Maria Petrenko

Not far from the small Russian village she grew up in, Maria graduated from Taganrog State University with an Economics Degree in Information Systems. She came to the United States in 2000 and received her Master’s Degree in Advertising / Consumer Psychology from Michigan State University.

Her portfolio grew at shops such as Cox Advertising in New York and Adams Outdoor Advertising in Ann Arbor; creating award-winning concepts for local, national and international brands. In 2005, Maria collaborated with friend and media guru, Amy Grambeau, to start Orange Egg Advertising. As Orange Egg grew, so did Maria’s entrepreneurial spirit. You might say Hadrout Design for Business hatched from Orange Egg in 2009.

She is an idea catcher, avid scuba diver, animated story-teller, but most of all, a humanitarian. She is actively involved with Detroit non-profit organizations that support city redevelopment. As an ambassador and International Global Village Team Leader for Habitat for Humanity International, she continues to help eliminate homelessness and poverty with new housing in Haiti, Africa and India.