Melissa Hucal

Melissa Hucal
Associate Director, Shared and Earned Media
  • Over 20 years of experience in communications, marketing and PR in a variety of industries from corporate public affairs to nonprofits
  • First joined Simantel in 2017 as a communication strategist before moving into a marketing automation consultant role and eventually becoming our first program manager
  • After a brief hiatus where she deepened her skills in content marketing, she returned to Simantel and now leads a significant community effort which quickly led to a promotion to associate director, shared and earned media
  • As the associate director, shared and earned media, Melissa focuses on organic social media and earned media solutions to build awareness for our clients’ brands
  • Earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from Eureka College and a master’s degree in communications from Illinois State University
  • A fan of community theater, Melissa was in her first production in 2022 and is excited to continue her involvement

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Melissa loves to bake. In fact, in her next life she wants to be a Food Network Baking Champion. Until then she’ll keep working on baking the perfect French Macaron.

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Carrie Thompson

Carrie Thompson is a brand specialist at Simantel with more than 19 years of agency experience across a variety of disciplines including marketing, digital media, analytics and customer service. She is responsible for supporting Simantel’s brand presence and works in tandem with leadership to plan and execute agency content.

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