Our team practices agile marketing methods, which involve an unlimited supply of post-it notes and meetings where you can’t sit down.
We are the marketers, artists, photographers, and writers who look like they’re having just a little too much fun to be working. But we are!
Britney Riggs
Content and Social Media Manager
Justin Thiry
Creative Manager
Jessica Mills
Marketing Director
Joshua Roberts
Multimedia Designer
Emery Brough
Marketing Coordinator
Jarrett Dodson
Marketing Content Writer
Sami Mathews
Graphic Designer Content and Social Media Manager
Britney Riggs
Since joining Advanced Turf Solutions in 2014, Britney has learned from the best in the industry. She gets expert advice about the lifecycles of insects from entomologists, turf and ornamental diseases from plant pathologists, turfgrass management from former golf course superintendents, and baseball field maintenance from former AAA head groundskeepers. Britney graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising. At Xylem Marketing, Britney works with all things digital. Among other things, she writes blogs, crafts social media posts, and composes email newsletters. When she’s not at work, Britney enjoys going on walks with her dogs (a Chiweenie and a Cane Corso), overeating chocolate, watching gymnastics, and researching new words on Urban Dictionary.Skill Set
Creative Manager
Justin Thiry
Justin joined the Advanced Turf Solutions marketing team in 2016 and was involved in the launch of Xylem Marketing soon after. He graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in New Media Communication.
Justin is a creative who loves watching projects come to life. At Xylem Marketing, he can be found working on an array of projects from graphic design to video and even photography. A multi-talented artist, Justin brings thoughtful design and an eye for detail to each project.
Justin spends his free time staying up to date with the latest sneaker culture, watching random documentaries, riding his bike, and going to concerts.
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Marketing Director
Jessica Mills
Jessica is known for her problem-solving and creative mindset. Coming from a background in tradeshow management, nothing shocks her anymore. From flying last minute to New Orleans to install new graphics on a booth overnight to getting approvals to place the monster truck Bigfoot in her client’s booth space at SEMA, Jessica has accumulated a lot of experience in many different situations. Her strengths include strategy, adaptability, and ideation.
Jessica graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising, concentrating in Creative Development. As the Marketing Coordinator for Xylem Marketing, Jessica’s main focus is sales support, vendor relations, tradeshows, and events. When she’s not walking her dog or baking in her kitchen, you can find her crafting items or finding treasures to fill her antique decor booth she started with her best friend from college.
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Multimedia Designer
Joshua Roberts
Growing up on the west side of Indianapolis, Josh spent most of his time playing football at Ben Davis High School. His interest in graphic design began with creating edits for his teammates on his phone. Josh’s football talents took him to Hanover College in pursuit of a degree in computer science and more championships. Taking advantage of Hanover’s Design-Your-Own Major program he was able to combine computer science with his passion for design to be the second graphic design major in Hanover College history.
Joshua is an ambitious designer who is not scared to think outside of the box to create something unique and original. Constantly learning is big for Josh. In college, Josh started his own freelance business, JROB Designs, so he could learn photography as well as videography. He did this in order to make himself more valuable to any team he joined. In his free time, Josh likes to watch Youtube videos and play video games on his PC he built.
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Marketing Coordinator
Emery Brough
Emery was born and raised in Indianapolis, originally being from Greenwood, moving to Brownsburg in high school, and now back to Greenwood. He has developed a passion for working with others and doing whatever it takes to get the job done, and he isn’t afraid to go outside his comfort zone. Emery is always trying to find ways to improve and is constantly working to better himself in and out of the workplace.
Emery graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University, where he majored in Media Communication. At IWU, Emery played football and was heavily involved in the athletics department. With athletics, he did play-by-play commentary for IWU soccer, volleyball, basketball, and softball games. This past fall, Emery was able to do color commentary for all IWU football home games, which is something he has dreamed of doing. In his free time, Emery loves playing video games, golfing, watching his favorite sports teams, and spending time with friends and family.
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Marketing Content Writer
Jarrett Dodson
If it has words, Jarrett probably has his eye (and keyboard) on it. As Xylem Marketing’s content writer, he’s the company’s resident green industry wordsmith. From short-form copy to blog posts, he helps tell the story of Advanced Turf Solutions and its myriad brand partners, one character at a time.
When he’s not writing for work, you can find him making a mean steak, crafting spine-tingling scary stories online, or hanging out with one (or all) of his family’s many, many pets. If you ask him about what his dream car is, you’ll probably be shocked when he says, “A station wagon.”
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Graphic Designer
Sami Mathews
Sami graduated from Herron School of Art + Design with a BFA in Visual Communication and Design. She cultivates creativity from the mundane; shaping projects with purpose and flair, crafting designs that rise above the ordinary. Coming from a nature-oriented childhood, Sami developed a keen eye for organic forms and textures, which heavily influenced her approach to design.
Sami enjoys tending to her plants and reading. Weekend mornings are usually spent standing outside with a coffee in hand, befriending the neighborhood squirrels.