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Chris Bouzounis
President
Chris founded Artina, (originally Olympic Incentive Ideas) in 1967. Over the years he has found enjoyment in the creativity and variety the promotional products industry provides. Helping customers meet their goals is a big part of Chris' job satisfaction. When he is not at Artina, Chris enjoys spending time with his family, participating in and watching various sports, giving back to the community and reading. |
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Matina Zenios
Vice President
Matina has been involved in the family business for as long as she can remember. She worked part time in various departments while attaining her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University. She began working full time in 1997 and received her MBA from Franklin University in 2000. Matina loves the variety of responsibilities and people she works with, from the Artina sales team, to clients and suppliers. The variety and creativity of the industry itself ensures a fun and interesting day every day. When not at work, Matina is kept busy with her active boys, Michael and Christos, who help ensure fun and interesting evenings as well. |
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Art Bouzounis
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Artemis began his career at Artina in 1991, working part time, while attaining his communications degree from and playing soccer at The Ohio State University. Art enjoys all aspects of his position at Artina and takes extra pride in knowing his name is a part of the company. In his free time, Art enjoys watching and participating in soccer, basketball and golf. Art's two other passions are traveling and his love for dogs. If you happen to see Art around town, odds are you'll see him with his German Shepherd Alex and his Doberman Pinscher Sagan. |
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Our Sales Team |
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Steve Parker
Sales Manager
Steve is a licensed CPA and he began his career at a national accounting firm where he performed financial audits of Fortune 500 companies. Prior to coming to Artina he has over 20 years experience in the promotional products industry, working for several industry leading companies in sales, operations, and financial management. In 2002 Steve was a finalist for Greater Columbus Area Small Business Person of the Year. His expertise is in helping customers with their on-line solutions to fill their promotional and logo apparel needs. He also enjoys working with salespeople to help them fulfill their potential and to help them provide the best service to their customers. |
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Sally Camella
Account Executive
A graduate of Ohio State University, Sally joined the Artina sales team in May of 2007 with over 4 years of Sales/Service experience. She enjoys working with people and products that she can be proud of. Her favorite part of promotional sales is finding products that are a perfect fit for each client. Sally is a member of the Columbus Young Professional's Club, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and the National Kidney Foundation of Ohio's Young Professionals Exchange. She enjoys spending time with her new husband in their first home! |
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Mike Contreras
Account Executive
Mike brings nine years of supplier experience, ethusiasm and the passion to succeed! While working as a supplier Mike was able to develop Artina as a client early on in his venture into our industry and since then has been able to develop lasting friendships with the Artina "crew". This made his transition onto Artina's sales team easy and worthwhile. Mike enjoys thinking 'outside the box' in order to help create solutions that will make an impact in order to help keep his customers happy and coming back for more. Excited to call Artina home, he looks forward to helping them grow. Outside of work Mike loves to play and 'roll' around with his kids Alex, Nicco and Ariana, with mom Alana always close by! He also is passionate about teaching and competing in the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu along with educating people about the importance of self defense!
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Margot Engle
Senior National Account Executive / Vendor Relations
Margot's tenure with Artina spans over 18 years, and she likes the fact that each day is different. She also enjoys the long-term relationships she's developed with her favorite customers. Having the ability to create custom items allows the industry to stay creative and fresh for her and her clients. Outside the office, her husband John and Children – Jonathan and Timmy are her highest priority. |
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Evon Fuller
Corporate Account Specialist
Evon has been in the promotional products industry since 2000. She enjoys the new challenges that each day brings and cherishes the relationships that she has developed with valued customers. "To me they’re like family." Evon will go the extra mile to ensure that the clients are satisfied. When not working, Evon enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She is an active officer of the Youth Dept. at her church, and
her favorite pastimes are reading and singing. |
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Lesley Jennings
Senior National Account Executive
An Ohio University graduate, Lesley joined Artina in August of 1999. With 10 years of experience at Artina, Lesley feels her strongest attributes are creativity and client satisfaction. Her goal is to make the client's experience with Artina as smooth and easy as possible. Outside of the office Lesley enjoys spending time with her family - especially her niece and nephew, Hannah and Noah - and her two cats Dante' and Sophie. |
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Christine Karse
Senior Account Executive
Christine joined the Artina team in December 2003. She quickly moved positions until finally getting into sales, which was her main goal. She prides herself in customer satisfaction. She enjoys the relationships she has built with her customers and looks forward to building relationship with future customers. When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her husband - Rich, Son - Zach and two Step-Daughters – Brandi and Carley. |
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Kirsten King
Executive Sales Assistant
Kirsten has never met a promotional item she didn't like. After nearly 20 years of working with Artina for creative marketing solutions as a client, she joined the team in June 2010 as an Executive Sales Assistant. She loves to look beyond the norm for truly unique branding solutions, but has been known to get downright giddy over pens and stress balls, too. A graduate of Ohio University, she received her Master's degree in Marketing and Communication from Franklin University in 2000 and has worked in a variety of industries from publishing to travel and tourism to healthcare. When she is not putting logos on inanimate objects, she can be found chasing her two-year-old son Micah with a marker, attempting to put a logo on him. |
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Hollie Kuhar
Senior Corporate Account Specialist
Hollie has been with Artina since spring of 1999, and cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. In the ‘always changing’ world of sales, Hollie is pleased with the sense of stability that she has been able to provide for her clients due to longevity in her position. Hollie prides herself on giving exceptional customer service to everyone she works with. When out of the office, Hollie enjoys spending time with her husband, skiing, traveling, photography, and visiting her family back home in New England. |
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Linda Meyer
Independent Account Executive
Linda has a long history with Artina and supplemented her industry experience with a three year move to Chicago. Since her return to Artina, she enjoys helping her clients using creative ideas and understanding their goals.
When she is not working, Linda spends her free time being entertained by her new son, Vassilis. He joined the family on 2/12/10. |
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Brian Miller
Account Executive
Brian joined the Artina Team in June 2010. Although a newcomer to the Artina family, he brings over 25 years of sales experience. He looks forward to providing customers with solutions to
their promotional product needs and to reach the clients highest expectations. Brian always brings a smile to the table and is well motivated to develop and deliver to the customer's expectations and beyond. During his personal time Brian enjoys camping, golfing, turkey hunting and any activity that includes his family - wife Cathy and children Jeremy, Kelly and Jay. |
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Our Support Team |
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Adrian Solomonides
Office & Human Resource Manager
Adrian joined the Artina Team in October of 2007 with several years of HR experience. She has Bachelor degree from The Ohio State University, and is a devoted fan of the Buckeyes! When Adrian is not at work she enjoys anything sports related, shopping and spending time with her friends and family. Recently, she has enjoyed the demolition and remodeling of her new home. She can't wait for it to be finished so she can do more traveling and take long walks on the beach! |
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Patti Dmytryk
Customer Service Administrator
Patti has a degree in Textile Marketing and has worked in Sales and the Interior design field
for 20+ years. She likes the creative side of the promotional industry, and her favorite challenge
is finding that unique item that sets her clients apart from their competition. Outside of the office,
Patti enjoys spending time with her family, usually racing to her daughter's high school sporting
events and getting her son ready for hisfreshman year at OSU.
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Laura Donovan
Graphic Designer
A graduate of the University of Dayton, Laura joined the Artina team in November 2004. She enjoys the variety of daily tasks her position brings as well as the creative and friendly staff. When not at work, Laura enjoys cheering on her Chicago Cubs, watching movies and spending time with friends and family, especially her husband Christian and her cat, Gal. |
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Mary Fraley
Administrative Assistant
Mary returned to Artina in August of 2007 after a three year absence. During that time, she helped her husband establish his expedite business and traveled with him seeing all but 11 states. She is involved once again in making sure orders are moving through the system and shipping on time to meet the customers' needs. Mary enjoys any time spent outdoors, especially walking her grandson, Kyro- the dog. |
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Amanda Gnagey
Director of First Impressions
Amanda joined the Artina team in April of 2009 with over 7 years of customer service and recruiting experience. She is very excited to join the promotional business as this is a new avenue for her. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University and loves the Buckeyes. When not at work she enjoys spending time with her friends and family. |
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Anna Ruska
Order Administrator
Anna joined Artina in October 2007. She is excited to be in the work force after 14 years of being a stay at home mom and moving 4 times due to her husband's career. She is a graduate of Miami University with a BS in Marketing. Previously, she was in the banking industry but enjoys the change to promotional products. When not at work, Anna and her husband are busy with their children's sporting events and social lives. They spend their weekends visiting the surrounding ice hockey rinks rooting for their son and watching their daughter play field hockey. |
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Jennifer Tipple
Billing Administrator
Jenny joined the Artina team in June, 2002, a graduate of The Ohio State University. Since joining the Artina team Jenny has moved her way throughout the company and settled back in the Support Dept. where she demonstrates great attention to detail and takes the utmost pride in attaining a high level of satisfaction. While not at work or preparing to move into her new house, Jenny enjoys spending time with her husband Brad and all of their family and friends. |
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