"Communication is at
the heart of human
nature.

Learning the best way to 'say' the best thing to a specific audience is an evolving challenge that I enjoy being part of every day."


Loves:
Husband Paul, daughter Annika and border collie Spinner

Enjoys:
Time with family and friends, beach vacations, photography and art

Interesting Fact:
My husband and I have spent the last several years restoring, renovating and building our home, part of which is a log cabin circa 1850 near a Civil War battlefield in Frederick County, MD

Joe Cliber
Principal

Rich Vallaster
Principal


Jeff Cliber
Design

Rebecca Henigin
Design

Jim Holton
Research

Courtney Jenkins
Intern

Cindy Kalinoski
Editorial

Nick McIntosh
Photography

Gretchen Rosencrantz
Project Manager

Adrienne Rosone
Design

Barb Ruppert
Writer


Our Name
Gretchen Rosencrantz
Project Management
Company Role
From start to finish, Gretchen has a pulse on all of the projects Creosote is producing. She works closely with team members, clients and vendors to ensure that project development and production processes go smoothly.

Personal Profile
With more than 10 years in the marketing and advertising industry, Gretchen brings a broad range of experience to Creosote. She has a great understanding of project management for all kinds of communication tools, including research, branding, collateral, advertising, interactive media and event planning.

Early in her career as a communications professional, she worked for a local newspaper on marketing and Newspapers in Education projects. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Communication Arts from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. Upon graduating, Gretchen joined a Washington, D.C., Hispanic woman-owned marketing and advertising agency, specializing in socially conscious projects. There she had the opportunity to work with a range of government, corporate and non-profit clients.

More recently her work with another agency in the metro area included project and production management for corporate, senior care, healthcare and education clients.

Education Experience:
Gretchen is a very versatile part of Creosote team and has worked with many of our education clients. As an active alumna for her alma mater she participates regularly with prospective student events and has served on the alumnae/i executive board committee.