affiliations

Public Relations Society of America
WMPRSA accreditation chairperson/instructor (2004-2008)
GVSU professor in public relations
 

awards

WMPRSA Gold Awards, 2007, 2004
Society for Technical Communication Awards, 2004, 2003
City of Dayton Environmental Champion Award, 2001
IABC Award of Excellence, 2000, 1996
PRSA Award of Merit, Dayton Chapter, 1996
Women In Communications Inc. Award, 1994
 

clients

American Seating
City of Dayton, OH
City of Union, OH
Configura - Grand Rapids, MI and Linköping, Sweden
Consolidated Machinery Movers - Dayton, OH
Elder Law Solutions - Grand Rapids, MI
Full Circle Marketing, Grand Rapids, MI
Gillis Family Chiropractic - Wyoming, MI
Multi Packaging Solutions - Holland, MI
Plachta, Murphy & Associates, P.C., Grand Rapids, MI
Saint Mary’s Health Care - Grand Rapids, MI
Tax Resolution Specialists - Grand Rapids, MI
Thoroughbred Fulfillment - Zeeland, MI
The Breton Group - Grand Rapids, MI
The Printery - Holland, MI
Woolpert, Inc. - Offices throughout the United States
 

education

St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, IN, Bachelor of Science in International Studies; minor in communications/journalism

experience

Owner, Intent Public Relations, Grand Rapids, MI
Senior Counsel, Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson,
   Grand Rapids, MI
Reporter, The Grand Rapids Press, Grand Rapids, MI
Public Relations Specialist, California Credit Union League
Media Buyer, D’Arcy, Masius, Benton & Bowles, Los Angeles
 

industries

Contract/office furniture
Engineering
Environmental
Financial
GIS/IT/geospatial
Government
Health care
Legal
Life sciences
Manufacturing
Medical
Pharmaceutical
Printing/publishing/fulfillment
Retail
Small business

Software