 | Don Bates, APR, Fellow PRSA, is an award-winning public relations executive, writer, trainer, and consultant. During his career, he has worked for major international corporations, nonprofit organizations, and consulting firms. Don has also taught part-time in graduate PR programs at Columbia, The New School University, New York University, and the George Washington University. At GW, he was the founding director of its first PR degree program in theGraduate School of... |
 | Jonathan Beaton is the founder of Inside Advantage PR, a media relations firm focused on crisis PR, litigation communications, and high-stakes reputation management. A former radio and television journalist, he advises corporations, law firms, and high-profile individuals across the U.S. and globally, helping them navigate critical PR challenges with clarity and speed. |
 | Andrew Blum is a PR consultant and media trainer and principal of AJB Communications. |
 | Sasha Boghosian is co-founder of Motio, a reputation consultancy |
 | Aric Caplan is Founder & Principal of Caplan Communications, a Washington, DC-area strategic communications and public-affairs consultancy advising mission-driven organizations. In 2021, a peer-reviewed Brown University study identified Caplan Communications as an outlier among PR firms for work advancing climate policy progress and public understanding. |
 | Ryan Colaianni is co-founder of Motio, a reputation consultancy. |
 | Phil Denning is a Partner at ICR. |
 | Andrew Frank is Founder and President of KARV Communications. |
 | Andrew Friedman is Managing Director of Crisis Communications at Orchestra. |
 | Tom Goodman is Founder, President and CEO of Goodman Media International Inc. |
 | Matthew Harrison is a partner at August and has more than a decade of experience consulting on high-stakes litigation and business situations at law firms and strategic communications consultancies. |
 | Jon Henes is Founder and CEO of C Street Advisory Group, LLC. |
 | Colin Hensel is Senior Director of Digital, AI Innovation & Analytics at The Herald Group. |
 | Carmen Hughes is Founder & Principal of IgniteX, a San Francisco Bay Area marketing and communications agency built for the AI era. [email protected] LinkedIn ignitepr.com X Facebook |
 | Jenny MacMichael is a partner at August. |
 | Pardis Mahdavi is Partner at Legend Labs. She is an educator, entrepreneur, scholar and former university president who has also served as provost, dean, and cabinet leader across institutions including the University of La Verne, University of Montana, Arizona State University, and the University of Denver. An expert on education, medical anthropology, and consciousness, Mahdavi has authored seven non-fiction books, two edited volumes and numerous articles in outlets such as... |
 | Evan Nierman is the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a global reputation management firm, and author of Amazon bestsellers “Crisis Averted” and “The Cancel Culture Curse.” |
 | Meredith Owen is Practice Leader of Integrated Intelligence at Real Chemistry. |
 | Sherry Pudloski is Group President of Corporate Affairs at Real Chemistry. |
 | Mike Reed is a Principal at Cornerstone. |
 | Meghan Tisinger is Managing Director of Leidar USA, a global communications consultancy with a specialty in crisis communications. |
 | Lauren Tomlinson is a Principal at Cornerstone. |
 | Ronn Torossian is the founder and chairman of 5W AI Communications, the AI Communications Firm. He founded 5W in 2003 and has led its growth into a top U.S. public relations agency serving Fortune 500 brands and category-defining startups across consumer, corporate, technology, crisis communications, public affairs, and digital marketing. 5W combines public relations, digital marketing, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and AI-visibility research, helping clients measure and grow... |
 | Richard Torrenzano is chief executive of The Torrenzano Group, which helps organizations take control of how they are perceived. For nearly a decade, he was a member of the New York Stock Exchange management (policy) and executive (operations) committees. Richard is a sought-after expert and leading commentator on financial markets, brands, crisis, media, and reputation. |
 | Frank Tortorici leads Marketing Maven’s finance and professional services media relations. He can be reached at [email protected]. |
 | Ruth Villalonga is the Founder & CEO of VILLA Communications. She is a former Fortune 500, government, and global agency senior strategist. |
 | Juliana Wheeler is a senior communications consultant, founder of Juliana Wheeler Consulting and a senior advisor with CLP Strategies. |
