Who We Are
We believe your story deserves to be told powerfully.
As a full-service communications firm with more than 30 years of industry experience, our creative strategies are guided by proven research and a passion for telling authentic human truths. Our diverse team of strategists, content developers, media buyers, producers, and editors take pride in their work—and even greater pride in helping you meet your goals.
Eric Jaye
Founder / President
Eric is the Founder and President of Prove It Media, Storefront Political Media, and Speakeasy Political. Eric launched his career in politics with stints in advance, labor organizing, and political journalism. In 1990, he founded his own firm, Terris and Jaye, which grew into one of the nation’s largest political consulting firms. In 2001, he founded Storefront Political Media to provide political clients with a full range of media and messaging services. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Purpose and the Common Good.
Janaé Headly
Senior Director
Janaé joined Storefront Political Media in 2017. She’s responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, including planning, managing, and executing all media campaigns for political and corporate clients. She specializes in message development across traditional and new media, including print and organic social content. Additionally, she works on data analytics and email marketing for the firm’s clients. Janaé has a B.A. in Political Science and Public Relations from the University of Southern California.
Anne Walzer
Art Director / Designer
Anne Walzer is a visual problem solver who loves semicolons, em dashes and Futura Extrabold Condensed. A fine artist by training, she served as art director for Wine & Spirits, Alternative Medicine and Marin magazines, and spent a decade designing packages for the music business before joining Storefront Political Media. In her spare time, her dog Levi drags her up San Francisco’s steepest hills.
William Chow
Director of Digital Media
William is a San Francisco native. Having joined Storefront Political Media in 2015, he currently oversees its digital media department, which services Storefront's public affairs and political clients. William also holds a B.A. from UCLA.
Jaime Rossi
Senior Vice President
Jaime has developed and executed highly successful communication campaigns leveraging paid, earned, and owned media. For the past six years, he’s worked with some of the leading energy companies in the country to help them develop messaging campaigns for regulators and behavior marketing campaigns for customers. Jaime is a strategic leader and manager who can relate equally well to C-suite executives or community stakeholders. He is vigilant in driving clients toward successful outcomes while leading teams of diverse individuals.
Luis Hernandez
Executive Producer
Luis is an Executive Producer and Content Strategist at Prove It Media. He’s an award-winning multimedia content creator with a passion for video and audio production. Prior to joining SSC, Luis worked in the social-tech space developing brand awareness to promote upcoming tech solutions. He also worked as a journalist covering Bay Area politics and culture. A journalist by training, Luis holds degrees from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and the Annenberg School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Southern California.
Charles Preston
Art Director / Designer
After receiving a BFA from Pratt Institute in 2009 with an Emphasis in Drawing, Charles started off his career designing billboards in Times Square for a local non-profit organization. After moving to the Bay Area in 2014, Charles found a welcome home at Storefront Political Media and SpeakEasy Political. For the past seven years, he’s been proud to produce some of his best work here, collaborating with talented colleagues on meaningful projects. Over the span of his career, Charles has become a passionate and versatile designer and art director who finds new and interesting ways to use his gifts for clients.
Jan Golemis
Director of Media Buying
Jan is a marketing and media professional with proven success developing and executing innovative media strategies for clients, implementing linear, digital, and promotional marketing solutions to deliver on client goals. She’s worked with Storefront Political Media since 2016 and has over 20 years of media experience.
Maurya Tollefsen
Vice President
Maurya joined Prove It Media in 2018. She works with corporate clients in support of their brand, public relations, and advertising goals. Previously, Maurya served as an aide to Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Governor John Lynch of New Hampshire. Maurya holds a B.A. from Saint Anselm College and an M.A. from Dartmouth College. She is also a proud graduate of Coro’s Women in Leadership Program.
Jenna Marvet
Account Executive
Jenna is an Account Executive based out of San Jose, California with a background in communications and cross-sector experience. Prior to joining the team at Storefront, Jenna worked in the advertising technology space as a policy operations analyst. She holds a B.A. in Politics, Data Science and Digital Culture and Information from Washington and Lee University in Virginia. Outside of her work, Jenna is a passionate supporter of local arts and community theatre.
Colin Carlson
Senior Media Strategist
Colin is a digital marketing specialist with extensive experience planning, building, implementing, and optimizing campaigns across multiple channels and platforms, including social media, programmatic advertising, email marketing, lead generation, and more. Prior to joining Storefront Political Media, Colin worked in the nonprofit social tech sector, live event and media marketing, and magazine and web publishing. A Macalester College alumnus, Colin lives in Berkeley, CA.
Rachel Brown
Director of Business Operations
Rachel is an operations and finance professional with roots in physical media production. After completing her undergraduate degree, Rachel gained valuable experience at major networks and creative agencies in the film and television industry. She joined Storefront Political to lead business operation and development initiatives. Rachel holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business.