Team Leaders
Our team is led by seasoned senior experts in each area of specialty. We can scale quickly and easily, which helps keep our productivity up and our costs down. Team leaders play a key role in client business from the inception, and remain intricately involved in every client relationship. We have strong, ongoing relationships with partners in relevant areas (PR, Research, etc.) who we can bring in to collaborate whenever needed.
Julie Towne VP / Creative Director
Julie has more than 25 years of ad agency experience building brands in healthcare, high-tech, retail, and packaged goods. A writer by trade, she has spent the last 15 years as a creative director...
Stacey Paynter Strategic Consultant
Stacey applies 25+ years of experience in marketing to develop solutions that link a client’s brand more strongly to their business goals and bottom line...
T.J. Wylie Digital Program Manager
T.J. has over 15 years of program management experience, leading teams of various technical and creative backgrounds delivering enterprise level digital solutions…
Tiffany Trueman Account Supervisor
Tiffany has over 10 years of advertising experience, both agency and client side, and she has worked in media planning and account management...
Trish Sagare Senior Art Director
Trish has more than 15 years of graphic design experience. Her ability to organize, multi-task, and prioritize make her a key player on any size project...
Leah Markos Senior Art Director
Leah’s sophisticated design sense, attention to detail, and strict adherence to brand standards make her an invaluable asset to Compass...
Freddie McKenna Senior Copywriter
Freddie has broad expertise across all media and a myriad of categories. She has done award-winning work in consumer advertising...
Team Leaders
Julie Towne
VP / Creative Director
Julie has more than 25 years of ad agency experience building brands in healthcare, high-tech, retail, and packaged goods. A writer by trade, she has spent the last 15 years as a creative director, guiding teams of art directors and writers to create award-winning, revenue-generating work in television, radio, print, collateral, and digital media. She has been creative director for firms as small as 10 people, as well as for the San Francisco office of Publicis Dialog, one of the world’s largest advertising agencies. Her unique ability to meld strategic and creative thinking makes her invaluable to both colleagues and clients. Julie has exceptional expertise in healthcare marketing, having worked with hospital clients throughout her career, including a six-year stint leading a healthcare-exclusive agency. She leads the creative work on all clients at Compass Health.
HOSPITAL CLIENTS
- California: El Camino Hospital (and Foundation and District), Marin General Hospital (and Foundation and District), Eisenhower Medical Center (and Foundation), City of Hope, Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Center, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, San Ramon Regional Medical Center, Contra Costa Health Plan
- Washington: Swedish Medical Center, Valley General, Yakima Memorial
- Arizona: St. Joseph’s Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute
- Texas: Texas Children’s Hospital
OTHER HEALTHCARE CLIENTS
- Fogarty Institute for Innovation, CONCERN: EAP, South Asian Heart Center, Pathways Home Health & Hospice, Baxter, Philips, Siemens, ProVent, Lifescan (OneTouch), Abbott Vascular
Stacey Paynter
Strategic Consultant
Stacey applies 25+ years of experience in marketing to develop solutions that link a client’s brand more strongly to their business goals and bottom line — locally and globally. She is efficient and effective at identifying market opportunities and developing strategic programs which impact all “touch-points” along the consumer decision-making process. This results in attracting profitable volume, earning greater customer loyalty, increasing brand preference, and enhancing competitive differentiation. Her capabilities include marketing strategy, communications planning, and brand management. Her experience and passion are focused on the healthcare industry. From marketing guidance to business planning, Stacey helps clients develop brand strategies, increase sales, redirect customer acquisition efforts, build operational infrastructure, and expand into new markets. At Compass, Stacey serves as the leader ensuring collaboration and brand consistency across all communications channels.
HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE
- California: Chinese Health Initiative at El Camino Hospital, CONCERN: EAP, El Camino Hospital, Eisenhower Medical Center, French Hospital, Marin General Hospital, Fogarty Institute for Innovation, South Asian Heart Center, Stanford Medical Center, Washington Hospital Healthcare District
- Washington: Swedish Medical Center
- Indiana: St. Vincent Hospitals
- Texas: Texas Children’s Hospital
OTHER HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE
- Abbott Laboratories, Acuson (Siemens), AMGEN, ATL (Philips), Behring Diagnostics, CDW (Healthcare Division), Lifescan (division of Johnson & Johnson).
T.J. Wylie
Digital Program Manager
T.J. has over 15 years of program management experience, leading teams of various technical and creative backgrounds delivering enterprise level digital solutions to Fortune 300 companies, private wealth management firms, commercial banks and healthcare entities.
T.J.’s skill set includes digital marketing strategy, communications planning, and extensive web design and development expertise. From creating single landing pages for search engine marketing (SEM) campaigns, to the complete redesign and restructuring of hospital intra and extranets, and any custom development in between, T.J.’s team expeditiously delivers custom, functional, results.
Tiffany Trueman
Account Supervisor
Trish Sagare
Senior Art Director
Trish has more than 15 years of graphic design experience. Her ability to organize, multi-task, and prioritize make her a key player on any size project.
Having worked in small agencies and in-house design groups she is used to wearing many different hats from production and design, to traffic and account management. She drives inspiration from the world around her through her travels and observations, and while she gladly accepts direction, she always has a fresh idea to share with the team.