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City of Mounds View Page 14 <br />©2008 RMG Proprietary and Confidential 11/19/08 <br /> <br />Kristin Bothwell <br />Account Executive, Risdall Advertising Agency <br />Kristin re-joined Risdall full-time in the spring of 2008. She was first exposed to the company in <br />the spring of 2007 as an intern for the student agency, Fusion. In-between her stints at Risdall <br />Kristin interned with Tunheim Partners where she was responsible for producing a daily media <br />report for UnitedHealth Group. She also interned for the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, <br />Nev. where she assisted in managing the VIP player’s room and managed over 600 different <br />media outlets covering the event. She graduated in December of 2007 from the University of <br />Minnesota in a mere three and a half years with a degree in strategic communications. Kristin’s <br />passion and high energy are reflected through Risdall’s blog and new business proposals. <br /> <br /> <br />Agency Leadership <br /> <br />Ted Risdall – Chairman <br />A world traveler and scholar, Ted avidly studies emerging technology and is connected with <br />people all over the world who are setting and watching trends in the high tech market. In 1993, <br />Ted was one of the primary people responsible for RMG's expansion into high technology <br />leading to the creation of Risdall Advertising Agency Interactive (RAAi), a division of RMG <br />focused solely on digital creation — including web sites, CD-ROMS and interactive multimedia. <br />In addition to high tech accounts, Ted has expertise in the educational market and serves a large <br />group of accounts in that sector. <br /> <br />John Risdall – Vice Chairman, CEO <br />From humble beginnings back in 1972, John Risdall has built the 13-division Risdall Marketing <br />Group into one of the premier full service advertising groups in the Twin Cities and the country. <br />With billings in excess of $162 million, RMG serves over 300 clients in 15 countries and over 30 <br />states in the US, and is ranked 82 among over 27,000 US ad agencies (Ad Age, May 5, 2008), <br />and 4th out of 500 agencies in Minnesota, according to Business Journal. In addition, Risdall <br />Advertising Agency Interactive (RAAi) is the number one web site developer in the state of <br />Minnesota, the recent recipient of 18 Web Marketing Association Awards (second most in the <br />world) and ranked number one on Google. John is also very active in a number of community <br />organizations and Chairman of the Board at Magnum Research, Inc. <br /> <br />Tom Wilson, President RMG, Chief Connectivity Officer <br />Tom's versatility and 25 years of agency experience at top shops including Gage, Campbell <br />Mithun, Schmidt Dalton, Fallon Worldwide and Martin Williams make him a leader and mentor <br />in marketing, advertising, communications, account management, business and brand <br />development, strategic planning, creative problem-solving, new business and multimedia <br />departments. Tom strives to discover solutions between brands and users that will build and <br />sustain longevity between each relationship. Brands served include US Bank Visa card portfolio, <br />University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, the Star Tribune, Borden Foods, <br />Target, K-Mart, Dairy Queen, Purina, 3M, Northwest Airlines and Owens Commercial <br />Contractors, among others.