Nate Tennant - Founder

Nate has more than twelve years of experience in the strategic marketing of technology firms through comprehensive campaigns that thoroughly integrate traditional, electronic, and interactive media systems. He adds broad international business experience, in-depth world media expertise, and a unique knowledge of the globalization of American technology services. Before starting Kirk Communications, Nate served as Director of Marketing for CipherOptics, a network security start-up, and as Marketing Director for World Energy, a leading U.S. alternative energy firm. For the $100 million Internet security firm Ubizen, based in Belgium, Nate managed worldwide product marketing and brand management for one of the company’s signature products, Online Guardian. Ubizen was subsequently successfully sold to BETrusted for over $100 million dollars. He has served in senior marketing, campaign, and event management positions at RSA Security, Lotus, and Cabletron Systems. Nate also is an adjunct faculty member in the executive MBA program at the Whittemore School of Businesses where he teaches advanced marketing. Nate is a graduate of the Executive MBA program at the Whittemore School of Business at the University of New Hampshire. He earned his BA degree at Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.

Anoop Rohera - Co-Founder, SVP Global Delivery

Anoop brings over 11 years of experience in interactive design and marketing. During his decade of professional experience, he has produced websites for start-ups and Fortune 1000 companies utilizing the latest technology. His recent work includes Eloqua Integration, Email Campaigns, and lead generation though pay per click marketing and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Prior to Kirk, Anoop worked as Director of Interactive Design for Theikos (a SaaS technology consulting company), where he was responsible for managing interactive projects, teams and clients for companies deploying on-demand technologies such as salesforce.com, Eloqua, and Google.

Anoop holds a Diploma in Product Modeling, Video Editing, Special Effects & Animation from Technographics Institute Lucknow, and a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from Lucknow University.

Anoop's favorite sport is cricket. He also enjoys river rafting, traveling and sighting tigers on jungle safaris.

Kristan Bishop – Vice President, Market Development

Kristan has 23 years experience in sales and marketing.  She started her career in radio and network television before launching her own successful media buying service. Most recently Kristan served as the Marketing Director for Holloway Motor Cars of Manchester. 

Her focus is on getting results for her clients. Kristan decided to work with Kirk Communications because she saw firsthand the scalable ROI from Kirks Digital Marketing as well as the ability for businesses to deliver the right message at the right time to consumers and B to B with unique idea, research and reporting.

Kristan has a BA form the University of New Hampshire in Communications. She has volunteered in many capacities including Co-Producing the Womenade Music Festival benefit concert, coaching youth soccer and T-ball and outreach to senior citizens.  Kristan is a musician and plays in the band Bliss. 

Jennifer MacPherson - Account Services Director

Jennifer Ace MacPherson has more than 20 years of experience in public relations, marketing and journalism. She holds a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from Pace University in New York and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Jennifer has worked with public relations firms throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire and has managed PR programs at several large technology companies, including Cabletron Systems and Tartan Software in Pittsburgh. Jennifer has also worked at technology research firm Gartner Group, as well as a multitude of technology start-ups in the New England area. Jennifer brings a pragmatic, thoughtful and consistent approach to any public relations campaign.