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TEAM PLAYERS

Proudly and fiercely independent, DGC is led by a team of passionate, experienced and dynamic executives who share a common goal – to serve as strategic counsellors to our clients while delivering extraordinary results. We are a 40-strong team where everyone is encouraged to innovate, challenge and pursue opportunities for clients – and ourselves. We are single-mindedly focused on building programs that support our clients’ priorities and growth.

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DGC Leadership

Samantha DiGennaro

Founder and CEO

Many of the industry’s top CEOs have Sam on speed dial, and it’s no wonder. Her deep knowledge and understanding of the marketing, media and advertising worlds comes from more othan 20 years’ experience in advising and guiding some of the business world’s most successful CEOs through turn-around growth and successes, from JWT to Digitas to Facebook. A true entrepreneur, Sam’s vision continues to infuse the agency and its clients with a shot of sass, smarts and sophistication.

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MaryLiz Ghanem

Senior Vice President, Client Service

A sharp-thinking strategist and media relations expert, MaryLiz provides oversight of DGC’s creative, agency and technology practices. She honed her formidable skills driving corporate comms and speakers’ bureau programs at Sapient and Yahoo! working with internal and external communications teams. MaryLiz launched her career at WPP’s Young & Rubicam.

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Andrew Sexton

Senior Vice President, Client Service

An experienced PR practitioner, Andrew has identified, shaped and narrated stories with media outlets around the world. Andrew specializes in global media relations, issues management, crisis communications, employee communications, message development, and industry relations. During his tenue at DGC, Andrew has worked with a variety of clients including, Conversant, Havas Media, and Fetch.

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Stephanie Agresta

Senior Vice President, Client Service and Business

Stephanie Agresta is an award-winning, digital-first PR professional who helped pioneer the field of social media communications. She currently serves as the SVP of Client Service and Business Development at DiGennaro Communications, driving executive visibility and reputation programs for senior executives and enhancing firm offerings in experiential and influencer marketing. Stephanie has previously served in senior executive roles at world-class agencies, including Publicis Communications, Weber Shandwick, and Porter Novelli.

Recognized as both a thought leader and hands-on counselor, Stephanie has developed digital and social media initiatives for major brands such as Comcast, PayPal, P&G, Samsung, PepsiCo, and Microsoft. She is a widely respected speaker at industry events, was ranked #6 among digital creators, innovators, and strategists by PR Week, and Business Insider cited her as one of the top 25 advertising executives on Twitter. Stephanie has previously been named to PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” roster and published Perspectives on Social Media Marketing, co-authored with B. Bonin Bough.

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Michael Burgi

Senior Vice President, Content and News

Michael drives DGC’s content and thought leadership, developing everything from bylines to video to social content. An Adweek veteran and former editor-in-chief of Mediaweek, Michael knows everything there is to know about positioning advertising, media and marketing brands and people. He also held global communication roles at Starcom MediaVest Group and Canoe Ventures.

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Gladys Linares

Vice President, Finance & Accounting

Gladys Linares is an interactive, highly collaborative finance executive with over 15 years of experience in finance, accounting, and operations.  Her key areas of expertise lie in financial reporting,  planning, creating operational best practices and finance system implementations. Prior to DGC, Gladys has spent the majority of her career in esteemed companies including Cambrian Analytics, Converseon and Alloy Media & Marketing.

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Raquel Grant

Vice President, Head of Talent & Human Resources

Raquel is a strategic, hands-on talent & human resources leader with experience in both the creative ad agency and ad tech space. Her specialties lie in leading talent acquisition, development, on-boarding, and employee wellness efforts. Prior to DGC, Raquel led talent & HR at AnalogFolk US and KBS. She’s a resident of Brooklyn and loves yoga and live music.

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Our values

Inquisitive

Resilient

Collaborative

Accountable

Scrappy

Entrepreneurial

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