Leadership Team

Kelly Duke, Partner & Creative Director

Kelly has spent the better part of her design career working in NYC within various industries including publishing, corporate design, and turnkey studios. Prior to starting pak creative, Kelly worked as an Art Director at EY, (formerly Ernst & Young LLP), sharpening her skills working with Fortune 500 clients and marketing professionals to coordinate and manage design while spearheading new processes and expectations. She enjoys all facets of design, particularly conceptual thinking and execution. She has won five American Graphic Design Awards as well as a SABRE Award, (Superior Achievement in Branding and Reputation). Kelly graduated from Parsons School of Design and holds a BFA in Communication Design. She is president at the Suz Crew Foundation and also on the Board of Directors for the Montrose Business Association in Northern Westchester.

Peter McKinley, Partner & Creative Director

As the former Global Brand Ambassador for EY, Peter has spent the better part of his career designing within the corporate sector. Graduating from SUNY New Paltz in 1996 with a BFA in Graphic Arts, Fine Arts, and Art History. Peter excels at communication and project management at every level, as well as the ability to bring his clients’ needs into visual expression. Peter understands the tenants of experiential design and is mechanically minded. His experience and talent allow him to work alongside executives and CEOs alike. He has won an American Associate of Communication Design Award and has worked as an Adjunct Professor for Pratt University in Brooklyn. In his downtime, Peter enjoys photography and is an avid automotive and action sport enthusiast. He is also a board member of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce in Westchester, NY.

Wayne Treptow, Creative Director

Wayne comes with a very long production background, from print houses to running a full integrated production department for some of the advertising industries most respected ECD’s. As the Head of Production at Silver+Partners & Amalgamated, he worked with large brands and extremely creative ideas. His client list includes Ben & Jerry’s, various Coke brands, Capital One, Mike’s Hard Lemonade, Big Lot’s, AOL, ClearBlue Easy & many more. ​

Stephen J. Visconti, Creative Director

Stephen brings strategic brand expression services to his clients. Over the years he’s distinguished himself by integrating intelligent strategy, superior content and world-class design to achieve an extraordinary level of creativity in the work he’s developed for an impressive list of clients. With over 3 decades of strategic brand expression expertise and an in-depth knowledge of his clients’ marketplace and offerings.

Stephen has provided high-level creative services within the financial services, real estate investment management, commercial real estate leasing and development sectors, as well as for prestigious educational institutions. His client list includes Ameriprise Investments, CBRE, Clarion Partners, Cushman Wakefield, ING Real Estate, Jones Lang & LaSalle, Mack-Cali Realty Corp., Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Oaktree Capital Management and People’s United Bank.

Christian Montalbano, Video Producer

Christian Montalbano brings a balanced immersion in the sciences, fine arts, design and music to productionwith a holistic approach to video and content marketing. He spent time as a jingle writer with Rave Music, before deciding to form his own successful commercial music company, Soundmine, where he had much success writing award winning jingles for such advertising agencies as Grey Advertising, JWT, and BBDO. With a passion for visual storytelling combined with an awareness and commitment to various social causes, Christian has become a sought-after production expert. Garnering the Production Hub award of top 100 production companies nationwide.