Jack began his career "in the trenches" of RJR Tobacco's Sales Dept, before entering RJR's Brand Marketing Department (Winston-Salem, NC) where he led the retail efforts of the SALEM brand nationally. He then took the reins of Community Coffee in Baton Rouge, LA (the nation's largest family-owned coffee company) and its CC's Coffee House unit as Director of Marketing where he delivered the company's first volume growth in over six years.

He launched Kerigan Marketing Associates, in 2000, with a focus on strategic planning, brand positioning and creative effectiveness. Jack is a graduate of Leadership Greater Baton Rouge (2000) and was recognized as one of the "Top 40 Under 40" by the Business Report. In 2001, he was selected as one of Gambit Magazine's "20 People to Watch" and also as one of FSU's "Notable Noles" recognizing professional success and commitment to community. He created the Marketing Plan for Louisiana's Audubon Golf Trail which won an HMSAI Gold Award, and he has won multiple ADDYs for his work.

Entering the advertising and graphic design community, Catherine became involved in the Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge where she helped design the campaign for the 2003 ADDY Awards. Catherine was awarded the Shining Star award for the most involved new member, and has since earned a spot on the Board of Directors. Leaving Baton Rouge in November 2003, Catherine backpacked through Europe for three months. Upon her return, Catherine joined Kerigan Marketing and travels the coast between the two offices. She is KMA's principal designer.

Valdosta, Georgia native Sarah Gaskins earned her B.A. in public relations from the University of Georgia in 2004, then immediately set out for Mexico Beach, Florida where she grew up vacationing during summers with her family. With a background and strong interest in computers and design, including creating and maintaining her hometown church web site, she knew that was the direction she wanted to follow.

To gain experience in the field, Sarah worked developing and processing online virtual tours for real estate companies in Panama City Beach.  Eager to continue down a challenging path of strategy and design, Sarah joined the KMA team in March 2006 as a design assistant managing the web and internet marketing projects.   

Elaine Lerch :: ADMIN / MEDIA

Elaine brings a big-brand background to KMA where she previously managed promotional kit packaging and point-of-purchase materials for Coca Cola USA, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Golden Corral and Scripps Networks (HGTV/DIY/Food Network). She comes to us from Knoxville returning to her native state because she said she just missed the beaches and her husband missed the deep sea fishing. Elaine was born and raised in Miami, and the couple just decided to return to the life they've always known and loved.

Elaine's background in Marketing, Fulfillment and Account Management makes her a perfect fit at Kerigan Marketing and she’s already proven she can handle multiple projects and the administration of our growing business. You’ll probably get Elaine when you call so be sure to say hi!

George Kelley :: ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Jack recruited George for the Kerigan team in summer, 2007 to expand the company's growing email marketing programs and to work with clients on improving their online presence through statistical reviews and Search Engine Optimization. George is a self-proclaimed "natural problem solver," and has always loved working with computers. George comes from Century 21 Gulf Coast Vacation Rentals where he was responsible for maintaining the online database and network trouble shooting for over 200 property owners who "want everything yesterday."

George hit the ground running at Kerigan and is always available to maintain our network and respond to client phone calls. George is very active in his church where he contributes his time to handle their technical needs.

Jack Kerigan quickly saw opportunity in Sherry's unique combination of natural design talent and architectural background. The two have collaborated on numerous successes, including ADDY award-winning brochures and identities for Florida's SanDunes community. Sherry's work on Gulf County Tourism, Sunset Pointe and Port Inn are also viewable on our web site.

James' diverse background includes being self taught as a programmer, designer and web guru. In a very short time he has earned the reputation of being a savvy web strategist and has led the Interactive department at Object 9 as well as Baton Rouge's Explore Interactive. Solid design skills, curiosity and training have enabled James to master a broad array of software applications including 3D animation, video production and flash scripting.

His talents were applied in the creation of this website.