Meet Our Expert Team

Your Ebco Guides

• Kalyn Rozanski

  Chief Visionary Officer & Co-Founder

  Kalyn Rozanski is the Chief Visionary Officer and one of the fearless leaders of Ebco. She founded Ebco in 2015 with the vision of a B2B agency that guides major organizations across industries to custom solutions through trend-powered innovation. — VIEW MORE

  

• Erin Mays

  CEO & Co-Founder

  Erin Mays is the CEO and co-founder of Ebco. Erin oversees the operational and leadership side of the business, spearheads business development, fosters client relationships, and leads marketing efforts. — VIEW MORE

  

• Andrew Ignatow

  Head of Innovation Strategy

  Andrew is a 20+ year agency veteran specializing in developing methodologies for innovation and insights programs. With a focus on developing a deep understanding of his clients’ needs, innovation philosophy, and existing insights frameworks, Andrew has a long track record of driving growth for his clients. — VIEW MORE

  

• Ben Chaib

  Head of Growth

  Executive level professional with keen expertise in identifying new business opportunities and growing existing client relationships. — VIEW MORE

  

• Tony Rozanski

  Head of Finance & Operations

  Oversees the financial health and analysis of the business, with a keen eye on organizational structure and efficiencies. — VIEW MORE

  

• Rachel Krohn

  Creative Director

  Agile designer adept in print and digital mediums. Rachel is an experienced graphic designer and art director in the field of communication and marketing. — VIEW MORE

  

• Jane Haffer

  Business Development Strategist

  Experienced researcher with a passion for data-driven actionable insights. Her career in research and consulting spans food, beverage, home care, personal care, and beauty. While she is a researcher and strategist by trade, she is a storyteller by nature. — VIEW MORE

  

• Katherine Diaz

  Client Success Director

  Future-facing strategist keeping companies centered on the people they serve and the future they face. She’s experienced in innovation, futures, and trends work, and combines that expertise with a strong background in account management and traditional brand strategy. — VIEW MORE

  

• Betsy Pendergast

  Trend Director

  Experienced researcher and strategist focused on developing actionable and disruptive insights and go-to-market strategies. Her career spans consulting, retail, CPG, finance and healthcare. — VIEW MORE

  

• Sarah Polansky

  Trend Director

  In her 10+ years as an innovation consultant and business strategist, she’s helped global Fortune 100 clients shift their business through customer-led insights, strategic foresight, market analysis, and business modeling to uncover the next profitable opportunities to pursue. — VIEW MORE

  

• Gerardo Tames

  Associate Trend Director

  Gerardo is an experienced market and consumer researcher with a 15+ year career focused on insights, brand strategy, and innovation. — VIEW MORE

  

• Sydney Harder

  Trend Strategist

  Curious, detail-oriented strategist with a passion for building future-defining brands. Adept at diving into data and surfacing insights that answer critical business questions, Sydney loves to approach projects with equal parts analytical rigor and creative chops. — VIEW MORE

  

• Alex Ayvas

  Trend Strategist

  Insatiably curious researcher looking towards the future to help clients remain on the cutting edge. Alex is an experienced researcher in the innovation realm with a passion for uncovering insights that help to shape effective solutions. — VIEW MORE

  

• Janelle Furber

  Trend Strategist

  Experienced strategist and researcher with a future-facing approach to generating insights, discovering trends, and creating innovative ideas. — VIEW MORE

  

• Samantha Juna

  Trend Strategist

  Samantha is a thoughtful creative, skilled at translating abstract concepts into real-world solutions. She is an industrial designer by trade and has more than a decade of experience in the CPG industry.  — VIEW MORE

  

• Mariza Reyes

  Trend Strategist

  Experienced researcher in trend, design & product development spanning across multiple mass retailers & categories. — VIEW MORE

  

• Elizabeth Brannan

  Trend Strategist

  Elizabeth is an accomplished researcher and strategist, adept at discovering trends and transforming them into curated insights with actionable strategies. — VIEW MORE

  

• Jackie Zeisloft

  Communications Coordinator & Copywriter

  Jackie has been with Ebco in various marketing positions since the summer of 2020. She heads up Ebco’s Book Club initiative and is always looking for ways to use storytelling and community-oriented events to educate and inspire Ebco’s audience. — VIEW MORE

  

• Jackie Suli

  Business Development Manager

  Customer-obsessed sales support professional + cross-functional collaborator. Jackie enjoys making things happen. She loves taking an idea, identifying resources and considerations, making a plan and bringing it to life. — VIEW MORE

  

• Tausha Menaquale

  Head of People & Operations

  Resourcing aficionado with a finger on the pulse of efficient ways of working and a foundation in process, culture, and people development. — VIEW MORE

  

• Susan Jeanette

  Executive Assistant

  Detail-oriented operations manager and human resource assistant. Susan has over 25+ years of experience as an operations manager and human resource assistant. — VIEW MORE

  

• Pamela Albert

  Business Development Representative

  Pamela is a people person. She has 20+ years of experience within the design/research community working in marketing, business development, and lead development. — VIEW MORE

  

• Jonathan Abarbanel

  Design Director

  Problem-solving, multifaceted product designer who has brought concepts to life for a variety of Fortune 500 companies across an array of industries. — VIEW MORE