Jack Kerigan :: STRATEGY

Jack Kerigan, Jr. created roadmaps to success for some of America's most respected brands, then applied that foundation to launch Kerigan Marketing in 2000. Jack was raised on the Florida Gulf Coast where he earned a Marketing degree from Florida State University, and later an MBA. Jack served a 12-year career with RJR Tobacco including RJR's Brand Marketing Group (Winston-Salem, NC) where he led the retail efforts of the SALEM brand nationally. He then took the reins of Community Coffee in Baton Rouge, LA (the nation's largest family-owned coffee company) as Director of Marketing where he delivered the company's first volume growth in over six years.

Jack launched Kerigan Marketing, in 2000, with a focus on helping small businesses grow to the next level with integrated marketing. He is a graduate of Leadership Baton Rouge and Leadership Bay (Panama City, Florida). He was recognized as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the Business Report. In 2001, he was selected as one of Gambit Magazine's "20 People to Watch" and also as one of FSU's "Notable Noles." He created the Marketing Plan for Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail which won an HMSAI Gold Award and has led KMA to multiple ADDY Awards each year from 2002-2007. He created Kerigan Online to bring marketing leadership and graphic design expertise to clients looking for results-oriented web sites. ^back to top

Catherine Noël :: GRAPHIC DESIGN

Born and raised in the eclectic gumbo of New Orleans, Catherine Noël headed to Baton Rouge after receiving an art scholarship to LSU School of Design. She won local, regional, and national graphic design awards, and, after graduation, in 2002, went to work for a local advertising agency where she started their in-house design department. Catherine was awarded the Shining Star by the Baton Rouge Ad Federation for her work in the ADDYs. Catherine joined Kerigan in March 2004 and resides in Baton Rouge. She works with clients across the gulf coast, traveling between the two offices, where she gathers creative ideas to apply to client projects.

Catherine's professional graphic design talent is often the first step in the Kerigan web design process where she designs creative page layouts for client options. ^back to top

Bryan Baird :: WEB DEVELOPMENT

Coming from the tech savvy marketing department of Quadrant Software, Bryan brings to the table advanced CSS, Search Engine Optimization and Flash techniques. This University of South Florida Marketing graduate melds even more creativity with technological know how to help Kerigan shape websites into glowing landmarks on the web. His analytical tendencies and design oriented imagination are a perfect match for marketing in the electronic world of web development. Returning home from Tampa to settle down with his wife in the small town of Port St. Joe, Bryan and Kerigan Marketing will surely have a long and prosperous relationship.
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Anna Hodges :: ADMIN/MEDIA

Native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida from a family of nine, Anna cultivated a spirit of competitiveness at a young age. Anna has always had a diverse array of interests, abilities, and determination; such determination that she forwent the warmth of Florida and support of family and friends to pursue an double major undergrad in Pennsylvania, 1000 miles away from family and friends. Fully submersed in working at a Fortune 500 Company in the financial industry, Anna worked her way through college, earning two bachelor degrees from The Pennsylvania State University. With her BA in Business Management and BA in Marketing, Anna graduated as the VP of her schools chapter of Mu Kappa Tau. Anna has a passion for technology and process automation and has served vital roles as Sales and Marketing Manager, and Chief Social Networking Officer at a start-up software company over the past few years. Having moved back to her home state, Anna couples her education and over 10 years of professional experience to strengthen the administration of our growing business. ^back to top

George Kelley :: ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Jack recruited George for the Kerigan team in summer, 2007 to expand the company's growing email marketing programs and to work with clients on improving their online presence through statistical reviews and Search Engine Optimization. George is a self-proclaimed "natural problem solver," and has always loved working with computers. George comes from Century 21 Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals where he was responsible for maintaining the online database and network trouble shooting for over 200 property owners who "want everything yesterday."

George hit the ground running at Kerigan and is always available to maintain our network and respond to client phone calls. George is very active in his church where he contributes his time to handle their technical needs. ^back to top

Sherry Brown :: DESIGNER/ARCHITECT

Sherry Brown was born and raised in a small Louisiana town, but that didn't keep her from dreaming big. She headed off to LSU in Baton Rouge on a full academic scholarship and never looked back. Graduating with a Bachelors of Architecture in 1997, she, and her now husband Rick, also an architecture graduate, began working in a local firm. That's where Sherry caught the graphic design bug. Working closely with the firm's principal designer, she learned the ins and outs of layout and design. Not to mention the fact that she became an Autocad wiz! In 2003, Sherry began her solo career as a graphic designer with her firm, twitch designlabs.

Jack quickly saw opportunity in Sherry's unique combination of natural design talent and architectural background. The two have collaborated on numerous successes, including ADDY award-winning brochures and identities for Florida's SanDunes community. Sherry's work on Gulf County Tourism, Sunset Pointe and Port Inn are also viewable on our web site. ^back to top