Meet Us

Senior Staff Accountant

Michelle enjoys spending time with family and friends but prefers lazy days at the beach. Some close to her say she has a Cleaning OCD. She just believes “a place for everything, everything in its place”.

Michelle Copeland

Account Coordinator

Outside of the office, Lauren is an amateur entomologist and loves all things bugs!

Lauren Prowse

Executive Creative Director

Mike is an Emmy-winning writer who gained his knack for storytelling from his history teacher mom, his appreciation of multiple perspectives from his diplomat father, and his love of beer from those two years stationed in West Germany.

Mike Gallagher

Account Supervisor

When she’s not working, you can find her outside with her trusty senior canine sidekick Onyx. When the weather (or the dog) refuses to cooperate, she spends her time crocheting or playing Dungeons & Dragons.

Amanda Belue

Executive Vice President – Education, Labor and Economy

When she isn’t on the soccer field, this former Division I soccer player is all about teamwork and bringing her competitive edge to score big wins for clients.

Kathleen Kennedy Manzo

President and CEO

Jennifer leads Hager Sharp with a creative and entrepreneurial spirit. She enjoys traversing the United States in search of adventure with her husband and four children, and is a die-hard fan of the Washington Nationals.

Jennifer Wayman

Senior Account Supervisor

A true nomad, Meg has lived in seven U.S. states and overseas in England and Bahrain. She’s thrilled to have put down virtual roots at Hager Sharp, even if she never stops moving in real life.

Megan Mills

Vice President, Health Practice

“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Schulz

Andy Owen

Account Supervisor

Sip, work and play: Catherine is a self-proclaimed tea and boba enthusiast.

Catherine Llamido

Junior Digital Strategist

Ask Audrey about her time studying the media landscape in China!

Audrey Clegg

Digital Content Writer

A professional actor/singer, Allyson became a writer/editor through her compulsive need to delete double spaces after periods. She loves scuba diving, social media, Waffle House, women’s issues, kitten GIFs, and fast cars.

Allyson Harkey

Vice President

Clients love her for being a health communications enthusiast, grammar nerd, and partnership facilitator. Her co-workers love her for her quick wit and constant smile. She loves working with experts who have fun while developing ideas that make a difference.

Cecily Dumas

Accounting Manager

Susan enjoys spending time with her baby daughter, mom, and sister hiking, cooking and traveling. She loves dancing, gardening, and decorating. We love that she’s easily amused; laughing at her own jokes even before saying them out loud.

Susan Bhandari

Vice President, Director of Digital Strategy

As a digital expert, Emily has honed her skills stalking the Internet’s most adorable pet celebrities. When she’s not watching cute dog videos, Emily enjoys running, reading, and the occasional DIY project.

Emily Zeigenfuse

Account Coordinator

Outside of work Gabrielle is an avid reader and loves to travel.

Gabrielle Bush

Vice President

Melissa debated between three college majors: social work, communications, and political science. All three came together in her career and united with her passion for education at Hager Sharp.

Melissa Spade Cristler

Director of Human Resources

Beatrice believes employees are an organization’s most valuable asset , inspiring her to provide HR services that attract, develop, and motivate a diverse workforce. She enjoys reading, good conversation, family time, and traveling.

Beatrice Hoppe

Senior Designer

In addition to loving dessert, traveling and all things spooky, Anya’s greatest passion, aside from art and design, is and will forever be cats.

Anya Kaszubowski

Senior Account Supervisor

Alison has moved back and forth across the country six times- from Alaska to D.C.- finally settling back home in Detroit but is always up for a road trip or collecting more airline miles.

Alison Kulas

Senior Account Executive

Outside of work, you can find Emma visiting local ice cream shops. She’s on a mission to find the best ice cream in DC. Any recs?

Emma Burchfield

Senior Multimedia Producer

David’s skills make him the Swiss Army Knife of video production at Hager Sharp. He’s actively involved in every step of our video projects and loves to collaborate with his brilliant teammates on how to take a good project and make it great.

David Neidlinger

Account Coordinator

Even though she’s graduated, Emily is a dedicated UMD fan. Go Terps!

Emily Riley

Senior Designer

Meet Jordan’s OTHER obsession, apart from all things art and design.

Jordan McCullar

Vice President

James’ ideal dinner party guests: Warhol, Halston, Liza, Mick, and Bianca. He has played blackjack in Las Vegas with Geoffrey Rush. He does not know how to ride a bicycle.

James Elias

Account Coordinator

Jimena loves playing with her dog, Lula, who can be admired in Teams meetings!

Jimena Rotondi Bouzan

Account Supervisor

Tira’s knack for challenge extends out of the office…climbing mountains.

Tira Hanrahan

Junior Digital Strategist

Tatiana is an expert houseplant caregiver and a novice fisherwoman.

Tatiana Castellanos

Account Supervisor

When she’s not tinkering with messages, Chelsea can be found relaxing on a sunny patio, baking something sweet in her kitchen, or attempting yet another recipe to achieve the perfect latte.

Chelsea Spring

Educational Assessment Program Manager

Traitor to her MD roots, Monica is a Cowboys fan and obsessed with candles.

Monica Johnson

Account Coordinator

When adventure calls, Ngozi is ready to go with her backpack in hand!

Ngozi Ihenacho

Senior Project Accountant

Natausha enjoys spending time with family, shopping, and cooking recipes passed down from family members. In her spare time, she pursues her passion of planning special events.

Natausha Adamson

Junior Copywriter

Nell may work in the city but escapes to the mountains any chance she gets.

Nell Parsons

Executive Vice President, Health Practice Director

Katherine is driven by making a difference and passionate about public health. Though a D.C.-area resident for 20+ years, she stays true to her N.J. roots—she’s a die-hard Yankees fan and gets satellite radio solely for the E Street Band channel.

Katherine Nicol

Account Coordinator

Rebecca loves to travel, and recently visited Yellowstone National Park!

Rebecca Como

Account Executive

Ariadne is often found cheering on VT’s football team. Go Hokies!

Ariadne Manikas

Production Manager

A true local, long-suffering Bullets/Wizards fan, Martin has an appetite for travel, screenwriting, YouTube-inspired appliance repairs, and European board games.

Martin Nugent

Designer

Nani embraces the creative life in both work and personal time!

Nanaka Susuki

Account Supervisor

Annie loves exploring, especially when it comes to trying new restaurants!

Annie Beach

Senior Account Executive

I will always find good lighting for pictures on my adventures!

Taylor Johnson

Account Supervisor

A Chicagoan at heart, Molly will never say no to a good slice of pizza. You can find her in her element at brunch, barre, or the beach.

Molly Powers

Senior Account Executive

As a proud owner of shoes that have been on four continents, Charlie revels in international travel and interacting with different cultures. He’s also a strong supporter of electronic music, video games, and coffee.

Charlie Butler

Executive Vice President, Strategic Planning, Research and Evaluation

Christina never met a white board she didn’t love. As Hager Sharp’s brainstorming expert, her infectious smile and gift for interacting with people helps draw out team ideas and insights that make her an invaluable strategic planner.

Christina Nicols

Senior Account Executive

When he isn’t working, you’ll likely find Sergio on a basketball court, tennis court, in a movie theater, or in the comfort of his home, exploring the depths of Netflix and all it has to offer.

Sergio Vigas

Asociate Creative Director

To this day, Adam remembers the copy that won him first prize in the elementary school poster contest. When you get the chance, ask him about it.

Adam Chism

Digital Strategist

When not working, DeAnna can be found cheering on her Washington Nationals.

DeAnna Rich

Account Supervisor

Keisha loves to spread joy and believes laughter is the gift we all deserve.