Our Team

 
Tanya Baskin - Creative Strategist and Brand Builder 

Tanya Baskin

  • Tanya Baskin is a talented creative strategist and brand builder with over 20 years’ experience working with global organizations. She has conducted cause related marketing campaigns on multiple continents and has successfully worked with international corporations to hone their brand narratives. From higher education to global nonprofits to Fortune 100 brands, Tanya has a track record of proven success in delivering strategically innovative solutions that help organizations and companies elevate their agendas and achieve their promise.

    Tanya has collaborated with major brands and organizations like Special Olympics, Coca – Cola, Procter and Gamble and FIFA. As the Executive Director of the Voila Foundation for Trilogy International Partners, Tanya was part of the team to successfully launch the first ever mobile money service in Haiti. These efforts led to Trilogy’s global recognition as a Corporate Citizen and invitation to become a featured commitment at the Clinton Global Initiative. Tanya also served as CEO of PACKH20, a social innovation company specifically founded by industrial packaging company GREIF to address the global need of transporting clean water in water-stressed and disaster-prone countries. For PACKH20 she crafted a multi-faceted strategic business plan that included public-private partnerships, resulting in a replicable model program for PACKH2O to scale globally.

    Tanya is highly proficient at converting big ideas into strategic plans and solutions. Whether it is the craft and iteration of an incisive marketing and communications approach to shape a brand, or the execution of a new business strategy to increase revenue and penetrate markets, Tanya works closely with each client to develop effective tailored solutions to improve their brand narratives and meet their business objectives. This guidance and support can be as broad or as granular as the client needs – from outlining their ideal 30,000-foot view to sharing and communicating their mission via content creation. Through various means and mediums, she sharpens the clients voice and vision to target their audiences’ ear.

    Through storytelling and innovative brand strategies, Tanya is committed to helping global organizations enhance their value proposition, connect with the people and communities they serve, and ultimately grow their movements with clear intent and purpose.

 
Derrick Garrett - Music and Production Architect 

Derrick Garrett

  • Derrick Garrett is the Founder and CEO of Roundhouse Multimedia Inc. He is recognized globally as the mastermind and creator of the technique called Music Architecture™, a highly effective and proven approach to assessing a brand’s environment, providing perfectly curated music, and overseeing ongoing management in a fully turnkey manner. Derrick has produced & created numerous successful music branding campaigns for fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Ford Motor Corp, Viacom, CBS Media Networks (MTV & VH1), Home Depot, Walmart and other iconic brands such as the U.S Marine Corp.

    Prior to Roundhouse Derrick was an accomplished Record Producer with more than 15 million records sold under his reign as a producer & engineer. He has worked with the likes of Vanessa Williams, Elvis Costello, K-Ci & JoJo, and Bobby Brown.

    Derrick is a highly sought after thought leader within the hospitality, lifestyle, retail, and other unique customer-facing industries. He has a successful track record of utilizing his Music Architecture™ technique to support global brands in meeting their business objectives. His portfolio of clients include Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Nickelodeon, Grand Hyatt, Planet Hollywood, Baha Mar, and many other national and global brands.

 
Taylor Baskin - Senior Designer/Project Mgr

Taylor Baskin

  • Taylor Baskin is an accomplished designer with a multi-disciplinary background in architecture, interiors, fashion, and project management.

    Upon graduation from the University of Virginia (’13) she served as project designer for Grupo7, an architecture and interiors firm in Washington, D.C. During her 3-year apprenticeship she was promoted to Project Manager leading design-build endeavors through all stages of design development, permitting, bidding, negotiation, and construction administration services. In this capacity she executed projects that met client expectations and needs of all key stakeholders (client, landlord, investors), while adhering to schedule and budget. Generating a wide array of successful commercial design concepts, the Grupo7 Principals entrusted her as Design lead for 3 client accounts for quick service restauranteurs with at least 10 locations, establishing new “brand bibles” for their burgeoning brand identity.

    She later matriculated from the Parsons School of Design (’18) fashion program. This fashion degree led her to Louis Vuitton’s North American Store Planning department – an unexpected foray into luxury retail and global brand management.

    In her capacity at LV she co-led the “Minor Works” team, responsible for maintaining the appearance of all stores in Canada, Southeast, Mid-West Mid-Atlantic, and Hawaii Regions ($1.1M budget). Receiving architectural design requests across these regions, she prioritized and executed projects within each region’s budget and timeline. She made Interior design selections for 50+ stores spearheading international logistics, installation, contractor bidding, and construction management of store upgrades, repairs, global fixture rollouts, and light renovations ($500K logistics budget). Additionally, she supported directors across 4 Louis Vuitton free-standing stores, 5 leased department stores, 2 temporary stores, & 2 pop-ups across North & South America. In April 2019 she was promoted to project lead for construction of the Portland Temporary Store opening September that year tasked with the design development, site coordination, bid leveling, and construction management.

    In November 2019 Taylor transitioned to Tiffany & Co., as Senior Designer for the Global Flagships team and lead design coordinator to the procurement department, assisting in vendor contract negotiations, control sample production, and volume orders to supply the year’s slated construction projects. She also lead design-build initiatives for the iconic brand’s top-tier global stores – including South Coast Plaza, the NY 5th Ave Flagship, and Dubai Mall – all projects exceeding 10,000 sf, and executed with domestic and international teams and vendors during the current pandemic. As part of the brand’s Interiors Development team, she was responsible for design development of finishes, furniture, lighting, and custom fixtures establishing global design standards for non-flagship locations. This includes value-engineering design efforts to ensure that the brand meets the allotted per square foot construction costs. f Louisiana and a graduate of Louisiana State University.

 

Robert Pierre

  • Robert Pierre has provided crisis management, strategic counseling and media solutions to clients including Prince George’s County, National Urban League, National Museum for African American History and Culture, the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The District of Columbia, UNCF and Grambling State University.

    Robert spent more than two decades in journalism, primarily reporting and editing at The Washington Post. As a reporter, he covered local and state legislatures in the District and Maryland and the heartland of America as the Chicago bureau chief in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Robert was also part of the team of metro reporters who won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for coverage of the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech in 2007.

    Robert was the originator and a key collaborator and writer for the groundbreaking series, Being A Black Man, which was repurposed into a book of the same name. Prior to leaving the Post in 2012, Robert led the formation in 2011 of an internal startup, The Root DC, an online extension of The Root and the Post’s local staff targeting African Americans.

    Robert co-authored A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama’s ‘Post Racial’ America published by Wiley. Robert is a native of Louisiana and a graduate of Louisiana State University.

 

Quentin Cantlo

  • Mr. Cantlo is an accomplished Information Technology executive with over 25 years of experience in IT leadership, operational management, and global services delivery. His experiences in IT include roles as EVP, SVP, VP and CIO, with a progressive background encompassing a pedigree of market-leading global #1 brands. Broad business acumen and IT expertise across a diverse landscape of businesses and industries. Corporate managerial and consultative advisory expertise implementing IT strategies in multiple business models and technology environments.

    Mr. Cantlo has led, managed, and advised in most IT functions within the CIO/CTO scope. He has executive IT leadership, management and advisory expertise within public, private and non-profit enterprises. His IT delivery experience spans both as a CxO and CxO advisor. Mr. Cantlo has Corporate IT experience leading multiple large Global IT functions through complex transformations – organizational, processes, and technology. As a Management Consultant he provides IT strategic advice, thought leadership, and strategy execution guidance to CxO clients of Fortune 100s, US Gov Agencies, Universities and Non-Profits.

    Mr. Cantlo has extensive expertise in IT strategy, financials, technology, talent, and operational management, with delivery of IT services and capabilities in multiple enterprise IT functions. Mr. Cantlo is an SME in software and systems development, integration and management of enterprise business systems and technologies. Including expertise in implementing application platforms with new technology integration. He has global operational expertise with complex portfolios and programs, resource ecosystems, and services.

    Mr. Cantlo’s core capabilities are in Global IT Strategy, Application Development & Management, Enterprise Architecture & Innovation, Governance, Infrastructure & Cloud, and IT Security. He has managed Cap/Exp of $478M with 1500 FTEs globally dispersed. IT services delivery, solution implementations, and operational management experience across 187 countries. Mr. Cantlo has certification in Six-Sigma, Executive Management programs in Global IT Management from MIT Sloan and Wharton UPenn and holds a BS in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University.

 

Tilmon Smith

  • Tilmon Smith is an accomplished Information Technology Executive with over 25 years of experience within the higher education, healthcare, government and telecommunications industries. Tilmon has focused on delivering complex projects on time and within budget.

    Tilmon has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Howard University. After obtaining his undergraduate degree, he went to work for Anderson Consulting which later changed its name to Accenture. Tilmon spent 18 years at Anderson Consulting/Accenture focusing on building business solutions for large businesses and government agencies. Toward the end of his Accenture career, he was a Senior Executive responsible for the IT portion of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Human Resources Outsourcing contract. In this position, he was responsible for a budget of $15 million dollars per year and a staff of 30 people.

    When Tilmon left Accenture, we went to work for his Alma Mater Howard University as the Director of Enterprise Applications. In this position, he was responsible for all enterprise applications of the University with the largest systems being the PeopleSoft ERP which facilitated the Human Resources, Finance and Procurement processes of the University and the Banner Student Information System which facilitated admissions, enrollment and financial aid. In this position, Tilmon oversaw several enhancements of the PeopleSoft system and critical upgrades to the student information system which greatly improved the user’s satisfaction with the systems.

    After 2 years as the Director of Enterprise Applications, Tilmon was promoted to the Executive Director and CIO of the University which included all Information Technology for the University and Howard University Hospital. Tilmon was in this position for 3 years overseeing a budget of $40 million and a staff of 150 resources. During his tenure there, Tilmon oversaw the final installation of the hospital’s electronic medical records (EMR) system, significantly improved the wireless footprint of the University, improved help desk metrics, overhauled the University website and began the transition of the telecommunications infrastructure to voice over IP (VOIP).

    After leaving Howard University in 2015, Tilmon went back to the consulting industry to work as an Account Manager for Oakland Consulting group. Tilmon’s primary responsibility was to grow the staffing portion of the business to supplement the existing consulting business. While at Oakland, Tilmon helped grow the staffing portion of the business from $140,000 in revenue to over $4 million in revenue.

    Since 2019, Tilmon returned to Higher Education managing complex projects at the University of the District of Columbia and Prince George’s Community College. Tilmon is best known for his ability to deliver IT projects despite major obstacles. Tilmon finds compromises and solutions in difficult environments. He has an ability to see things from the customer’s perspective while also understanding the complexities and difficulties from the staff perspective which allows him to negotiate solutions that are most beneficial for all involved. Tilmon believes that even the most difficult problems have solutions and with proper communication, processes and negotiation, they can be resolved.