Omaha - Lincoln Grand Island
Amanda Ricenbaw - Director of Sales Lincoln
Amberly Austad - Marketing Director
Amberly Austad graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2007 with a degree in Journalism. In January of 2008 she started her career with Abante Marketing as a Marketing Specialist. Today, she is the Marketing Director and enjoys client relations and designing artwork. She lives in Omaha with her husband Ryan.
Jeremey McMahon - Director of Business Development Abante East
Jeremy joined our Omaha office in January 2009. Jeremy graduated from Chadron State College with a Bachelors Degree in Business Admininstration with a major in Marketing. Jeremy brings nine years of experience in sales and sales management to Abante.
Jerry Morrissey-Business Development-Graphic Designer
Jerry brings 23 years of experience in graphic design to Abante. He works with customers such as ConAgra Foods, Level 3 Communications, and Arby’s Restaurants. Jerry has been selling and working for two years in the promotional products industry. Jerry has an Associates Degree in Graphic Arts with the Art institute of Dallas at Omaha. Jerry and his wife keep busy with 3 daughters who are in soccer and dance. Jerry enjoys coaching football for SVDP for last 10 years.
Mark Taylor - Vice President of Sales Abante West
Mark joined our team in March 2007 when we opened our Grand Island office. Mark has an extensive sales and sales management background with over twenty years of experience. Mark lives in Grand Island and keeps busy with his wife and three children.
Trevor Almond - Director of Business Development Abante West
Trevor has been with Abante since September 2007. Trevor is located in our Grand Island office. Trevor brings over ten years of sales experience to Abante. Trevor lives in Grand Island and enjoys spending time with his wife and children. Trevor has a Bachelors Degree in Business from Chadron State College.
Dave Luttrell - Production Manager
Dave has been with Abante for almost four years. Dave brings 20 years of experience to his job of production manager. Dave started his career in 1989 at the nation’s second largest printer of NCAA licensed apparel. Dave was trained in 4-color process printing in the early 90's doing printing for companies such as Banana Republic, the Gap, Hallmark Cards, NASCAR and the NFL.
Dave attends industry tradeshows to stay up on the latest market trends and equipment technology. Dave has attended many seminars and continuing education classes throughout the years taught by industry experts specializing in areas such as - special effects printing, transfer printing, simulated process printing, color matching and color theory, color separating, 4-color process, digital printing, screen making and graphic design.
Dave is the father of three children. He is very involved in several not for profit organizations.
Stan Barth-Owner
Stan has his MBA from Iowa State and has been the owner Abante since the start in 1998. Stan’s background is primarily in marketing and manufacturing. He worked for one of the largest manufacturers in Iowa as Marketing Director and managed all aspects of product design, packaging and marketing of all lines. Stan also ran the import department for years and helped secure contracts and price terms with overseas partners. This experience has led Stan to be the operation backbone of Abante today. Stan earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska Kearney with a degree in Business Education and Business Administration. Stan and his wife keep busy with their three daughters, lots of dance, soccer and volleyball.
Greg Taylor-Owner
Greg has his BA in Advertising from the University of Nebraska and came on board in 2005 as co-owner. Greg has a background in manufacturing, sales management and software development. Greg also worked for the same manufacturing company as Stan but in the role as Vice President of Sales, allowing him to call on the larger retailers in the United States and overseas. Greg’s background in sales and sales management has given Abante Marketing a great advantage in negotiating pricing with suppliers and our partner relationships. Abante has seen its business hit double digit growth for the last several years due to the internal sales efforts of Greg and the rest of the Abante sales staff. Greg and his wife have two boys.
