Meet the Exposure Team
Tom Barton CEO & Founder
Tom has been at the helm of Exposure since its inception in 1996. A graduate of Quinnipiac University's School of Business, Tom oversees the operations of the organization including business development and marketing strategy. He also lends his experience and guidance to clients' creative and technical initiatives. A die-hard college basketball fan, Tom has been to five UConn National Championship games.
Lori O'Brien VP of Accounts
Lori has been with Exposure since 2000 and today oversees several client accounts directly while providing oversight to the accounts team. She supports Exposure's business development efforts and is part of the company's leadership team. A University of Connecticut graduate, Lori brings a wealth of historical client information to everything she does at Exposure—and takes her role as the office candy supplier very seriously.
Accounts
Andrew Smith Account Manager
Andrew works with clients on a variety of digital needs, specializing in website development and interactive marketing. As an account executive with more than 20 years of business analysis, marketing, and personnel management, Andrew brings tremendous experience and knowledge to his role. He's also a wine enthusiast—with his own vintage in the works.
Emily Goldstein Account Manager
Emily works with clients on a variety of needs, including strategic planning, website development, branding, and marketing. Emily attended schools all over the world and graduated from the University of Liverpool with a bachelor's degree in marketing, and joined Exposure in 2012. She excels at delivering the best solution for every client, from small businesses to complex brands.
Stephanie Courchesne Business Development Manager
Stephanie works with new and existing clients to establish a plan for their online objectives, both through website development and digital marketing strategies. Stephanie holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Northeastern University and has experience in sales, customer retention, marketing strategy and implementation, and customer support. Stephanie is always looking out for the best deal and savings (be careful if you ask her about couponing!), and she uses this mentality to ensure that every client has the best solution to meet their business needs. She spends her free time chauffeuring her son to after-school activities, spending time with family. or carving out time for a workout.
Jennifer Gott Account Support Specialist
Jenn’s is the first voice you’ll hear when you call our offices, and she takes pride in making sure every client concern is thoroughly heard and understood. A Jill-of-all-trades, she happily pitches in wherever she's needed, from website updates to SEO analysis to admin and operations. She lives with her husband of 20+ years and their many-thumbed orange cat. In her free time, Jenn writes books, plays cozy video games, and tries out new creative hobbies.
Michelle Kerr Junior Accountant
Michelle graduated from Albertus Magnus College with a degree in business administration and a concentration in human resources. She has 9+ years of experience in accounting, payroll, and human resources. She enjoys working with numbers and problem-solving. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out at home with her husband, who is her high school sweetheart, and their two dogs. She also loves reading and caring for her many houseplants.
Marketing
Michael Rakiec Digital Marketing Manager
Mike helps organizations grow through results-driven internet marketing strategies including search engine optimization, pay-per-click, email marketing, and social media advertising. Mike joined Exposure in 2008 with a degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut. He enjoys the beach, live music, UConn basketball, and participating in any kind of sport.
Janaura Bishop Digital Marketing Manager
Janaura is a digital strategist with a proven track record of creating and executing successful digital marketing campaigns for clients. With over 15 years of industry experience, she bridges the gap between technology and marketing through a thorough understanding of business objectives, human behavior, and the many technological resources at her disposal. In her free time, Janaura enjoys Broadway shows, music, cinema, games, and spending time on the water.
Kyle Hurley Digital Marketing Manager
Kyle is responsible for client engagement and helping clients with their digital marketing strategies including pay-per-click, email marketing, search engine optimization, and social media. He graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in communications. In his free time, Kyle enjoys listening to music, playing guitar, collecting vinyl records, cheering for UConn basketball, and watching movies.
Brendan Wilhide Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Brendan helps clients grow through digital marketing including PPC and organic campaigns, copywriting, and social media branding. He previously worked in digital marketing at Progress, ForeSite Technologies, and Infotree and on behalf of clients which included Best Buy, Northwest Community Bank, and Ripken Baseball among others. He is a co-author of Social Media in Sports Marketing, a textbook on social media best practices in sports. He is a diehard Cleveland Indians fan and a motorsports fan.
Jake Thomas Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Jake enjoys finding analytics trends, looking at different combinations of metrics, and refining his efforts to improve results for his clients. He particularly enjoys PPC because it combines data with another of his favorite things: writing. Jake graduated from UConn with a degree in communications, and now uses those skills to fit key content and keywords into ads and onto websites. Jake enjoys tennis, UConn basketball, European soccer, and traveling to his favorite vacation spot, Brazil.
Stephen Sidorak Digital Marketing Specialist
Stephen ensures our clients’ digital presence reflects their organizational mission and values. He joined Exposure in 2022 with 15 years of experience in state government, public affairs, and campaign management. Stephen built his first website for a Connecticut family-owned business in 2004 and went on to earn a master’s degree in organizational effectiveness and leadership. He spends his free time reading, making music, playing tennis, fishing, and helping people grow their own food.
Stephanie Chang Digital Marketing Specialist
Stephanie is passionate about supporting clients, helping them reach their goals, and learning the latest digital marketing updates in the market today. She graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a degree in English and joined Exposure in 2022. In her free time, Stephanie enjoys photography, reading, attending concerts, and spending time outdoors hiking.
Emily Ahl Digital Marketing Specialist
Emily is a digital marketing specialist with a background in publishing. She has a B.A. in film media and English from the University of Rhode Island and has always shown an interest in the cause, implementation, and effect of a good advertisement. She now uses that passion to create social media and email campaigns for her clients. Emily is interested in all things crafty and nerdy and can often be found crocheting while watching her favorite movies.
Kaylee Jeamel Digital Marketing Specialist
Kaylee graduated from Roger Williams University with a Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in marketing, and a minor in graphic design. She is responsible for executing digital marketing campaigns for clients including SEO, PPC, email, and social media. Kaylee enjoys the ever-evolving nature of marketing, which allows her to grow as a professional. She loves traveling, shopping, going to concerts, and spending time with family and friends.
Lauren Fazekas Digital Marketing Specialist
Lauren joined Exposure in 2023 after graduating from Fairfield University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing, and a minor in public relations and business analytics. Lauren is passionate about combining the creative aspect of digital marketing with the analytics component to find unique solutions and new ideas. In her free time, Lauren enjoys hiking, going to the beach, reading, and trying new workout classes.
Sarah Parke Digital Marketing Specialist
Sarah is experienced in developing successful email marketing campaigns and crafting mission-aligned content for nonprofit, publishing, and higher education organizations. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine and has nearly a decade of professional editing experience. She spends her free time completing DIY home improvement projects with her husband, reading, writing fiction, and quilting.
Eden Fritz Aguiar Digital Marketing Specialist
Eden joined Exposure in 2024 after graduating from the University of Hartford with a master’s degree in communication. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in communication with a concentration in applied media production from Eastern Connecticut State University. She is passionate about utilizing the newest and best digital marketing practices when working with clients. When she’s not working, she is either spending time with her fiance and family or working on a new podcast!
Creative
Jon Fenwick Creative Director
Jon is an award-winning designer whose work has been selected for publication by LogoLounge, the CADC, CT Ad Club, and GD USA magazine. A UConn School of Fine Arts graduate and former adjunct professor, Jon has more than 20 years of experience in web design, user experience, and brand strategy. As creative director of Exposure, Jon oversees the design team, and is involved in all aspects of the creative and strategic process.
Diane Lepkowski Art Director
Diane is an experienced designer with a degree in graphic/information design and a passion for telling each client's story. Since joining Exposure in 2010, Diane has worked with our team and clients to create custom website designs, emails, and marketing collateral. Diane is a foodie and travel lover who spends her free time dabbling in the kitchen, trying new restaurants, and exploring new destinations.
Todd Busha Production Artist / Designer
Todd works as our production artist and graphic designer, updating client websites when needed and making sure all of our printed work is perfect. Todd has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design and brings over eight years of experience in the print industry to Exposure. As an avid athlete and sneaker enthusiast, he has participated in several marathons and triathlons.
Geoff Lewis Senior Designer
Geoff uses the latest and greatest design techniques to present content and visuals in an easy-to-digest way. He has a bachelor's degree in graphic and information design and a wide range of print and digital experience. Geoff's work has been published in more than 10 national magazines. When not behind the computer, Geoff spends time outdoors fly fishing, hiking, and snowboarding.
Nicole Kradas Entry-level Graphic Designer
Nicole graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a B.A. in mathematics and obtained an associate degree in graphic design from Tunxis Community College. She enjoys being creative and exploring the challenges of graphic design, such as typography and keeping up with all the new trends. In her free time, Nicole enjoys watching movies, listening to Taylor Swift, and spending time with her two dogs. She also plays basketball and is a big UConn fan.
Elizabeth Kusmit Content Strategist
Liz elevates our clients' messaging with carefully crafted brand voices, content strategies, and search engine-friendly marketing copy. She joined Exposure in 2010 with a master's in English from Georgetown University and a passion for correct punctuation. Outside the office, Liz enjoys hiking, vegetable gardening, and hanging out with her daughter.
Elaine Elliott Content Strategist
Elaine collaborates with clients to tailor content strategies, shape brand identity and voice, and develop innovative promotional ideas that resonate with their target audiences. Since joining Exposure in 2015, she has helped brands articulate their vision and connect meaningfully with customers. With over 20 years of experience as a writer, editor, and content strategist, her expertise includes content creation, copywriting, content marketing, and branding.
Jakob Potemri Copywriter
Jakob is a content creator who crafts clients' messages with precision and care. He graduated from Quinnipiac University with a BA in both English and film, television & media arts. When not composing from behind a desk, he can be found watching Boston Celtics basketball, going to Rhode Island to see his best friends from high school, and having reading dates with his partner at home.
Steve O'Brien Front End Web Developer
Steve specializes in using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and other technologies to bring our creative department's website designs to life. He particularly enjoys working on WordPress sites where he can put his back-end skills to work. Steve has been building websites since high school and graduated from CCSU with a degree in computer science. He enjoys health and fitness, being outdoors, and, oddly, photographing snakes.
Dallas Skau Front End Web Developer
Dallas is a graduate of the University of Hartford, where he earned a degree in multimedia web design and development with a specialization in human-computer interaction. He was drawn to web development due to its ever-evolving nature and is always interested in learning new emerging technology. In his free time, Dallas plays bass, goes to concerts, plays video games, and takes part in the occasional game of Dungeons & Dragons.
Jonathan Goodrich Front End Developer / Videographer
Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a degree in digital media and design. He helps the creative department with videography, animation, web design, and web development. Outside of work, he enjoys drawing and spending time with his cat and tiny dog.
Technology
Chris Anton Technology Director
Chris provides technical vision and direction for Exposure while collaborating with the entire tech team to further the WS platform and apps. A graduate of Villanova University, Chris has been with Exposure since 2003 and has worked with a variety of clients and scalable solutions. He also enjoys indie sci-fi zombie movies—all four of them.
Dave McHale Programmer / Developer
Dave wears many hats at Exposure including Microsoft developer, WordPress division lead, and resident SSL guru. A graduate of Marist College, Dave came to Exposure in the 2007 acquisition of JCM Software and has been developing websites professionally since Internet Explorer 3. When not enjoying time with his wife and daughter, playing disc golf, or snowboarding, he can often be found running through mud and electric obstacles on the side of an area ski slope.
Tom Brower Programmer / Developer
Tom has extensive experience architecting and building ecommerce websites and custom mission-critical, web-enabled applications for a diverse client base. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he has been utilizing .NET and SQL Server to build cool stuff for our clients since 2010. Outside of the office, Tom spends time with his family and watches the Yankees.
Jason Arnoff Programmer / Developer
Jason joined Exposure in 2017 as a programmer/developer, responsible for programming and developing our clients' websites, primarily on the .NET platform. A graduate of Purdue University, he has five years of experience as a process engineer and manufacturing engineer at companies including PPG Aerospace and Connecticut Spring & Stamping. When not at work, Jason enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee and defending the goal in ice hockey. Yes, "I'm one of those guys."
Maciej Beclawski Web Developer
Maciej Beclawski is a web developer and designer proficient in HTML5, CSS, JS, C#, Java, PHP, MySQL, SQL Server, MVC, Laravel, OOP, and Android, and excels at using those technologies to create effective, high-quality solutions for our clients. Maciej holds a Bachelor of Science in computer science and a master's degree in software engineering from Central Connecticut State University. He speaks fluent Polish and is interested in computer graphics, home automation, and DIY projects.
Jenson Olmstead Software Developer
Jenson brings 20 years of full-stack development experience to Exposure, leveraging his expertise in ASP.NET, MSSQL, and other Microsoft technologies to assist the tech team in achieving goals and addressing challenges related to client website development. When not immersed in code, he likes to spend his time in the backyard with his family and two dogs.
Josh Massa Junior Web Developer & Systems Administrator
After 15 years as an executive chef, Josh decided to switch careers and pursue his passion for technology. He completed a six-month full-stack coding bootcamp through UCLA and gained experience with technologies including JavaScript, React, Node.js, Express, WordPress, and PHP. At Exposure, Josh provides support and updates for WordPress websites and assists with system administration tasks. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two Labrador retrievers. He’s big on anything outdoors, including fishing, kayaking, hiking, and camping.
