New leadership structure and promotions signal strong growth as a women-led, employee-owned agency
Mower, one of the country’s top independent and employee-owned marketing, advertising and public relations agencies, has promoted 20 professionals that embody the firm’s guiding principle of ‘always raising the bar.’ These promotions took place amid a strategic reorganization and expansion of Mower’s core leadership team, reflecting broader changes to the industry and evolving client needs. These recent changes cement Mower as majority women-led and create a stronger, more competitive agency in the process.
Mower’s 20 elevated colleagues reflect expertise across its disciplines and specialty areas and represent several of the numerous cities that Mower’s network of 140 employees spans, including Syracuse, New York; Buffalo, New York; New York City; and Cincinnati, Ohio.
“We’re thrilled to recognize the hard work of so many of our Fierce Friends who demonstrate every day what it means to ‘act like an owner’,” said Stephanie Crockett, Mower’s president and chief executive officer. “As Mower continues to grow, it’s important to acknowledge our colleagues’ contributions, hard work and dedication to our agency’s clients. I am thrilled to see our colleagues advance in their careers and take on new roles and responsibilities that will make Mower an even more successful employee-owned agency.”
Four of this year’s promotions have rounded out Crockett’s evolved core leadership team:
Ashley Montanaro to Senior Vice President, Client Leadership (Syracuse, NY)
Trish Nugent to Senior Vice President, Head of Public Relations & Public Affairs (New York City)
Erinn Steffen to Executive Vice President, Operations (Buffalo, NY)
Peter Wiezalis to Vice President, Growth Strategy (Syracuse, NY)
Additional employee owner promotions in 2024 include:
Lana Brindisi to Account Executive (Syracuse, NY)
Jenna Bush to Senior Account Executive, PR & PA Group (New York City)
Justin Cooper to IT Administrator II (Syracuse, NY)
Emmy Cowan to Senior Copywriter (Buffalo, NY)
Marjorie Freer to Senior Vice President, Human Resources (Syracuse, NY)
Alana Gonzales to Strategist, Performance Marketing (Syracuse, NY)
Maggie Hooper to Account Director (Buffalo, NY)
Yansong Jiang to Associate Director, Video Editing (Syracuse, NY)
Katie Lisiecki to Group Account Director (Syracuse, NY)
Alexis Meyer to Director, Strategic Planning (Cincinnati, OH)
Sofia Minudri to Account Executive, PR (New York City)
Jillian Murzynski to Media Planner/Buyer (Buffalo, NY)
Quinn Page to Analytics Specialist (Syracuse, NY)
Austin Philleo to Senior Account Supervisor, PR & PA Group (Syracuse, NY)
Kara Sanchez to Senior Project Management Director (Buffalo, NY)
Mark Wozniak to Human Resources Manager (Buffalo, NY)
Headshots available for download here.
Mower is a 100% employee owned and digitally integrated independent marketing, advertising and public relations agency. Women-led, it has professional staff in 18 cities throughout the U.S. With the mission of Making Fierce Friends™ between brands, customers and stakeholders, 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, including Energy & Sustainability, Healthcare, Financial Services, Travel & Tourism, Building & Construction, and Transportation & Logistics. It has earned top industry accolades from Clio, Cannes and ANA B2 awards and is the only full-service independent agency ranked in Ad Age, B2B Marketing, PRWeek and Chief Marketer. Mower is part of two global agency networks—thenetworkone and IPREX—as well as the 4A’s.