Nancy is a groundbreaking leader in the marketing profession. She has led the growth for numerous brands – Hershey, Bissell, InterContinental Hotels, Samsung, and Georgia-Pacific.  Nancy has worked with executive leadership teams throughout her career to turn organizational objectives into business realities. On both the corporate side and the consultancy side she has led successful B2C and B2B efforts for brand launch, turnaround, rejuvenation and expansion initiatives.

As a problem solver, Nancy’s expertise includes vision, strategy, research and campaign development driving through to successful execution in market.  Her thought leadership creates real world results.  Nancy is a champion of positive change, experienced in building strong teams that have decisive impact.

Nancy is COO of Ascend Marketing.  She leads strategy, account teams, creative, digital marketing, operations and analytics.  She is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and has her MBA from Indiana University.