WireMedia Communications

In 2002, Marcy launched WireMedia to provide communications strategies to organizations that work to improve people’s lives and communities.

Marcy’s expertise is in messaging and creative concept development, for both print and online communications. She grew a small anti-fur campaign for the Humane Society into an international success that received coverage in major design magazines and support from celebrities such as designer Todd Oldham and actress Amy Smart. Her unique blend of creative and political education resulted in creative direction for various direct mail campaigns that was instrumental in winning back the Colorado House in 2006.

A talented design technologist, Marcy’s expertise brings her clients unique and truly effective online communications strategies for websites and ad campaigns that put the emphasis on ease-of-use and getting results, while her branding methods help clients achieve a memorable and unique brand presence.

Over the past decade, work under her creative direction has won numerous Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants and in January 2010 WireMedia was selected from a group of over 70 applicants to be one of 12 design partners with DesigNYC — a group working to improve life in New York City by connecting non-profits with selected design resources.

Marcy holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She designed the course syllabus and taught website design & technology courses for over seven years at the New School University for the Parsons Digital Design program, and the New School Online University. An active member of the National Association of Women Business Owners – Los Angeles, she currently serves on the Public Policy Committee.

Matthew Alvarez McMillan is a senior strategic advisor to WireMedia Communications. He was named a 2006 “Rising Star” in political consulting by Campaigns & Elections magazine and has won eight Pollie Awards from the American Association of Political Consultants.

Matt is an expert in political new media strategy, specializing in online advertising, messaging and communications. He’s harnessed the power of online advertising to reach tens of millions of voters and used it to compel over 1 million people to take action. He helped clients quadruple their email lists and raise several million dollars online.

A skilled writer, Matt has ghost written on behalf of leaders including President Bill Clinton, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Governor Bill Richardson, Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, James Carville and several foreign leaders.

Internationally, he has brought his unique brand of full service eCampaign management to serve political leaders in the Caribbean, Central Asia and Europe. Domestically, he has worked in campaigns at all levels – from city council to U.S. Senate – in over a dozen states. In addition to his electoral work, he has provided web strategy for some of America’s leading unions and advocacy organizations including Working America, the Center for American Progress Action Fund and MoveOn.org.

In early 2007, Matt took a leave of absence from BuzzMaker to serve as the Deputy to the Chief Technology Officer on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. He previously also served as the lead online writer for the Campaign for America’s Future and as an account manager and writer at a leading Democratic direct mail firm.

Matt holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Columbia University. In college, he was ranked among the top ten collegiate debaters in North America.

Sarah Baar's distinctive set of skills and experience makes her a key part of the WireMedia team. A highly motivated self-starter with an extensive background in journalism, as well as design and print technologies, she brings to the table the valuable ability to create real, meaningful communication between all members of the project, ensuring a smooth workflow and keeping many simultaneous projects on schedule.

As a project manager, Sarah shines under pressure, and is accustomed to handling multiple simultaneous projects, and tending to the the needs of hundreds of individual clients. She has worked with numerous well-known national and international accounts in fields ranging from non-profit organizations to technology.

Her previous work writing articles on subjects as disparate as kickball and jazz has given her a respect for deadlines, a strong ability to communicate, and an insatiable curiosity that makes her a valuable resource for information and research methods.

Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State University.

Leslie is a design technologist with extensive experience in print, web design and typography. She specializes in front-end website development, with an emphasis on web standards, accessibility, and cross-platform compatibility. Her sites combine creative composition with exceptional usability for all types of visitors.

She has a knack for pulling together various references and associations into a cohesive whole, creating a design that is groundbreaking, while retaining usability. Her unique print solutions are specifically constructed to meet branding goals and get noticed. And her logo design and skill at getting "in the head" of our clients results in memorable, effective projects. She is the driving force behind most of our design work, and she brings a visual flair that is distinctive, creative, and on-target.

An avid printmaker, Leslie enjoys using her talent as an illustrator to create original silkscreen and lithography prints, including work for several Boston-area musicians. She has regularly shown work in various art shows, and in 2010 she was invited to exhibit a mixed-media work of art focused on typography to the Bad Words Experiment show in Brooklyn, produced by The New and Attractive Juveniles, and hosted by Creative Lab.

Leslie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design from Parsons The New School for Design.

Christian Pearce is a senior technology advisor to WireMedia Communications. He has a wide range of experience in web and internet technologies acquired over the last fifteen years. His skills range from deploying systems in 24/7 production environments to designing and implementing web-based software with a team of developers. 

In the last few years, he has helped customers transition from existing outdated web infrastructures to deploying Drupal, Wordpress, and Ruby on Rails based on community best practices. During such transitions he helped the customer become self-sufficient at managing their new infrastructure by providing the proper training required to all levels of the organization.

Christian has been an advocate of open source software ever since he first discovered Linux in college back in 1994. Over the years he has developed several web applications in Perl, PHP and Ruby. He has worked as a system administrator configuring Apache, MySQL, Postgresql, Linux, OpenLDAP, Sendmail, Postfix, and is skilled at implementing just about any open source project that gets the job done.

Christian holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Kutztown University. Currently he is a partner with Xforty Technologies. He lives in Harrisburg, PA and most of all he enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids.

Catherine is an artist, designer, and educator who provides Flash animation and illustration services to WireMedia. Her area of expertise includes conceptualizing and programming and implementing interactive and multimedia projects.

Since 1996, Katy has worked on several high-profile Web sites including, most recently, serving as Online Manager for DC Comics. Prior to that, she held several high-level positions at Lycos-owned online community sites, including Senior Product Manager and co-site lead of Angelfire.com, a web hosting service with over 7 million members at the time.

She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology from Parsons The New School for Design, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. She also teaches Web design, time-based media and actionscript courses at Parsons.

Amanda Konopko is a talented designer, with experience in both print and online projects.  Her skills in front-end design and her formidable understanding of modern technologies have given her the valuable ability to quickly and effectively translate creative direction into a variety of successful projects.

Her strong work ethic and personal motivation make her a valued asset to the WireMedia team. She has been instrumental in helping our clients meet their deadlines and their budgets.

Amanda is currently a Communications Design student at Parsons the New School, and expects to receive her BFA in May of 2011. She is an outstanding student who has spent four consecutive semesters on the Dean's list.

Veronica is a versatile designer and production artist skilled in the creation of graphic solutions that tightly correspond to creative direction. She has strong experience in both print and web design and production.

In her work, Veronica exhibits a keen eye for detail and the ability to work quickly under pressure. Her wide base of knowledge across multiple platforms and software make her a real asset, and she is particularly exceptional at managing large libraries of graphic assets for companies.

Veronica holds a Bachelor of Science in Interactive Media Design from the Art Institute of California in Orange County, CA, and a Certificate in Web Design from the Microcomputer Education Center in Fresno, CA where she graduated top of her class.

Laura provides professional executive assistant services to WireMedia, with a meticulous attention to detail. In particular she brings highly evolved organizational skills, matched with astute problem solving and decision making skills. This combination ensures tasks are completed well, and on time.

Her experience includes serving as the producer on a film, managing retail stores, and managing the daily operations of a wine tasting learning environment.