The Team
Tom Martinelli
Growing up in Yonkers, NY and launching CSNY | Content Studio New York in 2002, Tom Martinelli was the successful publisher of Hudson Valley magazine for more than a decade-and-a-half. In 2017, The Content Studio pivoted to work primarily within travel, tourism and rail media. Martinelli graduated with a degree in Business Administration from American University in Washington, DC and has an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University in New York City.
Richard Pérez-Feria
Richard Pérez-Feria is the award-winning Editorial Director
of Cannabis Now and Editor in Chief of The Mountains, “2022 Launch of the Year.” He has served as Editor in Chief of People en Español, Out, Saratoga Living, Elliman, HudsonMOD, Brash.com, Gym, Celebrity Style, POZ, Music Choice, 7×7, VEGAS INC and more. Pérez-Feria began his career at Esquire and 7 Days and serves as co-host of the podcast, SPORTS (Of Course) with Jonah & RPF. A graduate of Tulane University, Pérez-Feria resides in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Kathleen Gates
Kathleen Gates is a founding partner at Gates Sisters Studio, a design firm in New York City specializing in magazines. Gates has served as creative director for Saratoga Living, The Mountains, Cannabis Now, Elevate, Design District Miami, Tennis Match as well as several Rodale special interest publications. Gates has also designed numerous coffee table books for publishers Stewart, Tabori & Chang, Simon & Schuster and Doubleday. Film Forum, New York City’s leading independent movie house, is Gates Sisters Studio’s longest active client.
Stephen Aponte
A digital marketing ninja with a years-long streak of making Google rankings, as he says, “sit, stay and roll over,” Stephen Aponte is an expert SEO whisperer who relishes turning tweets into triumphs and, importantly, clicks into customers. Email marketing, targeted advertising, social media organic growth—when it come to empirically measurable performance, few are better at the game.
Matt Chernay
Matt has been providing website development, search engine optimization (SEO), and other digital marketing services for various small businesses and non-profit organizations for the last two decades. He specializes in developing websites using WordPress. Projects range from simple informational websites to more advanced web applications such as eCommerce stores, online courses, client portals, and membership sites.
