Gehrig & Kelly Advertising & Direct Marketing Principals

Tom GehrigTom Gehrig: Creative Director
Creative Director Tom Gehrig, who counts two ADDYs and a Cable Car Award among his accolades, is a wonderfully creative problem solver with a firm grounding in marketing. Tom brings 25-plus years in advertising to the agency— in a diversity of industries, including technology, financial services, travel & leisure, retail as well as non-profit. Prior to founding G&K, Tom was Creative Director at John Williams & Associates in Sausalito and Advertising Manager/Creative Director for Scandinavian Design where he developed television, radio and print advertising. Tom holds an M.F.A. in Intermedia from Mills College in Oakland and a B.A. from the California College of the Arts. He has taught advertising at Academy of Art University in San Francisco. A fine artist, Tom's paintings are exhibited nationwide.

 

Eileen KellyEileen Kelly: Director of Client Services
As Director of Client Services, Eileen Kelly is in charge of all the agency accounts and manages every project. She offers over two decades of advertising and direct response experience to G&K's clients. Before becoming a partner in G&K, she held account management positions at Vision Marketing in San Francisco and at John Williams & Associates in Sausalito where she oversaw direct marketing and advertising programs for clients such as Bank of America, Four Seasons Hotels, Ingres and Oracle. While living in New York, she was Sr. Account Executive at several advertising agencies, including D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, servicing clients such as Maidenform and J. C. Penney. Eileen holds a B. S. in advertising and marketing from New York University.