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Laura Hanusch
President
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Bridget Partain
Executive Vice President of Operations
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Bonnie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales
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Shawna White
Vice President of Digital & Design
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Renee Steckbeck
Director of Apparel & Promotional Products
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Rebecca Carroll
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
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Febe Prado
Senior Graphic Designer
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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 & Inventory Fulfillment 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
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Britney Balderas
Digital Marketing Specialist
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Madeline Fischer
Marketing Specialist
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
Executive Vice President of Operations
Bridget received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Houston in Graphic Communications with a focus on printing. She has been in the printing and advertising business for 26 years and has been with PMD for 24 years.
Since joining PMD’s production team in 1999, she has worn a lot of different hats for the company. From that experience, she has an exceptional knowledge 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 qualified background, 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 loves to cook and spending time with her family.
Bonnie Nelson
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Sales
Bonnie received both her MBA and undergrad in Electronic Media Journalism from Middle Tennessee State University. She has 20 years of experience in a variety of industries including financial, healthcare, manufacturing, and restaurants. Bonnie is currently the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales, where she manages the marketing and sales team, as well as oversees clients ranging in asset sizes from $50 million to $3 billion. Bonnie loves all things marketing but her favorite projects include branding, strategy, campaign development, and consulting.
She holds several industry-related accomplishments including serving on the University of Houston Bauer College Advisory Panel, being a guest speaker and panelist at Workamajig 6.0 Conference, has been a featured speaker at numerous chapter and league events, and has served as a judge for American Marketing Association, Amazon, and CUNA Marketing and Business Development Diamond Awards. Bonnie’s clients have won numerous national and regional marketing and design, and she still gets excited whenever she sees projects she has worked on “out in the wild”.
In her time away from work, Bonnie is a world traveler, and anywhere and everywhere is on her list! She usually has a fun travel story to tell, and when closer to home, she’s often hiking or spending time around a lake.
Shawna White
Vice President of Digital & Design
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 in Denver. After moving back to Texas, she spent 5 years working for credit unions before joining PMD Group where she has been for 14 years.
Her love of design and digital 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 five 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
Director of Apparel & Promotional Products
While finishing her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at Angelo State University, Renee began her career in the credit union industry in 1995. 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.
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 at the local markets, trying new cuisines, and learning from and about different cultures.
Febe Prado
Senior Graphic Designer
Febe graduated from the University of Houston – Clear Lake with her Bachelor of Arts in Communication. 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’s program of choice is Adobe InDesign and she has a passion for typography. She thrives on attention to detail, design aesthetics and complementary colors. She loves that as a graphic designer with PMD, she can collaborate with her team to help clients attain and exceed their goals.
Febe is a foodie at heart, a lover of ice cream and a good book. She enjoys mixing vintage and modern, learning about WWII and vacationing along 30A Florida. She loves the beach, trying new restaurants, homemade pizza and movie nights.
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 8 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 & Inventory Fulfillment Specialist
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 including many in the financial industry.
Kent enjoys every aspect of marketing and throughout his career, he’s been involved in the complete 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.
Alisha Blue
Marketing Specialist
Alisha received her B.A. in Literature from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Her passion for creative writing and copywriting has allowed her to enhance her storytelling expertise through various marketing communications. In her current role as a Marketing Specialist, Alisha manages campaign concepts, social media marketing, and blog marketing. She enjoys helping a client’s vision come to life while furthering the credit union mission that ultimately promotes financial wellness and member empowerment.
In her free time, Alisha enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She loves to frequent coffee shops, restaurants, museums, sporting events, and shops.
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 video games with friends.
Britney Balderas
Digital Marketing Specialist
Britney is a born and raised Houstonian with double degrees in Marketing and Management. While in school, Britney began her journey with the PMD marketing team as an intern. Upon graduating from the Bauer Honors program at the University of Houston, she joined PMD Group full-time as a Digital Marketing Specialist in 2023.
Digital marketing has always been an interest for Britney as she loves copywriting, analytics, and creating content. She holds a range of certifications in Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and SEO.
When not at her computer you will find Britney playing with her daughter, spending as much time in nature as possible, or meeting up with friends at a coffee shop.
Madeline Fischer
Marketing Specialist
Maddie recently graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Public Relations and a minor in Political Science. She is starting her career as a Marketing Specialist at PMD Group.