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360pr+

CHARTER MEMBER

New York & Massachusetts

360PR+ is an award-winning, independent agency, recognized as one of the most creative agencies globally. With offices in New York City and Boston, the agency brings expertise in marketing and communication strategy, with a focus on brand storytelling via content marketing, earned media, executive thought leadership, experiential events, influencer marketing and issues management. Ranked as a Top-50 U.S. PR firm, 360PR+ has been recognized by The Holmes Report for "rolling out campaigns on behalf of its clients that stop consumers in their tracks, created by a team that powers up, and buckles down, working hands-on with clients, partners and co-workers in accordance with the firm's 'All In' mantra." Laura Tomasetti, CEO of 360PR+, is a 25-year communications veteran, having served in senior communications and marketing roles in corporate, non-profit and agency settings. Laura has counseled some of the most recognized and trusted brands and has been honored as one of the leading women in PR in New England and nationally.


OFFICE:  617 585 5771     ltomasetti@360pr.plus     www.360pr.plus    @360PRplus

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anglin pr

CHARTER MEMBER

Oklahoma

Complex topics made understandable for real people. Anglin PR specializes in finding and connecting businesses that have unique or difficult challenges to those whose opinions matter most. Since 1999, Anglin PR has brought clients success in finding their unique voice, implementing new and better ways of communicating with customers, constituents, employees and partner organizations. Anglin PR has specialties in research and planning, crisis communication, science and technology and higher education. Anglin PR is woman owned and has Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) status. We have only senior executive experience, crisis communications certification, and senior staff holding their National Accreditation in Public Relations (APR).

OFFICE:  405 840 4222     danglin@anglinpr.com     www.anglinpr.com     

blue oceans pr

CHARTER MEMBER

Lithuania

Blue Oceans PR is an international boutique agency based in Vilnius, Lithuania. We use personalized approach to analyze the uniqueness and strengths of each client and create a targeted PR strategy that involves traditional media channels, content writing, social media and more. Our goal is to create buzz that will eventually boost sales and bring the brand into the center of attention. We specialize in two main areas: promoting innovative companies (from tech startups and fintechs to newsworthy products) and travel organizations. We also dedicate our time to social projects from forest preservation to work with animal organizations. Whoever is our client, we always look for new angles, creative solutions and brilliant new ideas. Blue Oceans PR is founded and run by Kristina Skindelytė-Gladkovienė (marketing professional with 15 years of experience in Toronto, Canada), and Raminta Lilaitė-Sbalbi (PR professional with 15 years of experience in New York City, USA).

OFFICE:  +370 624 39200   info@blueoceanspr.com www.blueoceanspr.com   

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elizabeth boineau

CHARTER MEMBER

South Carolina

E. Boineau & Company offers a high-level, hands-on approach to strategic marketing communications, PR and crisis communications for substantive companies and organizations with a story to tell. The goal is always to build and manage brand image, reputation, credibility and position in the marketplace. Elizabeth has over 35 years of management experience in marketing communications and public relations, specializing in both business-to-business and consumer marketing. The firm, initially founded in 1990, and based in Charleston and Edisto Island, S.C., offers overall brand development and brand management to include verbal and visual branding, including media relations, crisis communications planning, media training, marketing research, logo/brand identity, internet marketing, website development and social media support to corporate and non-profit entities, primarily in the southeast region. Before re-establishing E. Boineau & Company in Charleston in 2002, Elizabeth served in senior management positions (1996-2002) with the three largest communications firms in the world: Omnicom for Fleishman Hillard in Atlanta, Interpublic Group for Weber/Shandwick in Atlanta and Miami, and WPP for Hill & Knowlton in Los Angeles. In these roles, she offered strategic communications planning, insight and counsel to develop and build the brand identity, awareness and reputation of leading companies and organizations across the U.S. 

OFFICE: 843 224 1106    eboineau@eboineauandco.com    www.eboineauandco.com    @eboineau    

bpr international

CHARTER MEMBER

Ohio

BPR International is a woman-owned firm based in Columbus, Ohio, influencing the pulse of your Public Relations. With over 20 years in the industry, we have helped businesses create their brand presence and achieve their goals. Our process is designed to empower your brand and outfit your business with the marketing tools needed to succeed. We focus on supporting company growth, limiting turnover, and putting you on a solid track to success and profit.

carson stoga communications

CHARTER MEMBER

Illinois

Founded in 1999, Carson Stoga Communications is a boutique PR agency made up of only senior-level professionals who deliver marketing & communications expertise to its clients. Their team is experienced in all areas of PR, and involved in every aspect of each client. Carson Stoga's Principals, LeJane Carson and Susan Stoga, bring nearly 50 years of combined experience to the firm. LeJane oversees client services, cause marketing programs and event management, and has represented a broad array of clients in a number of industries, including hospitality, consumer products, entertainment and senior living. Susan manages media relations and social media programs for the agency, and is a frequent speaker on crisis communication and the importance of managing brand reputation. She has been recognized by IABC, PRSA and the Publicity Club of Chicago for her work. 

OFFICE: 847 884 0000     lejane@carsonstoga.com     www.carsonstoga.com     

ckp

CHARTER MEMBER

Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, Corpus Christi & Permian Basin

CKP is an independent, woman-owned, Texas-based integrated communications firm led by CEO and Founder Carey Kirkpatrick. We develop smart strategies, create award-winning ideas and deliver results. We're creative storytellers, detail-oriented data crunchers, and dogged researchers. Our research-driven approach provides the laser-focus to develop strategic action plans that elevate your brand awareness. CKP operates across four service verticals—marketing and branding, public relations, content marketing and creative services—overlapping for an integrated service model. From hospitality to energy, we collaborate with individual entrepreneurs, regional businesses and global brands. CKP has been recognized by the American Marketing Association, Public Relations Society of America and the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals for client work across all communications verticals. Our people-first approach has landed us on several Best Places to Work lists, including being recognized by the Houston Business Journal as #6 on the Best Places to Work annual survey. Our culture of winning and success earned us the honor of PRSA Houston Agency of the Year in 2018 and in 2019, plus the Grand Excalibur best-in-show award for integrated communications. CKP is a certified woman-owned business, as recognized by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council.

OFFICE: 832 930 4065     info@theckpgroup.com     www.theckpgroup.com     @ckpgroup

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elizabeth davis

CHARTER MEMBER

Vermont & New Hampshire

Elizabeth Davis is the Principal of Boardman Davis Communications, a marketing firm she founded in Waterbury, VT in 1996. Boardman Davis provides strategic marketing, social media and public relations services to clients in a broad range of industries. Davis has more than 25 years of experience in the marketing industry, with a wealth of experience in education, green energy, specialty food and specialty products. She is an accomplish strategist who brings vision and organization to her working relationships.

OFFICE: 802 598 7155     edavis@boardmandavis.com     www.boardmandavis.com

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kathy day

CHARTER MEMBER

Alaska

Kathy Day founded  Kathy Day Public Relations Virtual (KD/PR) in 2000. She has more than 27 years of PR experience in the Alaska market. Kathy leads a virtual team that specializes in crisis communications, media relations, collateral development, strategic planning and social, digital and print marketing. Kathy is a former president of the PRSA Alaska Chapter and won a Silver Anvil for her work in crisis management in 2017. Kathy also is the Content Coordinator for South Anchorage Hillside Living magazine. Her passions include mentoring youth and other women small business owners and being the biggest fan at her boy’s hockey and baseball games.

OFFICE: 907 229 2470     kathy@kdprvirtual.com     www.kdprvirtual.com     @kathyvirtual        

encanto public relations

CHARTER MEMBER

Italy

For over 20 years, Encanto Public Relations has been a 'global family' of journalists, public speakers, social media managers and web intelligence experts. But it also counts on partners in many areas such as digital innovation, design and research video and photo production. Founders and directors of the agency, Cristina Cobildi and Roberto Gazzini have many years of experience in the world of journalism and communication, infusing their know-how into every aspect of the agency. Their range of Encanto services include: reputation management, media relations, internal communication, brand content management and brand journalism, crisis communication and legal pr, social media and creative strategies to grow 'organic', influencer marketing, and marketing activities. Relationships are the most important lever of any business, and Encanto is an example of this. It was born out of the impetus of major companies, which were looking for a service that was different from what existed on the market, similar to an 'in-house office' of their own, but with all the advantages of the flexibility of an external consulting company.

OFFICE: +02 66 98 37 07    cristina.cobildi@encantopr.it    www.encanto.biz

Joanna Adamiak

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face it!

CHARTER MEMBER

Poland

FACE IT! is a Polish public relations agency, founded in 2012, by partners with more than 20 years of experience in PR. We focus on out-of-the-box thinking and customized solutions to offer our clients the most effective PR activities that produce the best results. No challenge is too big for us – we are ready to FACE anything. To create the strongest possible media coverage, we use a wide array of PR tools across many media platforms. We engage with bloggers, celebrities and influencers, as well as  web designers, graphics experts, SEO specialists and marketing strategists. We have many well-established contacts throughout all branches of media.  We work with successful event managers and opinion leaders to deliver a perfectly crafted mix of solutions, exceeding clients’ demands and reaching targeted audiences to achieve real PR success. We work with large, well-respected international companies, including TV channels ARTE, France 24, Romance TV, as well as the movie network Cinema City (Cineworld Group), and many Polish clients from various market segments: showbusiness, fashion, beauty, travel & leisure, FMCG, real estate, finance and others.

OFFICE: +48 22 241 12 36    faceit@agencjafaceit.pl    www.agencjafaceit.pl

alex greenwood

CHARTER MEMBER

State of Kansas & Kansas City, Missouri Metro

Companies that partner with AGPR benefit from an experienced team that utilizes creative public relations, management improvement and social media strategies. AGPR's service extends beyond 'PR' into social media strategy and online community management, crisis communications, strategic planning, management consulting, marketing and business development. The AGPR team has more than 80 years combined experience with C-Suite executives, university presidents, non-profit executives, municipalities, business owners and community leaders in helping their organizations prosper. Previous and current AGPR clientele operate in diverse fields including healthcare, higher education, financial services, manufacturing, retail, broadcasting, professional associations, publishing and entertainment. The firm was named a "Smart Company to Watch" by Thinking Bigger Business magazine in 2015. Founder and Principal Alex Greenwood is an award-winning public relations professional and writer. He has served as an officer of his local IABC chapter and is a sought-after speaker and trainer on the topics of communication, social media and crowdfunding.

 

OFFICE: 816 945 2477    alex@alexgpr.com    www.alexgpr.com    @a_greenwood

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tony harrison

Charter Member

Idaho & Montana

Tony Harrison has worked for 30 years as a PR counselor and copywriter and boasts extensive experience in the food-and-beverage, technology, healthcare, hospitality, and building products industries. He began his career working for renowned PR and advertising agencies in NYC, Phoenix, and Boise, and for the last ten years, has maintained his own PR practice, COMMposition. In addition, Tony acquired a media-monitoring and issues-management agency in September 2016. Tony has renamed it Intermountain Media Pulse (IMpulse for short). His work has received numerous awards, chief among them two PRSA Bronze Anvils for press kits. Plus, a month-long clean-air campaign Tony helped conceive and execute called May in Motion earned top honors in the American Public Transportation Association's 2004 AdWheel competition..  

 

 

OFFICE: 208 880 9814     tony@commposition.biz     www.commposition.biz     @tonystweets

hastings & pleadwell

charter member

Hawai'i

Hastings & Pleadwell: A Communication Company has provided customized outreach strategies since 1996, using vehicles beyond PR to deliver messages successfully. Pacific Business News ranks Hastings & Pleadwell among the top ten Hawaii PR firms. H&P uses its understanding of complex and culturally mixed markets to produce appropriate and fresh strategies. From social marketing aimed at behavior change to corporate campaigns, the firm has an award-winning portfolio. Competencies include community outreach and education about technology, alternate energy, health or development, and issues management. Barbara A. Hastings and Barbra An Pleadwell formed Hastings & Pleadwell as a boutique firm with a holistic approach to image and message. H&P team members are expert communicators, experienced in outreach programs, public awareness and crisis communication, shaping media strategy, implementing multi-media campaigns and brand-building. Nationally, H&P worked with a consortium of federal agencies and high-tech companies to develop strategies to keep people safe on line—Stop. Think. Connect—and orchestrated a national campaign to reach college-age internet users about online safety. The team has worked with publicly traded companies, private for-profit and not-for profit organizations and government agencies. Hastings has been a journalist and professional communicator in Honolulu and on the Mainland for 40 years. Pleadwell began her communication career working as a journalist in Guam and Hawaii before her transition to PR in the ’90s. 

OFFICE: 808 538 0797     bah@hastingsandpleadwell.com     www.hastingsandpleadwell.com     @handp

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erin jones

CHARTER MEMBER

Kentucky

Erin Jones is the principal of in.Mode Marketing LLC, a PR, marketing and communications firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. Her 20+ years of experience, along with her passion and commitment to the world of PR and marketing, began immediately upon her graduation from Western Kentucky University. As the Broadcast Coordinator and Press Officer of the ESPN X Games at ESPN, Inc., she coordinated media appearances for all staff and participating athletes, when the medium of alternative sports was just emerging, then exploding, onto mainstream culture. From there she joined The Kentucky Derby Festival as the Director of Publicity and Communications Manager. Whole Foods Market then enlisted Erin as their Louisville Regional Marketing Specialist, and she eventually became Director of Sales at Metromojo, LLC. She founded in.Mode Marketing in 2010, where her in-depth knowledge of the ever-evolving world of modern day marketing is distinguished. Her strategic expertise in communications – PR, marketing, social media strategy, and event marketing  – enhances the awareness of her diverse client base, which encompasses everything from philanthropy to consumer goods. Also an accomplished speaker, Erin also has a notable resume of public speaking engagements at keynote marketing-related events throughout the country.

 

 

MOBILE: 502 774 0767    erin@inmodemarketing.com    www.inmodemarketing.com    @inmodeerin

james korenchen

CHARTER MEMBER

New Mexico

James Korenchen Public Relations (JKPR) is a full-service consultancy that specializes in business-to-consumer public relations and reputation management. The company focuses on strategic planning followed by intensive media relations and tactical implementation. The JKPR team provides clients with high-level strategic counsel, while delivering superior results. Team members have worked with the world’s largest corporations and organizations including TripAdvisor, Siemens, Microsoft, Lycos, Coca-Cola, GE, Twentieth Century Fox, HBO, One & Only Resorts, Kodak, Compaq/H-P, Virgin, Nestle, Unilever, P&G, Versace, Rocco Forte, Hyatt Corporation, NBC, Cirque du Soleil, National Cancer Institutes, TomTom, the Gathering of Nations, and many others. James is the founder of the firm, and has more than 30 years of experience in public relations. Before opening JKPR, he ran a North American media relations division, a pan-European practice and a New York office for one of the world’s largest PR firms. He left New York seeking “browner pastures” and established JKPR in Albuquerque in 2005. JKPR is now one of New Mexico’s largest PR firms.

OFFICE: 505 797 6671    james@jameskorenchen.com    www.jameskorenchen.com    

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chris kuban

CHARTER MEMBER

Missouri

Chemistry PR and Multimedia is a St. Louis based, full-service Public Relations and multimedia firm founded in 2009 by Chris Kuban with the vision that brands require a formula of multiple messages in multiple media thus creating a successful return on investment. This philosophy stems from taking both artistic and scientific approaches to producing results the company represents. The team, mostly consisting of experienced senior leadership has a strong history of engaging, coordinating and overseeing a diverse team of local and national suppliers, vendors and employees. Our focus encompasses representing high-profile organizations, including actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise’s foundation, The Gary Sinise Foundation, media events with professional sports teams, the NFL Network and more. We work with clients in both non-profit and for-profit organizations by providing services of media relations and PR, high-profile event management, video production and social campaigns. Chemistry PR and Multimedia holds to the highest ethical standards, morals and a determination to work hard on behalf of our partners.

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linda landers

CHARTER MEMBER

Los Angeles & Orange County

Linda Landers, founder and CEO of Girlpower Marketing, is a recognized leader in consumer branding and lifestyle marketing. She has worked with dozens of mid-sized companies and blue-chip brands to launch new products, sustain heritage products and resurrect older products.  Accounts under her direction have included Procter & Gamble (Ivory Soap, Pampers and Old Spice), United Airlines, Hilton Hotels, Kashi, Heritage Foods, Seneca Farms, Disney Interactive, Barnes & Noble, Dell, American Suzuki and BabyFirstTV. Before launching Girlpower Marketing, Linda was a Managing Partner with PainePR (now CitizenRelations), considered one of the nation’s most creative consumer public relations firms. At PainePR she chaired the women’s practice, recognizing early on the vital role that women play in business and consumer spending. She’s been quoted in Brandweek, Adweek, PRWeek, and USA Today, and speaks frequently on the purchasing power of women. She is the recipient of numerous national public relations industry awards, including the “Best of” Silver Anvil.

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melissa libby

CHARTER MEMBER

Georgia

Melissa Libby founded Melissa Libby & Associates (MLA) in 1992 after a successful career in hotel PR. Melissa and her team have served hospitality and retail clients through publicity, traditional and social media relations, strategic planning, social media marketing, event planning and implementation, and crisis communications. Melissa is also active in the community and has received numerous honors, including being named the Crohn’s & Colitis “Citizen of the Year.” She is a KCBS certified barbecue judge. She served eight years on the Board of Trust for the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, the last two as president. She also served two three-year terms on the Board of Directors for Georgia Organics and Adopt A Golden Atlanta. Melissa is a member of several food-focused non-profits including Les Dames d’Escoffier, James Beard Foundation and the National Restaurant Association. She has published two cookbooks featuring Atlanta chefs, Atlanta Cooks (2001, Longstreet Press) and Atlanta Cooks at Home (2006, CityBooks Publishing).

kim mckeeman

CHARTER MEMBER

North Carolina & Tennessee

Kim McKeeman, principal of McKeeman Communications, has more than two decades of integrated marketing communications experience and has loved every day of it. If you’re looking for a traditional agency model and approach – show the shiny thinking in the presentation process, and then transition the work to inexperienced team members - then Kim and her team aren’t your answer. If you’re looking for seasoned, open-minded communications professionals who work alongside new, fresh-thinking talent – with a “once-around-the-table” approach to creative communications solutions, that’s a different story. If that’s the case, we might be your company’s – and you might be our company’s – best fit. Kim divides her allegiance between offices in Raleigh, NC and Nashville, TN.

OFFICE: 919 696 7239    kim@mckeemanpr.com     www.mckeemancomm.com    @McKeemanComm

jamie meredith

charter MEMBER

Connecticut & Rhode Island

Jamie F. Meredith founded The Meredith Group, Inc. in 2005 to provide world-class PR and marketing communications consulting services to corporate and non-profit clients globally. The Meredith Group offers clients a high-quality alternative to supplement in-house resources for PR and marketing communications services. In addition to engagements with major global brands, The Meredith Group has extensive domain expertise working with the technology, education, and healthcare industries. Jamie is an active member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and served on the Executive Committee of PRSA’s Independent Practitioners Alliance (IPA) for 8 years (including 2010 Chair of IPA). Additionally, Jamie provides thought leadership in PR through industry speaking engagements across the country and published scholarly work including The Journal of Promotion Management. In 2009, Jamie was recognized as one of the “Top 40 under 40 Business Leaders” by The Business Report & Journal.

OFFICE: 703 217 2352     jamie@meredithinc.com     www.meredithinc.com

obi creative

CHARTER MEMBER

Nebraska

OBI Creative is an innovative advertising agency that connects companies and customers with what they need and love. Our consultants have varied experience and backgrounds. This affords our customers insights and strategies built from creative thinking and varied perspectives. Ann Pedersen, Vice President, Strategic Communications, spent 25+ years in broadcast news in Omaha and Minneapolis, MN, before transitioning to agency work. She is often called on to provide media relations and crisis communications counsel for OBI clients. She is a former board member of the Omaha chapter of PRSA and an inductee of the Omaha Press Club Journalists of Excellence Hall of Fame.

OFFICE: 402 493 7999    apedersen@obicreative.com    www.obicreative.com    @OBI_Creative

jeffrey ory

CHARTER MEMBER

Louisiana & Mississippi

A full service PR and marketing firm, il Stratega has extensive experience in creating and implementing integrated marketing and communication strategies to solve problems and advance business goals for a diverse group of clients, including national leaders in tourism/hospitality, food/beverage, retail, healthcare, banking, education, technology, as well as nonprofit organizations across the Gulf Coast region, including Louisiana and Mississippi. il Stratega founder and owner, Jeffrey Ory, has more than 20 years experience in the communications industry. His work has earned over 100 awards for its success including all three of the highest recognitions in the communication profession: The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Gold Quill Award and Jake Wittmer Research Award plus Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Best of Silver Anvil. Jeffrey is one of only two professionals dually accredited in communication and public relations by the PRSA and IABC in Louisiana. Jeffrey is a highly sought after speaker/presenter for professional development organizations internationally and universities/colleges throughout the region. He has also served on the International Board of IABC, a past chair of the organization’s Gold Quill Awards and is the current Chair of the Travel & Tourism Special Interest Section of PRSA.

OFFICE: 504 458 5866     jeffrey@jeffreyory.com   

profiles, inc.

CHARTER MEMBER

Maryland

For more than 25 years, Profiles, Inc. has been implementing creative, innovative, strategic and carefully executed communications programs, to help bring their clients more patrons, more donors, more believers, more business, more success - no matter how they measure success. Their range of services includes branding, messaging, earned media, social media, strategic planning, special event planning, marketing, advertising and crisis management, and they have developed unique relationships with media, elected officials, gatekeepers, business and community leaders, influencers, and community members throughout Maryland and beyond. Their expertise on behalf of businesses, organizations and foundations spans a number of industries including healthcare, education, nonprofit, real estate, tourism, arts and entertainment, food and beverage, accounting and law. Amy Elias is the founder and CEO of Profiles, Inc., and has more than 30 years of PR and marketing experience. As President, Amy Burke Friedman spearheads the firm’s business development program while also playing an active role in account management.

OFFICE: 410 243 3790     afriedman@profilespr.com     www.profilespr.com     @ProfilesBMore

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jon pushkin

charter MEMBER

Colorado

Jon Pushkin founded Pushkin PR in 1997, and with his candid, proactive approach to public relations, has become one of Denver's most widely respected PR professionals. Pushkin PR has designed and implemented dozens of successful integrated strategic communications programs, tackling issues including workforce recruitment, flu shot awareness, uninsured health coverage and hospital mortality. Jon is Accredited in Public Relations by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), and is a past president of the Colorado Chapter of PRSA. His work has been recognized with awards from PRSA, Colorado Healthcare Communicators and the American Marketing Association.

OFFICE: 303 733 3441    info@pushkinpr.com     www.pushkinpr.com     @Jon_Pushkin

rinck advertising

CHARTER MEMBER

Maine

Rinck Advertising is an award-winning full-service marketing, promotions and PR firm offering a variety of strategic planning, management and  services. Katie Greenlaw, MBA, APR is Director of PR at Rinck, and has extensive PR experience in a number of areas, including consumer packaged goods, higher education, government, small business and non-profits. In her extensive experience, Katie has served as editor-in-chief for a quarterly magazine, prepared speeches for politicians and actors, coordinated large-scale events across the nation, organized press conferences and distributed thousands of press releases. She has won numerous awards for her work, and heads up BlogBeat™ Digital Word-of-Mouth service for Rinck, harnessing the power of more than 2,000 influencers across North America.

OFFICE: 207 755 9470     katie@rinckadvertising.com     www.rinckadvertising.com     @RinckAd

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bob schiers

FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Pennsylvania & New Jersey

RAS Associates, LLC founder and owner Bob Schiers has more than 30 years experience in the communications industry, having served a wide range of retail, industrial, medical, technical and financial clients throughout the greater Philadelphia region. RAS Associates is a full-service PR, marketing and communications firm, specializing in media relations, community relations, event planning, product publicity, crisis communications, planning and research, content creation and targeted customer relations. Bob's received dozens of PR and communications awards, ranging from investigative news reporting, to feature writing for local and regional publications, to national marketing and advertising campaigns. 

OFFICE: 609 267 4861     CELL: 856 905 7851     bob.schiers@raspr.com     www.raspr.com     @BobSchiers

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teresa siavrakas

charter member

Michigan

Teresa Siavrakas is the founder of Social T Media. With more than a decade of experience in consumer and entertainment PR, she has worked on a variety of local, regional and national PR campaigns for small businesses, nonprofits, national retail chains, authors, large outdoor festivals and more. She specializes in media relations, event publicity, PR strategy and social media management. Her client work includes 7-Eleven, Blockbuster, TGI Fridays, Cold Stone Creamery, Country Fresh, Detroit Marriott, Broadway in Detroit, Detroit Institute of Arts, Ford Arts, Beats & Eats, Meridian Winter Blast, Detroit Goodfellows, Hospice of Michigan, Image Skincare Michigan, Italian Film Festival USA Metro Detroit, Huerto Restaurant & Tequila Bar, HealthPlus of Michigan and Blue Amber Medical Spa & Wellness.

OFFICE: 248 941 0294     teresa@socialtmedia.com     www.socialtmedia.com     @SocialTMedia

Terranova

charter member

Israel

Terranova Tourism Marketing and Consultancy, founded by Dov Kalmann, Chief Storyteller, is an Israeli marketing company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, operating since 2001, and is headed by experts of the Israeli travel trade and PR profession. It is specialized in the promotion of global destinations and tourism-related brands in Israel. It offers intelligence and marketing strategy assessments, creates brand awareness and promotes sales. It activates numerous mass and segmented distribution channels in Hebrew and Arab. It also operates webinars and virtual tourism fairs under the brand name of VITF. Counting among its longtime customers and partners: Thailand Authority of Tourism, Japan National Tourism Office, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Board in the UAE, Rwanda Tourism Board, Air Seychelles, Green Destinations, African Tourism board and more.

OFFICE: +972 77 8804700 info@terranova.co.il     www.terranova.co.il     

torchia communications

CHARTER MEMBER

Canada

TORCHIA Communications (pronounced “Tork-ya”) is a highly regarded strategic communications agency in Canada. Family-owned, it has been for decades and continues to be a trusted partner to organizations seeking PR programs that nurture strong stakeholder relationships and long-term value. The Torchia team is committed to customer service, proactive counsel, measurement and demonstrating the role PR plays in the success of our clients – but also society as a whole. With offices in Canada's two biggest cities, Toronto and Montreal, and with extensive North American and global experience, the Torchia team delivers integrated and ad-hoc PR programs/services to leading organizations, small and large. The agency’s edge lies in its people, corporate culture and commitment to the profession and the broader community. Torchia Communications is one of Canada's leading PR agencies. The Agency also owns and operates Centrik Translations, a wholly-owned and Quebec-based translations division that has successfully completed thousands of translation assignments in virtually every language and sector.

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cheryl van tessier

charter MEMBER

Wisconsin

Cheryl Van Tessier is the Principal of Finesse Public Relations LLC. Founded in 2003, Finesse PR provides strategic PR, social media and marketing communications services to business-to-business and consumer brands. Cheryl has nearly two decades of varied industry experience and a proven track record delivering results to clients in a broad range of industries including food and beverage, financial services, hospitality and higher education. A Wisconsin native, Cheryl has worked at advertising/PR and event marketing firms in the greater Madison and Milwaukee markets, delivering strategic counsel and expertise to businesses on a local, national and global basis. She is Accredited by the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB) and is a member and former Board of Director of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Madison Chapter.

OFFICE: 608 695 6510     ctessier@finessepr.net     www.finessepr.net

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jennie whitaker

CHARTER MEMBER

Austin & Houston

Jennie Whitaker co-founded Seedling Communications with her husband, Marcus, in 2010 after working in a handful of agencies across the country from central Texas to midcoast Maine. As a full-service communications agency based in Austin, Texas, they specialize in earned media coverage, creating and implementing overall marketing strategies and developing creative content and design elements to share client stories with the intended and targeted audiences. Working in nearly every major industry, Jennie has served local, regional and national clients on countless campaigns. In the past 15 years she’s helped launch dozens of entrepreneurs’  dreams as well as strengthened established brands from across the country.

wixhill

CHARTER MEMBER

United Kingdom

WixHill is a boutique PR, brand management and international travel trade representation agency working in the UK, Ireland, Western Europe and Australia/New Zealand; created by three partners with many years experience of running large agencies (and clients) who wanted to get back to active account work, creativity and personal client liaison. Based just outside London, WixHill offers international agency thinking and experience with individual commitment, personal service, flexibility and the nimble cost structure of an owner-occupied consultancy plus a proven track record, tangible results and excellent client retention. We are strategic planners, creative thinkers, branding experts and reputation managers, experienced at issues and crises planning and management. We create news, build reputations, drive business and delight our clients. We bring strategic insight, creative thinking, great media contacts, determined execution, impactful results, proven cross-border capabilities and the need to succeed.

 

OFFICE: 01483 203992    hello@wixhill.co.uk    www.wixhill.co.uk    @WixHill