Our Team
Miranda May
Design Lead
Miranda graduated from Northern Illinois University with a BFA in visual communications. After graduating, she spent a year working for a small marketing agency in Crystal Lake, Illinois and four years as a senior designer and art director at a mid-sized creative agency in Naperville, Illinois. In early 2018, she made the switch to Useful Group to lead the design team. Miranda is passionate about making a strong visual impact by combining rich ideas and intelligent design. She values design solutions that solve a problem and communicate well. Miranda lives with her husband Dan in Aurora, Illinois, with her son and her dog, and in her free time, she enjoys knitting or exploring local forest preserves.
PeterJohn Hunt
Chief Technology Officer
Jeff Calaway
UI/UX Development
Brenna Camerer
Senior Designer
Angie Cheatham
Marketing Team Lead
Kris Christensen
Project Manager
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
Noah Kirby
Content Strategist
Nathan Krause
Backend Developer
Ben Krueger
Director of Operations & Finance
Maya Laytham
Content Strategist
Najwa Martin
Project Manager
Ken Merlino
Project Strategist
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
Aaron Sweeney
Agency Ops Manager
Nick Thompson
Social Media & Influencer Marketing Manager
Emma Wenger
Web Developer