Executive Management

Chris Ragusa, CFRE is EMG's President and CEO. She has over 26 years of direct marketing experience in many areas of consumer marketing including Nonprofit, Catholic, Publishing, Hispanic marketing, African-American marketing and more. During her years with EMG, she has worked with such distinguished mailers as Salesian Missions, US Fund for UNICEF, Bookspan, Reader's Digest Selecciones, Rodale Press, Hispanic Magazine, Time Inc., Columbia House, Microsoft Latin America, Phillips Publishing, International Masters Publishers, Association of Marian Helpers, Circulo de Lectores, CARE, Union Rescue Mission, Kensington Publishers, the American Bible Society, The Trademark Collection Catalog and others. Chris serves on the Board of Directors of the National Catholic Development Conference as a corporate advisor. She also serves on the NCDC Professional Development Committee and has been a Lumen Awards judge many times. Chris is actively involved with several industry associations, and has previously served as Chair of the DMA Directo Council, the DMA's Hispanic Marketing Council and serves on the advisory council of the DMA NonProfit Federation

Geoff Batrouney serves as Executive Vice President, and has over 32 years experience, primarily as a catalog mailer. Geoff specilizes in the creation & execution of circulation plans, marketing plans and business development plans. His extensive experience covers all aspects of catalog marketing including consumer gift catalogs, licensed merchandise, specialty food marketing, sports and event marketing, licensed entertainment and the collectibles market. His background includes co-founding The Company Store, No nonsense Direct and The Coca-Cola Catalog. Geoff has served as judge for the Annual Catalog Conference Awards, the Caples Awards, and is a committee member as well as judge for the DMA Echo Awards. Geoff is actively involved with several industry associations and key committees.

Stan Madyda is Senior Vice President, with over 30 years experience in the list marketing industry. He is responsible for the list brokerage and insert media requirements of his clients, who are specialty marketers. Stan's roster of clients include mailers such as: Altissimo! Recordings, Berea College Crafts, Garrett Wade Tools, Max-R, McFeely's Square Drive Screws, Mead Westvaco, Museum Tour Catalog, Native Peoples Magazine, Rogue Angler, Tribal College Journal, University of Nebraska Press, Walthers Model Railroading and WoodenBoat Publications.  Stan focuses on the specialty markets of consumer publishing, BTC and BTB catalogs, book clubs and Insert Media. Many of Stan's clients are in niche markets that have challenging circulation requirements. Stan's ability to uncover lists and insert media programs has enabled many of his clients to reach previously closed markets and achieve success with their direct marketing programs.