who

JGroup Advertising co-founders Jan and Jill have developed communications concepts for everything from new business launches and direct marketing and fundraising campaigns to brochures, annual reports, and websites for a wide variety of national and local clients including Campbell Soup Company, Volunteers of America, OHI, Prentiss & Carlisle, and Moosehead Furniture.

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Jan Kaufman Anderson
Principal/creative director/head copywriter

Jan attended Penn State University and graduated from Montclair State University with a B.A. in Fine Arts and English. She earned her Masters in Journalism from Temple University while working as an assistant to the investigative reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. She then served as the public relations director for the Pennsylvania Opera Theater in Philadelphia and taught in the communications department of Rowan State University before launching WordWorks, a Cherry Hill, NJ-based PR and marketing firm in 1994. Jan moved to Maine in 1999 and, after working as a marketing consultant for Maine Adoption Placement Service, began the JGroup Advertising partnership in 2001. She has developed and taught business communications and marketing seminars for the University of Maine's Division of Lifelong Learning and for a variety of business groups. Jan currently serves on the board of directors for OHI and Bangor Humane Society.

Jill Fiore
Principal/creative director/head graphic designer

Jill received her B.A. in advertising and studio art from the University of Maine. Her extensive layout and design experience spans work at several newspapers including the Lawrence Eagle Tribune, Penobscot Times, and The Weekly. She was the lead graphic designer for Snowman Printing before beginning the JGroup Advertising partnership.

Sherrie Thomas
Copywriter

Sherrie joined JGroup Advertising as a copywriter in June 2005. With 31 years' experience teaching English, including AP Language and yearbook publication, she brings expertise as a grammarian and proofreader to the job. She holds a B.S. in education and a Masters in Instructional Technology.

Julie Parenteau
Web & Graphic designer

Julie joined JGroup Advertising in September 2008. While at Simmons College, she focused on graphic design, studio art, and computer science, which naturally led her to add website design and development to her repertoire of graphic design skills. Julie worked for design agencies in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Maine before joining JGroup Advertising. She now crafts dynamic websites and stellar print media for the firm.

Angela Mitchell
Office manager

Angela joined JGroup Advertising in September of 2007. She has a B.A. degree in psychology from the University of Maine and has studied business and finance at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She gained experience in financial analysis, accounting, and administration in previous positions at the University of Maine System, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Abnaki Girl Scout Council, and Ameriprise Financial Services.