learn about the
Cheeriodicals Team
Gary Parisher
President + CEO
About Gary
Gary has 22 years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech sales, marketing, national accounts, and business development with Fortune 500 companies including Genzyme, Amgen, and Astra-Zeneca. He led the launch of Cheeriodicals.com to offer an online solution for personal, unique, and useful gifts for hospital patients in 2011. His online success led to the development of the team building concept as a separate market to allow large organizations to come together to assemble gift boxes for children and deliver to an entire hospital full of children.
Gary earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from East Carolina University. He earned his Masters in Business Administration from Auburn University Montgomery, where he was selected as a “Top 50” graduate at AUM’s 50 year anniversary celebration and AUM Alumni of the Year 2018. Gary and Mary Martha were Alabama Launchpad entrepreneurship winners in 2014.
Mary Martha Parisher
Founder + COO
About Mary Martha
Mary Martha has more than 15 years of experience as an attorney across several industries, with more than 10 of those years as corporate counsel for a pharmaceutical company. That experience in compliance in the healthcare market has been a crucial part of her success with Cheeriodicals. She had the original idea to create a cheer-up gift concept that would be perfect for hospital patients, both adult and children, in 2011. She realized that hospital patients were often sent flowers or balloons as gifts, but also sensed these gifts were not ideal for many patients. She turned that singular idea into an online company that provides a one-of-a-kind, upscale options to hospitals patients and consumers in other markets.
Mary Martha earned her BS in Finance and MBA from Auburn University Montgomery, where she was selected as one of the “Top 50” graduates at AUM’s 50 year anniversary celebration and AUM Alumni of the year 2018. Mary Martha earned her Juris Doctorate at the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. Mary Martha and Gary were Alabama Launchpad entrepreneurship winners in 2014.
Tori Gilbert
Director of Events & Operations
About Tori
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Tori graduated from the University of Alabama in 2013 with a degree in Hotel, Restaurant, & Meetings Management, with a concentration in event planning. She has 7 years of background in the event industry, spending the past 6 years working in the event industry in the Dallas Fort Worth area. With experience in various facets of the event industry, Tori brings a unique combination to the Cheeriodicals Team.
Tori is an active member of the International Live Events Association(ILEA), and has served as a board member for the past 4 years. In her free time, Tori enjoys being outdoors and traveling. She also has a new passion for recreational diving, aided by her recent completion of the Scuba Diving Open Water Certification. In the fall, you can catch her cheering on her Alma Mater, the University of Alabama. Roll Tide!
Shaylee Beck Moore
Director of Marketing & Event Manager
About Shaylee
Sarah Kathryn “SK” Flynt
Event Manager
About SK
Richard Counsell
Digital Marketing Consultant
About Richard
Richard is experienced in digital marketing and traditional marketing strategies, content creation, advertising, market research, and graphic design. He has a strong focus on strategizing campaigns and brand strengthening. His focus with Cheeriodicals is maintaining client relationships, not only in the digital world but in the corporate atmosphere as well. Alongside client relationships, Richard is determined to keep Cheeriodicals at the forefront of team building efforts and maintaining a strong brand presence within communities and companies.
Richard earned a Bachelor of Marketing Management from the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Elizabeth Dambro
Cheer Production Specialist
About Elizabeth
Meghan Bisanz
Cheer Production Specialist
About Meghan
