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Chris Bouzounis
Founder & Chairman

Chris founded Artina, (originally Olympic Incentive Ideas) in 1967. Over the years he has found enjoyment in the creativity and variety the promotional products industry provides. Helping customers meet their goals is a big part of Chris' job satisfaction. When he is not at Artina, Chris enjoys spending time with his family, participating in and watching various sports, giving back to the community and reading.

Matina Zenios
President

Matina has been involved in the family business from a very young age. After attaining her bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University, she began working full time in 1997 and received her MBA from Franklin University in 2000. Matina has a great deal of passion for the promotional products industry as well as the company's history. She is proud to be part of the second generation leading Artina to new heights. She believes that promotional products provide solutions for almost any objective that any company may have. "Providing solutions is exactly what makes our business rewarding." When not at work, Matina is kept busy with her sons Michael and Christos, who help ensure fun and interesting evenings. She also supports her husband with their home-building business - 3 Pillar Homes.

Art Bouzounis
Vice President & Marketing

Artemis began his career at Artina in 1991, working part time through college. Art played soccer for The Ohio State University and graduated in 1995 with his B.A. in Communications. Art enjoys all aspects of his position at Artina and takes extra pride in knowing that it's his family's business. In his free time, Art enjoys watching and participating in soccer, basketball and golf. Art's two other passions are traveling and his love for dogs. Art can be seen all around town with his Wife Denise and their 3 year old Plott Hound, Parker, as well as his 15 year old best friend German Shepherd Alex.

Adrian Solomonides
Director of Operations & Human Resources

Adrian joined the Artina Team in October of 2007 with several years of HR experience. She has Bachelor degree from The Ohio State University, and is a devoted fan of the Buckeyes! When Adrian is not at work she enjoys anything sports related, shopping and spending time with her friends and family. Recently, she has enjoyed the demolition and remodeling of her new home. She can't wait for it to be finished so she can do more traveling and take long walks on the beach!

Margot Engle
Senior Account Executive

Margot celebrated 20 years with Artina in 2011.  She credits her long term relationships with her favorite clients as a major part of her success. Having the ability to design and create custom items allows her to be creative as she loves coming up with solutions and helping her clients accomplish their goals.  Every new client presents opportunities where she can pass on her product knowledge as well as helping her keep an eye on new trends in the industry. Outside of the office, she and her husband John are enjoying watching their teenage boys, Jonathan and Tim navigate the teen years.

Lesley Jennings
Senior Account Executive

An Ohio University graduate, Lesley joined Artina in August of 1999. With 10 years of experience at Artina, Lesley feels her strongest attributes are creativity and client satisfaction. Her goal is to make the client's experience with Artina as smooth and easy as possible. Outside of the office Lesley enjoys spending time with her family - especially her niece and nephew, Hannah and Noah - her two cats Dante' and Sophie and her German Shepherd, Riley.

Christine Karse
Senior Account Executive

Christine joined the Artina team in December 2003. She quickly moved through positions at Artina and is content with her Senior Sales Executive position. She prides herself in customer satisfaction and attention to detail. She enjoys the relationships she has built with her customers and looks forward to building relationship with future customers. When she is not working she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Sally Camella
Senior Account Executive

A graduate of Ohio State University, Sally joined the Artina sales team in May of 2007, and was recently promoted to Senior Account Executive status. Her favorite part of promotional sales is finding products that are a perfect fit for each client. She also enjoys growing quality relationships with her clients. She enjoys spending time with her husband and beautiful daughter, Hayley.

Patti Dmytryk
Account Executive

Patti has a degree in Textile Marketing and has worked in Sales and the Interior design field for 20+ years. She likes the creative side of the promotional industry, and her favorite challenge is finding that unique item that sets her clients apart from their competition. Outside of the office, Patti enjoys spending time with her family, usually racing to her daughter's high school sporting events and getting her son ready for hisfreshman year at OSU.

Kirsten King
Account Executive

Kirsten has never met a promotional item she didn't like. After nearly 20 years of working with Artina for creative marketing solutions as a client, she joined the team in June 2010 as an Executive Sales Assistant. She loves to look beyond the norm for truly unique branding solutions, but has been known to get downright giddy over pens and stress balls, too. A graduate of Ohio University, she received her Master's degree in Marketing and Communication from Franklin University in 2000 and has worked in a variety of industries from publishing to travel and tourism to healthcare. When she is not putting logos on inanimate objects, she can be found chasing her four-year-old son Micah with a marker, attempting to put a logo on him.

Julie Jacobson
Account Executive

Julie joined the Artina team in February of 2013 and will focus on new business development. Having worked as an Account Executive at two of the nation's largest conference companies, Julie has many years of experience ordering promotional products for her Conference Sponsors. In her free time, Julie enjoys spending time with friends and family, and she is passionate about Zumba and eating ethnic food.

Linda Pericleous
Independent Account Executive

Linda has a long history with Artina and supplemented her industry experience with a three year move to Chicago. During that time, she worked as a vendor rep so she has a unique understanding of the industry from both sides. Linda enjoys the challenges of working with a diverse group of clients and helping them to solve their business challenges. Linda spends her free time with her family which includes her husband and their two young sons,Vassilis and Antonis.

Hollie Kuhar
Senior Corporate Account Specialist

Hollie has been with Artina since spring of 1999, and cannot believe how quickly the time has passed. In the 'always changing' world of sales, Hollie is pleased with the sense of stability that she has been able to provide for her clients due to longevity in her position. Hollie prides herself on giving exceptional customer service to everyone she works with. When out of the office, Hollie enjoys spending time with her husband, skiing, traveling, photography, and visiting her family back home in New England.

Clark McMahon
Corporate Account Specialist

Clark joined Artina in September of 2012 after graduating from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Clark enjoys helping clients find products that will stand out and start conversations. Outside of work, Clark likes football Saturdays at his alma mater, exploring new business ideas and keeping up with all the new movies in theaters.

Missy O'Donnell
Sales Assistant

Missy joined the Artina team in July of 2012 as a Sales Assistant. She enjoys expanding her knowledge of promotional items so that she is better equipped to help the Sales Representatives with their customers and their orders. Outside of work she spends most of her time with family and friends and is also very active in her church as a Teen Ministry Leader.

Jennifer Tipple
Accounting Executive

Jenny joined the Artina team in June, 2002, a graduate of The Ohio State University. Since joining the Artina team Jenny has moved her way throughout the company and settled back in the Support Dept. where she demonstrates great attention to detail and takes the utmost pride in attaining a high level of satisfaction. While not at work or preparing to move into her new house, Jenny enjoys spending time with her husband Brad and all of their family and friends.

Laura Donovan
Dutchess of Design

A graduate of the University of Dayton, Laura joined the Artina team in November 2004. She enjoys the variety of daily tasks her position brings as well as the creative and friendly staff. When not at work, Laura enjoys cheering on her Chicago Cubs, watching movies and spending time with friends and family, especially her husband Christian and their cat, Gal.

Mary Fraley
Order Administrator

Mary returned to Artina in August of 2007 after a three year absence. During that time, she helped her husband establish his expedite business and traveled with him seeing all but 11 states. She is involved once again in making sure orders are moving through the system and shipping on time to meet the customers' needs. Mary enjoys spending time with the family, along with their active grandsons - Jordan and Josh, and great nieces - Gabrielle and Molly.

Anna Ruska
Order Administrator

Anna joined Artina in October 2007. She is excited to be in the work force after 14 years of being a stay at home mom and moving 4 times due to her husband's career. She is a graduate of Miami University with a BS in Marketing. Previously, she was in the banking industry but enjoys the change to promotional products. When not at work, Anna and her husband enjoy spending time with their 2 children (when they are home and not socializing). Her oldest is a pre-med student at Miami University and the youngest a senior in high school. Anna is preparing for the next phase of her life - empty nest life.

Jennifer Nettles
Executive Assistant

A Franklin University graduate, Jennifer joined Artina in July 2012 with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Human Resources. She is currently working towards obtaining her MBA from Franklin as well. Artina provides that perfect role for Jennifer to use her customer service background to present the best fit of products for large and small companies alike. Outside of Artina, Jennifer spends her time with her husband-Jon, and two children-Kylie and Alex, while pursuing her passion of volunteering within the school system by proudly serving as the PTO Vice President.

Emily Norman
Director of First Impressions

Emily joined Artina in January of 2013 with a background in childcare and the food industry. She is currently working on her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts at Columbus State Community College. Emily grew up in Sunbury, Ohio and enjoys watching sports, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family. She had the opportunity to spend the summer of 2012 in London as a nanny and had the opportunity to watch the Summer Olympic games.



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