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Cheryl
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cheryl@silkwormink.com |
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Vice
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In over 24 years of
service, the reason behind Cheryl's love of her work and passion to do her
best has never changed; it's all for her customers. When customers work with
Cheryl, they not only get a creative partner for their business, they get a
friend. She is a great person to have on your side. She is a volunteer, an
advocate and she is excited to help long standing customers and new customers
alike take their business and branding to the next level. |
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Warnings:
Cheryl is a fierce competitor, as well as a sports lover and a Saluki Fan to
the core (Sezmore has even seen her bleed maroon). |
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Jason
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jason@silkwormink.com |
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Account
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Slow
down and you might not keep up with Jason's highly active lifestyle. He
enjoys sports, little league coaching and is the team captain for Silkworm's
very own River to River running team. A natural leader, Jason's positive
attitude lets others know you can reach your goals and have fun while doing
it. When presented with a problem, Jason will use every resource available to
solve it. He treats every job, no matter how big or small, with the same
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Warnings: His master's
degree in history makes him a worthy contender when it comes to trivial
pursuit and book reports on past presidents. |
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Lucas
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lucas@silkwormink.com |
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Account
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Once you meet Lucas,
you aren’t going to forget him any time soon. He has a strong personality
that can come in handy from time to time. He is a bold person, but you have
to be when you manage a motocross team and compete yourself. When he isn’t
tearing up the track he is annihilating various foes on one video game or
another. A true team player whether with customers or his online gaming
buddies. |
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Warnings:
If you ask him for it, he will always give his honest opinion. This can be
good or bad, so ask with caution. |
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Marialice
Jenkins |
marialice@silkwormink.com |
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Account
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Marialice is always on
the move; she can be found in a gymnasium almost any time of the year wearing
stripes, blowing a whistle on the sidelines, and coaching high school girls'
basketball. She is an avid runner, physical fitness guru and basketball
fanatic. She has a passion for Wildcats, cats, Kentucky basketball, running,
working out and coaching |
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Warnings: Do not
approach Marialice with a camera, she has a serious aversion to them and may
cause bodily harm to those trying to take her picture. |
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Mike
Bergman |
mikeb@silkwormink.com |
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Account
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An avid gamer that
enjoys hosting rock band parties and playing Kinnect with his 3 daughters. If
there is new technology, he has it on day one. He enjoys making short films
and is not afraid to tackle the serious subjects of Sezmore and Captain
Applesauce. He also enjoys running large hills. Mike is known for his
penchant for working closely with unions to promote their cause. He has been
known to go above and beyond for all his customers |
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Warnings: Mike is
always up on the latest technology news. If you have a new gadget, show it to
him with caution, he may want to discuss it for hours. |
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Kimberly (Kimmee) Needham |
kimberlyn@silkwormink.com |
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Account Executive
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Kimmee is known to
tell amazing jokes. Always one to make you smile, the phrase "lights up
a room" was coined for her. She can recite all the lyrics to many
popular '80s songs and may sing them to you if you are lucky. She can often
be found out and about in Southern Illinois on the kickball field kicking
balls, out taking amazing photographs for people or on a crazy adventure with
her son. |
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Warnings: May regale
you with stories of her son. May start talking in many different Southern
dialects. May try to get you to eat crazy Cajun food. |
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Lisa
Keene |
lisak@silkwormink.com |
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Account
Coordinator |
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Lisa is a familiar
face at Silkworm; 2011 will mark her 20th year with the company. In her time
here she has worn many hats, but is now an account coordinator for the Vice
President. Lisa is very dedicated and loyal to customers and Silkworm. If she
isn’t at Silkworm she can be found working in her yard and flowerbeds,
mowing, raking, mulching and pulling weeds, at the ball fields in the
summertime with her niece and nephew, Southern Illinois Miners and SIU games
or volunteering for Make-a-Wish foundation. |
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Warnings: Mention the
name Tom Jones and you will find yourself in a 30 minute conversation. |
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Racheal
Hannel |
racheal.lh@silkwormink.com |
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Account
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You
might remember Racheal from the customer service desk, she has now
transitioned to the sales department where she has been attempting to keep
Doug in line. Racheal also plays a major role in our ecommerce online stores.
When
not confined inside the walls of Silkworm, Racheal can be found in her yard
with dirty hands and flowers everywhere. She is also a fan of volunteering at
the Silkworm timing station for River to River Relay. |
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Warnings: When she has
a task to be done, she is going to get it done quickly and accurately so
watch for flying blurs in the hallway. |
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Samantha Shumate
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Account Coordinator
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Sam Shumate will never let you walk away without a smile. She’s an obvious cheerleader with her positive and happy outlook. Having gone to school for music, everyone wants to hear her sing and she’s not shy about it. She came to Silkworm to be part of a company that is active in the community and has a great team spirit, which she cheers on every second. When not at work, you can find Sam hangin’ with her nephews and niece or enjoying time with her husband and dogs, who are more like children to her.
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Warnings: Sam puts a whole new meaning to the word "chipper"
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The Graphics Team
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Chi Robinson
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chi@silkwormink.com |
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Graphics Team Leader
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A shrewd decision maker, only taking 17 months, 12 days and 2 hours to finalize the purchase of a new vehicle, though we could also chock that up to being thorough. She is also a solver of computer problems on a near-daily basis. And an animal lover with affinity for cats and rubber duckies. When not in the graphics department you can find Chi at local wineries and art fairs.
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Warnings: She may try to reorganize your inbox. Do not approach when she is working on network server problems.
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Tony Phillippe
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Senior Graphic Artist
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Tony is known to be one of the head graphic designers at Silkworm. Tony has no choice but to be ahead of the game always from the most recent t-shirt trend to the oldest trick in the book. Best known for living in the past and reminding everyone that he used to win by a head in every race he ever ran. His coworkers also think he has a large cranium.
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Warnings: He will bite and may try the alligator roll several times until he gets down (to the sounds of the 80’s).
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Dan Brown |
dan@silkwormink.com |
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Senior Production Artist
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Dan is actually on his second tour of duty at silkworm. Lucky for all of us, while living in Chicago he found himself longing for home and has since made his way back to the chair of senior production artist. When not hard at work he can be found sorting through his 10,000+ collection of comics or volunteering his time at the Liberty Theater.
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Warnings: He has been known to overwhelm coworkers with his personable lovability, especially before 9am.
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Michael Black
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artist@silkwormink.com
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Graphic Artist
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One of our many Mikes, this one is currently managing his hours working at the Worm part time creating awesome designs, being a full time student at SIUC working on his bachelors degree and he be a bad mambo jambo guitar player (or so we were told). Mike is known to be an extremely friendly individual and willing to do whatever you ask of him (work related) in a timely manner and meeting deadlines. The high level of enthusiasm and energy he exhibits shows characteristics usually known only to those whom are over medicated, over caffeinated, or of the "boxer" breed.
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Warnings: He may ask to help you wherever he can, while juggling and rubbing his stomach at the same time. It is weird but impressive.
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Victoria Heine |
victorialh@silkwormink.com |
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Graphic Artist
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Glass blower extraordinaire, part time zombie, full time gossip and she even finds time to come to work. If Victoria looks familiar to you, it may be because she scared the living daylights out of you at a haunted house. If it can be done she's probably already done it. Her philosophy is if it exists she can make it out of glass.
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Warnings: She is not afraid to punch you in the kidneys if the situation calls for it. On the other hand she would probably help you afterward.
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Michael Deponai |
proofing@silkwormink.com |
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Proofing Coordinator
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This Mike tends to go by his last name and is the person you talk with to make sure your artwork is correct. Deponai seems to believe he is the heroic character featured in the Masters of the Universe franchise. In most variations of the franchise he is the alter ego of Prince Adam and also the twin brother of Chuck Norris. Deponai and his friends defend the Worm and the secrets of the golden squeegee from the evil forces of Skeletor.
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Warnings: He might have the ability to hoist objects/people through a dimensional doorway.
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Thomas Henderson |
prodpurchasing@silkwormink.com |
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Traffic
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Traffic seems like an odd position title, but it makes sense at Silkworm where Thomas is the go between for Graphics and Production. Thomas can only be described as a character. He has a sense of humor that can only have been produced by years of listening to recordings of stand-up comedians. He used to work in production, then the screen room and has now worked his way up the ladder to a part of the building with air conditioning and heat.
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Warnings: Don’t even try to keep up with his humor; he is the master of non sequiturs.
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