Founder of public relations and consulting firm that has successfully helped clients build sales, market share and brand trust. Visit www.CurranPR.com. Client service examples include:• Led media relations program that played a key role in securing the release of three associates of Curran PR client held by a foreign government.• Created health issue awareness initiative for medical profession resulting in local, state and national media coverage and millions of media impressions over the span of eight years.• Developed communications plans and strategies for start-up that enabled firm to position itself in marketplace, develop major partnerships and grow market share.• Created public awareness campaign for statewide organization that achieved goals of increased visibility with targeted audiences and greater awareness among decision makers. • Provided strategic PR counsel to industry leader regarding controversial personnel hiring decisions resulting in shortened news cycle.• Advised industry executives on use of traditional and evolving public relations techniques to achieve established and emerging business objectives. • Led crisis media relations efforts for top executive and survivor of overseas airport bombing resulting in increased visibility and awareness of organization.• Created and executed media relations campaign for leading nonprofit’s signature event that resulted in highest level of public support in 10 years.• Developed strategic alliances for industry representative resulting in private meeting with state governor and public recognition of organization's mission and programs. Visit http://www.youtube.com/CurranPR for samples of recent media coverage secured by CurranPR.Recent professional development activities:“The Legal Aspects of Social Media” Presenter: Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum of Venable LLP Sponsor: Georgia Society of Association Executives“Using Measurement to Calculate the ROI of Your Communications”Sponsor: PRSA Georgia

Served as member of Atlanta office leadership team. Provided PR counsel to and interacted with senior leadership of agency clients on a daily basis. Served as lead on highly visible healthcare account and provided strategic assistance to team leads on association, commodity and public affairs accounts. • Utilized broad career experiences to design highly effective public relations plans and direct successful team efforts that helped clients increase clinical service business lines, counter allegations by animal activists, and raise their profile with targeted consumer, corporate and public affairs audiences.• Contributed to award-winning agency programs for Georgia Department of Economic Development (PRSA Georgia Phoenix Award) and National Peanut Board (PRSA Silver Anvil winner). • Developed and executed program to secure neutral, third-party endorsement of agency client's leadership resulting in national exposure and increased prominence.• Employed public affairs background to orchestrate first-ever, multi-state government recognition program that increased stature and reputation of agency’s highly regulated commodities client.• Selected by GolinHarris to attend prestigious Public Relations Leadership Forum co-presented by the Institute for Public Relations, the Arthur W. Page Society and the Council of Public Relations Firms, 2009.

Senior communications executive. Counseled President on critical issues management, media response inquiries, and corporate strategies. Served as corporate spokesperson, coordinated all media relations programs and developed public relations and marketing plans for the corporation and its four affiliates.• Successfully fought proposed state budget cuts of $466M in FY 2007/2008 and $314M in FY 2008/2009 to healthcare organizations with the creation of consumer public relations, grassroots and marketing campaigns. • Secured substantial cost savings by managing vendor relationships and implementing cost-savings programs.• Supported mission of organization and its members by generating non-dues revenue. • Shortened crisis communications news cycles by providing confidential counseling to executives facing sensitive challenges associated with consumer concerns, health issues, crime, labor and safety issues.

Selected by peers for a second time to lead and manage prominent chapter of nation's leading association for public relations professionals. Chapter named as one of the fastest growing PRSA chapters in nation during term. Responsibilities included recuiting board members, creating professional development programs, developing succession plans and serving as delegate to national PRSA Assembly.

Selected by peers to lead and manage prominent chapter of nation's leading association for public relations professionals. Chapter named as one of the fastest growing PRSA chapters in nation during term. Responsibilities included recuiting board members, creating professional development programs, managing outside relationships and serving as delegate to national PRSA Assembly.

Led creation of public relations department. Directed and coordinated campaigns for both agency and clients including healthcare organizations, academic institutions, and municipal entities. • Directed PR campaign for Internet start-up company receiving $20 million in venture capital funding.• Increased client's market share by using local, state, national connections previously unavailable to client.

Counseled leadership on communications aspect of union programs and activities. Directed planning, policy, development, and execution of internal and external publications and Web site.• Restored organization’s reputation by developing and executing first-ever proactive communication plan.• Developed and implemented crisis communications plans for contract negotiations and strikes. • Created successful statewide marketing campaign that strengthened organization’s identity with target audiences.

State organization specializing in healthcare policy issues including access and reimbursement.

Senate Committee on Health - Standing committee charged with overseeing all public health and policy initiatives before the state Legislature.