The Team

Michele Thornton is a career marketeer with a passion for communications.

She has worked with clients that span the spectrum from locally owned, small businesses to startups to non-profits and large tech corporations, creating demand generation programs, digital marketing, and communications strategies, public relations, virtual and in-person marketing events, and sales enablement. She loves to help clients craft their messaging to reflect and amplify their business objectives.

Michele is a New Englander at heart but has made the West Coast her home for over 20 years. She has two daughters that she is very close to. How close? Recently, they all got matching tattoos, and it was the first time for all three.

Michele stepped into her husband, Steve’s role at Local Fresh after he passed away unexpectedly. She lives by his motto, “Do something today to make tomorrow better.”

Charlotte Kammer has been with the Local Fresh team since March of 2012. Her background in advertising is a great fit for the marketing expertise Local Fresh clients need.

She has enjoyed learning about the latest and greatest in technology since joining the team. Charlotte appreciates the Local Fresh dedication to customer service and their commitment to delivering value-added service to everything they do.

Charlotte has lived in the Portland area for 25 years. She has three beautiful daughters. In her spare time, Charlotte enjoys singing, adding episodes to her YouTube channel, and spending time with friends and family.

Eli Madrone believes in creating community through technology, and using strategy, social, humor, and design to do it. He helps clients with domains, hosting, search engine optimization, digital strategy, social media and newsletter management, content creation, communication strategies, project management, and website development. Eli has worked in the food service, arts, theater, nonprofit, tourism, and technology startup industries and brings over 20 years of experience to the team at Local Fresh.

Originally from Northern California, Eli is a graduate of Lewis and Clark College in Portland, but has also lived in Maui, Hawaii, Bozeman, Montana, and Boulder, Colorado. He is thrilled to call Sisters, Oregon home, and when not working he can usually be found hiking, eating, cooking, and traveling around looking for the next great meal.

 Katie is a Marketing and Social Media Specialist at Local Fresh who joined the team in early 2018. She graduated from Clackamas Community College with an Associate’s in Business and has experience with social media marketing. She is extremely excited to continue learning with the Local Fresh team.  Katie has lived in Portland her entire life and loves everything the city has to offer. She is a die hard Trail Blazers fan and religiously watches UFC. Aside from sports, she loves exploring the state with her dog, reading, and traveling.

A freelance writer and Local Fresh Jack-of-all-trades, Timothy Lemke began working for the firm in the fall of 2011. Prior to moving to Portland, Timothy operated his own nonprofit production company in his home state of Missouri, producing improvisational, sketch, and standup comedy shows. While comedy will always hold a special place for Timothy, trying to make a living producing live theater turned out to be no laughing matter. Inspired by his degree in history, Timothy decided to heed the advice of early pioneers to “Go West, young man,” and elected to leave behind the Midwest for the sunnier pastures of Portland in the spring of 2010.

Rob Hall has over a 15 years of experience in design and advertising. Much of that time has been spent at small to mid sized creative agencies where he held the position of Senior Art Director. Along with Rob’s art direction and advertising experience, He also has been involved in web design and development for more than 10 years and has specialized in WordPress design and development for the last 6 years.

Rob is a committed professional, a communicator, a thinker, an artist, a designer, and a team player, with a proven track record demonstrating strong problem solving skills, innovative design and the ability to follow through with projects from inception to effective completion. Simply put, Rob a designer at heart, as it is his passion.

Lucas has been breaking programs since 1985 when he unsuccessfully tried to modify Parsec, a cartridge game for his Texas Instruments TI-99/4A “computer”. It turns out you just can’t do that. He’s come a long way since then, now successfully employing PHP and JavaScript + jQuery to build buttery-smooth user interfaces and super-clever and useful modifications to WordPress themes and plugins. Lucas is also an adept manager of Google Apps, DNS zones, and pretty much anything else thrown at him.

Though a native of California, Lucas is now an Oregonian to the core, and a Portlander to boot. You can tell by his extensive collection of mostly-working bikes and fully-working craft beer.

Andres recently graduated from Lewis & Clark College, majoring in Rhetoric and Media Studies began his marketing journey as an intern then as a Marketing Coordinator for a small tech company. Wanting to expand his marketing horizons, Andres left his company in order to find new exciting challenges at Local Fresh. As Local Fresh’s Marketing Specialist, he handles client’s Google Ads, SEO optimization, market research, and more.

In his spare time, Andres can be found working on his analog photography, collecting cassette tapes, making a new dish in the kitchen, traveling, and spending time with friends, family, and a pet hamster.

Allen graduated in 2018 from Linfield College with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Graphic Design. He helps out with client support, website refreshes and updates, reporting, and more. He’s enjoyed his journey with the Local Fresh team and has picked up many new skills along the way!

Allen lives in the Portland Metropolitan area and enjoys running, hiking, and working out in his free time. Originally from California, Allen grew up big Lakers, Rams, and Dodgers fan.

In his spare time, Andres can be found working on his analog photography, collecting cassette tapes, making a new dish in the kitchen, traveling, and spending time with friends, family, and a pet hamster.

Lauren Lopez has been with Local Fresh since February 2020, where she works on projects related to website updates, social media, and more! She is a current student at Portland Community College, working towards an AAS in Marketing & Design. She is thrilled to be a part of the Local Fresh team, and cherishes everything she learns each day, both from her teammates, as well as our clients. Lauren grew up in Los Angeles, CA, but several years ago was excited to escape the hustle & bustle for a more relaxed life in Portland, OR. In her free time, she loves art, nature, and skateboarding!

In his spare time, Andres can be found working on his analog photography, collecting cassette tapes, making a new dish in the kitchen, traveling, and spending time with friends, family, and a pet hamster.