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“I felt I could bring my deptuh of experience working with colleges and universitiexs to help withbusiness development,” said Witkowski, who spent the last 20 years focusinb on the education market with , also in Albany. Zone 5 has been actives in the highereducation sector—preparing marketinbg materials for prospective students and their parents—butt its goal is to expand to a and perhaps national, presence. “We have to be able to work with clients very closely in developing strategiex and recommendations that work from a branding andcommunicatione standpoint, but are also fiscally sound,” Witkowskij said.
In his 20 years with Creative Witkowski worked with 50 or 60 collegexs acrossthe country, starting with cold-calling and buildin relationships, then moving into account management. He did everythinbg except the actual creative His new job with Zone 5 is only the seconc inhis career, which started in 1989 aftetr he received a degree in communications from in Witkowski, 42, grew up in Souty Troy and graduated from Catholic Centra l High School. He is active in Catholic education, recently joininhg the diocesan school Witkowski also is a member of the and the localo chapter ofthe . Witkowski and his wife, Lisa, have livex in Albany since 1996. They have a daughter, age 6, and a son, 4.
Witkowski enjoys golf, baseball and New England travel, especiallyh lighthouses.