Meet our experts

Alexes is a media relations expert and steward for many of our clients’ community organization partnerships. She’s a pro at distilling complex messages into digestible communications and loves what she does because she gets to connect with people from a variety of industries and backgrounds. Speaking of different backgrounds, she is a former competitive CrossFit athlete. Exercise is still a big part of her life.

Puget Sound local Carly leads account teams in healthcare, corporate communications
and Pacific Northwest philanthropy. She enjoys making connections between clients and the community, building trust and engagement with stakeholders, and finding the silver lining in any situation. In addition to International Studies, you might be surprised to know she also holds a minor in Italian Language from Seattle University.

Carrie is a Texas transplant and cross-functional marketing leader with expertise in in-house marketing and business development. She helps us implement our great passion: finding organizations that have great challenges we can help them navigate. With a background in craft beer marketing, she brings a fresh take on both our internal marketing efforts and our office drink fridge.

Constantine loves supporting our clients in all things digital marketing and storytelling. He specializes in public relations, social media and influencer marketing and is passionate about finding new approaches to old problems. In his downtime, you can find Constantine honing his chess game with friends.

Deb builds campaigns for our clients that go the extra mile to reach and resonate with their audiences across languages and cultures. She’s our go-to for developing culturally relevant communications and marketing programs. She helped found and currently leads our diversity, equity and inclusion committee. In addition to integrated campaigns, Deb leads several healthcare communications campaigns across Washington. In her spare time, you can find Deb replicating recipes from her childhood in Hawaii or checking out local art exhibitions.

Doug founded QT to help clients and the community solve tough challenges. In his 30 years in the industry, he’s supported countless organizations with corporate communications, issues management, political strategy and coalition building in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Doug is also passionate about mentorship, working closely with SINE and Emerging Leaders. Outside of the Quinn Thomas office, you can find him with a Pacific Northwest IPA cheering on the Ducks. Whether it’s sailing, hiking, biking, skiing or running–keeping up with one of his many outdoor hobbies is a different challenge.

Dylan works at the intersection of public affairs and business. He leads clients in healthcare, tech and energy to solve public policy challenges, putting his background in government affairs, campaigns and policy to work. We are always impressed with his ability to decipher complex source material; he almost makes it look too easy. In his spare time, he loves to golf and spend time with his Bernese Mountain Dog.

Seattle-based visual designer, Ellen, is passionate about strengthening brand identities, elevating environments, and designing experiences. She has a curious, strategic approach to creative campaigns and bold design that perfectly fits within our creative team. When she’s not at the office, you might find Ellen out hunting for the perfect vintage crewneck.

Erin is a Pacific Northwest native and a writer at heart. She is passionate about building strategic partnerships and the role of social responsibility in business. Inspired by human behavior and opportunities for learning, she is curious about the ways opinions and behaviors are influenced. When she’s not serving clients, Erin can usually be found giving someone a ride to practice or crossing a local microbrewery off her list.

Erin is the fearless leader, or more formally, President of Quinn Thomas. She’s a healthcare industry leader, and an expert in integrated marketing campaigns and in-house corporate communications for global brands. Our team knows her as the engine that keeps the agency running smoothly. When she’s not supporting our team or clients, she is literally running with a podcast in her earbuds. Outside of work you can find her trying new Portland restaurants, flying through books on her Kindle or exploring with her toddler.

Proud Arizona State Sun Devil, Hailey doesn’t let the lack of sun hamper her love of the Pacific Northwest. She specializes in media relations, strategic planning, content development and brand storytelling. She doesn’t rest until everything is perfect–which is probably why she is also known for her cooking, baking and heirloom tomato garden.

Kaitlin loves exploring complex issues with clients and using creative storytelling to engage local communities. She has a leadership role on our diversity, equity and inclusion team and specializes in social strategy and community management. She is our go-to for product and movie recommendations—our in-house influencer it’s been said. Outside of work you might find her at a hot yoga class.

Karen is our secret to keeping campaigns moving. She collaborates with QT’s marketing, PR and communications teams to deliver outstanding creative work. She has never met a deadline she’s shied away from. When she’s not managing projects, you’ll find her outside hiking, camping or paddle boarding around the Pacific Northwest.

Proud Duck and University of Oregon alum, Kirsten, supports an array of clients with campaign reporting, content development, website management, and media relations efforts. The next time you talk to Kirsten, make sure to ask about her role as Portland office DJ or her time working on a farm in Hawaii.

Portland VP and proud University of Oregon alum Kristin has years of experience in just about everything related to digital strategy, global corporate communications and business development. She’s a deeply analytical thinker with a competitive spirit and always strives to get the best results for our clients, including leading a PRSA Silver Anvil-winning team. Kristin leads agency operations, business development and marketing for QT. It is known that she can’t whistle, but she can shred on a wakesurf board.

Originally from a small town in Mississippi, Megan Kaye carries a deep love for marketing and the PNW. Known as “MK” by most, she specializes in connecting the dots of marketing, brand strategy, and communications to launch holistic campaigns driven by mission, research and a customer-first mentality. MK’s penchant for authenticity and ability to forge connections make her an asset to clients seeking to grow their brands through meaningful marketing. Outside of work, you can find MK plotting her next adventure or relentlessly looking for the best queso in Seattle.

Michelle is in charge of all things creative here at Quinn Thomas. She is an award-winning Creative Director with over 16 years of experience working with Fortune 100 clients. She currently leads creative development for an array of integrated and multicultural campaigns. And she has the best Michigan accent you’ve ever heard. When she’s out of the office, you’ll find her crushing spikes and taking names at her beach volleyball league.

Rebecca holds a dual role, leading statewide grassroots advocacy campaigns for clients and overseeing our agencywide culture strategy. She has extensive experience leading communications campaigns at the intersection of public policy and business. Rebecca is super thoughtful and one of the best sounding boards in the office. She’s also our welcoming committee and college basketball expert.

As co-founder, Rick is a highly regarded leader of award-winning public affairs and public relations campaigns for local and national brands. He was named a 2021 CFO of the year honoree by the Portland Business Journal and has a long history advising Fortune 10 companies. Many around the office know him as incredibly detail-oriented, which has served him well in perfecting his legendary smoked brisket and ribs.

Sarah is our VP in Seattle, leading communications and public relations campaigns for healthcare and public sector organizations. She has a background in employee engagement strategy, including a certification in change management. She loves building relationships with our clients to transform complex business problems into impactful communications. At QT, Sarah is responsible for agency culture initiatives and supports our DEI committee. When she’s not in the office, she’s planning her next trip or finding a new book to check out.

Shane is an interdisciplinary graphic designer who’s passionate about making ideas come to life. Having experience with all forms of media, he paints a holistic picture when crafting messages and cares deeply about facilitating meaningful human interaction. When he’s out of the office, Shane enjoys photography and making music.

Tommy is a proud Linfield College alum well versed in professional accounting principles. He is responsible for the agency’s accounting functions, financial and tax reporting, payroll and benefits administration. Due to his comedic skill, he can turn even the most boring concepts into engaging and hilarious life lessons.

Traci works with Quinn Thomas’s healthcare, science, energy, and public sector clients, supporting a wide range of coalition and public affairs campaigns. With a public affairs career built in local government and the U.S. military, Traci has a passion for championing important causes and achieving meaningful results. In her downtime, you might find this Southern California native looking for her next favorite spot along Oregon’s coast or capturing precious content of her foster kittens.

Yajaira is a recent graduate of Central Washington University and a PNW native. She is fluent in Spanish and loves in incorporate her dual language skills into her daily PR work, corporate social responsibility and philanthropy efforts. In her downtime, you might find Yajaira picnicking with friends or chasing a beautiful Seattle summer sunset.