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Two decades of public relations agency experience working with customers throughout North America. Extensive knowledge of strategic communications planning, community relations, national business and trade media relations, communicating in collective bargaining group environments, and public education for various governmental agencies.
Industry Experience
Industry experience includes consumer products, pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper manufacturing, aluminum manufacturing, solid waste and recycling programs, truck and automotive products manufacturing, hospitals and managed care, engineering firms and numerous city and county departments and agencies.
Professional Experience
- Vice President/Principal
Carolina Public Relations, Charlotte, N.C.
Since 1994, led relationships with various subsidiaries of Freightliner LLC, Portland, Or., including Thomas Built Buses, Orion Bus, America LaFrance, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation and MedicMaster Ambulances; Tindall Corp., Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, Ky., Greenville County, S.C., City of Florence, S.C., City of Columbia, S.C., Charlotte/Mecklenburg Utilities Department.
- Vice President/Principal and Director of Client Services
Epley Associates/Public Relations, Charlotte, N.C.
More than 10 years experience providing counseling to numerous local, state and regional customers. Customers included Alcoa, Carolinas Medical Center, Memorial Mission Hospital (Asheville, N.C.), Mecklenburg County Solid Waste Services and Mecklenburg County Engineering.
- Business Writer
Business/North Carolina Magazine
- Campaign Staff
Eddie Knox for N.C. Governor
Professional Involvement
- Accredited Member, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
- Member, PRSA Counselors Academy
- Member, Charlotte Chapter, PRSA
- Former national assembly delegate
Community Involvement
- Board Member, Community Food Rescus
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science
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