Amy Delaney

Director of Marketing and Business Development | Kernutt Stokes

Amy is the director of marketing and business development for Kernutt Stokes, based in Eugene, Oregon. Prior to joining her firm in 2020, she was the vice president/director of marketing for a commercial bank and was vice president of marketing and manager of customer experience for a family-owned chain of upscale grocery stores in Oregon.

Amy loves what she does, finding true enjoyment in helping her coworkers succeed so they can in turn help their clients be successful. She brings passion, enthusiasm, and a competitive spirit with her, especially about brand strategy, all things marketing, and company culture.

In her free time, Amy enjoys playing and cuddling with her rescue dog Finnegan, cheering for the Oregon Ducks, watching sports, traveling anywhere and everywhere, baking, wine tasting, gardening, learning, and spending time with her family and friends.

Anne Creasy

Senior Manager | Forvis Mazars

Anne is a senior manager on the Forvis Mazars Strategic Communications Team. With more than 20 years of communications experience, she develops comprehensive communication plans to achieve measured results. Anne leads the development of the firm’s corporate Alumni Network strategy which includes targeted communications to retired partners and alumni. Her additional focus areas include partnering with leaders to create communication plans that inform, support change adoption, enhance the team member experience, and strengthen marketplace awareness of the firm brand and the Alumni Network.

Her passion is connecting people to each other and building relationships. Anne organizes quarterly leadership updates for the Ambassador/retired partner group to keep them informed. Each quarter, alumni of the firm receive an Alumni Network e-newsletter which includes firm news, thought leadership, CPE opportunities, and two alumni spotlight articles—featuring Ambassadors and notable alumni of the firm.

Anne is also a public relations advisor. She holds an Accreditation in Public Relations from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). In addition to her tenure of 12 years with the firm, she has more than ten years of experience in state legislative relations and media relations. In 2023, Anne earned an Executive Leadership Certificate from PRSA. She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Veritas School in Richmond, VA and volunteers at her church discipling middle school girls.

Anne graduated from James Madison University with B.A. degrees in English literature and Spanish language.

Mac Hartman

Chief Marketing Officer | Freed Maxick

Mac serves as Chief Marketing Officer for Freed Maxick. He leads growth efforts and oversees the marketing and sales functions for the firm. As part of the firm’s management team, he works closely with the firm’s directors in developing the overall marketing and sales strategies to support the strategic plan of the firm.

Mac works with industry or service line leaders to identify and implement marketing and sales programs to achieve their goals. He serves as a resource across the firm to increase broad cohesion for strategic plans. In addition, he oversees all internal and external firm communications and client experience programs.

Mac graduated from Buffalo State University with a degree in Communications and has over 20 years’ experience in professional services marketing. He is a member of the Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) and the Boomer Marketing Circle.

He also active in the community and currently serves on the board of directors for the 11 Day Power Play and has helped raise of $10 million in funds to support cancer research since its inception in 2017. In addition, he previously served on the board of directors for the Taste of Buffalo, serving as the Chair for the event in 2010.