Industry clients love working with Cynthia, because she takes charge of their marketing and creative goals and quickly comes back with comprehensive staffing solutions. Coming from a background of more than 20 years as a Creative Director, Cynthia knows talent, and how to place them for your strategic advantage. Cynthia is also known for her shrewd business sense gleaned from building internal teams for one of the nation’s largest healthcare management consulting firms, working as an Aquent recruiting director in Washington, D.C., and being an on-site account manager for some of the biggest brands in the financial space. Cynthia also embodies what she admires most about Aquent: a strong commitment to enhancing the work lives of both clients and talent, through positive and authentic staffing experiences.

Cynthia’s marketing and creative talent:

• Assist in transitioning marketing initiatives from print to the digital realm
• Produce elegant customer education handouts and interactive web portals
• Write stellar copy and content, from brochures and white papers to blog posts and email campaigns

Expertise

• Creating and managing scalable in-house creative teams

Affiliations, Education & Certifications

• B.S., Graphic and Applied Design/Architecture and Art History (minor), University of Maryland
• AIGA, Member
• ADCMW, Member
• Aquent Elite

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Aquent is the premiere global solutions company dedicated to Marketing, Proposal, Creative and Digital staffing solutions which services the U.S. Federal Government – Civilian, Defense and Intelligence – and Federal Contractors that support those diverse initiatives. Aquent is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), recognized by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) with coveted Corporate Plus® status; and Inavero Best of Staffing™ Talent Award winner for 2012, 2013 & 2014!

As the Managing Director of the Federal Staffing Division, I lead the strategy for recruitment, account management, business development and operations for Aquent's Federal, Aerospace and Government Contracting industry team. Manage a team of recruiters, account managers and business development professionals for creative and digital marketing staffing solutions in North America. Markets include: Seattle, Chicago, Florida, and Washington, DC metro area. Aquent is the premiere global staffing and solutions company dedicated to Marketing, Creative and Digital and Proposal staffing solutions and services to the U.S. Federal Government – Civilian, Defense and Intelligence – and Federal Contractors that support those diverse initiatives.

Shari was a marketing manager prior to joining Aquent. As such, she has a keen understanding of what to look for when sourcing the industry’s best marketing and creative talent. Her current focus is on placing industry-specific traditional and digital marketing and creative talent who understand the importance of brand standards and best practices.

Working with Shari means you have access to exceptional talent resources for increasing your marketing capacity and supporting business areas such as: Marketing Strategy and Execution, Brand Management, Marketing Communications, Advertising Account Management, Marketing Research & Analytics, CRM, Traditional and Digital Media, and Event Planning. It’s why her Fortune 500 national and global clients rely on her for staff augmentation and project assistance.

Shari’s talent:

• Develop branded marketing communications and sales support programs
• Implement enterprisewide CRM platforms and segmentation strategies
• Write and publish high-quality web and multimedia content

Expertise

• Leveraging experience as a marketing manager to source the best talent for her clients

Affiliations, Education & Certifications

• B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
• AMA, Member
• South Florida Interactive Marketing Association, Member

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