Our Team
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Tammy Rimer
President & CEO
Favorite Holiday: Christmas – for the fun of watching our kids open their gifts. Easter – for its eternal significance.
Favorite Book: Choosing to See, by Marybeth Chapman – amazing story full of truth and transparency. Love it!
Favorite Quote: “You don’t know until you know.” Spoken by my dear Grandma Munyon. There is much wisdom in that simple statement.
About Tammy
I am a puzzle solver. I truly enjoy taking all of the various pieces that attempt to make a whole and find better ways of fitting those pieces together. I am passionate about economic development and enjoy finding creative ways to grow one’s business opportunities. My favorite thing to do at work is brainstorm on the whiteboard.
When not at work, I enjoy playing board games and Nintendo Wii at home with my husband and three children. My dream is to someday own a cabin in the woods where I can enjoy the silence and beauty of God’s creation.
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Todd Rimer
Marketing Advisor /
Business Development
Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving – great food and quality time with family, without all of the gifts and without all of the pomp and circumstance.
Favorite books: Memories Are Made Of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter’s Eyes, by Deana Martin – I wanted to read it again as soon as I read the last page; I enjoyed learning about Dean’s amazing life and the fascinating people who loved him. Also, The Go-Giver, by Bob Burg and John David Mann – This book helped to redefine my attitude, priorities, and focus.
Favorite TV Show: Everybody Loves Raymond – Arguably the most realistic, true-to-life sitcom ever created; I can watch this every day, and I often do.
Favorite Quote: “If you’ll think of something to do for someone else you won’t (ever) be bored and you won’t (ever) have ‘nothing’ to do!” Richard Davis, brother of Wil Davis, the Chairman, President and Co-Founder of Ontario Systems, LLC in Muncie, Indiana
About Todd
I have worked in a customer service or sales capacity most of my life, going all the way back to when I delivered newspapers at the age of 11 back in Pittsburgh. Over the years, the companies have changed as well as the official titles and positions I have held. What’s interesting, though, is that when you take into account all of my experiences, successes and failures alike, they have led me to where I am right now in my professional career.
I am in business development, as my title notes, and what I really love about my “job” is that it affords me the time and opportunities to meet people and help make a difference in the lives of others, either personally through volunteering my time or the sharing of valuable information, or professionally via our company’s marketing services.
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Michele Hockwalt
Brand Strategist
Favorite Holiday: Nothing is better than Halloween!! Love the fun-filled atmosphere, the excuse to take a hayride, getting lost in corn mazes, smelling the bonfires, and letting my sons go crazy with costumes and candy!
Favorite Book: I love, love, love all things Austen, but Pride & Prejudice has to be my favorite. Who can resist the charm and wit of Elizabeth Bennet and the intensity of Mr. Darcy? The absurdity of Fanny Bennet, Lady Catherine, and Mr. Collins, the sincerity of Jane? I can never get sick of these characters. And what girl doesn’t love the Anne of Green Gables series?
Favorite Quote: I have to go with Dr. Seuss here: “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” My backup favorite is Eleanor Roosevelt telling us: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” And when I need a reason to smile, my go-to is Anne Shirley telling us, “Be glad you live in a world where there are Octobers.”
About Michele
When I’m not at work letting the inner nerd rule, I like to travel anywhere and everywhere. I love surprises and shoes, walking in the woods and having picnics, movie night with buttery popcorn, and any excuse to have a date with my husband. If it could be October all year long, I would never stop smiling.
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Jim Pardew
Lead Designer
Favorite Holiday: That’s easy…Christmas! It’s not just a day, it’s a season. Great childhood memories, great music, days of anticipation, family gatherings, great food, Christmas TV specials, sharing gifts, watching my kids experience the wonder I did at their age, and of course celebrating the greatest Gift!
Favorite Book: I love reading history, science, adventure, motivational and inspirational stories, tales about the future & happy endings where the good guys win, justice is served, and hope is realized … gotta be the Bible.
Favorite Quote: “Dyslexics Untie!”
About Jim
I have been interested in the world of art since first grade. Sketching, painting, sculpture, and graphic design (once Apple introduced the Mac and made computer design fun) have all helped me to express my awe of creation. I also enjoy most sports, competition, music (listening and singing), collecting Hot Wheels with my son, listening to my daughter laugh, time away with my wife, and taking naps with my beagle.
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Meredith Christopfel
Visual Communications Director
Favorite Holiday: Christmas!
Favorite Book: Recently, The New People-Making, by Virginia Satir
Favorite Quote: “Worry is wasted imagination.”
About Meredith
My focus is the fine art of communication. Whether verbal or visual, paper or digital, my passion is making sure the message is beautifully crafted. I glory in the details, but also love brainstorming sessions.
I admire well-designed charts, diagrams and grids; when in doubt, I make a list.
For fun? I enjoy hiking, board games, painting & etching, and road trips. My go-to drink is … hot chocolate.
