Management Team

Nate Tennant – Principal

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 - Managing Director, Interactive Design

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 is managing Interactive Services and Delivery teams for Kirk. He 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.

James Kenny – Senior Partner

Responsible for Kirk Communications’ rapidly growing strategy, growth and positioning services, Jim delivers success to each client and has over twenty-five years of senior level management success with both enterprise and emerging companies. With his team focused approach and extensive skills, capabilities, experience and success in diverse organizations, industries and functions, he and his team are a key component in our client’s rapid growth and success. Jim delivers the knowledge and proven business models obtained with a solid background in sales management, business development, marketing and brand positioning, finance, business strategy and Internet related system development. These solutions and perspective give our customers a resource that is unparalleled in most marketing organizations. His high-energy leadership, creativity and innovation, process orientation, organization and planning, oral/written communications, and interpersonal skills deliver for our customers everyday. In addition, Jim also lectures at various universities and colleges in the Boston area.

BBA - Management, Cum Laude,   University of Massachusetts - Amherst   MBA, Executive Master of Business Administration,   Whittemore School of Business   University of New Hampshire

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.