Each member of The Stoneridge Group brings unique talents and personalities to their work. We're a mixed bag of artists, political strategists, nerds, obsessive compulsives, and carnies. And though we each possess diverse backgrounds and skill sets, we all share the same goal—to provide our clients with amazing designs that help them win their campaigns.
Jay Williams Chief Creative Officer
Almost a decade after opening his own shop, Jay Williams has guided The Stoneridge Group to the forefront of political creative work.
10 full time employees help Jay deliver innovative, effective designs for Stoneridge's client roster, which, it's worth noting, includes premiere officeholders and candidates on every level -- from President to Governor to Congress to State House. Under Jay's creative and strategic direction, the Stoneridge Group has emerged as the South's most talented Republican creative firm. Their work has been honored with over a dozen Pollie Awards for design excellence.
Named one of Campaigns & Elections magazine's "Rising Stars," Jay has worked for hundreds of conservative Republican candidates and has been involved in historic Republican legislative takeovers in Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Having grown up on the mean streets of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, Jay enjoys playing hockey and following the Seattle Seahawks. When not sleeping in the office, Jay makes his home in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jay's Favorites
Book Currently Reading: Maxwell Leadership Bible | Website: Ebay, searching for Goalie Equipment | Girl Scout Cookie: Samoas! | Holiday: Thanksgiving | TV Show: Parks & Rec
Trip Radtke Executive Vice President
Trip Radtke joined the Stoneridge Group after 5 years on Capitol Hill, having served on Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) legislative staff and as Legislative Director for Representatives Lee Terry (R-NE) and Mike Pence (R-IN). He also had a brief stint in former Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum's Washington office.
Trip brings to Stoneridge a background in legislative policy, speechwriting, and opposition research. He's served on and volunteered for many campaigns, and has written for candidates in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
Trip spends his down time reading McSweeney's and watching baseball. He's currently writing a 1 man, 3 act absurdist stage play comprised entirely of Nickelback lyrics.
Trip and his longsuffering wife, Kristin, live on a 1,500 acre Alpaca ranch in Suwanee, GA.
Trip's Favorites
Food: Anything Japanese | Car: See "Favorite Food" | Musician: The National | Book: Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley | Team: The Ohio State Buckeyes
Michael Clingaman Vice President
Joining Stoneridge in 2007, Michael has brought over a decade of campaign experience and his own perspective on political messaging. His career stops have included stints at the National Republican Congressional Committee(NRCC) where he recruited candidates and served as the Southern Field Representative and the Republican Party of Kentucky(RPK) where he served as the Executive Director.
Michael also has managed numerous campaigns including a Gubernatorial campaign and one of the top 5 congressional campaigns in 2002. He has even logged time at the highly-respected Washington, D.C.-based polling firm, Voter/Consumer Research.
He and his wife Beth live in Louisville Kentucky where he spends his time chasing around his two kids Madeline and Charlie.
Michael's Favorites
Movie: Star Wars (the original of course!) | Band: Sigur Ros (a band from Iceland!) | Time of Day: Just after he has his first cup of coffee | Place to visit in DC: The Awakening on the Potomac River (Yeah, yeah. I know it's been moved) | Time of year: Springtime on the Golf Course
Janie KingDirector of Finance and Administration
Janie King recently joined Stoneridge Group as our new Finance Manager. With over 20 years of financial management and accounting in both the public and private sector, she can handle anything we throw her way.
Janie spent the last 15 years at a subsidiary of Dycom Industries, a national leader in telecommunications infrastructure. While there, she held the position of Controller, overseeing all accounting, financial planning and reporting.
When she's not crunching numbers and performing QuickBooks wizardry, Janie spends time with her kids, relaxing at her lake house and participating in scavenger hunts for buried treasure around the world.
Janie and her family live in Buford in a van down by the river.
Janie's Favorites
Food: Italian | Day: Any day on the lake | Holiday: Thanksgiving | Place to Visit: NYC | Band: Coldplay
Michael Eriquez Senior Designer
Michael Eriquez joined Stoneridge in early 2004 after a number of years as a design specialist. Michael has created original designs for an eclectic group of clients ranging from the medical industry to rock and roll bands.
Michael runs Stoneridge's print design shop, and is the genius behind the firm's high profile direct mail, logos, brochures, ads and web graphics.
Michael spent a great deal of the 2006 cycle helping develop hard-hitting and outside-the-box direct mail designs for Congressman Lynn Westmoreland, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, and many of Stoneridge's successful state legislative candidates. Michael is also lead designer for Stoneridge's annual publication, Election.
Michael spends his free time designing and scripting motivational posters and working as a freelance blogger for Cat Fancy magazine. Michael and his wife, Michelle, live in Marietta, Georgia, with their 3 Selkirk Rex cats.
Michael's Favorites
Birthday Gift: iPod | Band: Planes Mistaken For Stars | Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey | Sport: Hockey | Team: New York Islanders
David Eriquez Media Production Specialist
David Eriquez is a Senior Designer, and our resident smart aleck. David graduated Cum Laude from Kennesaw State University with a BA in Graphic Communications, and has also recently earned his Subway Sandwich Artist certification.
David joined the Stoneridge Group in 2004, and has since developed hundreds of websites and online campaigns, including sites for the Illinois Republican Party, Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Congressman Tom Price, and Congressman Max Burns.
When David is not at his desk perfecting another winning online campaign, chances are he's playing a face melting solo on Guitar Hero. David and his wife, Amanda, live in a youth hostel in Roswell, GA.
David's Favorites
Day: Saturday | Movie: Fight Club | Car: 4th Gen, Twin Turbo, Supra, Six Speed, Hard Top | Birthday Gift: Engraved Bulova watch from friends on 21st B-Day | Food: Tapas
Greg Gatlin Senior Designer
Senior Designer Greg Gatlin has spent 10 years as a professional graphic designer. Prior to joining Stoneridge, Greg served as Art Director at DesignOne, during which time he designed a variety of print campaigns for clients including Suddenlink, PepsiCo, The American Cancer Society, and MADD.
Greg loves to spend time hiking in the North Georgia mountains. He and his wife live in Roswell, Georgia.
Greg's Favorites
Food: Potato | Day: Tuesday | Color: Brown | Car: Corolla | TV Show: C-Span
