Melissa Bracewell
Project Manager
mbracewell@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: ZenMelissa
Favorite Quote/s: "A room without books is like a body without soul." - Cicero
Favorite Book/s: "The Shipping News" by E. Annie Proulx
Favorite Musical Group/s: Alison Kraus, The Samples, Patty Griffin
Favorite Movie/s: "Life is Beautiful"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Bookbinding, boating, running with my dogs
Julie Chadbourne
Director of Digital Operations
jchadbourne@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: snizzle, kitten pants (I have a pair of hello kitty pants...yes, I do!)
Favorite Quote/s: "Well-behaved women seldom make history." Author Unknown
Favorite Book/s: "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
Favorite Musical Group/s: I love George Michael!!, Travis + Julie, Stars, Travis, JagStar, Coldplay, Harry Connick, Jr., YaYaYa’s, Frou Frou
Favorite Movie/s: "The Matrix," "Goonies," "Serendipity" and any movie in which my brother Bryan Massey stars
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): All things music (in a duo), scuba diving, sky diving, working out (running!!)
Daniel Hadaway
Digital Marketing Manager
dhadaway@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: Holiday
Favorite Quote/s: "Music is not a matter of life or death... It's much more important than that."
Favorite Book/s: Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell
Favorite Musical Group/s: U2
Favorite Movie/s: Currently, it's a tie between "Once" and "Away We Go"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): I've produced albums for a couple of local artists, and also have spent some time touring as a professional drummer in the past. I still enjoy anything related to music!
Frank Janas
Senior PHP Developer
Nickname: Computa Buddha
Favorite Quote/s: "This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time."
Favorite Book/s: Dune
Favorite Musical Group/s: U2
Favorite Movie/s: "V for Vendetta" OR "Matrix"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Working out & hiking
Gwen Adams
Business Manager
Nickname: Gwen
Favorite Quote/s: "Live life like there's no tomorrow."
Favorite Book/s: Anything fantasy related
Favorite Musical Group/s: Lady Antibellum, Rascal Flatts
Favorite Movie/s: "The Notebook", "Grease", "Under the Tuscan Sun "
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Anything to do with my kids' activities
Alan Laidlaw
Web Developer
Nickname: LAIDLAW
Favorite Quote/s: "Green is not a creative color" (via: http://vimeo.com/27003856)
Favorite Book/s: Art of the Personal Essay, Culture Code, Emergence, Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
Favorite Musical Group/s: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Favorite Movie/s: "The Lady Eve" by Preston Sturges
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Racquetball, scotch, bicycling, blank wonderment at the popularity of Facebook.
Karla Peppas
Director of Digital Sales
karla@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: Peppy
Favorite Quote/s: "I want to know God's thoughts... the rest are details.” --- Albert Einstein
Favorite Book/s: Chronicles of Narnia
Favorite Musical Group/s: NeedToBreathe
Favorite Movie/s: Dead Poet’s Society, Lord of the Rings, Steel Magnolias, Stand by Me
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Anything outdoors, playing games, world exploration, dancing, --- all things adventurous that bring an extra zest to life!
Kimberley Richardson
Web Designer
krichardson@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: Mischievous Monkey, Kimmy, 'Lil Kim, Kimmy Kimmy Cocoa Puff
Favorite Quote/s: “Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood.”
Favorite Book/s: I don't have a favorite, but just read a very good book called, "What in the World is Going on?", by Dr. David Jeremiah
Favorite Musical Group/s: love most kinds of music, but my faves are Casting Crowns, Feist, Jack Johnson, Bon Jovi, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney
Favorite Movie/s: "Back to the Future", "It's a wonderful Life"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Singing, oil painting, landscape photography, traveling to warm, exotic places, working out
Kristin Schmitt
Project Manager
kschmitt@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: schmitty, kaskas
Favorite Quote/s: "Make it work" a la Tim Gunn of "Project Runway" fame
Favorite Book/s: "Oh, the Places You'll Go!" by Dr. Seuss
Favorite Musical Group/s: Anything I can dance to or see live!
Favorite Movie/s: "The Princess Bride"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Traveling, Painting, Watching mindless reality television, Spending time with friends, family, and my two kitties- Tygra and Bengali
Sean Shaw
Theme Developer
sshaw@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: Sha Sha
Favorite Quote/s: "The opposite of faith is not doubt, it's certainty" - Anne Lamott
Favorite Book/s: "Alice in Wonderland", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Harry Potter"
Favorite Musical Group/s: The Beatles, Jack White, Patty Griffin, Ryan Adams, Sigur Ros, Arcade Fire
Favorite Movie/s: "Memento", "Good Will Hunting", "Pulp Fiction"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Concerts, Friends, Traveling, Food, Drinks, Disc Golf, New Experiences
Prasad Shirgaonkar
Sr. Drupal Developer
Nickname: "Pras" or "Paashaa"
Favorite Quote/s: "Life is not what you get, life is what you create!" (by my wife)
Favorite Book/s: The Alchemist (Paulo Coehlo) , God Delusions (Richard Dawkins)
Favorite Musical Group/s: A R Rehman (The Oscar winner for Slumdog Millionaire) – he doesn’t have a group as such, I love & follow his Bollywood music.
Favorite Movie/s: Sixth Sense, Matrix
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Writing, reciting, enjoying poetry & theatre, watching & discussing films, reading (mainly non-fiction), going on long drive with wife & kid.
Marcus Snyder
Campaign Manager
Nickname: "Panda"
Favorite Quote/s: "Your imagination is the hood ornament on the car of creativity" - Gary Busey
Favorite Book/s: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, "1984" by George Orwell
Favorite Musical Group/s: Maybeshewill, 65daysofstatic, Russian Circles, Silversun Pickups, Jimmy Eat World
Favorite Movie/s: Donnie Darko, Billy Madison, Clerks
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): Sipping whiskey, banging on guitars and devouring spicy food
Lauren Worden
Operations / Traffic Manager
lworden@southcentralmedia.com
Nickname: Droopy
Favorite Quote/s: "A day without laughter is a wasted day."
Favorite Book/s: "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Favorite Musical Group/s: Stevie Wonder
Favorite Movie/s: "Return to Me"
Life Outside of Work (Hobbies): I am: a wife to Jeremy, who is my best friend in the world...a mother to the absolute most beautiful little boy in the world, Connor...a great friend who can be trusted...a bread lover...an outgoing person who will always make you feel welcome...a nail biter...a Kansas Jayhawker...a mom who loves to hear my son laugh...a deep and passionate person who lives life as if it were going to be my last...a spades player...an premier jewelry consultant...the best daughter a mom could ask for...a supporter of the Special Olympics...a speeder...a hot tamale lover...a sister and sister in law...a spirit filled Christian who loves God...an ocean lover...a supportive wife who loves watching Jeremy do what he does best...a swimmer...a Kansas City Chiefs fan...a pasta lover...and, overall, a straight up kind of person...