SHONNA JAMES
Shonna James is the president of Shonna James Communications, LLC. For the past 22 years, she has been actively
involved in the real estate and senior industries.
Prior to starting Shonna James Communications, Shonna was the director of public relations for a local advertising agency. In this position, Shonna was responsible for the development and growth of the advertising agency’s in-house public relations division. Within 14 months, she grew the division to 19 clients, which included four of her previous clients who followed her move: Del Webb Corporation, Peter Piper Pizza, The Plaza Companies and T.W. Lewis Company.
From 1994 to 1997, Shonna served as a national account executive at a small public relations agency. In this position, she oversaw the company’s national accounts and maintained the daily transactions for 12 clients. Industries serviced ranged from professional employer and real estate advocate organizations, to homebuilders and restaurants.
Prior to joining the agency environment, Shonna spent more than 10 years in the corporate world. In 1986, she was hired by Del Webb Corporation, where she worked for eight years as the company changed from a multi-faceted national company to an entity focused solely on active adult community development, and later, conventional building operations. As the public relations administrator in the corporate office, she was responsible for the national image and positioning of Del Webb’s Sun City communities in Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Roseville and Hilton Head. She was also responsible for the publicity of Del Webb’s Coventry Homes. Since her departure from the company in 1994, Del Webb has remained a client.
Throughout her career, Shonna has planned and staged many events, among which include several Fiesta Bowl events; the groundbreaking of Sun City Palm Springs, attended by more than 900 people, including California officials and delegates; the grand opening of Talara, a Scottsdale community by Coventry Homes; and the donation of a Presidential Portrait Collection to Mayor Paul Johnson and city officials for the historic City Hall Building. She was also instrumental in the creation and implementation of the World’s Championship Chili Cookoff, which raised more than $25,000 for Boys Hope of Arizona.
Active within the community since 1983, Shonna currently serves as the chair of the City of Phoenix's Senior Services Committee. She is a member of the Arizona Office of Senior Industries Development's marketing committee, the Home Builder's Association of Central Arizona, the National Association of Real Estate Editors and the Fiesta Bowl committee. As a volunteer, she chairs the Arthritis Foundation's Arthritis Awareness Committee and the publicity committee for Oscar Night America, an annual fundraising event held since 1995 in conjunction with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
BOB CASCIATO
As Creative Director, Bob is responsible for the agency's logo and overall brand management. His expert input and oversight play a crucial part in all agency and client marketing efforts. Bob started working with Shonna James Communications (SJC) in 1989. Previously he worked in cable television marketing for nine years, serving as a video producer for the City of Scottsdale. Prior to that, he was a video production and community programming manager for TCI Cable of Scottsdale, United Artists Cable and United Cable Television.
SCOTT ANDERSON
As the agency's Art Director, Scott has been lending his creative experitise since 2004. He is responsible for all art direction and conceptual input relative to the agency's creative projects. Scott has 26 years of agency design experience, and prior to working for SJC, he worked as creative director and art director for numerous local advertising agencies working on sports, hospitality, real estate and tourism accounts including The Arizona Cardinals, Westmark Hotels, Del Webb Corporation and the Alaska Office of Tourism.
LUCY COLTMAN
Lucy serves as an account executive at SJC, for which she assists with book and author tours, and the promotional product needs of the agency and its clients. She has been in the advertising, special event and marketing industries for more than 20 years. Prior to beginning to work with SJC in 2002, she worked for several advertising agencies, serving as traffic manager, junior account executive, special events manager and promotional products director. Upon graduating from California State Long Beach, Lucy started a special-events company responsible for the coordination and management of Taste of L.A. Pacific Rim Expo, an International Trade Convention; and Apple Fest, a Macintosh (R) computer trade expo.
KATHY SHOOK
Kathy's vibrant personality helps distinguish SJC among agencies. She is always a step ahead, making sure client visits are pleasant, office supplies are ready and employees are prepared and headed out the door for meetings. Due to her interpersonal skills, Kathy also assists with many of the book and author and tours for the agency. Before joining SJC, Kathy was a member service representative at Tempe Schools Credit Union, and before that, the office manager of Schorleaf Inc.