Brian Sockin
President / CEO
Darlene Genander
VP of Sales
Nick Calautti
VP Technology
Jennifer Homan
Project Management
Denise Lincon
Creative Services
Laura Shiels
Sr. Account Manager
Kyrie Heilman
Accounts & Development
Jim Zidar
Financial Manager
Jill Hiatt
Assoc. Project Manager
Our people are CoOption's greatest asset. Our talent pool is a carefully cultivated mix of energetic, seasoned CPG client and agency vets, blended with young, ambitious local talent that we nurture from college internship positions.
M.B.A. Marketing, Wharton School of Business
B.A. Psychology, Binghamton University
• Colangelo Marketing Group Co-Founder / CEO
• Alba Kids Agency SVP Business Development
• Kraft Foods Brand Manager & New Product Development Manager
• Nortel Networks Marketing Manager
• Author of 7 published books including
The Pocket Marketer (Warner Books)
M.A., Fairfield University
B.S. Business/Marketing, University of Connecticut
• CoOptions VP Sales, Director of Business Development, Sr. Account Director
• Proctor & Gamble Territory Mgr./Sales
• Kraft Foods Sales
Applied Science, SUNY, Hudson Valley, New York campus
• 29 years in the telecommunications industry
• New product development and network design
• Worked with Nortel, Illuminet, Ulticom and Telecom Technologies.
• Co-founder of TekVizion PVS Inc.
A.A.A., Graphic Design, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State
• Scienta HealthCare Education Program Manager
• OptumHealth Education Program Director and Producer
• Penn State Sr. Promotions Associate
• Barash Group Sr. Graphic Designer
B.F.A., Kansas City Art Institute
• Lenovo Sr. Design Manager, Corporate Identity and Marketing Strategy
• Spectrum Brands Director Creative Services
• Remington Products Director Creative Services
• Conair International Creative Supervisor
• General Electric Creative Coordinator

