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Jay Elliott – Managing Partner

Jay founded JEG Search in 2005 and has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing and media. He was Vice President Sales for ActMedia (News America Marketing) where he had responsibility for all in-store marketing programs. After that position, he had sales and management positions with Turner Broadcasting, American Media and Reader’s Digest. In his early career, he was Executive Director of US Lacrosse and Publisher of Lacrosse Magazine. Jay has a BA from Washington College and a MA from the University of Denver.

Contact: jelliott@jegsearch.com   203-984-0419

Valerie Daniels – Partner

Valerie joined JEG Search in 2007 with 17 years of sales, marketing and executive recruitment experience. In her tenure she has seen JEG grow exponentially, increasing in size in terms of clients, search assignments, placements and employees. She conducts senior level searches in virtually every area of media and technology, specializing in marketing, sales, operations and aligned roles. Valerie has been instrumental in building management teams for operating units of a diverse array of companies from the Fortune 500 to venture capital-funded start ups. Prior to JEG, Valerie spent 20 years working for innovative companies in digital media, sports and entertainment industries. In the film space she worked in production developing and producing feature films such as "Speed", "Cat in the Hat" and "Saving Private Ryan". She started her career at MTV Networks in New York and received her BA in Human Development from Boston College.

Contact: vdaniels@jegsearch.com

Steve Regan – Partner

Steve joined JEG Search with 14 years of sales, marketing and executive experience and 13 years of consumer products experience. He founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Segment Promotions and transitioned the company into a leading venue-based promotion and sampling company. The company was later sold to PromoWorks. Prior to that, he worked at ActMedia (News America Marketing) and Johnson & Johnson. Steve has a BA from Providence College.

Contact: sregan@jegsearch.com 860-794-7832

Mary-Claire Grosgogeat – Director

Mary-Claire joins JEG Search with over 12 years of global management consulting experience with Accenture. Mary-Claire has deep expertise in global consulting sales as well as organization design and development, human resources management and large change program implementation. She has a BA in International Relations from the University of Cincinnati.

Contact: mcgrosgogeat@jegsearch.com  203-644-8406

Ted Kennedy – Account Director

Ted joins JEG Search with 5 years of retail sales management experience. Most recently, he was an Area Sales Manager at Lord & Taylor where he was responsible for running a $7 million division. Prior to that, he was a Manager at Banana Republic with focuses in customer experience, staffing, and human resources. Ted has a BS in Business Management from Providence College.

Contact: tkennedy@jegsearch.com  860-214-8223

Andrea Teichner – Account Director

Andrea joins JEG Search with 18 years of sales, marketing, entrepreneurial and management experience. Most recently, she was a Co-Founder of Discounts4me (acquired by Yowza!! leader of mobile coupons) where in addition to managing her own accounts, Andrea recruited, trained and managed a sales team. Before that, she managed advertiser and radio relationships for CBS Radio, Clear Channel Radio and Emmis Communications. In her early career, she was a Media Buyer at Jordan Tamraz Caruso and Jack Levy Associates. She has a BS from Indiana University.

Contact: ateichner@jegsearch.com  310-902-0588

Liz Bracken – Office Manager

Liz joined JEG Search with 10 years of television production experience. Most recently, she was the nightly News Producer for WJZ-TV, a CBS affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland. Liz has a BA from the University of Virginia.