Our People
The men and women of Walker Sands Communication are our greatest resource. Our ability to deliver outstanding results for our clients is a credit to their quality and their leadership.
As experienced marketers, designers, journalists and public relations professionals, our people have the strategic, planning and creative skills to develop and implement the right solutions to meet our clients' communications needs.
If you are looking for assistance from Walker Sands, please get to know our people by clicking on the links below.
Executive Management
- Mike Santoro
President/Principal
Email Mike - Ken Gaebler
Founder/Principal
Email Ken - Christine Pietryla
Senior Vice President of Public Relations
Email Christine - Andrew Shykofsky
Market Analyst
Email Andrew - Courtney Beasley
Business Development
Email Courtney
PR Team
- Tim Morral
Senior Copywriter
Email Tim - Bobby Chilver
Account Executive
Email Bobby - Andrew Cross
Account Director
Email Andrew - Sarah Dietze
Account Executive
Email Sarah - Allison Dreiband
Account Executive
Email Allison - Emily Johnson
Account Executive
Email Emily - Will Kruisbrink
Account Director
Email Will - Challin Meink
Account Executive
Email Challin - Dave Parro
Account Director
Email Dave - Tory Patrick
Account Director
Email Tory - Meghan Reilly
Account Executive
Email Meghan - Matilda Swartz
Account Executive
Email Matilda - Alexandra Huber
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Email Alexandra - Katie Welge
Senior Media Relations Specialist
Email Katie - Christine Curtin
Media Relations Specialist
Email Christine - Heather Farr
Media Relations Specialist
Email Heather - Annie Gudorf
Media Relations Specialist
Email Annie - Erin Jordan
Media Relations Specialist
Email Erin - Beth Kempton
Media Relations Specialist
Email Beth - Colleen Kennedy
Media Relations Specialist
Email Colleen - Rachel Krasnow
Media Relations Specialist
Email Rachel - Kikora Mason
Media Relations Specialist
Email Kikora - Meghan Spork
Media Relations Specialist
Email Meghan
Web Team
- John Fairley
Director of Web Services and Social Media
Email John - Sanketa Nayak
Senior Programmer
Email Sanketa - Blake Coglianese
Designer
Email Blake - Kimberly Lucio
Interactive Marketing Manager
Email Kimberly - Daniel Laloggia
Digital Marketing Manager
Email Daniel - Allison Lautz
Interactive Marketing Specialist
Email Allison - Katie Donabedian
Digital Marketing Specialist
Email Katie - Colleen Garvey
Web Marketing Intern
Email Colleen
One Team, One Goal
The team at Walker Sands includes Chicago marketing strategy consultants, Chicago PR firm professionals, Chicago web design experts, Chicago SEO experts and other marketing consulting firm professionals. Every employee at Walker Sands has a singular goal -- do whatever it takes to make our clients more successful and help them to grow their businesses.
