Here at Luckie, we’ve hit quite a growth spurt, adding 10 new positions this spring, eight specifically to handle our ever-increasing role with AT&T. As part of that client’s support team, two current Luckie employees have been moved into new positions, three additional employees have been hired at the Birmingham office, and three others have signed on at the San Antonio office.

“We are very proud to grow our long-standing relationship with AT&T through additional assignments,” said Mike Murphy, SVP and head of Luckie & Company’s San Antonio office. “And, in these economic times, we are especially pleased to be expanding our staff at Luckie, both in Birmingham and in San Antonio.”

Rhonda Richards
Rhonda Richards is Luckie & Company’s newest proofreader. Rhonda is a Birmingham native who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Birmingham-Southern College with a double major in English and history. She worked in the publishing industry for 15 years at Southern Progress Corporation. Rhonda has a custom PT Cruiser with flames themed after Brian Setzer & The Stray Cats that has won trophies at many car shows. She also cruises around on her pink scooter and even belongs to a scooter club that meets for coffee after work each Friday.

Max Daily
Max Daily Jr. had been with Luckie’s direct marketing division as a “permalancer” since October, and in April became a full-time production manager.  A graduate of the University of Alabama, Max has worked for both BellSouth and Southern Progress. He enjoys landscaping, reading and painting – on canvas, not walls.

Mary Jane Carney

Mary Jane Carney left behind her intern status at Luckie to join the AT&T team in April. Now an account coordinator, Mary Jane is a UAB graduate and has lived in Birmingham for three years. She enjoys taking her dog Coco on long walks through the park, watching movies, and traveling to see family. Mary Jane is a retired ballet teacher who says she enjoys shredding it up on a snowboard, has a bug collection, considers herself a sour candy expert and really loves Diet Coke.

Sue Hill
Sue Hill is one of three new additions at the Luckie & Company San Antonio office. An account executive, Sue graduated from Texas State University with a degree in Mass Communications-Public Relations. Sue previously worked for Direct Hit Data as their business analyst. She and her husband, Orenthal, have an 8-month old daughter. They also share their home with a dog, a cat and fish. Sue says she likes to bowl, enjoys Jane Austen movies, and is a hopeless romantic.

John Fleming
John Fleming has joined Luckie as a data account manager. For the past five years, John worked for PropertyInfo Corp., supporting their electronic recording product. AT&T is a family thing for John – his wife Stacy is a Senior Marketing Manager for the company. If he had any free time, John says he would spend it playing various musical instruments or working on one of his classic vehicles. He adds the secrets to his happiness are rock ‘n’ roll and a Chevy V8.

Lon Varns

Lon Varns has joined the San Antonio office as a marketing analyst. Lon’s sharp mind and attention to detail will serve the AT&T team well, as does his experience as an operations analyst with BBVA. Lon says he likes to read, camp, hike, swim, hunt, and play golf. He prides himself on being a red-meat and potatoes kids of guy who thinks barbecue sauce is a necessity that should be a requisite on any fully stocked table. He also likes watching college football, riding horses and building stuff.

Rebecca Russell
Rebecca Russell has worked for both accounting and media in her 16 years with Luckie, and now has moved to the direct marketing group as an account coordinator. Rebecca lives in Odenville and enjoys photography, traveling, birding, cooking and gardening. Rebecca is an animal lover, and the last cat she acquired was found in front of the Luckie building, crying in the boxwoods. She lured him out with part of her sandwich, and he joined two other cats that share her home. And yes, that cat’s name is “Lucky.”

Kristen Puett

Kristin Puett moved on up from Luckie Underground to join the team as an account coordinator. While Kristin has spent her time with Luckie in broadcast production, she came with prior experience in account management, both at The Richards Group and Scout Branding. Kristin is an Auburn graduate with a degree in Radio, TV and Film, and interned at Conan O’Brien in New York City, where she once rode an elevator with Dolly Parton and got to carry her stage hair. Kristin and her husband Ryan live in Birmingham with their daughter and cat.

Other recent hires in Birmingham include Senior Developer John Cobbs and Design Director Markus Beige.

To learn more about Luckie’s expanding capabilities, contact Business Development Director Brian Wright through any of the channels below.

Brian Wright, VP/Business Development: E-mail | LinkedIn