Experience

CCS Research Alliance has been serving the market research needs of major US and International companies since 1992.

The CEO, Jeri Smith, has over 30 years of market research experience

• 20 years as a market research provider, including 14 years as CEO of CCS Research Alliance
• 12 years as Senior Vice President of Research and Planning for a major advertising agency, DDB Worldwide
• Her past/present client roster includes AOL, AT&T, BMW, Mobil Oil, Quaker Oats/Pepsi, New York Life Insurance, Nikon, The Principal Financial Group, Volkswagen, the Wrigley Company and many others.

Patti Fries, Vice President, has been in market research since 1994; her background includes:

• 12 years with CCS Research Alliance
• A Masters Degree in International Management from Thunderbird / The Garvin (American Graduate) School of International Management
• Her past / present client relationships include American Family Insurance, Cablevision, Circuit City, CIGNA, Quaker Oats/Pepsi, Wachovia Bank and the Wrigley Company.

Charlene Richey, Senior Project Director, has nearly ten years of market research experience:

• 5 years with CCS Research Alliance
• Her past/present client relationships include AT&T, Sony Electronics, Bell South, Sprint, Pizza Hut and Lee Apparel.