Dobies Healthcare Group
Healthcare Team
Brad Reed, MBA
Brad is the vice president of strategy and senior project manager for Dobies Healthcare Group. With more than 15 years of healthcare marketing experience, he is adept in strategic planning, brand identity, web strategy, market research, product introductions and sales training. Brad has been with Dobies for six years and helps clients incorporate customer relationship management techniques into their service and communication models.
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Hometown: Shelburn, Ind.
Education: MBA, University of Tennessee; Bachelor of Science in Finance, Indiana State University
Hobbies: Making music – singing, piano and guitar, world traveling, hiking, rafting, skiing, camping, biking and hanging out with his wife, son and dog
Favorite Movie: Vacation
Favorite Book: Lessons From a Sheep Dog
Favorite Vacation Spot: Cinque Terre, Italy
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? A musician, a world-wide tour guide or an architect
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To architect the design of great buildings
Randee Gannon
Randee joined the Dobies team in June 2007 and serves as senior account manager. She has more than 18 years experience in marketing, public relations and advertising. Randee’s areas of expertise include developing, implementing and measuring strategic healthcare marketing plans. She specializes in strategic media planning and placement and has extensive experience purchasing media on a local, regional and national scale.
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Hometown: Junction City, Kan.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Kansas State University
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, reading, attending concerts and camping
Favorite Movie(s): Titanic and Crash
Favorite Book: Too many to list; she reads two to three books per month and belongs to a book club.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Any place where the sun is warm, the water is cool and the chair is comfortable with a cold beverage in hand and nowhere else to be for days.
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? An architect
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To be able to make her kids listen and obey!
Kelley Ingebretson
Kelley has been with us for seven years and has 10 years of experience in marketing and sales. As an experienced project manager at Dobies, Kelley offers our clients help with a broad range of projects including collateral development, business document packaging, Web development and account management.
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Hometown: Hoople, N.D.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Business, Mayville State University; specializations in math, management and real estate
Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, volleyball, golf, and decorating
Favorite Movie(s): A Christmas Story and Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite Book: Doesn’t have a favorite book.
Favorite Vacation Spot: Jamaica
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? In the fitness industry or owner of a Doggie Day Care business
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? The ability to become invisible
Teri Miller
Teri is an associate of Dobies Healthcare Group. She has more than 20 years of experience in advertising and design and has provided art direction for Dobies for 12 years. Her background also includes 10 years of art direction with two of the largest advertising agencies in Kansas City. Teri’s work delivers results that communicate and motivate the vision of our clients’ objectives.
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Hometown: Greensburg, Kan.
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kansas State University
Hobbies: Tennis and music
Favorite Movie: Waiting for Guffman
Favorite Book: “Naked” by David Sedaris
Favorite Vacation Spot: Saint Martin and Aspen, Colo.
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? A pastry chef
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To play the guitar really well
Mary Theobald, MBA
Mary has more than 17 years of experience in healthcare and consumer product marketing and serves as a freelance marketing consultant and project leader. Mary’s background includes campaign development, public relations and advertising, specializing in managing public health campaigns, marketing to physicians, hospitals, industry leaders and consumers, writing for medical materials and copywriting.
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Hometown: Kansas City
Education: MBA, Avila University; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Marketing, Avila University
Hobbies: Volleyball, boating and writing
Favorite Movie: Something’s Gotta Give
Favorite Book: “Ogilvy on Advertising”
Favorite Vacation Spot: Any place with a beach and fruity umbrella drinks
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? A movie producer or the reigning queen of a small, tropical island
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To make everyone else realize that she’s always right
Karen Maier
Karen is the financial manager for Dobies Healthcare Group and has been with the Dobies team since 2007. Her background includes 28 years of accounting experience. With a specialty in accounts payable and recievables, Karen ensures that all billing and financial relationships run smoothly for our clients and vendors.
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Hometown: Jefferson City, Mo.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Southwest Missouri State
Hobbies: Golf and antiquing
Favorite Movie: White Christmas
Favorite Book: “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”
Favorite Vacation Spot: Hilton Head, S.C.
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? An accountant
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To play professional golf
Kelly Hemmingsen
In early 2008, Kelly joined the Dobies team as marketing assistant. Kelly’s experience includes proofreading and copywriting for a local advertising agency, and she also served as copy editor for the campus newspaper at University of Central Missouri. Kelly helps provide Dobies’ clients with copywriting, proofreading, project trafficking, and she also runs support for our interactive services.
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Hometown: Independence, Mo.
Education: Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, University of Central Missouri
Hobbies: Road trips, concerts, keeping up with politics, new music and Chiefs football
Favorite Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Favorite Book: A tie between Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut and Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
Favorite Vacation Spot: New Orleans
If you weren’t in the advertising/marketing industry, what would you be? A tour manager for an indie band
If you could have a special talent, what would it be? To read minds
