For over 20 years, this small-town firm has been helping local businesses like yours reach greater heights. We are growing—but the most vital things will never change.
Amy founded LDC over two decades ago when she was still in college, working towards an education degree. Her first jobs were marketing pieces for local craftsmen and a fire company–and little has changed for the Bird-in-Hand native, except now she oversees an in-house team, offers more design/marketing services and has an extensive roster of clients, nearly all of them home-grown Lancaster County businesses involved in the manufacturing of consumer and specialty products.
She prides herself on the long-lasting working partnerships she and her team have forged with LDC clients, in whose success they feel personally invested. “We’re small business owners together,” she says, chuckling, “We may as well have a desk at their office and answer the phone.” Also, perpetually rewarding is that feeling of success she experiences as her LDC clients grow and expand. “Being part of other people making things,” she explains, “and being part of that little piece of Lancaster County that makes it out—whether it’s candy or carriages or furniture—is really cool. It’s a feeling that never gets old.”
A deft squirrel-herder and multi-tasker, Amy can flip her laptop open in the middle of a pasture and get to work—or strategize away at a farmer’s kitchen table with a group of children intently watching her. She is our founder, culture architect and CCTO–Chief Client Trust Officer. And a music pedagogist for life.
Catalogs. Product photography. Graphics, photo editing, compositing and even software. These are some of the projects Lisa Camp has executed for clients during the last 7 years at LDC. A creative with an engineering mindset, Lisa has a degree in fine arts, yet was an early adopter of computers and spent years working in the mechanical engineering department of a biotech firm on the West Coast. “While a lot of my training and skills are visual,” she points out, “I also have a pretty good handle on data, so I’m comfortable in both realms.” She finds it easy to speak the language of manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and enjoys exploring the culture and landscape of Lancaster County via her work at LDC. “Just working in an environment where my commute takes me through farmland,” she says, “and where you have to contend with livestock when you’re going to visit somebody is a delightful change of pace.”
The visual muscle behind many of our most enduring campaigns, Lisa is a client whisperer who fluently speaks the language of graphics, advertising, photography, Photoshop and data—then seems to effortlessly render them into bull’s-eye deliverables.
At LDC, Lisa Campbell coordinates classified ads and manages customer service for a popular Amish-to-Amish publication, and also contributes to marketing projects as needed. She’s a seasoned marketing manager, having spent over 30 years at local firms creating strategic marketing plans to help clients reach their business goals. Lisa enjoys the collaborative team environment at LDC and the flexible, boutique-like approach when it comes to services offered. “For clients, we’re really an extension of their family owned business,” she explains. “The team is just so collaborative and supportive that people can pitch in and support different client needs as they change. So if someone comes on board for a print project, for example, and they end up wanting some web and social media, there are team members to pitch in on that.”
A right-brain creative with a knack for formulating real-world marketing strategies, Lisa’s an even-keeled practitioner who represents the steady hand on the tiller. She is always cool, friendly and calm, and spends many hours each week buttoning up the big and small details of a popular ad publication, where she flexes her ninja-level prowess at deciphering tricky handwriting and highly creative spelling.
As a Customer Service Representative and Ad Coordinator, Amanda handles customer needs and helps to produce a popular Amish-to-Amish publication. She draws from a diverse administrative background across printing, architecture and financial services—and an associate degree in business administration.
Whether processing orders, directly helping customers and aiding in proofing and finalizing of the extensive weekly publication, she brings both meticulous attention to detail and genuine warmth to her job.
“I’ve always found joy in helping people,” she explains. “When customers call and need assistance, walking them through the process and receiving their gratitude makes it all worthwhile.” This natural inclination to assist others, combined with her strong communication and follow-through skills, enables her to meet deadlines with precision.
Her approach is particularly valuable when it comes to helping produce the weekly 300-page publication, where she finds satisfaction in the detailed documentation and quality control process. “Until you really get in it, you don’t understand the magnitude of it,” she says. “There are a lot of people counting on you every week.”
A York County native who grew up on a dairy farm, Amanda’s farming background gives her a unique understanding of agricultural clients. When not coordinating customer needs or ensuring publication accuracy, she can be found exploring nature with her Brittany Spaniel, Nella, at local parks or spending weekends in northern Pennsylvania where the stars shine bright.
Erika, too, can usually be found working on a weekly Amish-to-Amish ad publication, handling everything from orders to invoices, while also supporting clients by creating websites and social media accounts, email campaigns and graphic design projects. “I do a little bit of a lot of things,” she describes. Erika has been with LDC for 5 years, and she enjoys the variety of tasks and industries she engages with at the firm, as well as its highly customized approach to each client. “We don’t come to a client with a set program or process,” she points out. “LDC goes to the client and figures out what their needs are—then figures out how to make the process work, whether it’s email, Internet, faxing or face to face.”
A keen mental gymnast who switches between projects and tasks like a driver on Turn One at Indy, Erika is also admired for her ability to translate complex technical jargon into clear, down-to-earth prose. And designing killer swag for our clients.
Lou Ann is responsible for processing, typing and formatting ads for the local Amish-to-Amish publication, which she sees as an effective community business tool. “It’s interesting to me that they took such a simple concept,” she says, “and made such a big book out of it. It’s very, very popular among the Amish.” The longtime Lancaster resident was previously involved with data entry as part of her job in guest services at Bird-in-Hand Corporation, a local hospitality organization; and prior to that, worked with Computer-Aided Design (CAD). With her work at LDC she comes full circle in her data entry career, having first learned to type many years ago in high school, when two electric typewriters were shared among the entire class.
Reared on a farm in a Western Pennsylvania coal town, Lou Ann is a skill-packed grandmother who takes great photographs, loves to garden and seamlessly switches between right and left brain tasks.
Travis is a software engineer who designs one-of-a-kind custom business systems. A business enthusiast and programmer who’s been working across the full stack (front- and back-end) for over 5 years, his career began when he and a friend built software for their competitive sports tournaments.
“People need systems that cater to them, rather than a one-size-fits-all,” he explains. To that end, he’s drawn to the anything is possible nature of software, and designing new solutions for the most complex cases. “Even if something hasn’t been done yet,” he says, “you always know there’s a way to do it.” Which leads to one of his favorite parts of his work: The moment a system he’s built clicks into place, and it’s all systems go. “It’s a huge boost in serotonin,” he says, “and feels so good.”
Travis enjoys the vast scenic differences in Lancaster County, from open farmland to its bustling Downtown. He enjoys keeping pace with new tech and is always seeking new ways to improve code and help local businesses, particularly those that don’t typically use computer technology.
When you talk with Dawn, you get the feeling she’s glad you called. Naturally curious about people and attentive to what they say, she listens closely, asks thoughtful questions and helps the next steps take shape. She brings a career’s worth of customer service and administrative experience to LDC, but takes her cues from the person on the other end of the conversation.
That might mean helping a first-time advertiser decide what to include in an ad, or patiently guiding a customer toward understanding an invoice. Dawn has a quiet talent for offering just enough information at the right time, using familiar language and filling in the gaps along the way. “Making those suggestions is helpful because you’re helping reduce their number of decisions,” she explains. Her manner is friendly and unhurried, with an interest in understanding what someone is trying to accomplish – and helping them get there.
A Chester County native who grew up near the Lancaster County line, Dawn has been around the Amish community all her life. She’s a devoted cat lover, an enthusiastic reader and possibly the only person in the room who will volunteer that she loves ten-key data entry. Her idea of a good day off is simple: a book, some sunshine and a walk.
Liz is a project and client manager who transforms complex business challenges into streamlined, elegant solutions for LDC clients. Drawing from her experience in marketing, UX design and apparel buying—along with a business and marketing degree from Millersville University—she brings both creative vision and analytical precision to the management of technical projects for local businesses and entrepreneurs.
“I enjoy creating order,” she explains. “When I’m given a project that’s super disorganized—I love taking it and synthesizing all of its parts, and making it easy to understand.” This talent for organization, combined with her entrepreneurial mindset and ability to manage multiple vendor projects, allows her to tackle the most daunting projects with enthusiasm.
Her approach is particularly valuable when working with small business clients, where she finds satisfaction in helping entrepreneurs bring their visions to life. “I love the world of business and entrepreneurship,” she says. “I relate to it and understand it.”
A Lancaster native, Liz channels her creative energy into holistic cooking and baking, drawing inspiration from years of watching Food Network chefs. She enjoys web design and is a keen personal/wardrobe stylist. When she’s not organizing projects or styling photo shoots, she can be found experimenting with Mediterranean and Spanish cuisine, or practicing yoga and meditation.
Francheska is a web/digital powerhouse and end-to-end project manager who twines a strong creative sensibility with a strategic business mindset. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic arts, and during the last 15+ years has designed hundreds of websites and created compelling online presences for clients across industries—from retail and healthcare to insurance, home services and more. “It’s all about that balance of knowing how to make something look good, and making it functional as well,” she says of her work. Backing up her web and design prowess is a keen understanding of visual branding, as well as a solid tech background that has her utilizing user interface (UI) tools and Google Analytics, along with marketing automation and CRM software. “I’ve always been into computers,” says Francheska, who’s studied software engineering. “I can remember being six years old, working away on the big laptop that my mother brought home from work.”
An eternal creative, Francheska stays inspired by strolling through museums and working with polymer clay to fashion colorful jewelry designs by hand. She enjoys the great coffee shops and visual beauty of Lancaster County, as well as its emphasis on faith.
For Becky, a good day’s work starts with a question and ends with an advertiser who feels more at ease, and an ad that reaches the right people. An educator by background, she brings a teacher’s instinct to her work in our publication division: listen closely, figure out what’s needed, and make the next step clear. Whether she’s introducing someone to the publication or helping a longtime advertiser reach the right readers, her thoughtful questions and clear explanations make the process feel personal and manageable.
“It’s kind of fun and satisfying, because I can take care of people from first contact with a new advertiser all the way through getting their ad placed,” she explains. That continuity is one of her favorite parts of the job—getting to know a customer, helping shape an ad and following it through to the printed page. With experience in administrative work and training adults, Becky is equally comfortable untangling an order, finding a home for an unusual ad or answering the questions someone wasn’t quite sure how to ask. And she does it with a smile you can hear over the phone.
A homeschooling mother of three, Becky also makes time for church life, crisp fall walks and getting lost in historical fiction. She enjoys making gifts by hand, from crocheted creations to jewelry. Childhood visits to her grandparents first made Lancaster County special to her; now, it’s the place she and her family call home.
Tonya works in a fast-growing, Amish-to-Amish ad publication. She processes and coordinates materials for publication and handles customer service, whether by postal mail, phone or email—applying the same level of detailed care she honed during her time as a certified nursing assistant. She enjoys working with fellow Believers, and appreciates the positive team environment at LDC, where she has worked for 2 years. “There’s a lot of positivity and encouragement for one another,” she says of the firm’s culture, which extends to its clients: “They meet clients where they are, and are very flexible and extremely supportive. The teamwork is phenomenal.”
Tonya’s work motto is: “Whatever it is, we can fix it.” Which is nice since she’s in charge of customer service for a busy ad publication. She has a knack for eliminating negative feelings in the minds of others, she can tackle postal mail like it’s 1986 and when it comes to email, her goal and standard is “Inbox, Zero.”
A welcoming Cavapoo who is genetically much more Cavalier King Charles Spaniel than Poodle, Penny is our resident greeter. She is typically eager to show off her tricks, stare intently into your eyes or initiate brisk walks—usually in quick succession. She occasionally moonlights as a catalog model on LDC photoshoots.
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