Helen E. Mcdermott Title: President EXPERTISE: Strategic development, media strategy, research analysis, thinking through complex problems and finding simple solutions YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25, but who’s counting CATEGORY EXPERIENCE: B-to-B, package goods, automotive, beverage, healthcare, financial, imaging, telecommunications CAREER HISTORY: 5 years in New York with William Esty; 3 yrs client side at Eastman Kodak Co.; 5 yrs Blair/EMA Media and Account service, 10 years Infantino Associates Account Manager to President (Infantino McDermott) EDUCATION: BS Advertising, Newhouse School of Communications, Syracuse University ONE INTRIGUING THING ABOUT ME: I’m distressed to realize that I may have outgrown intriguing. Perhaps LOOKING AT ME YOU'D NEVER GUESS THAT: I’ve jumped out of airplanes. For fun, that is. PASSIONS: Cooking! Watching my children play sports. SURPRISING PERSONAL FACT: I have 7 children. THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE ME: Smart, determined and funny (in a funny sort of way). FAVORITE VACATION: Jersey shore with 8 teenage kids SECRET GUILTY PLEASURE: People Magazine have not missed an issue since 19