The team
More than communications people. We are communications partners.
José Viramontes
CEO
José Viramontes is the CEO of MediaDesk. He came to MediaDesk following a career in the public sector where he led communications, policy and strategic planning for natural resource conservation efforts in the western US. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in Communications and Political Science. José is passionate about community service and has extensive leadership experience in the local nonprofit sector.
Sommer Smith
Co-founder, Creative Director
Sommer Smith is the Co-founder and Creative Director at MediaDesk. She is deeply drawn to crafting and mobilizing stories that have the possibility to contribute to social change. As a writer, musician and poet she is dedicated to not just telling stories, but to capturing them, spreading them, and allowing them to transform us inside and out.
Emily Hill
Communications StrategistEmily is a marketer, journalist and digital storyteller. As a Communications Associate at MediaDesk, she specializes in clever copywriting and creative marketing strategy. Recently, she spent a year as a travel journalist in New Zealand and a hiking guide across the Four Corners region in the southwestern United States. Emily is also a biking activist, conservationist, and outdoor educator.
Jason Griffin
Director of Web Services
Jason Griffin is the Director of Web Services at MediaDesk. With over 20 years of experience in IT he is passionate about technology and creating intuitive, attractive, genuinely useful sites that ensure our clients succeed at powering positive change. He's a headphone audiophile, coffee geek, opera lover, cinephile, Formula 1 fan, and scotch enthusiast. Jason loves New Mexico - a job moved him here in 2004 and when it attempted to move him back in 2015 he said, "big nope."
Olivia Faust
Associate Creative Director
Olivia found herself in a strategy session with the team several years ago and decided that the MediaDeskers were her kind of people. As the Associate Creative Director, she balances heartfelt communications, data-driven tactics, and client goals to elevate and mobilize causes that make a difference. She firmly believes that on-the-ground efforts can save the world, or, at the very least, improve the lives of fellow New Mexicans.
Fernando Gaverd
Graphic Designer
Fernando Gaverd is a Mexican graphic designer born in La Paz, a beach town in the peninsula of La Baja. He has been involved in projects with Television Academy, Paramount, OPI and REBBL among other collaborations with artists.
The team
More than communications people.We are communications partners.
José Viramontes
CEO
José Viramontes is the CEO of MediaDesk. He came to MediaDesk following a career in the public sector where he led communications, policy and strategic planning for natural resource conservation efforts in the western US. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in Communications and Political Science. José is passionate about community service and has extensive leadership experience in the local nonprofit sector.
Sommer Smith
Co-founder, Creative Director
Sommer Smith is the Co-founder and Creative Director at MediaDesk. She is deeply drawn to crafting and mobilizing stories that have the possibility to contribute to social change. As a writer, musician and poet she is dedicated to not just telling stories, but to capturing them, spreading them, and allowing them to transform us inside and out.
Emily Hill
Communications StrategistEmily is a marketer, journalist and digital storyteller. As a Communications Associate at MediaDesk, she specializes in clever copywriting and creative marketing strategy. Recently, she spent a year as a travel journalist in New Zealand and a hiking guide across the Four Corners region in the southwestern United States. Emily is also a biking activist, conservationist, and outdoor educator. Her extensive background in communications work and desire to make a positive impact in New Mexico makes her the perfect match for us and for our clients.
Jason Griffin
Director of Web Services
Jason Griffin is the Director of Web Services at MediaDesk. With over 20 years of experience in IT he is passionate about technology and creating intuitive, attractive, genuinely useful sites that ensure our clients succeed at powering positive change. He's a headphone audiophile, coffee geek, opera lover, cinephile, Formula 1 fan, and scotch enthusiast. Jason loves New Mexico - a job moved him here in 2004 and when it attempted to move him back in 2015 he said, "big nope."
Olivia Faust
Associate Creative Director
Olivia found herself in a strategy session with the team several years ago and decided that the MediaDeskers were her kind of people. As the Associate Creative Director, she balances heartfelt communications, data-driven tactics, and client goals to elevate and mobilize causes that make a difference. She firmly believes that on-the-ground efforts can save the world, or, at the very least, improve the lives of fellow New Mexicans.
Fernando Gaverd
Graphic Designer
Fernando Gaverd is a Mexican graphic designer born in La Paz, a beach town in the peninsula of La Baja. He has been involved in projects with Television Academy, Paramount, OPI and REBBL among other collaborations with artists.
The team
More than communications people.We are communications partners.
José Viramontes
CEO
José Viramontes is the CEO of MediaDesk. He came to MediaDesk following a career in the public sector where he led communications, policy and strategic planning for natural resource conservation efforts in the western US. He is a graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in Communications and Political Science. José is passionate about community service and has extensive leadership experience in the local nonprofit sector.
Sommer Smith
Co-founder, Creative Director
Sommer Smith is the Co-founder and Creative Director at MediaDesk. She is deeply drawn to crafting and mobilizing stories that have the possibility to contribute to social change. As a writer, musician and poet she is dedicated to not just telling stories, but to capturing them, spreading them, and allowing them to transform us inside and out.
Emily Hill
Communications StrategistEmily is a marketer, journalist and digital storyteller. As a Communications Associate at MediaDesk, she specializes in clever copywriting and creative marketing strategy. Recently, she spent a year as a travel journalist in New Zealand and a hiking guide across the Four Corners region in the southwestern United States. Emily is also a biking activist, conservationist, and outdoor educator. Her extensive background in communications work and desire to make a positive impact in New Mexico makes her the perfect match for us and for our clients.
Jason Griffin
Director of Web Services
Jason Griffin is the Director of Web Services at MediaDesk. With over 20 years of experience in IT he is passionate about technology and creating intuitive, attractive, genuinely useful sites that ensure our clients succeed at powering positive change. He's a headphone audiophile, coffee geek, opera lover, cinephile, Formula 1 fan, and scotch enthusiast. Jason loves New Mexico - a job moved him here in 2004 and when it attempted to move him back in 2015 he said, "big nope."
Olivia Faust
Associate Creative Director
Olivia found herself in a strategy session with the team several years ago and decided that the MediaDeskers were her kind of people. As the Associate Creative Director, she balances heartfelt communications, data-driven tactics, and client goals to elevate and mobilize causes that make a difference. She firmly believes that on-the-ground efforts can save the world, or, at the very least, improve the lives of fellow New Mexicans.
Fernando Gaverd
Graphic Designer
Fernando Gaverd is a Mexican graphic designer born in La Paz, a beach town in the peninsula of La Baja. He has been involved in projects with Television Academy, Paramount, OPI and REBBL among other collaborations with artists.