Kathryn Waters Kiel, Managing Partner
Kathryn is the Managing Partner of Top Shelf Design and serves as the liaison between our clients and the design team. She has a strong track record in making companies successful and a passion for business professionalism. Kathryn joined TSD in 2005 from InterSolutions, Inc., where she served as their Sr. Vice President. She is an alum of James Madison University and is pursuing her MBA at the University of Maryland. She will graduate in December 2008. Kathryn is a big Ohio State Buckeye fan and is currently training for her first triathlon.
Brendan Kiel, Founding Partner
Brendan brings more than eight years of Web design experience to Top Shelf Design, which includes serving as a Web site consultant for development, programming and Internet marketing. He has a particular interest in coordinating Web technology with traditional marketing instruments. Brendan received his M.D. from George Washington University and is a resident physician at Georgetown University Hospital, specializing in anesthesiology. He also holds a Master’s degree from Georgetown University and is an avid fan of Ohio State Buckeyes football.
Gena Romano, Lead Designer
Gena comes to Top Shelf Design with a strong background in fine arts, where her technical skills are complimented and enhanced by her artistic capability and design sensibility. Her passion earned her the prestigious national Society for News Design award and the international Malofiej award for a Web site exploring Robinson Crusoe (www.rcrusoe.org). Her extensive background in journalism is enhanced by her familiarity with Latin culture and the Spanish language. As part of an elite team at the University of North Carolina’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Gena holds a Journalism/Visual Communications and Spanish degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and is Tar Heel blue, through and through.