Archives: Team Members

Chris Vainisi is an Account Executive at Leo Burnett where he’s been working since 2014. Working on the Altria team, Chris has had the opportunity to work on the iconic Marlboro Red brand while also dipping his toes into the innovative tobacco world, as well as other national brands such as Nat Sherman. Whether it be working with the historic Marlboro Cowboys or helping launch the newest Philip Morris product, Chris has been at the forefront of some of the brand’s biggest advertising and promotional endeavors.

Prior to joining Leo Burnett, Chris studied Advertising and Marketing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign until his graduation in 2014. While on campus, Chris was the President of Delta Tau Delta fraternity and a Vice President of Illinois’s American Advertising Federation chapter.

In addition to being a self-proclaimed brand geek, Chris is a Chicago native who lives and breathes Chicago sports. If you can’t find him at Wrigley Field on a summer afternoon or cheering on his Bulls at the United Center in the winter, he’s most likely wearing orange and blue to cheer on his alma mater.

Chris’s passion for the arts and his love of creativity brought him to the Lookingglass in 2014. After quickly falling in love with the theatre, he joined the Associates Board in 2016.

Outside of Lookingglass, Chris is also involved in Big Brothers Big Sister of Metropolitan Chicago.

Steph Swiatek is currently a global corporate affairs manager for Mars Wrigley. Alongside her talented team, Steph connects consumers with some of the world’s most beloved brands, from ORBIT® and JUICY FRUIT® chewing gums to STARBURST® and SKITTLES® fruity confections, through inspiring communication. Her focus areas include media relations, digital communications and marketing, executive visibility and associate ambassadorship.

For this Chicago-based communicator, the stage and studio have always felt like home. Steph is a proud graduate of the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and The Theatre School at DePaul University, where she studied public relations, advertising and theatre arts. When she’s not shaping headlines for Mars Wrigley or ghostwriting for top executives, she enjoys screenwriting, playing “fairy godmother” for Make-A-Wish beneficiaries, and embracing her Italian roots by cooking for family and friends. 

Connect with Steph on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Meghan Quist is the Content & Advertising Coordinator at 101.9 The Mix. In this role, she assists the sales team with various advertising projects and programs. While her main focus is the coordination of large-scale marketing campaigns, she really enjoys writing copy for advertisers which includes live read copy for the highly adored Eric & Kathy Show.

Prior to working at The Mix, Meghan interned at the Chicago based casting company, O’Connor Casting, followed by an Executive Assistant role at Playboy Enterprises, and as an actor for a variety of film and television projects.

She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Theatre Arts. Meghan joined the Associates Board in 2015 and loves being a part of such a creative and innovative theatre!