Our directors are the best and the brightest with the ultimate #squadgoals. They strive to influence and engage all members while ultimately keeping the agency constantly evolving.
Maret Montanari, Firm Director
Major: Public Relations
Minor: General Business
Experience/Achievements: The Plank Center Account Executive (2017); The Plank Center Assistant Account Executive (2016-2017); Capstone Agency Assistant Director of Account Services (2016-2017); Kappa Kappa Gamma Public Relations Chairman (2017); PRSSA Executive Board Member (2017); NABC/NCAA Final Four Student Intern (2017); Alabama Athletics Communications Student Assistant (2016-2017); Cardinal Key Honor Society; The Elliott Society; President's List; UA Presidential Scholar.
Hudson Nuckolls, Assistant Firm Director
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Computing Tech & Application
Experience/Achievements: Alabama Hockey Account Executive (2018); Lifegroup Leader at The Well at Calvary Tuscaloosa (2017-2018); Alabama Hockey Assistant Account Executive (2017); Brentwood Baptist Student Ministry Summer Intern (2017); Alabama Power Assistant Account Executive (2016-2017); Dean’s List (2016-2018)
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Colleen Dolan, Director of Account Services
Major(s): Public Relations & Criminal Justice
Experience/Achievements: Linda Gaunt Communications Intern (Summer 2017); New York Fashion Week Intern (September 2017); Director of Events - The National Society of Leadership and Success (Spring 2017-Present); President's List (4.0) 3 times; Writer for Alice Magazine and Mosaic Magazine (Fall 2017-Present); Alpha Omicron Pi
Allie McKee, Assistant Director of Account Services
Major(s): Advertising & Marketing
Experience/Achievements: Capstone Advertising Federation VP, Community Partnerships and Engagements (2017-2018); Alpha Gamma Delta VP, Event Planning & Risk Management (2017-2018); Slingshot LLC Account Management Intern (Summer 2017); Vance and Betty Lee Stickell Award (2017); President's List (2015-2018); American Marketing Association Assistant Chief Marketing Officer (2016-2017); Endicott & Company Public Relations Intern (Summer 2016)
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Alexa Campbell, Director of Digital - Social Media
Major: Advertising
Minor(s): Communication Studies & Computing Tech and Applications
Experience/Achievements: Panish, Shea and Boyle Law Intern (Summer 2017); SCG Communications PR Intern (Summer 2016); SGA Director of Communications (2017), Order of Omega Treasurer (2017); Gamma Phi Beta Education Vice President (2016)
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Tricia Sylvia, Director of Digital - Web Design
Major: Public Relations
Minor: General Business
Experience/Achievements: Insomnia Cookies Marketing Intern (2017), Industry Immersion Intern (2016), Gamma Phi Beta
Emily Eddins, Assistant Director of Digital
Major: Advertising
Minor: International Relations
Experience/Achievements: PowerHouse SMART Marketing Intern (Summer 2016), Forward PR Intern (Spring 2017), Senior Digital Strategist for The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations (2017)
Mallory McDonald, Director of Media Relations
Major: Public Relations
Minor: English
Experience/Achievements: NV Media Inc. PR and social media associate; Editor & Writer, Platform Magazine (2017); Media Relations Director, Capstone Agency; PR comittee, PRSSA; Senior Media Relations strategist for Higher Education Partnership; Alpha Lambda Delta (2014-2017); National Society of Collegiate Scholors (2015-2017); PRCA member; Public Relations and Advertising Delegate, College of Communication & Information Sciences; Dean's List (2014-2017), Marketing consultant, The Odyssey;
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Cara Bolt, Director of Media Relations - Content
Major: Public Relations
Minor: English
Experience/Achievements: Montgomery Zoo Intern (Summer 2017), Semi-Finalist for the Holle Public Speaking Award (Spring 2016), Coca-Cola First Generation Scholar
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Emily Baker, Assistant Director of Media Relations
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Communication Studies
Experience/Achievements: LPGA Tournament Business Affairs Intern (Summer 2017), University of Alabama Sports Marketing Intern (2016-present), Bowie Baysox Sports Marketing Intern (Summer 2016)
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Delaney Gilmer, Director of Public Relations
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Computing Tech & Application and Communication Studies
Experience/Achievements: Office of the Mayor - City of Tuscaloosa PR Intern (2017); Children's of Alabama Corporate Communications & Marketing Intern (2017); Capstone Agency Assistant Director of Public Relations (2017); Capstone Agency Public Relations Award (2016); UA SGA Assistant Director of Organizational Outreach (2016); UA Homecoming Communications Committee (2016); MONARCH Espresso Bar Social Media Intern (2016); UA SGA Director of Campus Outreach (2015-2016); UA Student Recruitment Team (2015-2016); Senator Richard Shelby Campaign Intern (2016).
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Hyland Stockton, Assistant Director of Public Relations
Major: Public Relation
Minor: Business
Experience/Achievements: Essential Broadcast Media Intern (Summer 2017), Government Honors Intern (Summer 2016-May 2017), Kappa Kappa Gamma
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Hughston May, Creative Director
Major: Advertising
Minor: Art
Experience/Achievements: Civitan International Public Relations Design Intern (Summer 2017); Beyond Media Production Assistant (Summer 2017); Content Creator for the Odyssey Online (2017-2018); Firm Director’s Award (Spring 2017); Outstanding Team Member: Campus Veterans Association (Fall 2016 & Spring 2017); PRCA Medallion Award (Spring 2017); Capstone Agency Assistant Creative Director (2016-2017); American Marketing Association President (2016-2017); Dean’s List (Spring 2016);
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Julia Travagline, Assistant Creative Director
Major(s): Public Relations & Italian
Experience/Achievements: Capstone Agency Assistant Creative Director, University of Alabama Dance Marathon Public Relations Director, The B+ Foundation at Alabama Executive Director, Public Relations for Employer Development Intern at the Culverhouse Career Center, Kappa Alpha Theta Online Media Director (2015-2017), Graphic Design Intern at The Nine (Summer 2017), Most Outstanding Student in Italian (2015)
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Grace Golden, Director of Insights
Major(s): Marketing & Advertising
Minor: Computing Tech & Applications
Experience/Achievements: Domino's Corporate Marketing Intern (2017); Chi Omega Marketing Director (2017); Student Alumni Association Fundraising Chair (2016); Black Warrior Film Festival Website Director (2016); Most Outstanding Insights Member and Most Outstanding Client Team Member for Higher Education Partnership (2016); President's List (2014-2017).
Cassandra Downey, Assistant Director of Insights
Major(s): Public Relations
Minor: Spanish
Experience/Achievements: AAF most promising multicultural student, class of 2018, Senior Insights Strategist, EcoCAR 3, Martin Waymire student practitioner (summer 2017), The GRIT social media manager (fall 2017-present), PRSSA Social media committee (fall 2017-present), Alabama Center for Real Estate editorial intern (spring 2017), HelloWorld client management intern (summer 2016), President's list (spring 2017-present), Dean's list (fall 2015-present)
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Lindsay Rudoff, Director of Pro Bono
Major: Public Relations
Minor: General Business
Experience/Achievements: Southwest Airlines PR Measurement & Analytics Intern (summer 2017), Junior Board Member for Alabama Writers' Conclave (2017), Supervisor at University Recreation Center, Account Services Intern at Splash Media (Summer 2016)
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Kelsey Kauffman, Director of Finance and Administration
Major: Accounting
Minor: Computing Tech & Applications
Experience/Achievements: Director of Judicial Affairs for the Alabama Panhellenic Association, Assistant Director of Judicial Affairs for the Alabama Panhellenic Association, Mentor for Future of the Tide, Communications Director for SGA, Affinity Leader for Kappa Alpha Theta, Conference Coordinator for the Coalition for Collegiate Women's Leadership, Assisant Director of Finance and Administration for Capstone Agency, Fundraising Team for Haitian Entrepreneurial Research and Development, Social Media Marketing Intern for Museum of Discovery, Order of Omega Most Outstanding Freshman, Order of Omega Most Outstanding Sophomore, Capstone Agency Firm Advisor's Award
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Jessica Baggett, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration
Major: Accounting
Minor: Computing Tech & Applications
Experience/Achievements: Assistant Director of Finance and Administration, The B+ Foundation at Alabama Fundraising Committee, Culverhouse LIFT Volunteer, Affinity Leader for Kappa Alpha Theta, SGA Homecoming Committee - Community Service Committee
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Emily Abrams, Assistant Director of Finance and Administration
Major: General Business
Experience/Achievements: Assistant Director of Finance and Administration, Pi Beta Phi Scholar (2016, 2017)
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Teri K. Henley, MBA, APR, Capstone Agency Faculty Advisor
Teri K. Henley, MBA, APR has more than 25 years experience in the academic and nonprofit communications field. Throughout her academic career, Henley has provided her students the opportunity to be involved in course-relevant, "real life" service experiences, in an effort to instill in them an ethic or service and a lifetime commitment of civic participation. She has served as an adviser for The Capstone Agency since 2008, as well as the adviser to the PRSSA Bateman Team since 2011. Prior to joining the faculty of The University of Alabama in 2007, she was Chair of the Department of Communications at Loyola University in New Orleans.