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Laura Hanusch
President
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Bridget Partain
Vice President of Operations
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Bonnie Nelson
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
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Shawna White
Director of Design and Project Development
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Renee Steckbeck
Promotional Sales Manager
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Rebecca Carroll
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
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Febe Prado
Senior Graphic Deisgner
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Cathy Goodwin
Senior Marketing Specialist
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Robin Donnelly
Director of Business Development
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Sarah Messer
Estimator
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Kent McGowan
Production Coordinator
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Caroline Sherry
Marketing Specialist
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Alisha Blue
Marketing Specialist
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Esperanza Garcia
Graphic Designer
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Taylor Gagné
Junior Graphic Designer
Laura Hanusch
President
Laura graduated from Texas A&M University and began her career working in financial institutions. She held positions in a variety of areas including teller, customer service and administrative assistant. Just before joining PMD Group, she worked as a loan officer at a Houston credit union.
In 2007, she joined the PMD team as a marketing representative, eventually moved into the financial director role and then became president in 2017. Laura is motivated by our PMD team, who she describes as kind, hardworking, talented, and driven. She is proud that our PMD team works hard to accomplish the strategic goals of our clients.
Now that Laura’s kids are older, she has more time to call her own. She has taken up golf, enjoys working out and daily walks with her dog, gardening, and traveling with family and friends.
Bridget Partain
Vice President of Operations
Bridget received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston in Graphic Communications with a focus on printing. She started working for PMD before graduation and over the last 20 years, she’s worn a lot of different hats for the company. From that experience, she has a good feel for how all the departments work together to create success for our clients.
Over the years, Bridget has watched the company grow and evolve into a full-service marketing agency. With a full menu of services combined with her wide experience, Bridget can always offer a solution to meet her client’s needs. Being able to strategize with clients and meet their goals is very rewarding.
When she isn’t at the ball field or a Girl Scout event with her kids, Bridget enjoys cooking, working in the yard, and spending time with her family.
Bonnie Nelson
Vice President of Marketing and Sales
Bonnie received both her MBA and undergrad in Electronic Media Journalism from Middle Tennessee State University. She has 17 years of experience in a variety of industries including financial, healthcare, manufacturing, and restaurants.
Bonnie started at PMD Group as a Marketing Specialist and worked her way up to VP of Marketing & Sales. Bonnie loves all things marketing but her favorite projects include branding, strategy, campaign development, and generational marketing.
In addition to her hands-on experience, Bonnie holds several industry-related accomplishments including, the University of Houston Bauer College Advisory Panel, guest speaker and panelist at Workamajig 6.0 Conference, judge for American Marketing Association, Amazon, and CUNA Marketing and Business Development Diamond Awards, and Hubspot Content Marketing Certification. She’s also very proud of the numerous national and regional marketing and design awards that her clients have won.
In her time away from work, Bonnie is a world traveler! She also loves spending time with family boating or hiking a new trail.
Shawna White
Director of Design and Project Development
Shawna graduated with a BA in Mass Communications from Texas State University and started her career working in PR, then transitioned to marketing for a Fortune 500 company. After moving back to Texas, she spent 5 years working in a credit union before joining PMD Group where she has been for the last 13 years.
Her love of design and marketing makes her job at PMD the perfect combination. Her inside knowledge of credit unions helps her bridge the marketing message with design. For the past four years, Shawna has been a judge for the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Diamond Awards and was a guest speaker and panelist at the Workamajig 6.0 Conference.
Shawna loves the Astros even though she resides in Dallas amongst Rangers fans. When she’s not serving on the board of her Ladies League or volunteering for her kids many sports teams, you can find her working on home renovation projects, golfing, hiking or biking.
Renee Steckbeck
Promotional Sales Manager
While finishing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Angelo State University, Renee began her career in the credit union industry in 1995, where she earned the Fern Mayfield Employee of the Year Award. After moving to Houston, she continued working for credit unions where she was Certified in CUNA’s STAR and MERIT programs.
Soon after her twins were born, she joined PMD Group in 2004, where she played a key role in launching our promotional product department. Renee oversees the promo products and apparel division for PMD Group, where she enjoys helping clients find the perfect item to promote their brand and message to the world.
In her free time, Renee enjoys listening to good music, spending time with close friends and family, and summer vacations in the mountains.
Rebecca Carroll
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Rebecca has her B.S. and M.A. in Anthropology with a focus on research and using data and statistical analyses to show and explain previous cultural trends and predict future ones.
As a Digital Marketing Specialist, she uses a comprehensive approach to each digital marketing project to ensure the best results. Rebecca likes helping clients achieve their goals and grow their businesses. She holds a variety of certifications including Google Partner Certification, Google Ads Display Certification, Google Ads Search Certification, Google Ads Video Certification, and Google Ads Measurement Certification.
Rebecca is known for her love of travel! She enjoys visiting ancient sites and museums, shopping and bartering at the local markets, trying new cuisines, and learning from and about different cultures.
Febe Prado
Senior Graphic Deisgner
Febe graduated from the University of Houston – Clear Lake with her BA in communication. She considers herself a Swiss Army knife designer, skilled in marketing, PR, writing and design. Her experience in marketing, design and business development has led her down a wonderful career path which ultimately pointed to her true passion – graphic design.
Over the years, Febe has won numerous awards for her creative designs but one of the most exciting was that her t-shirt design was selected for the JJ Watt Foundation 2019 Charity Classic. Febe loves that through her position at PMD she can help clients grow and succeed. As a graphic designer, she enjoys collaborating with coworkers to bring our client’s vision to life.
A foodie at heart, Febe enjoys eating charcuterie boards as often as possible. When she’s not chasing her kids, she loves reading, cooking with her husband, watching movies and trips to the beach.
Cathy Goodwin
Senior Marketing Specialist
After college, Cathy launched her career working for a credit union and over the years, she has held positions in marketing, training and HR. Throughout her career, she’s been fortunate to work with some of the best and the brightest in the credit union industry!
She joined the PMD team in 2015 and was thrilled to combine her love of credit unions with her passion for marketing. Cathy became a Certified Business Development Sales & Service Trainer in 1997 and received her Certified Credit Union Executive designation in 2000. She also received her Hubspot Content Marketing Certification in 2019. Cathy is passionate about identifying client needs and developing well-planned marketing initiatives to help them achieve their marketing goals.
In her free time, she enjoys reading, Jazzercise, spending time with her family and friends and exploring the great outdoors.
Robin Donnelly
Director of Business Development
Robin graduated with an Executive MBA from Texas Woman’s University with a concentration in International Business and Ethics; her undergraduate degree is a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Marketing. She has 20+ years of marketing experience with 14 years specialized in credit unions.
Robin has been with PMD for over five years but has worked with PMD in some capacity since its incorporation. Her goal for clients is TO GET RESULTS and she takes a personal approach, getting to know her clients and their business. She believes in client education and exceeding expectations for products and services.
Robin’s favorite hobbies include offshore fishing and reading more than 150+ books per year.
Sarah Messer
Estimator
Sarah’s career started in the ’90s working in a sign shop. She has worked in the printing industry for 20 years in both quality control and customer service.
In 2018, she found the PMD family and has been here ever since! Sarah loves to find the best solutions at the best price for the client. She also enjoys seeing a project from start to finish but because she isn’t client-facing, she appreciates when the marketing reps share photos, samples, and success stories of completed projects! Sarah has a strong love for all four-legged furry creatures.
For more than 20 years, Sarah and her husband have raised German Shorthaired Pointers (Birddogs) where they compete at a national level in Horseback Field Trials. She also enjoys a wonderful life in the country, along with cats and chickens too!
Kent McGowan
Production Coordinator
Kent has been in the Production department at PMD since 2018. He has over 30 years of experience in marketing, retail advertising, and direct mail with seven years in the financial industry. Kent was also on the Board of Directors for the Houston Production Managers Association from 2010 to 2015.
Fortunately, he enjoys every aspect of advertising and marketing and throughout his career, he’s been involved in the whole process from design through production. Kent enjoys finding the best solutions to achieve a client’s goal and following a project from start to finish. He brings his experience and background to each project to produce proven results.
Away from work, Kent enjoys grilling, the great outdoors, and Texas road trips.
Caroline Sherry
Marketing Specialist
Caroline was born in Greenville, South Carolina but Nashville has been her home for most of her life. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a degree in Communication and a minor in hospitality. She launched her career in marketing at PMD Group and has been with the company for almost 2 years.
Caroline received her Content Marketing and Social Media Marketing certifications, which she uses daily at PMD. She spends a lot of time copywriting for our clients and loves seeing the result of a campaign, knowing she played a part in their success.
Given the choice, Caroline would spend all her free time at the beach, but she also enjoys spending time with her friends and family.
Alisha Blue
Marketing Specialist
Alisha attended University of Houston – Clear Lake and graduated with a BA in Literature. Certain skills, such as creative writing, are what drive her passion to communicate effectively. She has worked in sales and advertising for a local magazine and has previous years of customer service and credit union experience. Alisha more recently holds a certification in Google Analytics and strives to continue to learn.
In her free time, Alisha enjoys traveling, shopping, trying new restaurants, spending time with her husband, and seeing her children play tennis and baseball.
Esperanza Garcia
Graphic Designer
Esperanza graduated from the University of Houston-Clear Lake with a BFA in Art and Design with a Concentration in Graphic Design. Being a graphic designer allows her to take client direction and create engaging designs for both print and digital platforms. She is passionate about design and enjoys the problem-solving that goes into producing a final product.
Esperanza has more than seven years of experience, with more than half of those at a credit union. She enjoys designing everything from logos to annual reports and learning new techniques along the way.
When she’s not designing, Esperanza enjoys spending time with her husband and two little girls, going to concerts, watching the Houston Astros play, and going to her favorite Houston restaurants and finding new ones to try.
Taylor Gagné
Junior Graphic Designer
As a recent graduate of Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and Art History, Taylor has a passion for Graphic Design with a special interest in Illustration and Coding.
Taylor started at PMD in 2022 as a Junior Graphic Designer and looks forward to growing with the company and everyone on the team.
Outside of work, Taylor enjoys drawing and crafting, reading, roller skating, and playing tabletop games and videogames with friends.