Kate Bosco
Senior Paid Media Manager
Kate Bosco
Senior Paid Media Manager
Kate Bosco boards the VSSL ship as a graduate from USD with a Bachelors from the School of Business in Marketing and Business Administration. As our Paid Media Manager, Kate leverages her analytical and innovative mind, using data and creativity to sink the competition. She's scrappy—and uses her entrepreneurial spirit to conquer any challenge. She also has a great sense of humor (especially at happy hour) and loves new experiences with authentic people.
LeeAnna Diehl
Art Director
LeeAnna Diehl
Art Director
LeeAnna brings over 11 years of B2B and B2C experience to the VSSL crew, with roots in Boston at a luxury diamond company as well as in sunny San Diego at a SaaS start-up. Though she is a New Englander at heart (Dunkin Donuts forever), the waves and sun of the Pacific Coast have been calling her name for years and so she's made Southern California her home. In her free time, you can catch her at a concert, on the beach, or consuming tacos and tequila (an SD staple) somewhere outside. She's also still holding out for Justin Timberlake's heart, so if anyone has a connection there...
Grace Eckmann
Marketing Account Manager
Grace Eckmann
Marketing Account Manager
A West-Coaster for life, Grace sailed south from Seattle and feels right at home in San Diego as a sunshine-lover and wanna-be surfer. Grace comes to VSSL with an agency and startup background, utilizing her strong organizational and interpersonal skills to set the course for projects and keep clients happy. In her free time, you can find her at the dog beach, running at the Bay, or on a quest to find the best tacos and margaritas in the city!
Emma Eret
Senior Marketing Account Manager
Emma Eret
Senior Marketing Account Manager
Emma is a major sunshine lover! Lucky then, that she was born and raised in San Diego, where she can soak it in during the day, then watch it set over the Pacific like nowhere else. Emma finds adventure everywhere. When she's not navigating the digital marketing seas, she’s camping in her favorite national parks, reading the latest thriller, tasting wine, or just cuddling with her dog Cowboy.
Michael Gauthier
Creative Director
Michael Gauthier
Creative Director
As a builder of brands, Michael uses his desire to create strategic and culture-oriented content to support his role as Creative Director for VSSL Agency. His experience lies in the treacherous seas of both B2B and consumer brands, making him well-versed in crafting dynamic design systems. When he isn't designing, you can find him trekking through the wilderness, traveling far and wide or tossing back a hazy IPA. He's stoked to be back in SoCal and out of Karl the Fog. Google it.
Keri Gerheart
Director of Technology
Keri Gerheart
Director of Technology
Keri comes to the VSSL crew with over 10 years in the tech industry under her belt. She sticks to our motto of All Hands on Deck with a background that ranges from development to SEO & internet marketing and has the skills to code just about anything. When not chipping away at a new dev project, Keri can be found at the helm of a sailboat or the gym training for a powerlifting competition.
Marge Glime
Marketing Operations Manager
Marge Glime
Marketing Operations Manager
Joining the crew from Minneapolis, MN, Marge brings several years of in-house and agency marketing experience. She brings a mindset of, "Do whatever it takes to get the job done." to the VSSL ship. When she's not manning the marketing ship, you can find her debating anime theories and lore, browsing the shelves of your local comic shop, or battling it out over trading card games.
Kendyl Holmes
Marketing Coordinator
Kendyl Holmes
Marketing Coordinator
Kendyl joins the VSSL crew with experience managing and launching campaigns for many Fortune 100 companies. She is still exploring all that San Diego has to offer after just anchoring here. Being a foodie makes the first few stops a no-brainer. If she’s not trying new brunch or dinner spots, she’s outside in the sun hiking, swimming in the ocean, or simply taking a nap on the beach.
Zoe Horner
Director of Marketing Account Management
Zoe Horner
Director of Marketing Account Management
This isn’t Zoe’s first time navigating the seas of agency life and she’s thrilled to bring her innovation and strategy to the crew. She’s returning to San Diego after spending some time with the Atlantic Ocean on her horizon, happily trading out the cold winters of New York for the SoCal sunshine. In her free time, you can find her outside on the trails or the beach, usually with a good book in tow.
Adam Jones
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Adam Jones
Senior Full Stack Engineer
Adam is a developer, programmer, Devo mega fan, and the ship’s painted crew mate. Obsessed with code and the tech that goes behind it, when he isn’t re-re-relearning the joys of using git rebase you’ll find him circumnavigating San Diego’s radical terrain like Magellan on a skateboard. He’s also our go-to guy to learn about the idiosyncrasies of different IPAs and what economics podcast we should listen to (seriously!).
Dwayne Jones
Director of Demand Generation
Dwayne Jones
Director of Demand Generation
With a steady eye on the horizon, Dwayne's ability to spot trends enables him to create top-performing demand gen strategies as part of the VSSL crew. Though originally from Los Angeles, Dwayne set sail for the South coast to San Diego, where he picked up a BA in Sociology from UCSD and an MBA from SDSU. After dropping anchor in America's first city, Dwayne has racked up over 12 years of experience in the digital marketing industry, where he's led demand gen campaigns for some of the biggest brands in Southern California. When he's not tracking down the next best online strategy to sink the competition, you can find him sinking shots on the basketball court or cooling down at the Bay with a refreshing Hazy IPA.
Jordan Opel
SEO Manager
Jordan Opel
SEO Manager
Jordan has 10+ years of experience sailing the seas of Search Engine Optimization and is an expert at helping brands generate leads. He’s passionate about crafting impactful inbound marketing experiences that benefit both consumers and sellers. When he’s not growing organic traffic, he likes to play board games, take trips to the mountains, or ride his bike for exercise.
Tim Peacock
Principal
Tim Peacock
Principal
As one half of VSSL’s dual-captain leadership, Tim is a veteran marketing leader with strong design sensibilities and a proven track record. His background in multiple venture-backed tech startups translates seamlessly into navigating current clients on voyages of tech success. He can also create a soundtrack for damn near anything. Seriously, he spent part of last summer touring the UK with his cover band.
Gene Ratliffe
Handler of the Booty
Gene Ratliffe
Handler of the Booty
Gene is VSSL’s Finance and Accounting Navigator, helping the team optimize performance through budgeting, analysis, systems integration and business process improvements. He’s no barnacle counter; his diverse finance skills gained from roles in both large corporate finance departments and a family-owned business earned him the title Handler of the Booty.
Lindsey Sloan
Social Media Manager
Lindsey Sloan
Social Media Manager
Born and raised in California, Lindsey set sail for San Diego 10 years ago and hasn’t looked back. With more than seven years of social media experience, she uses her creative yet analytical mind to put wind into our clients’ social media sails. When she’s not taking the con on content creation, Lindsey spends her time camping, cracking open White Claws, and keeping her puppy from eating just about anything it sees.
Lisa Sydes
Marketing Operations Strategist
Lisa Sydes
Marketing Operations Strategist
Lisa is a California native and has dropped anchor up and down CA’s pacific coast as well as in Montana and Paris, France. She loves traveling and exploring new places, and is always up for an adventure. Her marketing experience lies in both in-house and agency life, making her a strong asset to the VSSL crew. When not sailing the digital high-seas, she can be found being bossed around by her two dogs, Basil Dog (a red Siberian Husky with floppy ears) and Annabelle aka “The Snog” (a rescued hunting dog from Kauai).
Dave Tillson
Principal
Dave Tillson
Principal
As one half of the dual-captain command, David is a marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience in competitive roles — both in-house and within agency settings. David is passionate about helping clients grow their brand and engage their customers while also developing and empowering every member of the kick-ass VSSL roster.
