select a staff member by name:
kate black
christina brooks
greg ferguson
heidi gemmill
stephanie howe
chris lombardo
erinn mcsherry
bryan mills
paul mitchell
john pitts
adam reynolds
janet saleh
jon troth
marie verdun
jonathan vinden
david wolk
peter wootton
john zinderdine

The Brickworks team is a diverse group of communication strategists, account directors, designers, programmers and production experts. We call on a network of suppliers to meet our clients' unique needs, including printers, translators, photographers, TV and radio producers, direct mail delivery specialists and media buyers.
Senior Graphic Designer
(905) 632-8772 x 115
clombardo@brickworksonline.com
With eight years of entrepreneurial and newspaper experience, Chris is prepared to handle the speed of today's business. As a graduate of George Brown's advertising and design program he sees every challenge as an opportunity. A self proclaimed "foodie", he looks for every chance to please those with healthy appetites - whether they're hungry for food, or design.
Managing Partner
(905) 632-8772 x 101
jpitts@brickworksonline.com
John delivers 25 years of marketing communications experience as a principal of Brickworks and Account Director. His overriding objective is to ensure our clients meet and exceed their business objectives through compelling communications programs. John applies his outstanding skills and experience to handle client work and issues collaboratively and professionally while stewarding Brickworks' client work and delivering it on time and on budget.
Managing Partner
(905) 632-8772 x 103
jvinden@brickworksonline.com
Jonathan has been actively involved developing computer-based communication tools since the late 1980s when he was instrumental in building one of the first CD-based electronic catalogues produced by IBM for its Home Computing Division. Most recently, he has been leading the development of sophisticated Internet 2.0 business applications for a number of clients. A Bachelor of Industrial Design graduate from Carleton University, Jonathan spent more than 13 years in industry before joining Brickworks.
Senior Account Director
(905) 632-8772 x 109
kblack@brickworksonline.com
Kate takes a leading role in planning, strategy development and coordinating our integrated marketing and communication programs. She brings impressive credentials to our senior management team. After graduating from McMaster University's MBA program in 2001 she spent six years in the corporate communications field in Calgary and Toronto. Her experience ranges from developing annual reports, websites and marketing brochures to trade shows and video presentations.
Senior Creative Associate
(905) 632-8772
bmills@brickworksonline.com
Bryan is an accomplished creative leader with 40 years experience in the business. He came out of early retirement in 2004 to work with our design team and brings with him considerable experience across Canada with major corporations. Bryan built a very successful Toronto firm of his own over the past 25 years
Senior Creative Associate
(905) 632-8772
pwootton@brickworksonline.com
Peter has been a graphic designer in the U.K. and Canada for 30 years. During his years as a partner with the Bryan Mills Group in Toronto, he designed annual reports for a number of leading Canadian corporations, including Imperial Oil, Suncor, Abitibi Price and Noranda. He is a graduate of the Leeds College of Art in England.
Senior Account Director
(905) 632-8772 x 104
mverdun@brickworksonline.com
With core strengths of writing and communications strategy, Marie has developed and executed both internal and external communications programs for Brickworks' clients, including a key role in developing the Communications Strategy for the City of Burlington's Downtown Waterfront Project and a strategic communications plan for Hamilton Health Sciences. Marie holds degrees in Journalism and English and has worked as a radio reporter and editor for a book publisher.
Senior Manager, Client Services
(905) 632-8772 x 106
gferguson@brickworksonline.com
Greg brings more than 20 years experience with Brickworks mostly on the client services side. In addition to strong skills in helping clients build and manage their communication and marketing needs, Greg also also has in depth knowledge of the print and graphics industry.
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
(905) 632-8772 x 108
pmitchell@brickworksonline.com
Paul has worked with a broad range of Brickworks clients in both the public and private sectors, including the City of Burlington, Burlington Transit, Brantford Power and National Steel Car. Before joining Brickworks, Paul worked for more than 30 years in daily journalism, including including 27 years at the Hamilton Spectator where he was Business Editor and Business Columnist. He graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Politics and worked at the BBC in London before joining The Spectator.
Account Coordinator
(905) 632-8772 x 107
showe@brickworksonline.com
Stephanie is actively engaged in designing and executing programs for clients such as the Coppley Apparel Group and Burlington Transit. She graduated from Hillfield-Strathallan College in Hamilton and the University of Western Ontario, where she earned a degree in Political Science.
Senior Graphic Designer
(905) 632-8772 x 113
emcsherry@brickworksonline.com
Before joining Brickworks, Erinn acquired more than eight years of experience in graphic design working for firms in Toronto and Hamilton. Her experience ranges from promotional advertising and packaging to web, newspaper and magazine design. Erinn is a graduate in Technical Illustration at Sheridan College.
Graphic Designer
(905) 632-8772 x 112
hgemmill@brickworksonline.com
Heidi's artistic and creative gifts have helped many of our clients achieve that special 'look'. Heidi graduated from Sheridan College in Graphic Design and Computer Animation. Before joining Brickworks, she worked in advertising and trade show design.
Senior Programmer
(905) 632-8772 x 123
jtroth@brickworksonline.com
Jon utilizes his extensive skills helping our clients develop web applications and videos, all aimed at making them more efficient and profitable. Before joining Brickworks, he ran his own company for nine years, providing interactive services for clients such as IBM, the New York Times, Miami Herald and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jon studied photography at Fanshawe College.
Intermediate Web Designer / Developer
(905) 632-8772 x 119
areynolds@brickworksonline.com
Believing that functionality doesn't need to come at the expense of beauty or creativity, Adam builds elegant web sites that will both captivate and communicate effectively.
Adam joins Brickworks with three years of experience running a successful web design company. His attention to detail in design and HTML leaves clients with an end product that is scalable for the future, intuitive for the user, and attractive to the eye.
Business Services
(905) 632-8772 x 116
jsaleh@brickworksonline.com
Janet has been with the company for more than 20 years handling accounts and business services for clients. She is a graduate of Parkside Secondary School in Dundas and earned her professional qualifications through business and accounting courses at McMaster University, Mohawk College and through the Society of Management Accountants.
Administrative Coordinator
(905) 632-8772 x 100
cbrooks@brickworksonline.com
Christina is the smiling face who greets you at the door. She joined Brickworks after a varied career in the Niagara Peninsula. Christina, who holds a Marketing diploma from Niagara College, spent five years in sales and as a tour guide with wineries in the Beamsville area. She then became a marketing assistant for a Beamsville firm that molds and casts dinosaur skeletons for museums around the world.
Senior Writing Associate
(905) 632-8772
jzinderdine@brickworksonline.com
John has more than three decades of experience on both the client and agency side of the communication business. His experience encompasses virtually every communication media and nearly all business sectors, from manufacturing and natural resources to high technology, pharmaceuticals, financial services, fashion and government. Known for his creativity and ability to develop concise and compelling messages, John has developed communication platforms and messages for many of Canada's leading corporations.
Senior Public Affairs Counsel
(905) 632-8772
dwolk@brickworksonline.com
David has a wealth of experience providing strategic planning and communications counselling to corporate clients, particularly in the financial, natural resources and professional services sectors. He has held senior executive positions with major public relations companies such as National Public Relations and Hill and Knowlton Canada in Toronto. A graduate of the University of Toledo, David gained international experience as an investment analyst and financial communications consultant in South Africa and the U.K.
