Mary Piontkowski is a senior practitioner for Adaptive Path. As a practitioner, Mary leads projects that range from research to information architecture to interaction design. She is also actively involved in training Adaptive Path clients. Mary's clients with Adaptive Path include Aliant, Qualcomm, among others.
Professional Background
Before joining Adaptive Path, Mary was a freelance creative and user experience consultant for clients such as Travelocity, Sprint, Hasbro Toy group, and non-profit One Economy.
Mary has held information architecture and creative director positions at Organic and Macromedia. Her previous clients include Federated Department Stores, Levi's, Nortel, Sony, Seagate, and Sun Microsystems. Mary's background in design and creative direction, in addition to information architecture, has aided her in helping clients solve brand and business strategy issues.
Mary graduated Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising with a focus in graphic design. She speaks at Web strategy, research, and design conferences, including Web Design & Development.

The Adaptive Path Team
- Alexa Andrzejewski
Interaction Designer - Analisa Lono
Events Coordinator - Andrew Crow
Senior Experience Designer - Brandon Schauer
Experience Design Director - Brian Cronin
Project Manager - Chiara Fox
Senior User Experience Designer - Christian Palino
Design Strategist - Chula Carlson
Controller - Dan Harrelson
Design Technologist - Gina Crescenti
Client Relations Associate - Henning Fischer
Design Strategist - Jared Cole
Interaction Designer - Jennifer Bolduc
Human Resources Director - Jesse James Garrett
President - Julia Houck-Whitaker
R&D Manager - Kate Rutter
Senior Practitioner - Kumi Akiyoshi
Visual Practice Lead - Laura Kirkwood-Datta
Vice President of Professional Services - Leah Buley
Experience Designer - Michael Meyer
CEO - Nancy Markiet
Facilities Coordinator - Pam Daghlian
Event Manager - Patricia Merino Price
Client Relations Manager - Paula Wellings
Experience Designer - Peter Merholz
President - Rachel Brune
Project Manager - Rachel Glaves
Experience Designer - Rachel Hinman
Design Strategist - Sarah B. Nelson
Design Strategist - Teresa Brazen
Project Manager - Todd Elliott
Project Manager - Todd Wilkens
Design Researcher & Manager, Austin Office
Board Members
Emeritus
- Dan Saffer
- David Verba
- Janice Fraser
- Jeffrey Veen
- Indi Young
- Lane Becker
- Mike Kuniavsky
- Ryan Freitas