Who we are
Clarity is the latest iteration of a concept started 16 years ago, most recently known as ExcellenceK12. We are a research-based public relations firm based in Kansas City, Mo., serving public sector clients. While our marketing has been mainly aimed at public school districts, we’ve always taken clients from other verticals—higher education, libraries, fire districts, and convention and visitor bureaus.
We feel it is time to also serve these clients more and provide our expertise and track record in helping them any way we can. Our new company name, Clarity, better suits all the clients we serve and the products we provide.
Our fondness for K12 isn’t going away. In fact, we are in the process of adding new services specifically for K12 (ask us about Project Lighthouse). And the same people you’ve been working with for years will still be here to take care of you.
Meet our team.
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Rick Nobles
FOUNDER
Rick is our resident research and elections expert. Rick has a degree in communications from the University of Texas. He has helped world-class brands, such as Coca-Cola, Sprint, Midas, Subaru, Chili’s and the United Methodist Church, manage their brand perceptions and taught Perception Management at the collegiate level for eight years.
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Jaret Tomlinson
PRESIDENT
Jaret Tomlinson, EdD, has over 20 years’ experience as a school district administrator, 10 years of experience as a corporate leader with Sprint, and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. During his tenure as a Missouri superintendent, he passed four bond/levy elections to increase school revenues and has procured over $100 million in facility upgrades for schools.
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Susan Nenonen
CONTENT MANAGER
Susan is always right in the thick of things, using her 16 years of Clarity experience and her more than 25 years of communications experience to provide her expertise on research reports, web content, and all other written material related to research. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in management from Webster University.
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Elaine Warren
CLIENT SERVICES
Elaine is dedicated to building relationships and delivering on clients’ goals and objectives. Elaine has a public relations degree from the University of Central Missouri and tons of client-side experience, including 17 years as marketing director at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus.
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Brad Stefanoni
SENIOR STRATEGIST
Brad brings a boatload of K-12 experience to the table, having worked for the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush for 18 years. Brad excels in helping schools think and act strategically. Brad has a bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State University.
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Nick Main
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Nick is multi-award-winning creative director who brings more than 25 years of experience to the table. Nick oversees the creative side of our business. He has a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Missouri in Columbia.