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Our People (Partial Staff List)

Ken Cuccinelli, ABC
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

When he joined Quest Fore in 1999 as chairman, Ken brought with him a wealth of strategic marketing experience. A former head of marketing for a Fortune 500 company (CNG Pittsburgh), Ken was named 1994 Gas Marketing executive and also served as chief operating officer of CNG Energy prior to joining Quest Fore. In addition to his chairman duties, he also serves as president of International Business Ventures LLC, a worldwide consulting and prospect development company that is active in Europe and Latin America. In 2005, Ken earned his ABC (Business Communications Accreditation) from the International Association of Business Communicators.

Jim Burke
COO/Vice President, Creative Services

Jim co-founded Quest Fore's design business unit in 1976 and has been guiding the development of multi-element campaigns and communications programs ever since. For more than three decades, Jim served as the single-source provider of marketing campaigns for such clients as Consolidated Natural Gas (CNG), Heinz USA, H.J. Heinz Company and Mine Safety Appliance Corporation (MSA). Before founding Quest Fore, he was a graphic designer, art director, creative director, recording engineer, multimedia producer and minority partner in one of Pittsburgh's largest design firms, Graphic Center Inc. Throughout his career, Jim has won a variety of national and international awards for his work in the industry.

Scott Witalis, ABC
Senior Vice President, Strategic Client Services

Scott joined Quest Fore in 1986 and has helped put us on the map by developing innovative strategic communications programs for our clients. With experience that includes working with such diverse names as GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Heinz North America, MSA, Armada Supply Chain Solutions, McKesson and PNC Bank, Scott has the expertise to implement strategies on every level, from simple to complex. He is a past president of AIGA Pittsburgh (American Institute of Graphic Arts) and IABC Pittsburgh, (International Association of Business Communicators). In 2005, Scott earned his ABC (Business Communications Accreditation) from IABC.

Mark Lindsay
Senior Creative Director

In his many years as a designer, Mark has developed industry-leading solutions for a broad range of globally known clients, such as Estee Lauder, Pepsi, Esso/Exxon, Revlon and KFC. An impressive illustrator, he also has a strong proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash web development, 3D modeling, in addition to industrial design capabilities in thermal molding, metal/wood fabrication and exhibits. At Quest Fore, he works with a team of designers, writers, project managers and business to come up with award-winning, strategic concepts for print, interactive, direct mail, packaging and point-of-sale.

Mark Markovic
Creative Director/Senior Art Director

Mark has an extensive portfolio of award-winning logos, packaging, branding identities and graphics, which have provided the creative impetus for many of the agency's most successful programs. In his position at Quest Fore, he has designed multi-faceted campaigns for major clients such as Heinz, PPG, MSA, GlaxoSmithKline, AON, Volkswagen and Audi. Mark has more than 25 years of experience as a designer and art director, serving a diverse client base including international, national and regional corporations, and non-profit organizations in the areas of corporate identity design, marketing campaigns, print collateral, web design, package design and advertising.

Beth Rodak
Comptroller

A long-time member of the Quest Fore team, Beth relies on experience and sound judgment to plan and accomplish financial goals that help grow the company. Currently, she heads Quest Fore's finance department and is responsible for establishing and maintaining all of Quest Fore's accounting principles, practices and procedures, including preparing monthly financial reports and presenting findings and recommendations to management.

CJ Patrick
Chief Executive Officer, Quest Fox Interactive

CJ came to Quest Fore as a strategic partner utilizing his vast software and web development experience to enhance the interactive capabilities of the company. As a result, Quest Fore and Blue Fox Development, CJ’s web development company joined forces to create a robust interactive team in Quest Fox Interactive. The Quest Fox Interactive team works hand in hand with Quest Fore within the same physical location to provide Quest Fore's clients with powerful technology solutions tightly integrated with the strategic planning, branding and design solutions offered by Quest Fore.