SYRACUSE, N.Y.—July 11, 2023—Mower, the 100% employee-owned advertising, marketing and public relations agency, has promoted 20 executives who embody the firm’s ethos to always raise the bar. The promotions include two advancements to senior vice president roles and two advancements to the vice president position, the latter of which adds to the ranks of Mower’s senior leadership team. There were 16 additional professional promotions across the agency. Mower’s recently advanced executives reflect expertise across its disciplines and specialty areas and are part of Mower’s network of 155 employees based in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, and Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, and Syracuse, N.Y., among other locales.
“Our recently promoted executives have demonstrated what it means to ‘act like an owner,’ which is a mentality we greatly value at Mower,” said Stephanie Crockett, president and CEO of Mower. She continued, “They are both excellent at their craft and they make Mower a great place to work. I am so pleased to see our colleagues advance in their careers and take on new roles and responsibilities that will benefit Mower as we head into our first anniversary as a 100% employee-owned business.”
Advancements within and additions to Mower’s senior leadership team:

Ashley Montanaro
Senior Vice President – Client Leadership

Trish Nugent
Senior Vice President – Public Relations

John O’Hara
Vice President – Public Relations

Pete Wiezalis
Vice President – Growth Strategy
Additional employee owner promotions:

Lindsay Curre
Senior Account Supervisor,
Public Relations

Justine David
Senior Account Supervisor,
Public Relations

Julie Thomas
Senior Account Supervisor,
Public Relations

Austin Philleo
Account Supervisor, PR/PA

Alison Boghosian
Senior Account Executive,
Public Relations

Emily Passmore
Account Executive,
Public Relations

Becky Howell
Senior Account Supervisor

Amanda Widzinski
Creative Supervisor

James Perks
Senior Lead Backend Developer

Yasmin El Sandabisy
Strategist, Performance Marketing

Rachel Gilbert
Research Manager

Lauren Anderson
Program Manager

Rachel Neumann
Senior Project Manager

Stephanie Tychinski
Business Development Manager

Janette Piesczynski
Controller
Headshots can be downloaded here.
About Mower
Mower is a digitally integrated independent marketing, advertising and public relations agency with professional staff in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Miami and Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Syracuse, N.Y. Mower delivers strategic insights and counsel, digital solutions, smart creative and award-winning results to clients in a wide range of industries and service sectors. It has earned top industry accolades from Clio, Cannes, and ANA B2 awards and is the only full-service agency ranked in Ad Age, B2B Marketing, PRWeek and Chief Marketer. Mower is 100% employee-owned and part of two global agency networks — thenetworkone and IPREX — as well as the 4A’s.