Dave Hafenbrack

Dave Hafenbrack has over 40 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry. Dave founded and led Hafenbrack Marketing, one of the largest and most successful regional agencies in the Miami Valley, from the 1980s to the 2010s. In 2013, they sold the firm to Oxiem Interactive.

Dave also has experience as a Chief Marketing Officer at DRMA – Dayton Region Manufacturers Association, Marketing Director at General Films Inc. and ShurGreen Farms, and Founder and Business Strategist at Upward Brand Interactions from 2014 to 2017.

Additionally, Dave served as the Founder and CEO of Hafenbrack Marketing and Public Relations and its sister company, Genessa Health Marketing, which specializes in healthcare industry marketing. Dave held these positions from 1978 to 2013.

Before founding their own companies, Dave worked as an Art Director at Armco, a Designer at Long & Associates, and a Production Artist/Designer at EF McDonald.

Dave Hafenbrack earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Ball State University in the years 1973 to 1977.