Hunter Elkins, President
Hunter founded Elkins Advertising in 1990. With a background in retail and advertising / marketing, he felt the latter was not serving the former on a local level, and thus his entrepreneurial expedition began. Hunter is a graduate of San Jose State University and has been a commencement keynote speaker and frequent guest lecturer in the Advertising Department. He is a member and past president of the global Entrepreneurs Organization.
Beth Brigino, Media Director
Beth’s early career saw her combine two of her passions: Sports and Marketing. As the Director of Marketing at Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment, she developed and implemented advertising, promotional and public relations campaigns across multiple media for the San Jose Sharks, other Bay Area sports organizations and arena events. Always looking for new challenges, Beth joined Elkins Advertising to bring her knowledge and skills agency-side. She holds a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State University.
Ken Hanamoto, Creative Director
Ken likes words. Big words, small words, words about animals and food. He decided to make a career out of stringing words together. He has a B.A. degree from San Jose State University.
Olivia Cartelli-Estep, Digital Media Director
Olivia runs the digital arm of the agency including social media, OTT video, geo-targeting, email blasts, surveys, review sites and reputation management, analytics and tracking. She is perpetually receiving training from our leading partners in Silicon Valley to stay up-to-date on the latest developments in algorithms and social media requirements.
Joshua Quiwa, Art Director/Web Developer
Josh sees the world differently from the rest of us, with a discerning eye for color and shapes. He has served as an in-house designer for an investment firm and worked as the lead designer in newspaper publishing before arriving at ERA. Josh earned his B.A. Degree in Advertising at San Jose State University.
Jeannine Weiss, Human Resources Director
Jeannine joined Elkins Advertising in 2002 as the agency Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable person. Since then, her duties have grown. There are so many, they no longer fit on her business card.
Stephen Mckay, Producer
Steve began working in local video production in Colorado while in college. He followed his pixel obsessions working in Hollywood and London in production and post-production. Steve returned to school, graduating from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Performing Arts. Steve worked as a producer at KCBA/KION TV before joining Comcast Spotlight in Monterey, managing the production department for over a decade. Steve branched out on his own, opening Smack Art Video. He now serves as the in-house Producer at Elkins Advertising.
Jolene Aramaki, Account Manager
Jolene comes from a background that includes the development of marketing programs, online and channel marketing, product management, event promotions, project management and B2B client relations. Jolene has an MBA from the California State University, Fullerton, and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine.
Heleina Mamea, Traffic Manager/Media Assistant
Heleina has traveled the world and, as a bus driver, helped others travel as well. It just makes sense that she should work in Traffic. Heleina brings her organizational skills and a wealth of social experience to the agency. Her focus is to ensure our clients’ spot run correctly.
