Stephanie Kinnunen

CEO and Co-Founder of NEED Magazine

Reynolds Expert Advisor in New Media

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Along with her duties as CEO, Stephanie is also the key spokesperson for NEED Communications. Stephanie is currently an advisor to a growing number of corporations and organizations regarding their humanitarian program's effectiveness and partnerships.

Prior to founding NEED, Stephanie had over 20 years of business management and customer relations experience expertise. She has also taught international business English and skills to Scandinavian business leaders.

Stephanie has also been an active volunteer with a number of humanitarian organizations over the years.

Kelly Kinnunen

Executive Director and Co-Founder of NEED Magazine

Reynolds Expert Advisor in New Media

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Kelly oversees NEED's branding and marketing campaigns as well as print/online design development and production. Kelly is also an expert advisor for the NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship and the upcoming Humanitarian Design Council.

With more than 25 years experience in design and media production, Kelly has produced work for clients such as The European Union, The World Olympic Committee, Target Corporation, 3M among many others. Most recently Kelly spent four years at the Lahti University of Applied Sciences in Lahti, Finland assisting in developing their new media production department and working as Senior Instructor. Kelly has taught and lectured at the Norwegian Academy of Arts, Iceland Academy of Arts, Fachhochschule Cologne, Finlandia University and was a Graduate Associate of Mathematics at Arizona State University.

Kelly has also been an active volunteer with a number of humanitarian organizations over the years.