About our team...

Our senior level strategic planners, graphic designers, copywriters, and media specialists work together to ensure consistent and successful implementation of communication tactics across all media and target audiences.

Andrée S. Mastrosimone, President/Senior Strategist
Andrée has over 20 years of experience in corporate and marketing communications, specifically in the areas of strategic planning & development, creative direction, executive coaching, copywriting/speechwriting, and project/media production management.

Prior to owning her own business, Andrée worked for Eastman Kodak Company in various corporate communications positions. She was promoted annually and became one of the youngest managers in the Communications & Public Affairs division. She left Kodak in 1992 to start Calm & Sense Communications.

Andrée has played a key role in the successful (on-time, on-target, on-budget) launch and management of many award-winning corporate, marketing, and employee communications programs for clients such as Bausch + Lomb, Constellation Brands Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, EBS-RMSCO, Inc., Rochester Institute of Technology, Sage Rutty & Company, Unity Health System, Wegmans, and Xerox. You can reach Andrée directly at andree@calmandsense.com.

Pat Carlino, Production/Office Manager
Pat’s career in publishing and advertising began in New York City in 1987 with Reader’s Digest in production management. She supervised the pre-press production of direct mail marketing materials, then moved up to supervise the printing and fulfillment of millions of hard cover books. In 1993, Pat moved back to her hometown of Rochester, NY to work for Saatchi & Saatchi/CMS, Roberts Communications and Xerox Corporation before joining the Calm & Sense team in 2001. Pat has worked on client projects for Bausch + Lomb, Constellation Brands Inc., Excellus, Kodak, Mobil Chemical, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sage Rutty & Company, Unity Health System, and Xerox Corp. Pat can be reached directly at pat@calmandsense.com.

Elizabeth Fedison, Sr. Graphic Designer
Liz has over 13 years of design experience in traditional and new media. In addition to her strong design capabilities, she also brings outstanding account management and organizational skills to our team, along with a high level of enthusiasm and interest in growing our internal design expertise, specifically with respect to electronic media. Liz has developed new program branding, annual reports and multi-media collateral campaigns for Bausch + Lomb, Constellation Brands Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, EBS-RMSCO, Inc., Sage Rutty & Company and Unity Health System. You can reach Liz directly at Liz@calmandsense.com.

Kristine Thompson, Public Relations/Copy Writing Specialist
Kristine Thompson began her career more than 20 years ago and has worked in the not-for-profit arena, the corporate world and for an advertising agency.  Her areas of expertise include media relations (local and national), writing (PR, brochures, newsletters, Web), crisis communications, employee communications, event management and social media.
Kristine is proficient at translating ideas, events and projects into newsworthy stories that transcend genres – from education to religion to economic development to healthcare and more. Clients have included breathe, Blue Cross Arena, Bush Mango Drum & Dance, the EquiCenter, Mann’s Jewelers, Scott Miller and others. 
Throughout her career, a theme has repeated itself:  we all have important things to say, what we say matters to our audiences and we can all make an impact.