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CreativEliza maintains a diverse staff to
meet the advertising/marketing needs of its
clients. Below we highlight the experience
and talents of four of its principal members.
Eliza Alys Young —
President / Creative Director
eliza@creativeliza.com
Eliza brings an array of experience to CreativEliza.
The daughter of professional artists, she received
her foundation in fine art while being raised
in SoHo, New York City’s art mecca, and
studying at Music & Art High School, made
popular by the movie “Fame”. She
has a dual BFA degree in Graphic Design and
Photography from Maine College of Art (USA),
and complemented her studies at Kodak Center
for Creative Imaging, Maine Summer Institute
of Graphic Design, Cornell University, and
New York University. She has used her experience
to teach as well as create, offering classes
in graphic and web design at several institutions
including Flagler College in St. Augustine,
Florida where she also consulted on the development
of their Web Design curriculum.
Eliza is the former owner and founder of
Wolf Imaging, a multi-service advertising agency
based in New York City with an extensive, international
client base. In 2002, the prestigious Parsons
School of Design in New York City invited her
to serve as a guest faculty member at their
sister institute, the world-renowned Altos
de Chavón School of Design in La Romana,
Dominican Republic. It was during her stay
at Chavón that the inspiration was born
to launch an agency to meet the demands of
the region’s tourism and hospitality
industries with a fresh, creative and technologically
advanced approach to marketing.
Eliza offers a lifetime of experience in
art, design, and interactive technology. She
personally oversees the creative direction
of all projects, assuring that down to the
smallest details, the quality and creativity
will be exceptional, satisfying the distinctive
tastes of even the most discerning clients.
Martin brings extensive business, cross cultural
and academic experience to his work. He
holds a Licenciatura (B.A.) from Universidad
de las Américas (Puebla, Mexico) and
a Ph.D. from Columbia University (New York,
USA). He has lived and worked for more
than two decades in various countries in Latin
America and the Caribbean. His resume
includes positions as professor in a number
of prestigious U.S. and Latin American universities;
author of five books and dozens of professional
articles on cross cultural themes; consulting
services to governments, international agencies,
and the private sector; and independent business
owner. Martin is fluent in both Spanish and
English.
Charlie has four decades of experience in
global advertising. At the start of his career
he held the position of Executive Account Manager
at several major agencies including BBDO,
New York. During this time he managed accounts
of clients such as: Pepsi, Proctor & Gamble,
AT&T, Miller Brewing, Quaker Oats, and
Campbell Soup.
He subsequently moved to the advertiser side
where he held the positions of Vice President
of Marketing and Advertising Services for Quaker
Oats and Sr. Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. His
last advertiser position was creating the world
famous Milk Moustache campaign.
His contributions to the advertising industry
were recognized through the position of Member
of the Board of Directors of the Association
of National Advertisers and the Corporate
Advertising Executive of the Year award.
Charlie currently directs Decker & Associates,
an advertising and marketing consulting firm
with clients in the US, Asia, the Americas,
and Africa. He maintains residences in Santo
Domingo, Casa de Campo, and New York City.
Three years ago he launched a foundation dedicated
to orphaned children in the Dominican Republic.
He has
an MBA from the Wharton School of Business
at the University of Pennsylvania and was a
full time professor in marketing and advertising
at State University of New York.
Alvin was born in the Dominican Republic and
raised in Ottawa, Canada where his father served
as a diplomat for nearly a decade. He graduated
with honors from the bilingual Carol Morgan
School after he returned to his native country,
and went on to study architecture at the Universidad
Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña
(UNPHU). His extensive professional experience
includes positions as project manager and draftsman
at a prestigious Dominican architectural firm,
business owner, and professor at UNAPEC in
Santo Domingo. Alvin’s technical repertoire
encompasses CAD, 3-Dimensional Visualization,
Digital Video and Sound Editing, DVD Authoring,
and Web Development. In addition to his professional
skills, Alvin brings a unique perspective to
CreativEliza with his cross-cultural background,
including fluency in both English and Spanish. |
