We are hiring! Please see the Digital Marketing Strategist and Paid Media Specialist roles.
M.F.A. in Art Education, Boston University
B.F.A. in Fine Arts, Boston University
Kalman Gacs | Co-founder & Creative Director
Kalman is a founder of Viv and a creative leader with an eye for detail honed from rigorous training in the fine arts. He has developed graphics for nonprofits, startups, and many established brands for over 12 years. Kalman’s deep curiosity about psychology and human behavior has led him to cultivate expertise in user experience (UX) and the subtle aspects of persuasive design.
Ph.D. in Higher Education, Penn State
M.A. in Communication, Marquette University
B.A. in English, St. Norbert College
Suzan Brinker, Ph.D. | Co-founder, Lead Strategist & CEO
Suzan has dedicated her career to helping higher education initiatives build strong value propositions and communicate them to the right audiences. Her work spans enrollment marketing initiatives at Penn State, Northeastern, Babson, Tufts, Assumption University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the University of Cambridge. Having served as Director of Marketing in complex university settings, Suzan is excited to lead Viv Education because it gives her the chance to build the agency partner she always wished she had.
M.B.A. in Health-Sector Management, Boston University
B.S. in Psychology & Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Eric Stahl | Director of Partnerships
Eric is leading our charge into the health sector and our mission to improve collaboration among private and public-sector health entities.
Eric worked at Wulter’s Kluwer, in a sales training and sales capacity with over 10,000 doctors and health administrators, which represented over $3 million of subscription renewals.
With a MBA in Health-Sector Management, specializing in Operations, Communications, and Marketing, he’s deeply committed to delivering exceptional client experiences throughout the life cycle of any commissioned project. Eric ensures that Viv clients receive outstanding care and support, fostering successful long-term partnerships. He cares deeply for the people he works with and around, and this is evident in they way he conducts himself.
MA Specialist, Profession Hydrotechnical Engineering, National University of Water and Environmental Engineering
Dmitriy Ivanov | Senior Full Stack Developer, WordPress Expert
Dmitriy has worked for over 10 years creating highly complex PHP-based websites. Seven years using WordPress six of those with Viv. A regular contributor to major WordPress ecosystems, Dmitriy has fixed bugs in open source plugins used by >100,000 users and come up with optimizations that improve on WordPress core, along with delivering highly customizable, speed-optimized sites.
M.S. in Financial Mathematics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
B.S. in Actuarial Science, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Alex Volfson | Senior Developer
With a penchant for thoroughness and problem solving, Alex brings over a decade of software development experience. Starting with basic web pages he first wrote in 5th grade, he’s gone on to build enterprise-level cloud-based microservices serving over 30 million users in 20 countries at Care.com. He’s written his own micro CMS, architected major product features, and everything in between. His detail-oriented approach ensures nothing slips through the cracks and a “leave the code better than you found it” mentality results in high quality deliverables.
B.A in Environmental Science, University of Massachusetts
Sarah Clement | UX Designer
Sarah is a dedicated UX Designer who values process, compassion, and inquiry. She loves working with organizations that share these values and centers them in her design. With a background in education and a commitment to user-centered design, Sarah uses actionable processes to identify and address user needs and fosters open, collaborative conversations with stakeholders. Her deep empathy and sense of social responsibility make UX design her true calling.
BProf in Marketing, John von Neumann University
Viktor Kotschy | Designer
It is well known that musical mastery takes both talent and a tremendous amount of practice and that even those we call “virtuosos” put in many thousand hours of work. Finding visual harmony in graphic design similarly takes experience, intuition, and care. Viktor has both virtuosic talent and experience. He has worked for over 20 years as a graphic and web designer, the last ten with Viv.
Masters in Art History, Punjab University
BFA Design and Painting, College of Fine Arts – Chandigarh
Vandana Bhardwaj | Designer
Vandana has been in love with art and constantly drawing, doodling, and making things since an early age. She always knew that she wanted to pursue a creative career.
Vandana has worked for over 11 years on brand identity, print, web design, and UI Design—four of those years with Viv.
Diploma in Web Design, OXL School of Multimedia
Sagar Khera | Front End Web Developer
Sagar has worked for over 10 years creating responsive designs using WordPress and other CMS—six of those years with Viv. Sagar’s dedication to code craftsmanship has him exploring the latest best practices and clean, detailed, and user-friendly web designs.
Web Accessibility Certification, Deque University
Joe Lopreste | Web Accessibility Specialist
Joe has partnered with Viv to provide end-to-end ADA accessibility audits along with code and design remediation. He teams with our development group to help understand accessibility success criteria and provides related assistance as needed. With Joe on board, we are able to go beyond ADA compliance for our clients’ websites and develop sites that allow all users to navigate easily.
Audra DeLaney | Marketing Manager & Team Lead
Audra manages various projects across our portfolio of services including positioning analyses, media planning and execution, analytics dashboard build-outs, and CRM strategy and implementation. She creates and refines processes that help our team collaborate with our clients and each other through efficient communication streams and detailed project benchmarks. Audra offers strong digital marketing skills, as well as a background in admissions and enrollment management. Thanks to her prior experiences at both Bowling Green State University and Williams College, she understands the importance of building and strengthening relationships across university communities.
M.A. in English Composition, Western Illinois University
B.A. in English, Augustana College
Flannery Burdick | Director of Content
During her decade and a half in the field of international higher education, Flannery has worked with universities, colleges, consortia, government agencies, companies, and nonprofits worldwide to improve their international communications and strategies. Her background has included positions such as lead marketing and publicity writer for the global outreach office of a U.S. university, and editor at a large university press in China.
Alejandra Lopez | Marketing Manager
Ally is a strategic and agile marketer who drives results by tackling challenges with creativity. Building on her decade of work in digital marketing, Ally comes to Viv from Princeton University Press, where she designed and implemented digital and print advertising campaigns for a portfolio of academic titles. Ally manages projects in the areas of content and media at Viv. Her skills include omnichannel marketing, social media strategy, forecasting, community engagement, KPI design and tracking, quantitative and qualitative research, cross-functional collaboration, and stakeholder management. She is particularly interested in how colleges and universities can best engage with their target audiences through authentic and high-quality user experiences.
Emily Yanchuck | Marketing Manager
Emily has several years of higher education communications experience, with skills encompassing social media management, content creation, marketing analytics, and public relations. She found marketing and communications when seeking out a career that allowed her to combine her creative streak and analytical mind in day-to-day work, and she’s been passionate about translating data into actionable insights ever since.
Her previous roles at Penn State, as well as completion of her Master of Professional Studies in Strategic Communications, have led her to develop a broadened understanding of the strategy necessary to drive successful marketing and public relations campaigns.
You? | Digital Marketing Strategist
Are you an energetic marketing professional looking for your next career move? We’d love to hear from you. Please see our Digital Marketing Strategist posting for more information. If this opening doesn’t quite fit your skillset, no worries — we are always also looking to connect with additional senior advisors and specialists. Reach out to us here!