Jim Myers, associate creative director, joined Rhea + Kaiser in 1986 and presently manages creative for several consumer and agricultural accounts. He previously managed creative work for Hammes Company, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, American Academy of Dermatology, MidAmerica Bank and Pfizer Animal Health. Jim is highly respected for his print and broadcast work and fluency in emerging mediums, and his creative efforts have earned numerous national creative awards, as well as dozens of awards from the National Agri-Marketing Association. Prior to joining R+K, Jim worked as a writer and editor at Knight-Ridder and Gannett newspapers. Jim is a 1983 graduate of Purdue University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications. Jim grew up on a diversified crop and livestock farm in Crawfordsville, Ind., which his two brothers still operate. He and his wife, Marci, are the parents of triplets and live in Glen Ellyn, Ill.