Mike Cronin

Company Owner
(AKA The Boss)
mike @ gettysburgflag.com

Mike is our fabulous, fantastic, fearless leader and a workaholic like any good business owner. Mike holds a BS and MS from The University of Wisconsin in materials engineering and is a Vietnam era veteran having served in the Ordnance Corps of the US Army with an ROTC commission. Mike became an entrepreneur in the flag and banner industry by starting Gettysburg Flag Works in 1993 as a part-time venture. After 24 years of engineering for a small forge shop, the US Army, and a local defense research contractor, he was laid off in 1996 after a turn-down in the US defense industry. Mike then discovered his preference for selling and working with different people. He has built Gettysburg Flag Works from the ground up and now shares the skills he has learned with other aspiring entrepreneurs as an instructor in the Smart-Up program of the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce. Mike values memberships in the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce, the National Independent Flag Dealers Association (NIFDA), The Retail Council of New York State, and the NFIB, the National Federation of Independent Business. Even more, Mike values his fantastic staff and the great customer service they provide.

Favorite Anything: Sailing, biking, the color yellow, figuring out solutions to mechanical problems, and inventing tools to make jobs easier.

Cheryl is our Art Director & Website Designer. She has been with Gettysburg Flag Works since 1999. She was Mike's first hire so she's had her hands in every operation of the business, but has settled into the Art Department since graduating from The Sage Junior College in Albany, NY with a degree in Graphic Design. She helps customers, manages the Art Department, creates custom layouts, designs and updates the website, helps in production, and helps to merchandise the showroom.

Favorite Anything: Riding & training her horse, the color orange, photography, art & spending time with family and friends.

Audrey is our head seamstress. She has done sewing out of her home for many years, and is a proud grandmother of three. She is a Girl Scout leader and is involved with her son and grandson in Cub Scouts. She's involved in her local Fire Company and the Church she goes to. Audrey likes camping, traveling and working on sewing projects.

Favorite Anything: Favorite color is purple, likes flowers, and garage saleing is 'my time'.

Lisa is a Jill of all trades. She is currently managing both the shipping dept. and the online orders. She's also proven herself to be very good at keeping everyone well entertained with her many stories.

Favorite Anything:Color yellow, Ladybugs and all her Children!!

Carol is our Retail Operations Manager since 2003. She joins us from Barnes & Noble College Bookstores where she was a manager for 18 years. She is a graduate of Ichabod Crane High School and the University at Albany with a BA in Linguistics/Business. She has completed some coursework toward a MBA at the College of St. Rose. Carol has a wonderful rapport with our customers and always puts them first. She has a passion for satisfying the customer. She installed her first 25’ flagpole, with Mike, for the Town of Chatham, NY. Mike likes to have all who do customer service have the experience of installing flagpoles. It is easier to help, when you’ve done it yourself. Carol is hardworking, dedicated and caring.

Favorite Anything: Playing golf with her husband and son, entertaining friends and family, and cheering from the sidelines for her son's sports teams!

Dawn is our custom sales manager. She works directly with our vendors and suppliers to keep our prices down. She works with customers to get them pricing and guide them through the process of ordering flags, banners and other custom items. Dawn likes to keep processes running smoothly to keep things efficient and timely.

Installing in-ground flagpoles is one of the additional tasks that Dawn has done. She is a team player and enjoys encouraging the family environment in our office. She is our resident party planner, and loves theme parties!!

Favorite Anything: Enjoying time with her family and friends on her boat or anywhere, laughing, smiling, and pleasing customers.

After 33 years of teaching Technology at the Junior and Senior High School level, George now works part time in the shipping and receiving department.

Favorite Anything: Old cars, playing the bagpipe, and driving the Lotus Super Seven with Sandy.

Kathy is our almost-fulltime seamstress. In a "former life" she was a physical education teacher, mostly for children with special needs. She started sewing at age 10 and continues to do so for family and friends. She especially likes the variety of projects she works on at Gettysburg Flag Works. Besides sewing, she does most of the printing on everything from golf flags and boat flags to Christmas ornaments and name tags.

Favorite Anything: Her husband, children, and grandchildren. Favorite hobbies are reading and garage saleing, followed closely by knitting, crocheting, and tent camping.

Nicole is our Receptionist/Administrative Assistant whom also assists with flag pole quotes and sales. She has been with the company for a year and is a full time student with a degree in Marketing and Fine Arts. She provides great customer service and smiles to all of the staff.

Favorite Anything: Family, friends, horror movies and anything green. Hobbies are painting, hiking, camping, fishing and reading.

T.J. is a designer in our art department, working directly under the Art Director. He handles/creates artwork for custom orders, guiding customers through the process, and answering any questions they may have about the artwork end of things. He has been with Gettysburg Flag Works since 2007

Favorite Anything: Autumn, coffee & horror movies.

Latoya joined our team in May of 2009. She started helping customer in our showroom and over the phones with stock items, and has since graduated into the custom sales department. Call her if you are looking for pricing on your next custom flag, banner or other item!

Favorite Anything: Spending time with family and friends. Favorite color is Purple. Favorite Hobbies are Shopping and Reading