Interested in learning more about how we can work together?
Want to chat with a partner?
  • MB Jarosik:
  • tel 617 574 2311
  • email MB
  • Karen Dendy Smith:
  • tel 617 574 2312
  • email Karen
  • Anne Callahan:
  • tel 617 574 2313
  • email Anne
We’re Hiring

Join our dynamic team.

Must have 2-3 years of professional print, brand, and web design experience.

Send link to your portfolio and a PDF of your resume to [email protected]

 

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  • Anne Callahan

  • Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy
  • Karen Dendy Smith

  • Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy
  • MB Jarosik

  • Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy
  • Jim Gibson

  • Associate, Brand + Creative Strategy
  • Doug Rickert

  • Senior Designer, Creative Strategy
  • Michelle Curran

  • Designer, Developer
  • Donna LeBlanc

  • Accounting
  • Brittany Latham

  • Designer, Creative Strategy

Anne Callahan


Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

Karen Dendy Smith


Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

MB Jarosik


Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

Jim Gibson


Associate, Brand + Creative Strategy

Doug Rickert


Senior Designer, Creative Strategy

Michelle Curran


Designer, Developer

Donna LeBlanc


Accounting

Brittany Latham


Designer, Creative Strategy

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Anne Callahan

Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

Insightful, intuitive, “in the know”


  • [email protected]

  • 617-574-2313

office hours

Anne assembles the team, leads the creative, partners with the clients, and manages it all. Our resident expert in fundraising, nonprofit, and capital campaign work, she combines her creative talents with strong analytical and communications skills to produce the highest quality solutions.

after hours

  • Painter
  • Art collector
  • First-generation HS student Mentor

resume

  • BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Member of TCI Women’s Business CEO Forum
  • Vice Chair, MassArt Corporate Advisory Council
  • Awards and recognition from CASE, HOW, Graphis, AIGA, and Print
  • Featured speaker at CASE, AMA, and AFP
  • Board member, Stop Hand Gun Violence
  • Past Vice President, AIGA BOSTON

clients

  • Berklee College of Music
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Dassault Systèmes
  • Hebrew Senior Life
  • Loyola University Maryland
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Regis College

Karen Dendy Smith

Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

Innovative, engaging, “loves creating change”


  • [email protected]

  • 617-574-2312

office hours

Karen is passionate about collaborating with clients to think outside the box and strategize how best to make a memorable and authentic impression. As a brand strategist and director she inspires creative teams to embrace new perspectives while developing captivating comprehensive solutions. Her expertise lies in analyzing brands from a 360 degree perspective to build connections and create clarity.

after hours

  • Qigong teacher
  • World traveller
  • iPhone photo art fanatic

resume

  • BFA Visual Design from Southeastern Massachusetts University
  • Graphic Design Masters, School for Design, Basel Switzerland
  • Adjunct faculty at UMass Dartmouth
  • Awards and recognition from CASE, HOW, Graphis, AIGA, and Print
  • Speaker at CASE, AIGA Boston, Small College Conference, UMass Dartmouth
  • Advisory Council – The History Project
  • Persimmon Society – YW Boston
  • Past Vice Chair, Board of Trustees – New England School of Acupuncture
  • Past Board Member, AIGA Boston (American Institute of Graphic Arts)

clients

  • Bancroft School
  • Beverly Crossing
  • Brown Brothers Harriman
  • Emmanuel College
  • Fitchburg State University
  • Marlboro College
  • New England College of Optometry
  • Saint John’s High School
  • VOYA Financial
  • Washington & Jefferson College
  • Wilson Architects

MB Jarosik

Partner, Brand + Creative Strategy

Catalyst, passionate leader, ignores “the box”


  • [email protected]

  • 617-574-2311

office hours

MB inserts her big picture thinking, innovative ideas, and flawless creative execution with her clients and design teams. As a brand strategist and creative director MB is always on the lookout for unique and effective ways to position brands across multiple platforms. Her specialty markets are real estate development, professional services, and education.

after hours

  • Career counselor for undergraduate gap year students and post graduates
  • Interior decorator
  • Cowboy boot collector

resume

  • BFA Visual Design from Southeastern Massachusetts University
  • Adjunct faculty at UMass Dartmouth
  • Awards and recognition from CASE, HOW, Graphis, SMPS, AIGA
  • Featured speaker at CASE, AMA, and SEGD
  • Board member, Stop Hand Gun Violence

clients

  • Bridgewater State University
  • BR+A
  • Callahan Construction Managers
  • Creative Office Pavilion
  • Boston University School of Public Health
  • New England Law | Boston
  • Worcester State University

Jim Gibson

Associate, Brand + Creative Strategy

Spontaneous, passionate, “non-linear”


  • [email protected]

  • 617-574-2315

office hours

Jim propels his creativity in his work by choosing the visual road less travelled. He believes it is important to motivate and inspire this creative thinking in others with a collaborative spirit while always getting to the heart of what kor clients’ truly need.

after hours

  • Printmaking
  • Any project that involves the word “craft”
  • Madonna enthusiast

resume

  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Awards and recognition from CASE, How, Graphis, BONE, Communication Arts, and Print
  • Featured speaker at NACAC

clients

  • Bancroft School
  • Berklee College of Music
  • Callahan Construction Managers
  • College of the Holy Cross
  • Creative Office Pavilion
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Saint John’s High School
  • Stop Handgun Violence
  • The History Project

Doug Rickert

Senior Designer, Creative Strategy

Independent, logical, “discerning and deliberate”


  • [email protected]

  • 617-574-2319

office hours

Doug brings his distinct creative expertise and warm personal style to projects that integrate branding, print, digital and social components. Constantly following what’s trending in technology and design, he reads between the lines of surface style and focuses on creative longevity, creating a purposeful impact for kor’s clients. Doug is also an adjunct faculty member at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design where he teaches Typography in the Graphic Design department.

after hours

  • Photo taker
  • Cocktail crafter
  • Eyeglasses collector

resume

  • BFA in Graphic Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Adjunct Faculty Member in the Graphic Design Department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Member of the Design and Visual Communications Advisory Board at Boston Arts Academy

clients

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham
  • Bridgewater State University
  • Dassault Systèmes
  • Flint Hill School
  • Hebrew SeniorLife
  • New England College of Optometry
  • VOYA Financial
  • Westminster School
  • Youth Development Organization, Lawrence

Michelle Curran

Designer, Developer

Forward thinker, detail-oriented, "creative technologist"


office hours

Michelle uses creativity and a passion for problem-solving to design and develop websites. As a developer, Michelle is committed to architecting websites that are flexible enough to accommodate future needs and enable clients to easily and happily update site content themselves. She has a strong work ethic and has a knack for not spending too much time in rabbit holes. Her specialities are quickly accessing complexities, formulating solutions and keeping projects on track.

after hours

  • Avid Sports Fan
  • Puzzle enthusiast
  • Photographer

resume

  • MBA from Weatherhead School of Management
  • BS Case Western Reserve University concentrations in marketing and information systems
  • 25 years in information technology including positions as a Big 8 IT Consultant and Software Executive
  • Past board member PTO Horace Mann Elementary School
  • Past board member PAC West Middle School
  • Admissions volunteer Governor’s Academy
  • Drupal Association Member
  • Pantheon Registered Agency

clients

  • Boston University Center for Innovation in Social Work
  • Melick Law
  • Markley Group
  • Youth Development Organization, Lawrence

Donna LeBlanc

Accounting

Enthusiast, Invested, “always pitching in"


  • [email protected]

office hours

Donna handles the day-to-day financial transactions for kor group. She focuses on the big picture, producing high-level financial statements, long-term projections, and keeps project budgets on track. She has over 40 years experience providing accounting services for creative agencies. Donna works part-time for kor group and part-time for Libretto one of kor’s strategic messaging partners.

after hours

  • World traveler
  • Movie aficionado
  • Dog sitter

resume

  • Donna received her Bachelors in Accounting at Northeastern Massachusetts University.

clients

  • Every single one of kor’s clients!

Brittany Latham

Designer, Creative Strategy

Energetic, inquisitive, “loves to try new things”


  • [email protected]

office hours

Originating from Mulvane, Kansas, Brittany incorporates her midwestern background and education in Relational Communication to create humanistic experiences through design. With a keen focus on typography and bold forms, her work at kor group is multi-disciplinary – combining visual effects and interactive tools to create unconventional, impactful results.

A recent graduate of Boston University’s MFA program, her conceptual process incorporates research that seeks to bring understanding of various cultural perspectives. Her passion for design drives her to experiment with traditional and digital tools and blend them to create dynamic and thought-provoking solutions.

after hours

  • Anything involving friends, family, and games
  • Improving kinetic type skills
  • Testing the latest cooking recipes

resume

  • BS Communication, Relational Emphasis
  • Emporia State University
  • MFA Graphic Design
  • Boston University
  • Emerge Committee Member, AIGA Boston

clients

  • Reach Out and Read
  • WFD Consulting
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham
  • Pine Street Inn

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