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The Coltrin Team Stephen H. Coltrin Chairman & CEO Stephen Coltrin, Chairman and CEO of Coltrin & Associates, has given strategic counsel and communications support to executives worldwide and been the driving force behind all Coltrin’s initiatives for over 30 years. His counsel has driven growth and revenue for companies including Nintendo, 3Com, Burger King, Salt Lake City Olympics, Smiths Detection, Bain Capital and others. Mr. Coltrin currently serves as Vice Chairman of the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, is on the National Advisory Board of America’s Freedom Festival, and is on the Advisory and Advancement Council of the Utah State University Journalism & Communication Department. Mr. Coltrin has received many honors, including the prestigious Chapel of Four Chaplains Award, the Leo Hindery Media Ethics and Values Speaker of the Year, and Honorary Vice Chairmen for Broadcasting & Cable’s Hall of Fame Awards. Kelly Rees VP Strategy & Client Relations Kelly Rees joined Coltrin & Associates in September of 2009 as Vice-President of Strategy and Client Relations. Kelly has worked on accounts such as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Smiths Detection, Hydration Technology Innovations and Eleutian Technology. Before joining the Coltrin Team, Kelly was Director of Member Services at WealthCounsel, LLC, a software company that specializes in document drafting software and education for estate planning attorneys. At WealthCounsel, she led a team to overcome a decline in retention by building relationships and providing excellent customer service. While there Kelly also cultivated her leadership skills as well as her experience in event coordination, new product releases and brand building and awareness. Treat People as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming. –Goethe Jennifer Webb VP Media & Performance Excellence Ms. Webb, Vice President of Media and Performance Excellence, has been with Coltrin for five years. Ms. Webb is primarily responsible for ensuring client satisfaction by driving all media activities and maintaining clear communication channels with every client. Ms. Webb's role has included extensive work with health care trades, highlighting a variety of new technologies and currently includes global strategy for multi-billion dollar international technology firm, Smiths Detection, developing new international market media strategies for Quiznos, and driving U.S. branding media for Cold Stone Creamery. Prior to her current position, Ms. Webb served as a Director, Account Manager and Account Executive, developing media coverage for multiple clients and initiatives. Susan Surillo Battafarano VP Human Resources & Executive Services Susan Surillo Battafarano is Vice President of Human Resources and Executive Services. She has been with Coltrin and Associates, Inc. since 1998 and has served in various capacities of administrative handling and day to day operations for the firm and the executive management team. Prior to joining Coltrin, Susan worked for Union Bank of Switzerland in New York in their Investment Banking and Business Development departments as executive assistant to several managing directors. From 1982-1993 she worked in the reinsurance industry at Constitution Reinsurance Corporation in their Human Resources and then Claims department. David Olsen Managing Director Mr. Olsen, Managing Director, has extensive experience representing a wide range of clients and events including facilitating global launch events for large scale corporations including Ericsson, Whyte Mckay, and Playstation among others. Mr. Olsen’s responsibilities at Coltrin have included work with Intermountain Health Care where he managed media relationships, branding gaming systems, cell phone carriers and their products, security technologies, data management systems and computing systems. Mr. Olsen is responsible for client and media relationships as well as high-level strategy.

The Coltrin Team

Stephen H. Coltrin
Chairman & CEO

Stephen Coltrin, Chairman and CEO of Coltrin & Associates, has given strategic counsel and communications support to executives worldwide and been the driving force behind all Coltrin’s initiatives for over 30 years. His counsel has driven growth and revenue for companies including Nintendo, 3Com, Burger King, Salt Lake City Olympics, Smiths Detection, Bain Capital and others. Mr. Coltrin currently serves as Vice Chairman of the International Radio and Television Society Foundation, is on the National Advisory Board of America’s Freedom Festival, and is on the Advisory and Advancement Council of the Utah State University Journalism & Communication Department. Mr. Coltrin has received many honors, including the prestigious Chapel of Four Chaplains Award, the Leo Hindery Media Ethics and Values Speaker of the Year, and Honorary Vice Chairmen for Broadcasting & Cable’s Hall of Fame Awards.

Kelly Rees
VP Strategy & Client Relations

Kelly Rees joined Coltrin & Associates in September of 2009 as Vice-President of Strategy and Client Relations. Kelly has worked on accounts such as Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Smiths Detection, Hydration Technology Innovations and Eleutian Technology.

Before joining the Coltrin Team, Kelly was Director of Member Services at WealthCounsel, LLC, a software company that specializes in document drafting software and education for estate planning attorneys. At WealthCounsel, she led a team to overcome a decline in retention by building relationships and providing excellent customer service. While there Kelly also cultivated her leadership skills as well as her experience in event coordination, new product releases and brand building and awareness.

Treat People as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of becoming. –Goethe

Jennifer Webb
VP Media & Performance Excellence

Ms. Webb, Vice President of Media and Performance Excellence, has been with Coltrin for five years. Ms. Webb is primarily responsible for ensuring client satisfaction by driving all media activities and maintaining clear communication channels with every client. Ms. Webb's role has included extensive work with health care trades, highlighting a variety of new technologies and currently includes global strategy for multi-billion dollar international technology firm, Smiths Detection, developing new international market media strategies for Quiznos, and driving U.S. branding media for Cold Stone Creamery. Prior to her current position, Ms. Webb served as a Director, Account Manager and Account Executive, developing media coverage for multiple clients and initiatives.

Susan Surillo Battafarano
VP Human Resources & Executive Services

Susan Surillo Battafarano is Vice President of Human Resources and Executive Services. She has been with Coltrin and Associates, Inc. since 1998 and has served in various capacities of administrative handling and day to day operations for the firm and the executive management team. Prior to joining Coltrin, Susan worked for Union Bank of Switzerland in New York in their Investment Banking and Business Development departments as executive assistant to several managing directors. From 1982-1993 she worked in the reinsurance industry at Constitution Reinsurance Corporation in their Human Resources and then Claims department.

David Olsen
Managing Director

Mr. Olsen, Managing Director, has extensive experience representing a wide range of clients and events including facilitating global launch events for large scale corporations including Ericsson, Whyte Mckay, and Playstation among others. Mr. Olsen’s responsibilities at Coltrin have included work with Intermountain Health Care where he managed media relationships, branding gaming systems, cell phone carriers and their products, security technologies, data management systems and computing systems. Mr. Olsen is responsible for client and media relationships as well as high-level strategy.