We want to delight our clients. We care deeply about their success and work very hard to prove that. We're pleased that our commitment to clients means that 97% of them renew with us every year, but we are working to make that even higher.

The readMedia Team

Colin Mathews

Colin Mathews

Chief Executive Officer

Colin is responsible for readMedia's strategy, sales and partnerships. Since the early 1990s, he has worked with companies that help professionals be more successful by putting technology to work for them, like Morningstar, Into Networks, and Contact Networks.

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Jason Fox

Jason Fox

Head of Technology & Development

Jason is responsible for the technology side of the house at readMedia encompassing the architecture, design, and development of readMedia's revolutionary reputation marketing solution. Jason has over a decade experience designing and building scalable, internet-based, applications for start-up companies both large and small.

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Amy Mengel

Amy Mengel

Head of Marketing & Research

Amy leads marketing and research activities for readMedia, including the company's public relations and social media activities and representing readMedia at trade shows and conferences. Before joining readMedia, Amy worked in corporate communications for seven years for companies like GE and Lockheed Martin.

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Danielle Valenti

Danielle Valenti

Senior Strategist

Danielle advises and supports higher education stakeholders. She advises clients on content strategy, social media success, and media relations. Danielle helps clients support institutional goals like enrollment, student retention, and alumni engagement.

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Jennifer Connally

Jennifer Connally

Customer Marketing Leader

With a focus on client success, Jenn supports initiatives for optimizing onboarding and the first year experience. In this role, she is responsible for evolving readMedia's content strategy by transforming client success into compelling stories. Jenn comes to readMedia with over 10 years of strategic marketing and brand management experience in higher education.

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Dave Casali

Dave Casali

Managing Editor

Dave manages our editorial best practices to ensure that clients' brands and reputations are showcased effectively. He is in charge of readMedia's on-boarding, review and support procedures.

John Pjontek

John Pjontek

User Experience Manager

John owns the quality of the user experience for new and existing clients. He ensures the delivery of new product features from initial requirements through QA, and runs readMedia's technical support team. His background in communications also makes him a key member of our media outreach team.

Philip Brocoum

Philip Brocoum

Software Developer

With a background in mathematics, Philip is a programmer on Jason's team who has contributed a lot to the development of new features and products as well as the continuing evolution of the core platform.

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Eric Budd

Eric Budd

Software Developer

Eric is the newest member of Jason's team. He is an experienced developer with a broad background and the ability to deliver, focused on object-oriented design, data modeling, and agile processes.

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Brian Groudine

Brian Groudine

Analyst

Brian works with thought leaders at colleges and universities to help them make the most out of emerging technologies like social media to promote their institutions. Before joining readMedia, Brian worked as a media buyer for New York-based MediaCom, with Warner Brothers movie studios as his main client.

Mike Cosmer

Mike Cosmer

Analyst

As a member of our research team, Mike looks at data and trends in higher education marketing and evaluates promising new strategies. Prior to readMedia, Mike worked as an asset and real estate manager for Stockbridge Capital. He is a graduate of Siena College.

Rob Mathews

Rob Mathews

Analyst

Rob talks with decision-makers in higher education about their needs and challenges in a digitally connected world. He presents research from a variety of sources that showcases how communicators can be more effective.

Karen Danyla

Karen Danyla Hunt

Financial Manager

Karen makes sure readMedia knows where its money is coming from and where it goes. She manages all of our financial, reporting and accounting functions, as well as working with customers on billing and payment questions.

 

readMedia Investors

Joe Mansueto

Founder, Morningstar, Inc.

Joe Mansueto founded Morningstar in 1984. He has served as chairman since the company’s inception, and as chief executive officer from inception to 1996 and from 2000 to present.

David Hosokawa

Founder, TMP Worldwide, Inc.

Dave Hosokawa was the founder and CEO of TMP Worldwide, the parent company of Monster.com, and before that, CEO of Sunbelt Publishing, a Tribune company. He was a founder and is a current Board member of the SAFI Foundation.