outreach and campaign management. Matt has organized and successfully implemented political, business development, and issue advocacy campaigns for a wide array of clients throughout New Hampshire.

Prior to joining Montagne Communications, Matt worked as Senior Director at Dennehy and Bouley, a lobbying, political consulting, and business development firm in Concord. While at Dennehy and Bouley, Matt managed the firm’s grassroots clients and helped to expand their list of business development and political clients, working extensively with the Alliance for American Manufacturing, United for Jobs, the Coalition for Patent Reform, Eaton River Strategies, and International Woodfuels. In addition, Hagerty was registered as a state lobbyist representing clients with interests in New Hampshire’s timber industry, including the American Forest and Paper Association and the Biomass Group.

Hagerty also served in a number of positions for former New Hampshire Congressman Charlie Bass. In both 2004 and 2006, Matt managed the Congressman’s re-election campaign. Between campaigns, Matt worked as a Legislative Assistant in Mr. Bass’ Washington Office.

Debra Daigle, Media Relations Specialist

Debra Daigle, former news director of WZID-FM Radio in Manchester, is Montagne Communications’ media relations specialist. Daigle has been an award-winning radio and television news broadcaster for nearly 25 years; she has worked in numerous markets, including Manchester, NH, Boston, MA and Washington DC. Debra was part of the WRKO Talk Station’s news team in the mid 1980s, when the station was number one in the Boston market. She was the national recipient of UPI’s 1987 Best Reporting/Individual Achievement Award, for her work on everything from spot and breaking news, to a special series marking the 25th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy.

Debra worked for the former RKO Radio Network (Unistar) in Washington, DC from 1990-92, as a national correspondent, covering Capitol Hill, The White House and Supreme Court. From 1992 to the present, she was employed with various Massachusetts and New Hampshire media outlets, including WGIR-AM and FM in Manchester, WGMC-TV3 in Worcester, Massachusetts and WZID/WFEA in Manchester. As news director/afternoon-drive anchor of WZID, Daigle received the 2004 First Place AP Award for Best Newscast.

Debra graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, with the honor of Distinction in Major Field; she went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Mass Communications from Emerson College in Boston, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude.