What’s with the name Troops & Allies?
It takes Troops & Allies to be successful in work, family, and life. Women understand this at their core. Troops are those we learn from, utilizing their best-practice tactics to manage life. Allies are the community we build with, create with, and with whom we experience life.
It’s the Troops and the Allies–the work and the rally–that lead to the most successful collaborations in work and life.
Meet the Team
Tiffany Long
FOUNDER + PRESIDENT
Tiffany Long began her career in Nashville over 28 years ago in film and video post-production which led to many years working in the music business producing commercial photography, album packaging and music videos. Over the last seventeen years, her career has evolved into multi-faceted leadership on theatrical film marketing campaigns and in 2015 she founded Troops & Allies, a company dedicated to telling women about things they will love. Tiffany strives for Troops & Allies to be a place where trusted relationships are formed with the women and men who are shaping the culture of entertainment and education in the world of faith, family and inspirational content.
With notable clients such as Lionsgate, Kingdom Story Company, Sony Pictures and Sony Affirm, Roadside Attractions, Twentieth Century Fox, and Franklin Entertainment, Tiffany has worked on films that have amassed approximately $600 million in domestic box office. Most recently, Troops & Allies was the lead marketing agency responsible for the campaign to the faith audience for Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company’s box office success, Jesus Revolution. Other film campaigns Tiffany and Troops & Allies have been part of include A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, American Underdog, Breakthrough, I Can Only Imagine, Risen, Miracles From Heaven, The Star and more.
Tiffany is a unique Nashville native who loves travel, hiking, and reading. She and her husband, Russ, have two boys at home and one in college at The University of Vermont.
Monique Sondag
VICE PRESIDENT
Monique brings over 16 years of professional experience in PR and Marketing but her greatest skill might be her ability to read the room, assess the needs, and intuitively create order and solutions. Her work in marketing, publicity, and communications can be found with notable clients including Sony Pictures, Universal, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, HarperCollins, Hachette, and more.
Monique thrives in the trenches, while simultaneously keeping a birds-eye view over campaigns. She excels at finding solutions, making connections, and developing creative ways to maximize a project. She's unafraid to think outside the box.
Based in Texas, though native to Illinois, she brings a blend of Midwest practicality and Southern approachability. She enjoys water coloring, organizing closets, drawers, cabinets, and anywhere else clutter can be found.
Mary Collins
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS
As Head of Partnerships at Troops & Allies, Mary Collins brings over 20 years of experience in the entertainment and film industry. From her work on groundbreaking group sales efforts on films like Pure Flix’s God’s Not Dead and Sony Affirm’s War Room to developing critical partnerships for Sony’s A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, Kingdom Story Company's and Lionsgate’s most recent, Jesus Revolution, her expertise shines brightest in aligning partners and inspiring content to build strong word of mouth awareness and sales among the highly-sought female target audience.
Mary lives just outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with her husband Josh and their three kids: Molly, Riley, and Jonas.
Laura McClendon
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
Laura brings a background in marketing and business development, as well as event planning and organizational management to the team. She has worked on films such as Jesus Revolution, American Underdog, Breakthrough, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, I Still Believe and When We Last Spoke. Laura excels at bringing people together to get a job done, marketing events and people, budget and timeline management, strategy, and streamlining organizational processes. She does all this while keeping a keen attention to details at the forefront of her work.
Laura and her husband, Devin, have two children and live just outside of Nashville.
Sarah Kate Bennett
PUBLICITY AND MARKETING MANAGER
Sarah Kate, aka SK, became a Troops & Allies team member in 2021. Her day-to-day responsibilities as Publicity and Marketing Manager include publicity outreach, social media marketing, and operational support to the team. After studying PR in college, Sarah Kate has found her sweet spot being the liaison between our clients and journalists. Some of the projects she’s worked on include Jesus Revolution, Flamin’ Hot and American Underdog.
Sarah Kate lives just outside of Nashville and spends her free time trying new restaurants, thrifting, and traveling.
Lauren Imbody
Marketing Specialist
Lauren Imbody started at Troops & Allies back in August 2022. Before that, she graduated from Pepperdine University with a degree in Business Administration. At Troops, she has assisted with partnership and influencer coordination in addition to providing publicity and social media support. Most recently, she has focused on operational needs and the screening program for the Ordinary Angels campaign. She loves tackling problems from both an analytical and creative point of view.
While she is originally from the Midwest, Lauren currently lives in Newport Beach, CA. In her free time, you will most likely find her at the beach.