Strausberg’s fearless leader began his journey on the streets of the Big Apple at agencies such as Y&R, before his dreams brought him to the West Coast. Here, he worked at Lord Dentsu before trailblazing his own path. With over 20 years of experience working on everything from Fortune 500 corporations to boutique hotels, Ezra lives for the diversity and challenge each client brings him. His knowledge of the arts, architecture and culture often find their way into meetings, creative projects and Agency happy hours.

Having established entire creative departments and cultivated strategy for some of the biggest agency powerhouses, including a term as Creative Director at Grey, Lorry is a straight-up heavy-hitter. An expert at merging her left-brain sensibilities with her right-brain pizazz in perfect harmony, Lorry knows how to read what the client wants and deliver in a big way. A Chicago native, she much prefers relaxing in the warm California sun.

Cynthia is Strausberg’s resident design ninja. After perfecting her craft at other agencies, including Grey and Saatchi & Saatchi, she came to Strausberg and has maintained the mantra of clean, fresh and inspired design – creating beautiful and thoughtful brands for an array of clients. On the weekends, Cynthia loves putting her taste to good use and loves to shop.

A native Costa Rican, Enrique brings a natural and infectious passion to Strausberg. Following a career in the performing arts that included contemporary dance and set design, Enrique packed his bags and moved to the City of Angels to acquire a Masters in Urban Planning with an emphasis on the arts from UCLA. His eclectic background provides him with unique creative insight, and he’s become an expert on our residential and resort accounts. It doesn’t hurt that his arrival at the office is always accompanied with a captivating outburst of song.

A native of Portland, Oregon, Devon followed the sunshine to Los Angeles where she graduated from USC with a dual-degree in Art History and Political Science. Her love of aesthetics and analytics lead her into a career in marketing and advertising, where her past experience includes working on international and domestic tourism campaigns. While her heart still beats for the weirdness of Portland, Devon has found that the daily dose of Vitamin D gleaned from outdoor yoga and brunch on the patio suits her just fine.

Prior to moving to L.A. and landing at Strausberg, Dan worked at a Michigan-based digital marketing agency, where he tackled content creation, SEO and account management. Now, as then, Dan is essentially a jack of all trades, which comes in handy when you’re happily never short of new digital marketing challenges to conquer. His favorite things about working at Strausberg? The people, the clients, and the happy hours, of course.

Courtnie attended Miami University (Ohio), where she majored in Mass Communications with a concentration in Advertising. After graduating, she moved to Cleveland and made it through one very cold winter before deciding to trade in her snow boots for flip-flops and drive 2,400 miles to sunny L.A. She began working at Strausberg, where she currently manages the creative development and execution of AAA’s multi-faceted merchandising and promotional initiatives.

After getting her BA in Journalism from a noted University in The Ural Mountains of Russia, Olga turned in the vodka bottles for the fine California wines and headed out west to Santa Monica. There, she obtained her degrees in design, which are just the preludes to her passions. While expressing her talents working with Print and Web, Olga is the convincing proof that organized artists do exist. Being a proud Strausbergian, Olga brings her labors of love…to life.

Dallas native Ashley is a critical thinker and creative strategist with a passion for tracking consumer insights. After doing everything from optimizing social media platforms to implementing successful email campaigns for clients in her previous agency and in-house roles, she joined Strausberg, where she focuses on paid and social media. Outside the office, Ashley is always down to get into a good true crime podcast or log some serious time streaming shows on Apple TV.

A California State University, Fullerton alumna with a degree in communications and a former Ad Club president, Maricris brings a wealth of diverse marketing and advertising experience to Strausberg. Professionally, Maricris has worked at national advertising agencies including RPA and M&C Saatchi Mobile and has also worked on the client side at Hornblower Cruises & Events. Personally, Maricris is a cooking enthusiast, Greek dance expert and an avid traveler.

A graduate of Chapman, Chelsea earned dual degrees in advertising and dance performance – making her a total double threat. As a member of the Account team, Chelsea brings her zen-like demeanor and sharp eye to the proverbial Account table and ensures that her projects are all executed, from start to finish, without a hitch. Outside of the office, Chelsea indulges her love of dance by taking and teaching classes.

With a degree in in hospitality and resort management, as well as experience in both hotel sales and marketing at an ad agency, Megan has found her niche at Strausberg, where she works on a number of the agency’s hotel accounts. Her attention to detail—and OCD-level organizations skills—makes Megan an invaluable member of the account team. Beyond the office, Megan can be spotted outdoors, at a concert (sometimes at the same time) or trying new restaurants.

Los Angeles-raised, Grand Rapids-educated Isaac majored in Film & Media Studies at Calvin College. Old hat at the web thing, Isaac traces his experience on digital platforms all the way back to when Xanga was on the tip of techie tongues. When he’s not demonstrating his proficiency with WordPress, Isaac is probably rock climbing, volunteering or doing some film photography.

Ryan first began his career at Strausberg as Accounting Manager, and later, as an Account Executive. After taking time to explore other industries, including working with an L.A.-based talent agency, Ryan returned to his hospitality roots to take on the role of Finance Manager at Strausberg. Harnessing both his industry knowledge and deep understanding of the company, Ryan hones his accounting expertise and administration experience to steer Strausberg’s financial ship. A Santa Monica local for two decades, Ryan loves board games, puzzles (hence the affinity for accounting) and enviably forgoes car commutes for bike rides to work.

A strategy heavy-hitter, David began his career in New York at BBDO working on brands such as HBO, Hyatt and Pizza Hut. From there, he went on to work for other agency’s including: Deutsch, Team One, Deutsch LA and Saatchi & Saatchi. At Strausberg, David always seeks a thorough understanding of the client’s business issues, brand equities and competitive dynamics in order to develop strategic insights and recommendations that are both meaningful and actionable. When he’s not deep in analytical thought, David is world-traveler and outdoor enthusiast who enjoys hiking and yoga. 

A native Angeleno, Ray earned his media stripes working for major agencies in both New York and Los Angeles. Having worked with clients across a vast array of industries, ranging from automotive to entertainment, packaged goods to travel, he’s championed the art of staying on top of the ever-changing world of media and is obsessed with looking for the best media solutions for his clients. When not tending to their zoo of rescue animals, Ray and his wife like to travel, cook and make wine.