OUR LEADERSHIP

Orestes Baez
Regional President
Chesapeake
Orestes Baez Is a passionate senior leader with experience in multiple media spaces. Most recently in the role of Chief Executive Officer for TravelHost, a destination traveler media company, he led the expansion of this brand into 21 cities in the post-acquisition/post-COVID world. He was previously a Regional President for the Adams Publishing Group and oversaw digital, print, events, and production operations in Wisconsin. A 30+ year veteran of the media business and an early adopter of digital starting in 1994, he has spent a few days learning digital at Apple and Google/New York and considers today some of the most exciting opportunities for advertising in our client’s in history. A graduate of Clemson University where he earned an undergraduate and graduate degree, he is Florida raised and is married to Donna Bazarte, a seasoned multi-media veteran of several media companies. They have one son, Chance, who resides in the Kalamazoo area. Donna and Orestes enjoy cooking and traveling, while Orestes plays on the Senior professional pickleball tour.