Richard E. Skaggs
CEO

A certified public accountant, Rick's career includes work in both "Big Six" public accounting and investment sales. This unique combination of formal finance and sales experience offers special insights into the marketing industry.

Prior to joining the agency in 1987, Rick worked for Wall Street investment company Smith Barney, Inc., as well as international consulting accounting firm Deloitte & Touche.

Kelley Haas
Chairman

Kelley has more than 25 years of experience in agency operations, having held leadership positions in virtually every department of the agency. She's supervised a host of accounts, including Parts Plus, Big A, Dorman, Mobil, All Pro and Douglas Battery accounts. 

Kelley was part of the strategy and implementation teams for Navistar, OMC/Johnson and Evinrude brands, Moog and Universal Underwriters accounts. A strong background in multi-channel marketing experience for clients like Caterpillar, Freightliner and John Deere completes her impressive resume.

Brent Kuhn
Vice Chairman

Brent Kuhn has been blazing trails in the advertising industry for over thirty years. He was previously Executive Vice President at Earl Palmer Brown, Vice President at McCann-Erickson and began his career at Tatham-Laird & Kudner.

While his chief strengths lie in marketing and media, he makes a point to become educated and involved in every aspect of the agency. Brent's lengthy list of major accounts includes such renowned businesses and organizations as the Christian Children's Fund, Coca-Cola Foods and Dirt Devil, just to name a few.

Maribett Varner
President — Atlanta

Before helping to lay BKV's foundations, Maribett proved her talent and determination as Senior Vice President at both KKB, Inc. and Earle Palmer Brown.  She's also held prominent account positions at McCann-Erickson and Al Paul Lefton, Inc. in Philadelphia.

Having spent over thirty-five years in the industry, Maribett considers marketing and media her primary strengths — despite her undeniable versatility. The long list of major accounts on which she has worked includes such prominent businesses and organizations as the American Red Cross, Dirt Devil, The Salvation Army and AT&T Wireless.

Virginia Doty
Executive Vice President/Director of Client Services—Atlanta

An integral member of BKV, Virginia has over 25 years of advertising experience. While she's spent a majority of those years with BKV, she has also held prominent positions at the prestigious agencies of Earle Palmer Brown and Ogilvy & Mather in both London and Atlanta. With her strengths in strategic planning and creative development, she leads several teams within our agency whose assignments cover all areas of creative and media for both traditional and Internet advertising. Virginia's impressive client list includes American Express, Black and Decker, Dirt Devil, The Salvation Army, EarthLink, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Stacy Pierce
Senior Vice President/Director of Interactive & Media Services

Stacy has an impressive 20+ years of experience in both brand and direct marketing. She became BKV's Media Director after spending 10 years as a Senior Media Planner at Ogilvy & Mather with a focus on brand-driven media. Thanks to Stacy's expertise in strategic and interactive media planning and buying, BKV Track was developed around her vision and revolutionized the agency itself. She has worked with such well-known clients as American Express, Capital One, Royal Appliance (Dirt Devil), and Save the Children.

Alan Blose
Executive Vice President/Chief Creative Officer— Atlanta

Alan is an established creative leader who brings nearly three decades of integrated marketing, direct and digital experience to BKV. More than 20 of his years in the creative business have been spent in senior leadership roles.

Alan has created results-oriented work in all media as an art director, copywriter and creative director for advertising agencies and companies around the world. He offers a strong conceptual ability that translates to highly creative communications programs yielding industry-recognized results. Alan's portfolio includes campaigns that have earned numerous international and national awards, including the DMA Diamond Echo Award and many Effies and Addys.

Susan Reiter
Senior Vice President/Director of Client Service — Kansas City

In her role as leader and manager providing expertise in all areas of direct marketing for business-to-business clients, Susan has earned national and local success for her creative approach, thorough research and off-the-charts results.

Susan is instrumental in the development of innovative direct marketing programs for numerous clients with multi-channel distribution, including Caterpillar, John Deere, Wingfoot, Freightliner, and Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield. She also is closely involved with new business efforts for the agency as a whole and as they relate to Conduit, BKV's digital target marketing tool.

Tony Ali
Senior Vice President/CTO

Tony works closely with his project team to design, develop and implement applications for BKV clients. He is responsible for not only defining functionality requirements, but also for ensuring quality, reliability, maintainability and efficiency of code.

Tony began his career with the agency in 1998 as a programmer, advancing into positions of increasing responsibility before assuming his current role. His previous professional experience involved development in PowerBuilder and Visual Basic as well as working with Unix and Sybase designing and documenting processes.

Sally Staab
Vice President/Account Group Leader — Kansas City

Sally is a seasoned executive with extensive knowledge of integrated marketing communications and account service management. She joined BKV in 1985 and now oversees the day-to-day account service needs for a variety of accounts including Armed Forces Insurance, MAMTC, Freightliner LLC and its business units including Freightliner Customer Support, Freightliner Trucks, Sterling Truck Corporation, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses.

Sally excels in developing and directing all marketing communications programs to maximize results. She nurtures and cultivates the clients within her designated group, while engaging in new business leads.