It Takes a Great Team to Build a Great Brand

Mary Bean
Graphic & Web Design

Since the fall of 2001, Mary has been working with ComCoach Design & Marketing as a graphic designer, with a specialty in web design.

Mary’s graphic expertise is broad and includes print, collateral, interactive and web design. Mary previously worked for five years as a Production Designer in Boston, MA and Portland, OR. Some of the high-profile interactive projects she’s worked on have included LEGO Mindstorms, Hewlett-Packard’s InfoLab website, and a promotional CD-Rom for Lotus.

Mary holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design, from Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA. She feels continuing education classes are integral to maintaining an edge in the field of design, as technology continues to grow and change. Aside from design, Mary enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking & snowboarding, but her main interest is travel. She feels balance is the most important part of maintaining creativity, and tries to stay as active as possible outside of work.

Mary joins ComCoach with more than 15 years combined writing experience in the publishing, high tech, non-profit, municipal and healthcare sectors. An award-winning writer, she is experienced with writing and producing in-house publications, community newsletters, annual reports plus print, radio, television and web copy. She is also adept with writing speeches, brochures and press releases.

Before joining ComCoach, Mary was the Manager of Marketing and Communications for St. Joseph Healthcare where she managed the marketing initiatives for St. Joseph Hospital and its physician practices. She was instrumental with helping to build the hospital's image and communications after its disaffiliation with Optima Healthcare.

Mary received her M.S. in Public Relations from Boston University and her B.A. in Journalism and Political Science from Saint Louis University. She has received Awards of Excellence from the New England Society for Healthcare Communications for copywriting and publications. Mary's hobbies include enjoying her two children, travel and cooking.

Becky Lightizer
Illustration

Becky has been working with ComCoach since its inception as an illustrator and graphic designer. Becky specializes in print design and custom illustration work. She creates beautiful hand-drawn and computer illustrated logos, as well as brochures, print ads, direct mail and more.

Becky graduated from the University of Lowell, MA with a BFA in Commercial Illustration in 1983. She started her career working for two small advertising agencies, where she learned about design, illustration and production.

In her spare time, Becky has illustrated a line of licensed greeting cards, some of which have been published internationally, and is the author/illustrator of a children’s book entitled, "Monsters Always Eat Furniture First". She lives in Plaistow, NH with her husband, two sons, and two cats.