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After starting early in journalism (paper route, age 10), Steve earned a master’s in English from Johns Hopkins University and had three jobs that he loved: He was a senior writer at Ogilvy Public Relations, assistant editor of a national medical magazine and a teaching fellow in English at Phillips Academy in Andover. Today Steve oversees all the G+A team’s work, doing a little writing, a little editing and a lot of orchestrating. (And he still reads the newspaper every morning.)

Steve cut his copy chops 30 seconds at a time, writing ads for clients of a local NBC TV affiliate. In 15+ years at G+A, his prose has persuaded associations to improve their management, foodies to flock to Australian lamb and science stars to use their powers for good. When he’s not stuck on I-270, Steve enjoys reading what other people wrote and watching other people play sports.

Jill’s journey to G+A involved a newspaper in Omaha, an ad agency and tech firm in Denver, journalism school, business school and projects in Central America and Africa. While at G+A, she’s written everything from white papers on a wide range of B2B topics to web content promoting hair removal products. An avid traveler, she’s haggled with vendors and enjoyed cheesy late-night programming in five continents.

Lauren approaches life with an adventurous spirit and a pursuit of knowledge. With an MBA from Ferris State University, she embarked on a professional journey that’s taken her from the heart of a family business to a dynamic startup and now here to G+A. Outside of work, Lauren is an avid runner who enjoys running in any weather, even a blizzard. She also finds joy in spending time with her two dogs, husband and family.

Prior to joining G+A, Merry ran a writing business for more than a decade, where she worked with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to passionate entrepreneurs. She has vast experience with digital marketing, including SEO content (B2B and B2C), and she gets jazzed about all aspects of creative marketing writing. When Merry isn’t working with client content, she’s writing her own fiction, playing with her very spoiled hound dog, or talking about baseball (usually the Cubs).

Matthew studied practical career topics like semantic indeterminacy while earning a PhD in language and communication and an MPhil in linguistics. He then served as a journal editor and freelanced, writing all sorts of copy for tech companies, health organizations and others. A longtime enemy of buzzword salad — and longertime proponent of vegetable salad — Matthew is a literary essay enthusiast and a minimally gifted miniature painter.