Who is Kaiser Studio?
Meet the Kaiser Studio Family
Since first opening in 1980, owners Tim and Patty Kaiser have taken pride in running a family-owned business that treats all of their employees and customers like they are part of the family as well.
Tim & Patty Kaiser
Owners
After semi-retiring, Tim began acting in 2011 and enjoys golfing and spending time with family.
When Patty isn’t working at the studio, she enjoys spending time with their four children and fourteen grandchildren.
Say Hello to Your Sales Reps
Even after your school signs a contract with Kaiser Studio, you’ll be in contact with one of our reps throughout the entire school year. Your rep will make sure that you are happy with all of the products and services you receive and will always be available for any questions or concerns that arise.
Jeff Kaiser
Sales Representative
Jeff has several different roles with the company. In addition to servicing schools as a Sales Rep, Jeff helps manage our photographers. He also helps guide us regarding new trends in photography and the latest software and technology for our schools.
Aimee Lederman
Sales Representative
Aimee joined the Kaiser Studio team in 2005 as a photographer and has been representing the company as a sales rep since 2010. Aimee takes great pride in exceeding our customer’s expectations. Aimee is a very versatile photographer and takes beautiful portraits professionally and for fun!
Chelsea Molina
Sales Representative
Chelsea started at Kaiser Studio as a school photographer in 2017. She transitioned to become a sales rep in 2021 while still maintaining her school photographer schedule. When not at work, Chelsea enjoys nature, travel, photography, and spending time with her family and friends.
Who is Behind the Scenes?
Bob Baril
General Manager
Kaiser Studio welcomed General Manager, Bob, to the business in 2002. With an extensive background in management, Bob was the perfect fit for the position! Between handling all of the company’s financial matters and managing the entire staff, Bob is also an extremely important player in the decision making of the company. Amazingly, he still finds the time to enjoy traveling with his wife and their two grown children.
Sandra Eaton
Assistant General Manager
Sandra has been a part of the Kaiser Studio team since 2010 when she began as a photographer and customer service rep. She now does a great job as our assistant general manager. Outside of work, she and her husband love to travel, where Sandra enjoys landscape and nature photography. They have three grown children, one granddaughter and Augie the doggie.
Christy Dante
Yearbook Manager
If you have a Kaiser Studio yearbook account, you will be working closely with Christy throughout the school year. Prior to managing the yearbook department, she began her career at Kaiser Studio as a school picture photographer in 2009. Christy takes pride in making sure every school is completely satisfied with their yearbook. When she is not working, Christy enjoys spending time with her husband and two grown children.
Julie Yakey
School Support/Customer Service Manager
Julie started in 2013. She oversees our customer service department. In addition to assisting customers with any questions they have about their school pictures, she is our main contact for the schools we service. Julie schedules picture dates and makes sure that we send enough photographers to get the job done right! When she’s not working, Julie enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.
Michael Mendola
Photography & Equipment Manager
Michael (or as he is more affectionally called – Mikey!) became a Kaiser Studio school photographer in 2017 and now oversees the training of our photography staff including new photographers and helping our experienced photographers refine their skills. Mikey is always on the move and keeps busy maintaining equipment, troubleshooting for our photographers and working on various projects around the studio.
Debbie Peterson
Studio Photographer
Debbie started in 2019 as a school photographer. She has transitioned to our in-studio photographer while maintaining her school photographer schedule. When she isn’t working, Debbie enjoys spending time with her husband and two grown sons, and zipping around town in her sports car.
Nicole Capodacqua
Photo Editing/Data Entry Manager
Nicole started at Kaiser Studio in2007 and has been leading her department for many years. She loves our fall season because she likes being busy. Fall is also her favorite season for weather. When not at work, Nicole enjoys spending time at home with her husband, two grown children and her doggie Daisy.
Dayna Plotkowski
Data / Composites
Dayna has been a valuable member of the Kaiser Studio team since 2008. She started as a photographer and then completed her degree in photography. She has worked in many departments, but currently works with schools to make sure we have the most up to date student data. When Dayna is not in the office, she enjoys animals and spending time in the great outdoors with her fiancé.
Hillary Sandusky
ID Department
Hillary started in 2018 as a production team member and transitioned to running the ID Card Department in 2021. She enjoys spending her time outside and in the garden with her husband, son and two German Shepherds.