Senior Team

Leadership

Debbie McLain

President/Partner

Debbie is President and Partner of RMI, and a list broker who is highly respected by her staff, peers, clients, and competitors alike. For 30+ years, she has had a leading hand in developing our Nonprofit Brokerage division and has been responsible for its success. Working with large national and regional fundraisers, and nonprofit magazine and newsletter publishers, Debbie is a master at direct mail planning, list analysis, modeling, and negotiating incredible pricing for her clients. Her clients include Consumer Reports, Guideposts, Nutrition Action, AICR and Christian Appalachian Project.

Debbie is an active member of the DMA, HVDMA and the DMA Nonprofit Federation.

Rich Leary

Executive Vice President/Partner

Rich is Executive Vice-President and Partner of RMI heading up RMI's sales division, overseeing the day to day sales activity and service. He is responsible for team sales, growth goals, business development, new client acquisitions, client maintenance & retention. Over his long tenure Rich has been instrumental in shaping the structure and culture of RMI.

Rich is an active member of the DMA Nonprofit Federation and the DMFA.

Kathy Englund

Vice President of Operations

Kathy began her career with RMI more than 30 years ago in the accounting department and worked her way up to managing the accounting team before becoming Director of Human Resources. Now a vital part of the leadership team, Kathy oversees many aspects of company administration in her current role as Vice President of Operations.

Executives

Michael Kertelits

Account Executive

Michael began his nonprofit brokerage career in 1994, he spent 12 years honing his skills before joining RMI in 2006. He has unique experience in building direct mail programs from the ground up, spearheading everything from package creation and production to mail planning and analysis.

Michael works with many reputable nonprofit clients, Rescue Missions, EANGUS, Center for the Study of Service. His clientele also includes many regional and national nonprofits in multiple sectors including heath, environmental, animal rights, advocacy and religious areas.

Michael has previously served as the Vice president of the Hudson Valley DMA, previous member of the DMA List & Database Council and has served on the planning committee for the DMA NY Nonprofit Conference. He attends & has spoken at both DMA Nonprofit and DMA events sharing his industry knowledge and experience.

Alan Yu

Strategic Sales Director

Alan is a 30-year veteran of the industry. His expertise covers the gamut of today’s data driven marketing including nonprofit, publishing, catalog, cooperatives, database, modeling, and more. Alan excels at maximizing revenue opportunities for clients while maintaining a balance between their management and acquisition goals.

Alan drives sales for some of RMI’s most prestigious clients including Consumer Reports, the National Wildlife Federation, Make-A-Wish America and Consumers’ CHECKBOOK.

Len Zargo

Director of Business & Media Sales Development

As the Director of Business & Media Sales Development at RMI for the last seven years, Len’s role at the company is as diverse as his entire 30+ year career. It includes new business development, list management, brokerage and digital services. Len’s client portfolio spans numerous verticals including catalog, publishing, insurance, non-profit, travel/hospitality and higher education.

Direct marketing has evolved but Len still believes you need the right message and audience to deliver a strong return on investment regardless of the medium.

Donna Tarantino-Murray

Vice President/Nonprofit Brokerage

Donna is a 35 year veteran in the direct marketing industry. After 10 years at the Coolidge Company, Donna joined Rickard List Marketing for the next 10 years where she built a successful fundraising division. Donna then moved on to Specialist Marketing Services in 2008 and continued to grow her fundraising clientele. In December 2018, Donna joined RMI Direct Marketing and is now a vital part of our nonprofit brokerage division. Donna’s client listing consists of food banks, animal shelters, hospitals, children’s hospitals, women’s shelters and cancer centers. Donna has been a board member on the DMFA and continues to be active in both the DMFA and the DMA Nonprofit Federation.

By Department

Debbie McLain

President/Partner

Kristine Habersang

Account Manager

Michael Kertelits

Account Executive

Donna Tarantino-Murray

Vice President/Nonprofit Brokerage