Officers

Terry Southern
President
terry@logobranders.com  

Despite her name, Ms. Southern is not even from the South... she's actually from the San Francisco Bay Area!

The second oldest of 8 children, she was raised in several parts of the country before her family settled in Sunnyvale, Ca.  Her business career began in Human Resources in the heart of the early 80's Silicon Valley.  But fate would have it and she met her future husband, Geoff, who had family connections in Alabama.  So in 1983, Terry arrived to live in Montgomery (two young children in tow) having never even been to the South!  Now, she's all about her true Southern connections.

Terry began her new life in sales, where she was hired at a local radio station.  She spent the next ten years in broadcast media, culminating as sales manager for the local CBS television affiliate.  Then, through a friend, she was introduced to Ms. Johnnie Mckee of Birmingham, Al.  They began discussing Ms. McKee's business, which at the time was still often referred to as "Specialty Advertising."  The business sounded interesting, particularly the creative aspects of delivering targeted business messages.

So... together in 1993 they formed McKee-Southern Marketing, Inc..  The early days were "tough"... having made a decision to target a different business prospect than her media days offered, Ms. Southern began her new career working out of her home, with virtually no customers. 

Fast-forward to today.  McKee-Southern operated for 12 years, when Ms. McKee retired.  Terry's husband Geoff (see below) joined Terry as they took the business over, changed its name, built a new office and grew the business into the top tiers of the industry.

Throughout, Terry has been the guiding force, establishing and maintaining just who LogoBranders would be.

Geoff Southern
Vice President, Operations
geoff@logobranders.com

Geoff joined the business in 2004 when it was taken over from retiring partner Johnnie McKee.  His previous 18 years in advertising and PR, as well as his years in management have helped in his role as Operations Manager.  His experience helped to guide the business's rapid growth in a controlled fashion; LogoBranders has built a strong infrastructure offering customers the best trained staff, state-of-the art services as well as in-house embroidery and ample warehousing. 

When not tending to business, Geoff enjoys yardwork(!), photography, photoshop and building "stuff" with wood.  Terry and Geoff have been married 27 years, and have three grown children, two grandchildren and one on the way.  They love to travel in the U.S. and Europe, and even did Japan one year.  They are both grateful for the opportunites they've had, but especially for their tremendous staff and their efforts every day.

Branding Specialists

Leslie Stringer
Branding Specialist
leslie@logobranders.com

Leslie has been a LogoBranders Branding Specialist for over ten years! Previously, she had over 9 years experience in Advertising and Marketing. Married to Sandy, she has three children Morgan, Will, and Bishop. Also a lover of dogs, the Stringer family recently grew with the addition of an English Bulldog named Sam.

Leslie’s outgoing personality, natural likeability and professional attention to detail make her an asset to the LogoBranders team. She has serviced the needs of many Corporate and institutional clients and specializes in the fields of Finance, Construction, and Education. She is also a winner of a prestigious national promotional products industry award for creativity, design, and implementation.

Fern Smith
Branding Specialist
fern@logobranders.com  

Fern Smith grew up in the Mississippi Delta and graduated from Ole Miss. She started her teaching career in Jackson, MS where she met her husband (of 33 years). They have 3 children, 1 amazing granddaughter, and 1 devoted, rescued dog named Rudy. They moved to Alabama in 1980 and happily boast of their 2 Auburn grads and 1 Troy grad. 

After 10 year stint as a stay-at-home mom, and a 14 year teaching career at Saint James School, she decided it was time to try her hand at outside sales. That was 7 years ago. Years of cultivating friends and contacts has been her most rewarding part of her work.

Piano, Church choral work, yoga, and exercising are some of her hobbies. For the past 10 years, she and her husband have hiked all the Major National Parks in the Western US, Canadian Rockies, and Pacific Northwest. They boast of hundreds of miles of day-trip, vertical hikes as well as their Top 10 List of Favorite Hikes complete with photos.

Deb Noah
Branding Specialist
dnoah@bellsouth.net

Debbie Noah is a seasoned veteran of the promotional marketing industry. 
Her career began in 1986, when she became a sales rep for McKee Marketing in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1992, she moved to Alpharetta, Georgia, opened a McKee office and was made a partner.  She managed the office in Georgia until her business partner retired in 2006.  At that point, Debbie joined Terry Southern as a Branding Specialist at Montgomery, Alabama-based Southern Promos, now known as LogoBranders, Inc.  She continues to manage LogoBranders’ branch office in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Debbie has worked with many large corporations such as BellSouth, AT&T, Russell
Athletic and Verizon Wireless, as well as many smaller companies.  One of her major attributes is her ability to build relationships with her clients.  Debbie still serves some of the original clients she had in 1986.  She is very detailed, creative and strives for complete customer satisfaction.

At home, Debbie is an avid reader, loves to cook and garden.  A native of Anniston, Alabama, in the fall Deb loves University of Alabama Crimson Tide Football. In Alpharetta, she resides with Mickey, her husband of 37 years, four Persian cats and a dog.  The Noahs have two grown children, John and Leigh.

Frank Putz
Branding Specialist
frank@logobranders.com

After completion of a full career in Marketing and Sales Management with Rheem Manufacturing Company, Frank Putz joined us in early 2007 as a Branding Specialist. Frank holds both a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Northern Illinois University and a Masters Degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix.

Frank’s extensive background in sales, marketing, customer/technical service and advertising/sales promotion in corporate America lends itself well in his second career. Frank enjoys working with new customers of LogoBranders in assisting them with their marketing support programs. His previous experiences offer a unique perspective of being on both sides of the sales support process.

After corporate assignments in California and Georgia, Frank and his wife Sandy and daughter Beth Ann live in the Montgomery area and enjoy golf and tennis as well as music and theatre.

Lindsey Henig
Branding Specialist
lindsey@logobranders.com

Lindsey joined the LogoBranders family in July of 2007. After majoring in Communications at Auburn University, she ventured to New York and back to her hometown of Nashville before getting married and settling down in Montgomery.

Previous work in advertising, retail and outside sales grew a need for a greater challenge. After calling on LogoBranders for business in her previous job, it wasn’t long before she came to work as a Branding Specialist. Lindsey believes her affiliation with LogoBranders offers her the opportunity to give her clients the best products in the industry combined with the best service they can find.

Lindsey and her husband Britton have one child, Pollard, and two hilarious dogs, Norman and Allie. Lindsey serves on the board of the Britton YMCA in downtown Montgomery, and she and her family are members of First Baptist Church.

Amanda Flaherty
Branding Specialist
amanda@logobranders.com

Amanda is the newest member of the LogoBranders sales team. Beginning in May of 2008 as Executive Assistant, she quickly moved into the role of Account Specialist – overseeing several of the company’s principle fulfillment programs. After graduating in December with a degree in Marketing, she has subsequently transitioned into new position as a Branding Specialist.

Amanda is originally from the budding metropolis of “Slapout” (Holtville), Alabama and currently resides in Montgomery with her husband, Kevin, and their two Yorkies, Bruiser & Betty. She enjoys spending time with friends and family, and playing on the lake. Amanda also loves to travel and plan endless home improvement projects.

While Amanda describes herself as a bit of a “workaholic”, she is quick to point out how much fun working at LogoBranders is. She looks forward to working with each of her customers on their projects and loves to see the finished product.
 

Rachal Hightower
Branding Specialist
rachal@logobranders.com

After 3 years in retail sales and management and 2 years serving on the Governor of Alabama’s staff, Rachal is excited to be the newest member of the LogoBranders family.

She loves learning about new products and services she can offer customers as well as building relationships with those she works with.  Rachal and her husband Brad are the proud parents of an American Bulldog, Allie, and enjoy spending time outside barbequing with friends and family. She enjoys tackling DIY projects around the house and can often be found in a Home Depot or Lowe’s on the weekend.

Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Rachal graduated from Auburn University Montgomery with a degree in Marketing in 2007. However, don’t let the name on her degree fool you, she is an avid Alabama fan and attends most football games. Roll Tide!
 

Customer Service

Mary Watson
1Executive Support
maryw@logobranders.com

After spending 25 years in the higher education field, Mary Watson is one of the “newest” members of the LogoBranders family. Mary specializes in coordinating order flow, so spends a lot of time talking to customers and vendors; making sure everything goes as it should. When you call in and get a bubbly voice on an otherwise rainy Monday morning, you’ll know you have Mary. In her own words…

“I enjoy talking with customers and providing the best service that is humanly possible! Every day presents a new adventure and a new challenge.

I have been married for 5 years to a WONDERFUL husband, John. We have four beautiful grandchildren - Emily, Cade, Ella, and Evan.

Even though I live in the Great State of Alabama, do not ask me “Roll Tide or War Eagle?” I’m a Notre Dame fan through and through! GO IRISH!!”
 

Paige Pittman
Program Specialist
paige@logobranders.com

Paige was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama and enjoys working in an industry where her primary goal is to enhance the customer’s image and communicate their message. Both her father and grandfather were commercial printers, so it was a natural progression to end up working with a company that utilizes visual branding.

Paige attended Southern Union on a softball scholarship and later transferred to Auburn University at Montgomery. Being involved in athletics from an early age, she understands the value of team work and dedication. She enjoys shopping and spending time with her friends and family. She attends Frazer United Methodist Church.