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<p class="body"><b>Brian McCarthy</b>
<br /><i>Co-Director of Advertising</i></p>
<p class="copy">Brian´s advertising career spans four decades working for ten major agencies in New York, Atlanta, Dallas and San Francisco, as well as being Partner/Creative Director in his own agency in San Francisco.</p>
<p class="copy">He has created campaigns for Coke, Pepsi, Ford Motors, Lipton Tea, Equitable Insurance, Noxzema, Breck Shampoo, Cover Girl, Qantas Airlines, Royal Viking Lines, Sega, Fireman´s Fund, Seagram´s, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Lincoln-Mercury, Safeway, Nabisco, Washington Apples, California Grapes, and California Milk.</p>
<p class="copy">Brian´s creative work has been recognized by Cannes Film Festival, Clio, One Show, Andy, British D&D, and Art Director´s Club medals in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego, Seattle, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.</p>
<p class="copy">He is Co-Director of the Advertising Department and currently teaches MFA Perspectives In Advertising, The Television Commercial, Ad Creative 1, and The Advertising Agency.</p>
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<p><b>Melinda Mettler</b>
<br />Co-Director of Advertising</p>
<p class="copy">Melinda Mettler started her career in Advertising as an Art Director at Young & Rubicam in New York. Among her accomplishments there, was the much acclaimed "Movie Campaign" for Jell-O Pudding featuring Bill Cosby as Rhett Butler, as the Godfather and the sheriff in "High Noon". Y&R promoted her to Vice President Senior Art Director and created a position for her in their San Francisco office. During her tenure at Y&R/SF, the office doubled in size and billings.</p>
<p class="copy">Ms. Mettler has worked on Adidas, AT&T International, Brita Water Filtration Pitchers, Con Agra Turkey Selects, Diamond Walnuts, Eastern Airlines, Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing, Japan Airlines, Jell-O Pudding, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Liquid Plumr, Pozzi Wood Windows, The Rock and Roll Museum, Sanka Coffee, Shanti Project, SONY, and Sunmaid Raisins.</p>
<p class="copy">Ms. Mettler holds awards from the Cannes Film Festival, The One Show, The Andys, the Clios, The London International Show, The Effies, Se Habla Espanol, and The SF Show. She also has three campaigns in the permanent collection at the Museum of Broadcast in New York. Ms. Mettler earned her BFA in Advertising Design at The Academy of Art University and, in 1992 was named Alumni of the year.</p>
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<p><b>Nelson Leung</b>
<br />Associate Director of Advertising</p>
<p class="copy">After receiving his BFA in 1992 at the Academy of Art University, Nelson Leung landed his first job 2 hours after stepping off a plane at JFK. As an art director at Griffin Bacal, he created campaigns for Milton Bradley, Hasbro, Nerf, and Discovery Zone Playgrounds.</p>
<p class="copy">Six months later, he returned to San Francisco as an art director first at Goldberg Moser O’Neil then at McCann Erickson. In 1997 he moved to Chicago to work for award-winning boutique agency, Eisaman, Johns and Law, but was soon lured away by Leo Burnett. Five winters later, Mr. Leung returned to California to work in-house with DCShoes. While there, he worked with athletes such as Danny Way, Dave Mirra, Bruce Irons, and Rob Dyrdek in sports ranging from motocross to surfing. He came home to San Francisco in 2003 to Dae Advertising, an agency that specializes in advertising for the Asian Market. At this time he also started teaching for the School of Advertising at the Academy of Art University.</p>
<p class="copy">During his career he has worked on a variety of accounts, from AT&T Wireless, Safeway and California Grapes to Chicago Wolves Hockey, Valvoline, Kahlua Liqueur, General Motors, Oldsmobile, McDonalds, and the United States Army, to The Greater Chicago-land Chevrolet Dealer, Wells Fargo, Southwest Airlines and Albertsons. Mr. Leung has been honored by the Chicago Creative Club for his creative for Chevrolet and the Chicago Cubs. He's also won the General Motors Alpha Award for Best campaign.</p>
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