Dave founded his first advertising agency, Thomas Phillips Clawson, in 1982. In 1989 he sold the agency to EvansGroup and served as president and CEO of their Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and Denver operations during the next several years. In 2003, he founded ThomasARTS with his three sons. Dave’s career includes 35+ years of health care experience, working on one of the first managed care plans in the country, FHP Healthcare, as well as UnitedHealthcare, SecureHorizons, HealthMarkets, Insphere Insurance Solutions, VSP Vision Care, Coventry Health Plans, SelectHealth and many others. He has also worked on many national brands outside of health care including the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Wells Fargo Bank, Iomega, Mozy, Garff Automotive Group and dozens of other local and regional brands.

Sharon Rask has been in consumer and business-to-business marketing for more than 20 years. She has worked in agencies serving clients on a national and international basis. As chief operating officer for ThomasARTS, Sharon brings years of experience in health care marketing, as well as the strategic expertise and precise execution necessary for successful marketing and direct response programs. Prior to ThomasARTS, Sharon served as marketing vice president at UnitedHealthcare for more than 12 years, managing all commercial, individual product marketing and government program efforts. Her role included branding, direct marketing and website management. Her experience with UnitedHealthcare eventually led her to ThomasARTS, where she has continued to work on national health care initiatives.

Tom Scandaliato brings a wealth of experience to any marketing situation, including branding, research and strategic planning, traditional and digital media, direct response, corporate communications and sports sponsorships. Having held a leadership position at HIP Health Plan before founding TJS Marketing Group, Tom knows firsthand the expectations of a client and what qualifies as an exceptional marketing agency. He has also served as a marketing consultant for clients that include EmblemHealth, AdvantageCare Physicians, Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Altegra Health and many other companies.

Troy Thomas was immersed in the advertising industry at an early age and has never turned back. In the last 20 years, Troy has been involved in literally every method and medium of advertising, from high-impact branding and targeted direct marketing to advanced production techniques. He has been working on health care from the very beginning — now well over 20 years. In addition to UnitedHealthcare, he has done work for FHP Healthcare, SelectHealth, EmblemHealth, Symphonix Health Insurance, Medica, CareMore, Altegra Health, OptumRx, Care N’ Care, Colorado HealthOP and Geisinger Health Systems.

‍As a chief strategist at ThomasARTS, Anne Wood guides the account teams' tactical, creative and organizational decisions, turning client goals into results. Her dynamic scope of experience, including fluency in production standards, allows her to provide strategic direction and varied insight to multiple clients and industries. Anne has been critical in managing accounts such as Zions Bank, Insphere Insurance Solutions, Mozy, SelectHealth, Coventry Health Care and Coca-Cola.

With the ability to think creatively, technically and strategically, Matt Thomas provides clients with a unique product of branded and polished audio/visual content. His considerable abilities include HD and SD broadcast postproduction, world-class photography, Web design, DVD/CD-ROM authoring and music. While at ThomasARTS, Matt has enjoyed working with a variety of clients and brands, including Zions Bank; he particularly enjoys projects for this client as they allow him to occupy his favorite position — behind the lens of a camera.

Jeff Olsen joined ThomasARTS in 2013 with more than two decades of local, national and global brand management expertise. As creative group lead, Jeff develops strong brands and creative concepts for clients that connect with consumers on an emotional and strategic level. His projects at ThomasARTS have included work for Aetna, VSP, Ken Garff and the American Heart Association. Jeff is very talented as a team leader with conceptual, creative thinking. He also is dedicated to high-end execution with strong client relationships and presentation skills. Before coming to ThomasARTS, Jeff worked for other local agencies on clients as varied as Intel, 3M, United Way, 7 Up, the 2002 Winter Olympics, Sundance, Travel Alberta, Utah Travel Council, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Special Olympics and the Salvation Army. His work has garnered recognition, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, American Advertising Federation Professional of the Year – Utah, Clio awards, One Show awards, Communication Arts awards, the New York Film Festival, International Mobius awards, Athena awards, Obie awards, National ADDY awards and Best of Show at AAF–Utah. Jeff is a graduate of Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science in advertising design with minors in marketing and psychology. He is the author of I Knew Their Hearts and enjoys public speaking, being outdoors, energy work and personal coaching and counseling. He is involved with Boy Scouts of America, the International Association for Near Death Studies and AAF–Utah. Jeff is a Utah native, now living in Bountiful, with his wife Tonya. They have three sons.

Lance Oscarson is one of Utah’s most gifted creative talents, and we’re proud to have him join ThomasARTS. In his 12 years of experience, he has proven his conceptual and strategic thinking along with strong design by creating award-winning campaigns for countless clients. He has worked at a variety of local agencies creating work for clients such as Zions Bank, Plantronics, Microsoft, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Unisys, First Security Bank, UTA, Park City Chamber of Commerce, Jacobsen Construction, VeriSign and many more. Lance is a creative anomaly in that he is equally talented as an art director and a writer. He has won many local and national awards such as Addys, Print Regional Design Annual, and Athenas. He played on the USU hockey team and enjoys golf, tennis, mountain biking and racquetball.

An award winning creative with over 25 years experience in building some of the most iconic brands in the world at leading global agencies in New York, creating award winning campaigns for American Express, AT&T, JP Morgan Chase, Wall Street Journal, Crayola, and more. A breadth of experience in creating strong brand personalities, product development, communication design, and driving sales in competitive retail environments. Uniquely suited to working with the new ways consumers interact with brands through merchandising, digital, social media, PR, UX design and a landscape of ever-evolving technologies. Extensive production experience, not only working with some of the top film directors, photographers and illustrators in the industry, but by also being directly involved in directing videos, editing, doing commercial photography, and production design. 10 years as an Executive Creative Director, with experience in building teams, managing creative output for campaigns and other special projects. Have supervised the creative output of some client’s other partner agencies for special product launches. Skills and experience in presenting and selling great work, developing a solid relationship with clients at the highest levels, and in nurturing young creative talent.