Kathleen Van De Loo

Kathleen Van De Loo

President & CEO

Kathleen founded ADG in 1996 with the vision of providing nonprofit management and communications to organizations wanting to build a strong brand and identity and to actively engage members and donors.

Today, the company works with more than 50 nonprofit organizations including professional trade associations, charities, medical societies and foundations. ADG’s team of managers, creatives, and event and finance professionals offers clients a full range of management, project, consulting and creative services.

Before starting ADG, Kathleen spent more than a decade as communications director for two major legal lobbying firms in Albany, New York. She directed political campaigns and co-founded a countywide women’s political organization, the United Women’s Council.

Kathleen is deeply committed to giving back to her profession, her community and the world at large. She served two terms on the board of directors of the Empire State Society of Association Executives (ESSAE), oversaw the development of its groundbreaking Association Leadership Academy, and received the George C. Burton Award, ESSAE’s highest honor for contributions to the field of association management and communications.

Kathleen has also served on the boards of the Albany County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Emma Willard School and Catholic Charities Caregivers Respite Program and was an American Cancer Society VIP. She has done volunteer development work for St. Pius X Catholic School, the Susan Odell Taylor School for Children, the Women’s Fund, St. Francis Xavier Haitian Orphanage Foundation, and the South Sudan-based John Dau Foundation.

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Matthias Besse

Association Manager

Scott Booth

Scott Booth

Finance Manager

Alaina Borst

Creative Director 

Michael Borges

Consultant

Holly Cargill-Cramer

Holly Cargill-Cramer

Consultant

Cassandra Gibson

Cassandra Cleare

Co-Director, ADG Events 

MaryGrace Sickles

Elizabeth Coleman

Certification Programming

Robin Granger

Jill Cyr

Program Director

Shannon Davenport

Shannon Davenport

Lead Web & Database Developer

Lauren Desormeau

Junior Designer

Abigale Fink

Administrative Assistant 

James Gaidry, CAE

Manager, Growth Strategies

Robin Granger

Robin Granger

Vice President, Association Services

Karina House

Association Manager

Elyssa Gouldman

Elyssa Ciresi

Association Manager

Clare Hart

Clare Hart

Co-Director, ADG Events

Adrian Haswell

Program Manager

Kurt Leadley

Kurt Leadley

Web & Database Developer

Rebecca Meekma

Program Assistant

Chelsea Palmer

Director, Event Planning

Kam Perry

Operations Assistant 

Peter Plakas

Certification & Program Director

Mary Rogan

Mary Rogan

Conference & Program Manager

Marti Simmons

Marti Simmons

Data Analyst/Consultant

Beverly Seinberg

Beverly Seinberg

Lead Copywriter

Brian Shaughnessy

Brian Shaughnessy

Database Developer & Consultant

MaryGrace Sickles

MaryGrace Sickles

Senior Designer & Social Media Manager

Betsy Strickler

Senior Team Lead, Marketing & Communications 

Holly Terry

Holly Terry

Web Consultant

Michael K. Thompson

Vice President, Development & Growth Strategies

Mikayla Trombley

Mikayla Miles

VP, Creative & Digital Services

Maureen Werther

Maureen Werther

Communications Director

Joseph P. Van De Loo

Joseph P. Van De Loo

Operations

Amy Williams

Amy Williams

Human Resources Director