Scott Downs
President
Employed: 30 yrs
Fav Movies: The 13th Warrior, Dances with Wolves, My Little Pony
Fav Food: Fillet Mignon medium rare smothered with mushroom in a savory burgundy sauce.
Hobbies: Grand kids, horse training, painting, sculpting and relaxing
Fun Fact: Work is not work for me, it is an expression of myself.
To me life has always been a game of risk and chance but a game that is played to be won. With all games, there are rules that dictate fair play. Whether or not others play by those rules is not important to me, what is important is that I play by the rules.
Mike Cerce
Art Director
Employed: 16 yrs
Fav Movies: Star Wars
Fav Food: Hot Wings (The Hotter the Better)
Hobbies: Soccer, Volleyball, His Motorcycle, Travel & Walking Our Dog
Fun Fact: Was the cover (and center spread) model on the January/February 2006 Cover of the Ohio State Alumni Magazine.
An avid motorcycle enthusiast and traveler, Mike is a 1994 Graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Marketing and a concentration in Economics. As the the first “full time” employee ever hired by Downs and Associates, he has been a designer, senior designer and currently is employed as the Art Director. Mike has done some voice work, and even appeared in some of the commercials that have been produced by Downs and Associates in the past. If you look close you will even catch a glimpse of him in the national, Campbell’s soup commercial featuring the famed “Steel Curtain”. Currently, Mike and his wife Jen reside in Greensburg along with their dog, Shane.
Valerie Bianco
Graphic Designer
Employed: 7 yrs
Fav Movies: Sixth Sense (Not Good until the End. Huh? Had to immediately watch it again)
Fav Food: Candy!
Hobbies: Traveling to New York City for the weekend. Avid Tennis player and yoga instructor.
Fun Fact: Was on Wheel of Fortune (Won a trip to Egypt).
I am a 1990 Graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh with a degree in Visual Communications.
Todd Downs
Graphic Designer
Employed: 4 yrs
Fav Movies: Terminator 2, Home Alone, Dumb & Dumber
Fav Food: Mad Mex Burritos!
Hobbies: Soccer, Drums, Eating at Hoss’s, Photography
Fun Fact: When I was 10, “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” told me I would die of a heart attack because I have dimples on my ears. It still haunts me.
My wife Cahla, our two little girls, and I live in a town called “Hunker” (population 329), I’m a graduate of La Roche College with a BA in Graphic Design. I love working for the family and enjoy long weekend camping trips. I’m also a sucker for bad pop country music and Jeep Wranglers with big tires.
Rosslyn Kemerer
Graphic Designer
Employed: 2 yrs
Fav Movies: Hot Fuzz
Fav Food: Guacamole (only the kind at Mikes Christmas Party)
Hobbies: Playing drums, eating, praying for copious amounts of snow, making snowflakes, hiking (hopefully in the snow), reading, and freelancing
Fun Fact: As a child, Rosslyn was an aspiring puppeteer. 50 different puppets and a full puppet stage (complete with large red curtains) still reside in her parents attic.
Rosslyn graduated with a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from Seton Hill University in 2007. She married her high school sweetheart and currently resides in Latrobe with her husband, Dave, fellow Downs employee (Zero) and her fat fluff of a cat whose name changes regularly.
Carole Downs
Office Manager
Employed: 25 yrs
Fav Movies: Titanic, The Notebook, & Dirty Dancing…Go Patrick Go
Fav Food: Pizza
Hobbies: Grand kids, Riding Horses, Gardening
Fun Fact: I’m a sucker for a cowboy & spotlighting a family of deer.
Carole has worked in the business for over 20 years. She is the mother of 3 children, Brent, Todd, and Ashley. She has past experience as a legal secretary, assistant Personnel Director at Josten’s Yearbook Co. and worked for UPS, but nothing compares to the job she has now! I wonder why?
Zero (The Hero)
Security Guard
Employed: 1 yr
Fav Movies: Anything that sounds like Pixar
Fav Food: Office floor delicacies
Hobbies: Romping around the office, chewing bones, defending against intruders and power naps.
Fun Fact: Much to his mortification, Zero owns a banana costume.
Zero was rescued in October 2009 from Action for Animals Shelter, who rescued him from a high kill shelter, who had rescued him from abuse. He has come a long way to finally end up the white collar dog that he is here today at Downs Creative.
