Chuck Husak

Chuck is one of the region's most decorated creative directors.  He has won numerous national awards for creative excellence, including a Clio, two One Show Pencils, two EMMY nominations, ADDYs, and several major Best-of-Show awards.

A requested judge for creative shows and for guest speaking at colleges and marketing seminars, Chuck is fluent in high-tech, low-tech, non-profit, business-to-business and retail agendas.  At home in the studio, the office, on location, or a board meeting.

He has served in the creative director's role with Ketchum Advertising (Pittsburgh and Washington, DC), as well as Weitzman/Livingston in Bethesda, MD.  In 1994, Chuck became a partner and creative director for August, Lang & Husak.

Chuck came to Washington in 1984 to help launch Ketchum's DC office, where he was responsible for developing and producing campaigns for Bell Atlantic (now Verizon).  Additionally, Chuck has authored campaigns for Penn Athletic Products, National Geographic, National Public Radio, American Red Cross, Con Edison, the Internal Revenue Service, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Discovery Channel, Meat New Zealand, Washington Metro and Career Builder.com.

Chuck earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Communications from Ohio University and his M.A. in the same major from the University of Florida. A copywriter by trade, Chuck enjoys fitness and WWII history. On the piano, he can play the first three bars of every song ever written.