Marco is a go-to colleague to solve a wide range of technical and substantive questions. It’s rare to work with someone who has both rich, thoughtful ideas and the technical expertise to realize them for a digital audience. Marco is a natural journalist with a radar for the significant, interesting and new stories, who can also turn first-hand research into pithy, accessibly prose. He smoothly manages large projects with moving parts while keeping to objectives and timelines. He’s a joy to work with and be around. He’s the kind of person who is critical to have at a brainstorming meeting, and who can both manage and inform collaborative projects.

Marco offered his services pro bono when NCM was just a little more than an idea in my head. He demonstrated commitment and his early trust and belief in the idea was a morale booster. And, he is thorough, even when I asked for “quick-and-dirty.” Marco can be tenacious, sometimes irritatingly so. For NCM, he often went quite-a-ways beyond his ken to suggest ideas and build our unique voice. It taught me to recognize that newsroom ideas don’t have to come only from journalists. As a start-up, we needed all the ideas we could get. A contractor of enormous integrity, but also one who recognizes his limitation and constraints. He doesn’t leave you hanging and is always keen to help with transitions. He is on-time, a big one in my book.

I’ve had the pleasure of working with Marco on a broad number of communications and strategic planning projects, both while he was a staff member at Maytree and when he worked for us as a consultant. I’ve always been impressed by his strategic approach to communications and professionalism. His work has had a lasting impact on how Maytree does social media, approaches audience engagement and manages content across all communications vehicles.