Mike Gardner
Mike Gardner is an executive search and career management professional and president-elect of the American Marketing Association-DC Chapter. He specializes in providing marketing, advertising, public relations and creative interactive talent to Fortune 500 companies and large non-profits. In addition, he works with senior level executives interested in making a career move and helps them develop the tools and plans necessary to compete in today’s highly competitive job marketplace. Gardner is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience in marketing and building profitable businesses.
Mike Gardner
Mike Gardner is a staffing executive and incoming president-elect of the American Marketing Association-DC Chapter. He specializes in providing marketing, advertising, public relations and creative interative talent to Fortune 500 companies and large non-profits. Gardner is a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience in marketing and building profitable businesses. Having managed programs, teams, and budgets for such icons as America Online (AOL), Discovery Communications, Verizon Communications and more, Gardner's experience includes new media product development, corporate brand strategy and development, business strategy and operations, and marketing communications and advertising. In addition to his postgraduate certification from Duke, Gardner holds a BA from Mount Saint Mary’s College of Emmitsburg, MD. He is also an avid sailor, visual artist, cook and golfer. He lives with his wife and four children in Washington, DC.
Eileen Kessler
Eileen Kessler For more than 30 years, Eileen Kessler, president of OmniStudio, has led an expert team of specialists to produce publications, brand identities, marketing communications and online communities that build constituencies, educate, and inspire advocacy for positive change in our society.
In 2010, Kessler founded OmniCreative Staffing, with the goal of providing a more in depth, creative and technical support resource for clients, agencies and the federal government.
Peter Weddle
Peter Weddle is a recruiter, HR consultant and business CEO turned author and commentator. He has authored or edited over two dozen employment-related books, including his latest, Work Strong, Your Personal Career Fitness System. Weddle’s columns on recruitment and job search appear in the Wall Street Journal, The National Business Employment Weekly, CNN.com and many others.