About
A Full-Service Creative Agency
For over thirty years, Imagewërks Marketing has helped hundreds of businesses, large and small, achieve measurable growth and success. What started as a two-man print shop has grown into one of Minnesota’s top marketing agencies with clients nationwide.
Integrated Marketing from Integrated Companies
Our diverse team specializes in brand strategy, creative messaging and design, SEO, website development, mobile advertising, and social media marketing. Through our parent company, Streamworks, our team can offer highly secure on-site direct mail, printing, and fulfillment services along with a full suite of data processing capabilities.
Today, Imagewërks and Streamworks work under one roof, bringing right brain and left brain thinking together to create dynamic, highly targeted traditional and digital marketing solutions for a wide range of industries. It’s here, in our Blaine, MN headquarters, where ideas meet analytics, data meets design, and rubber meets road.
Big Agency Reach. Small Agency Touch.
On most jobs, we work as closely with our clients as we do each other. While we have a lot of confidence in our ideas, we’re here to offer expertise, not attitude.
We work together to create work that doesn’t just draw attention to itself, but provokes response, builds brands, and grows business. After all, a clever campaign that fails to meet an objective is just an idea at play. For true marketing success, you need ideas@wërk.
Meet the Team
Allison Peterson
Account Manager
When it comes to Allison, she likes to stay busy: whether it's camping, taking her dog for a walk, or attending book club, Allison's always on the go.
At Imagewërks Marketing, Allison pulls upon her ability to juggle multiple things to ensure projects stay on track and meet the needs of our clients. Utilizing her experience, her well-rounded understanding of the services we offer makes her a valued member of our team and an asset to our clients.
Allison @ wërk
Highly detail-oriented with a positive and solutions-minded attitude, Allison takes pride in listening to the needs of clients and teammates alike. She's previously held such positions as an Account Manager, and Executive Director for a non-profit focused on housing and property management. Additionally, Allison is a licensed real estate salesperson in Minnesota. She utilizes the customer relations and social media experience she's gained to bring a thoughtful & resourceful viewpoint to the team. She also received her degree in Organizational Management from the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Allison @ play
Staying still isn't in Allison's vocabulary. She enjoys a variety of indoor and outdoor activities, such as camping, hiking, visiting the cabin, traveling whenever possible to our many National Parks, as well as enjoying MN breweries, book club, and an unofficial Spikeball league. She's happiest when spending time with friends, family, and great food.
Allison @ home
Allison enjoys reading and coffee when she's not in the office, not to mention bonfires and walks with her dog, Yeti. She also loves watching hockey and talking her husband into their next home improvement project.
Becky Engen
Digital Marketing Strategist
Becky graduated from St. Cloud State University, where she majored in Mass Communications. She started her marketing career working with local marketing and advertising agencies, where she specialized in social media and digital marketing. Utilizing her background, Becky was able to establish and scale social media communities for a variety of large brands. Before Imagewërks Marketing, Becky served as the Marketing Manager for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity.
Becky @ wërk
Becky’s understanding of digital marketing strategy makes her a valuable go-between with our clients and creative team. She pulls on her vast experience with digital marketing, advertising, marketing strategy, and project management to ensure our clients' satisfaction.
Becky @ play
In addition to being a fan of coffee, plays, musicals, and all things MN sports, Becky enjoys traveling, dancing, reading, boating, yoga, softball, and volleyball.
Becky @ home
When she’s not juggling all of the things, Becky can be found at home enjoying Disney movie nights with her husband, dog, and two girls (who love cooking and baking with Mom!).
Chris May Sikora
Creative Director
Although born and raised a Minnesotan, Chris May earned her degree in journalism and mass communications at New Mexico State University. She then went on to attend Miami Ad School Minneapolis for art direction and design, which led her overseas to an internship at Berlin’s Schultz & Friends ad agency. After graduating, she was recruited to Dallas by Hawkeye WW, where she worked on creative campaigns for several nationally recognized companies. Missing the Midwest, Chris eventually returned to Minnesota to join the team at Imagewërks Marketing.
Chris’s design inspiration comes from surrounding herself with Pantone swatches, paper samples, innovative printing techniques, software shortcuts, design blogs and creative new formats—all of which empowers her to develop the freshest, boldest ideas for each new project.
Chris May @ wërk
Leads our team in the conception and execution of creative, compelling solutions for IWM’s clients.
Chris May @ play
Enjoys driving her Triumph Bonneville motorcycle on curvy back roads, camping, running and traveling.
Chris May @ home
Loves to hang out with her husband and young daughters in their eco-friendly and efficient house they built in Andover, Minnesota.
Chuck Mohrfeld
Senior Designer
With a B.A. in communications from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and a graphic design degree from Brown Institute, Chuck’s career began at Anheuser Busch where he developed point of sale promotional marketing. He was then hired by The MainStreet Group in St. Paul as a graphic designer for cable advertising clients like Comcast, Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable.
When Imagewërks Marketing acquired The MainStreet Group in 2001, Chuck’s cable and communications industry experience parlayed him into an expanded role. At Imagewërks, Chuck is responsible for concepting, designing and producing campaigns for his clients, all with the start-to-finish forethought of a project manager. His uncanny ability to cut through tangential marketing issues and other shrapnel gives Chuck the know-how to create campaigns that are strategy-driven, consumer-centric and outcome-based.
Chuck @ wërk
Chuck’s extensive design experience has honed an instinctive, almost reflexive ability to turn the marketing team’s notes and ideas into solid, executable creative platforms in record time.
Chuck @ play
Loves the idea of taking a nap, or better yet, sawing logs for one solid night. But until that day comes, Chuck enjoys house projects, kid time and the pleasure of mixing a really good martini.
Chuck @ home
Happy but bleary-eyed (see sleep deprivation reference above), Chuck lives in Shoreview with his wife, young son and daughter.
Colette Gorra
Project Manager
Colette’s past success has been organizing chaos and streamlining processes utilizing systems to create efficiencies and her most recent marketing role literally bled maroon and gold into print projects and digital campaigns for the University of Minnesota.
Colette @ wërk
As an organizer, communicator, and the bridge that brings people together, Colette decided to make it into a career! Graduating from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors in Communication Studies, she has experience coordinating marketing projects and events for various financial, university, and nonprofit organizations.
Colette @ play
She spends a great deal of energy creating an imaginative and playful environment for her son to have fun! Some of that includes themed parties, unicorn parties complete with cake, crafts, and friends. She continually explores local events and likes to experience performing arts. If you know her, then you know she’s DIY Halloween costume obsessed!
Colette @ home
Oh, the glory of a couple of cups of coffee and some sunshine on the patio! Being at home gives lots of time for DIY projects, cooking, and reorganizing.
Jennifer Nagel
Business Development Executive
A coffee loving, motivated, solution-seeker, Jen knew marketing was for her early-on. After honing her skills for several years in corporate brand marketing, Jen brought her love of creating effective marketing strategies into the client-facing side of the industry. She reads anything she can get her hands on about the business to stay on trend and to find innovative strategic solutions for her client’s needs.
Jen @ wërk
There is nothing more exciting for Jen than seeing her clients completely thrilled with how a project turned out – whether it’s a beautiful brand, record breaking acquisitions or finding efficiencies that saved time and money – to Jen, it’s better than chocolate covered coffee beans.
Jen @ play
Jen loves traveling, reading, coffee (duh), and all things interior design – HGTV is her jam. She has fun experimenting in the kitchen with new recipes to share with her family & friends, and she wants to get a hole-in-one with her golf league one day.
Jen @ home
You can usually find Jen brewing a fresh batch of coffee, or trying to keep up with her energetic housemate, a Golden Retriever named Wrenley.
Joe Klohn
Principal
As half of the ownership team that created Streamworks, Joe Klohn grew up in the direct mail and printing industries – literally. Some of his earliest memories are of being on the production floor, watching the equipment run, and distracting the operators with endless questions and requests to give it a try. Once he was old enough, Joe held nearly every position in the company including delivery driver, machine operator, account management and sales.
He has used that 20+ years of experience to guide Streamworks’ evolution into a strategic multi-channel marketing partner, focusing on sales and operations.
Joe @ work
In the fast-paced world of deadlines and ever-changing technology, Joe leverages his experience and vision to ensure Streamworks’ continued growth and keep operations (and clients’ projects) running like a well-oiled machine.
Joe @ play
Heading a fast-growing company doesn't leave a lot of free time, but in the limited time he has, Joe enjoys hitting the links in the summer and playing a friendly game of hockey in the winter, like all good Minnesotans.
Joe @ home
Joe is a proud husband and father to three active kids (who have yet to spend time on the production floor).
Katie Huls
Account Manager
If there’s one thing to know about Katie, it’s that she is a natural born leader. Having held various roles such as captain, ambassador and manager, Katie puts her heart and soul into everything she does always helping those around her succeed.
At Imagewerks Marketing, Katie’s ability to think creatively and strategically has provided IWM clients with a foundation for growth and success. Her community and industry involvement help her to stay ahead of the curve and bring new ideas to the table. Today, she puts her experience and education to work helping clients think about their marketing strategy differently. She helps them recognize the root of their challenges and identifies solid solutions to overcome those challenges.
Her inquisitive nature and positive personality have proven to be an asset to her accounts. She makes sure to see each and every project through from start to finish always keeping the client informed of progress and building trusting relationships with them as she goes.
Katie @ wërk
Generates strategic, integrated marketing campaigns using both digital and traditional tactics, Katie achieves results for her clients. Being an over achiever, she helped obtain a 150% return on investment for a large senior housing provider.
Katie @ play
If it involves water, it involves Katie: Swimming, triathlons, boating, and cabins. She’s also a home brewing aficionado.
Katie @ home
Chillaxing with her friends, family and husband – usually with a good movie, her dog and her latest recipe experiment from the kitchen.
Matt Anthony
Director of Marketing Operations
Matt plays a hands-on role in facilitating responsive web design with usability best practices. His clear understanding of web service principles enables him to determine the most cost effective way of accomplishing a client’s objectives. His sites not only meet customer requirements, but exceed standards and modern design.
Matt @ wërk
Uses his strong technical aptitude and design skills to communicate and create user-friendly web experiences.
Matt @ play
Enjoying the many seasons of Minnesota by biking, running or skiing with his family.
Matt Morisette
Web Developer
matt.morisette@iwmarketing.com
Matt attended St. Cloud University, in his home town, a.k.a.: Utopia, Paradise, Heaven on Earth. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps and a former Marine Corps Marital Arts Instructor, we believe whatever he says about St. Cloud, or his opinions on pretty much anything else after seeing the size of his biceps. Matt brings the precision of a military bed corner to everything he does. As a result, he continually looks for easier and more efficient ways for his clients to update content on their websites.
In the last months with the Marine Corps, his proudest moment was being selected as a liaison to Dover Air Force Base. His assignment was to prepare the remains of fallen Marines to be escorted to their places of burial. We are proud to have Matt on our team, proud of his service to our country and always aware that he could squish us like a bug.
Matt @ wërk
Matt is motivated by working with designers to bring complex concepts to life, especially those that stretch his skillset. Like a military exercise, he enjoys the extensive preparation and planning that most effectively uses his resources and generates ways to minimize repeat actions during a building of a website.
Matt @ home
His two boys know he is a complete marshmallow when it comes to them and are able to launch multiple sneak attacks at a moment’s notice while Matt tries desperately to distract them with his really-really lame Dad jokes (don’t tell him we said he was lame).
Matt @ play
Working out…again with the biceps, winning ping-pong tournaments and spending time with his family.
Nick Benoit
Creative Graphic Designer
Don’t let his humbleness fool you. Nick’s cool, calm and conceptual approach brings ideas to life. Involved with the world of art at a very young age (he was painting and drawing masterpieces as a kid), Nick found his true calling at the Art Institutes International in Minneapolis where he earned a B.S. in graphic design.
He finds it difficult to pin down one of his biggest professional accomplishments, of course, but he’s the proudest when he gets to see his work out there for public consumption doing its job and achieving results for the client.
IWM’s clients benefit from Nick’s desire to constantly create and reinvent. He’ll take any brand in any industry and give it a tailored look that reflects their distinct business. It’s a challenge he always looks forward to.
Nick @ wërk
The master of uniting a brand’s wants and needs to its desired audience – in a visual sense.
Nick @ play
As a home brewer, he’s constantly testing out his latest brew at the softball field, golf course or the office.
Nick @ home
Big on family time. Just hangin’ around watching movies, playing cards or taking trips together.
Tara Stern
Vice President of Business Development
With over 15 years of marketing experience, Tara is well versed in the strategic planning, content, and design and production of print and media advertising. Prior to joining Imagewërks Marketing, she spent eight years in marketing before becoming a director of marketing and adjunct professor at Concordia University. As chief marketing officer at Imagewërks she has built a reputation for successfully creating strategies that produce results and evoke response. In addition, she consistently negotiates substantial media savings for clients, allowing those with limited resources to market as aggressively as possible. Tara drives overarching strategies that guide the creative and production teams toward the generation of targeted, effective marketing solutions.
Tara @ wërk
Earned office—and customer—notoriety for negotiating a client media contract that yielded $175k worth of radio advertising for just $32k. A recent project surpassed direct mail national averages by garnering over 7.31% response rate.
Tara @ play
Is happiest in any situation that involves a flight, flip-flops and a spot on the beach. She’ll also show up if there’s any promise of hiking, biking or a picnic lunch.
Tara @ home
Relishes life as a wife and mother and is absolutely smitten with her two young boys, Caden and Isaiah. When she’s not having fun with the men in her life, she’s snapping their photos and documenting their adventures in her family scrapbooks.
Tony Zirnhelt
Principal
tony.zirnhelt@streamworksmn.com
Tony Zirnhelt’s journey to Streamworks’ co-owner and president began 21 years ago when he acquired Action Mailing. Through strategic acquisitions and partnerships and a passion for marketing, Tony parlayed Action from a 5 person low-tech mail shop into what Streamworks is today – a strategic multi-channel marketing company.
He attributes Streamworks’ success to an ability to recognize trends, embrace technology and a willingness to evolve to meet changing client needs.
Tony is one of the lucky ones who can honestly say he has his dream job, thanks in no small part to the talented and hard-working Streamworks team he has helped assemble.
Tony @ work
Adept at quickly sizing up a situation, he is skilled in using creative solutions to help clients capitalize on opportunities and generate results.
Tony @ play
Never one to let grass grow under his feet, Tony likes to stay active skiing, sailing and exploring locales on and off the beaten path.
Tony @ home
Tony’s happiest moments are spent with his wife Sarah and their three kids.
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