Gary Wexler
Gary Wexler, Founder and President of Passion Marketing, spent twenty years as a creative director and copywriter for major advertising agencies, ranging from Chiat/Day to McCann-Erickson, producing award-winning work for clients such as Coca Cola and Apple Computer. Ten years ago, bringing with him the knowledge of ad agency practice, he moved into the world of issues and causes, establishing Passion Marketing. He has since worked with over 400 Nonprofit/NGO clients ranging from the Ford Foundation to Steven Spielberg's Righteous Person's Foundation, the United Way and multiple Jewish Federations. Now, as he once brought the knowledge of ad agencies into the Nonprofit/NGO arena, he steps back into the world of business, bringing the discoveries of Nonprofit/NGO marketing to a world of commerce and profit. While maintaining his ever-growing client basis in the Nonprofit/NGO field, Gary begins his journey back into the world of business, armed with the knowledge of what is required to uncover the intangible, creating results more powerful than ever.
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Annabelle Stevens
Annabelle Stevens is the Public Relations and New Business Director. For the past fifteen years, Annabelle Stevens has held senior public relations positions representing major non-profit foundations and institutions, Fortune 500 corporations and entertainment clients.
Annabelle is a published freelance writer. She sits on the boards of the UCLA International Student Center and the Los Angeles Free Clinic. She is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She earned a BA in communications at New York University. Annabelle has taught Public Relations at UCLA Extension, The Learning Annex and at other institutions. She also teaches English as a Second Language to international students.
Dana Wexler
Dana Wexler is both Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Passion Marketing. With an MBA emphasizing finance and marketing, she combines both her financial and organizational skills in running Passion Marketing. Her many years of experience give her the expertise to delve in and focus upon the complicated and varied processes required to work with nonprofits, in order to run an efficient, well-organized, and profitable entity. She understands nonprofits well because of many leadership roles she has assumed with nonprofit entities throughout the years.
Yael Maayani
Yael Maayani is a mixed-media design strategist, art director and communications design-researcher. She earned her M.F.A. in Media Design from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with Art Center's Leadership Award for Community Involvement. Previously, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from California State University Monterey Bay with a BA in Visual and Public Art. Recently, Yael curated a series of discussions with Art Center College of design and University of Southern California that focused on the social, political and business implications of people centered design and experience design methodologies.
She was the Creative Director with Universal Internet, LLC, a web services provider that combined design with on-line services and she has years of experience working as design strategist with numerous non-profits including the UN and California state University.
Passion Marketing in Israel
Rami v'Jaki
Jerusalem-based Studio Rami v'Jaki has been Passion Marketing's Israel affiliate for the last five years. Similar in structure and clientele to Passion Marketing, Studio Rami v'Jaki services Israel's largest Nonprofit/NGO clients, as well as the business sector.
Rami Elchanan, born in Jerusalem was an ad agency art director until he and Jackie Levy went into business in 1986, servicing their own clientele.
Jackie Levy, born in Paris, was also an ad agency art director. He and Rami are both graduates of the Bezalel School of Art and Design, Israel's leading design institute.
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