Board of Trustees
The Canton Advertising Federation is driven by a group of area advertising, marketing and PR professionals who put together programming, events and resources that increase exposure, education and advocacy for the advertising community and its practitioners.
The current board of trustees includes:
Executive Board

KRISTIE BRYANT FITZGERALD | President
krby369 DESIGN Freelance Graphic Designer
330-324-1400… 

TIM KRAFT | 2nd VP Membership
WordKraft
330.966.4656… 

BECKY BADAR | Secretary
Copy Editor/Account
Services Grabowski & Co.
330-498-0753… 

JOE SMITHBERGER | Treasurer
President
Smithberger Photography, Inc.
330-499-0411… 
Trustees

KAREN VRABEC | Ways and Means
Plain Local Schools
330-206-5428… 

TRACI STODDARD | Public Service & Legislative
Owner/Creative Director
The Last Detail, LLC
330-704-4798… 

ANGELA M. WRIGHT | ADDY Event Chair
Marketing & Event Planning Consultant
330-217-0088… 

JENNIFER DRAHER | ADDY Competition
Project Leader
Grabowski & Co.
330-498-0753… 

JOAN M. MACK | ADDY Promotions
Freelance Art Director
Joan M. Mack Graphic Design Services
330-730-6366… 

DEANNA ALBRECHT | Traditional PR/marcom
Social Media/PR Consultant
330-445-0078… 

ANNALISA M. HILLIARD | PR Event Emails & Newsletter
Local SEO, Link Strategist & Supernatural Wunderkind
Pole Position Marketing
866.685.3374… 

BRETT MARRINER | Online Content
Director of Interactive Media
CEI
330.754.8729… 

REBECCA SNYDER | Social Chair
founder & creative director
A LA MODE designs
330.933.5280… 

JESSICA KIRKWOOD | Attendance & Reception
Graphic Designer
Cassel Bear
330.285.5400… 

HEATHER WEST | Scholarship Chair
Innis Maggiore
330.466.5983… 

EUGENE STARR | Student Chapter
Computer Graphic Arts
Stark State College
330-494-6170 ext. 4774… 
At Large

KEVIN RAPP | At-Large
Art Director / Minister of War
StoneKap Productions
330.962.3857… 

RON RODAK | At-Large
ASAP!
330-494-2995… 

MATTHEW McCOMB | At-Large
Media Specialist
Ironfuzz Design LLC
330-705-1494… 

VALERIE SHIPBAUGH | At-Large
Assistant Professor – Computer Science & Information Systems
Stark State College
330-494-6170 ext.4632 … 





