Kathleen DeCaire-Aden

CEO

As Chief Executive Officer of Wahlstrom, DeCaire-Aden is dedicated to building an adaptive organization that delivers print and interactive marketing expertise with a local point of view. Under DeCaire-Aden’s leadership, Wahlstrom helps clients activate localized media solutions that capture customer attention and deliver business results.
 
DeCaire-Aden brings 23 years of directory industry leadership, experience and trusted expertise to Wahlstrom’s robust client list, having managed the local presence of a myriad of blue-chip national marketers. At Wahlstrom, DeCaire-Aden oversees a team of more than 100 advertising professionals servicing over 300 brands.
 
DeCaire-Aden is currently on the National Marketing Division Advisory Council and the YPA Board of Directors. She is a past member of the Yellow Pages Association Board of Directors and chair of the AAAA's Telephone Advertising Committee, and spent two years as chair of the Association of Directory Marketing.
 
Kathleen earned a B.A in communications from Western Illinois University.