Our Team
Ken Merlino
Project Strategist
Ken graduated from Northern Illinois University with a B.S. in Marketing. After starting a career in marketing research and professional sales, Ken attended law school at The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois where he graduated magna cum laude. Over the past twenty-one years, Ken has worked as a trial lawyer and consultant in high-risk jury trials in state and federal courts throughout the U.S. Having conducted thousands of individual depositions, witness interviews, and examinations as well as scores of focus groups, Ken is one of Useful Group’s key members in market research initiatives and is heavily involved in designing and conducting market research interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Ken has two grown children and lives in Aurora, Illinois.
PeterJohn Hunt
Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Calaway
UI/UX Development
Brenna Camerer
Senior Designer
Angie Cheatham
Marketing Team Lead
Jennifer Clark
Social Media & Community Specialist
Richard Clark
Director of Media
Harrison Cowell
Web Development Project Manager / Team Lead
Grace Ellenberg
Marketing Specialist / Photographer
Megan Ellis
Designer
Lauren Gaytan
Designer
Ashley Griffith
Web Development Project Manager
Robbie Hall
Director of Photography /
Project StrategistNoah Kirby
Content Strategist
Nathan Krause
Backend Developer
Maya Laytham
Content Strategist
Najwa Martin
Digital Marketer
Miranda May
Design Lead
Juan Padilla
Web Developer
Rachel Poel
Creative Team Lead
Kailin Richardson
Content Strategist
Josh Rinehart
Digital Strategist & Content Creative
Nate Schwenk
Lead Digital Marketing Specialist / Account Manager
Nick Thompson
Digital Strategist
Emma Wenger
Web Developer