Alison Morra
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Alison is the chief operations officer at Inkhouse where she oversees HR, staffing, client service, training, and overall operations excellence. Alison also advises and helps clients mitigate crises.
Previously at Inkhouse, Alison was the East Coast managing director and the GM of the Waltham office, where she was instrumental in driving the agency’s growth and promoting a culture that resulted in The Boston Globe naming Inkhouse one of its Top Places to Work in 2019. Alison also drives the strategic direction of account teams in defense, corporate, and consumer technology.
Before joining Inkhouse more than a decade ago, Alison worked at two Boston-based PR and event planning agencies. Alison holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and computer information systems from Quinnipiac University and a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Emerson College. She lives outside of Boston with her husband, two children and dog.
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Kate Riley
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & MANAGING DIRECTOR, WEST OPERATIONS
Kate partners with diverse clients at all stages of growth to tackle complex communications challenges and develop impactful narratives that influence target audiences. She’s passionate about building high-functioning, motivated teams that deliver their best work and applies that ethos to her role leading staffing and operations for Inkhouse West.
Ed Harrison
MANAGING DIRECTOR, INKHOUSE EAST
Ed leads Inkhouse’s growth in the eastern U.S. (including Boston and New York), this passion fuels his strategic guidance for many of Inkhouse’s B2B, cleantech and venture capital clients as he drives the agency’s expansion into new markets and geographies.
Anne Baker
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, CALIFORNIA
Anne works with clients to distill their stories into sharp narratives that engage their core audiences. She values deep partnerships with her clients and approaches her work with a strong bias towards execution and high quality work.
Lisa van der Pool
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF MEDIA STRATEGY
Lisa leads the agency’s education practice, working with a variety of ed techs, universities and publishers. As a former business journalist, Lisa is passionate about telling client stories and helping them build better relationships with the media.
