Senior Director

  • Katherine Gean

    meet Katherine Katherine brings over a decade of experience in qualitative research, with deep expertise in ethnographic methods such as in-home interviews, shop-alongs, online discussions, participant observation, and focus groups. With a background in cultural anthropology, Katherine approaches research with a strong foundation of empathy—an essential lens through which she uncovers the values, motivations, and…

  • Jen Williams

    meet jen Jen joined C+R in August 2022 as a Quantitative Research Director on the Communities & Panels team and was promoted to Senior Director in 2024. She brings to the organization 10+ years as a full-service, quantitative research professional with experience in a variety of CPG and Retail categories. Most recently, Jen was a…

  • Mark Solotroff

    meet mark Mark Solotroff is a Senior Director on the qualitative team with nearly 25 years of strategic planning and consumer and market research experience.​ Prior to joining C+R Research, Mark worked in the advertising and marketing world at agencies including Havas, Epsilon, and Draft (now FCB). Mark was also a founding partner of Atlas Group, a strategy and research…

  • Theresa Cornett

    meet Theresa Theresa joined C+R in 2022 and is a Research Senior Director on the Communities and Panels Team.  She has over 10 years of experience in marketing research, working on both qualitative and quantitative projects, with her most recent experience being on the client side where she managed their community and panel.  ​Theresa’s experience encompasses pricing studies, branding work, and satisfaction…

  • Kiara Frey

    meet Kiara Kiara joined C+R in 2018 and is primarily involved in quantitative research, specializing in market segmentation, path-to-purchase, advertising awareness, customer satisfaction, tracking studies, concept and promotional testing, product positioning and business-to-business research.    In her role as a senior quantitative director, Kiara partners with a variety of companies in varied industries including CPG,…

  • Kevin Kelly

    meet Kevin Kevin Kelly, Senior Director of Field Services, has over 10 years’ experience managing market research recruitment and field operations. ​ As the head of C+R’s in-house quantitative field team, Kevin oversees all aspects of end-to-end project management. He and the field team are vetted and work with a trusted network of strategic partners…

  • Janet Knauer

    meet Janet Janet Knauer, Director of Data Processing, joined C+R in 1993. As the head of the Data Processing department at C+R, Janet is responsible for overseeing that the production of cross-tabs is processed with valid, clean data.  She has extensive experience with a variety of quantitative surveys, including segmentation, diaries, in-home usage tests, and…

  • Amy Ryan

    meet amy Amy Ryan, Senior Director, Advanced Analytics, joined C+R in 2003 after nearly a decade leading a variety of complex research efforts for Fortune 100 clients in the finance, communications, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as various federal governmental agencies within the NIH, CDC, FDA, and USDA.  Amy’s nearly 30 years of marketing research…

  • Ana Villodres

    meet Ana Ana is a Senior Qualitative Director who joined C+R in 2021. She manages research initiatives across industries and consumer segments.  ​ She also supports CultureBeat, the multicultural division of C+R Research, where she works on research initiatives emphasizing the U.S. Hispanic consumer. ​ Ana has 20 years of experience with particular strengths conducting…