Kathy Brannigan
Kathy Brannigan is a seasoned communications professional with more than 16 years experience in developing strategic and intelligent public relations plans for business-to-business, consumer, government and non-profit, technology, sustainability and other industries.
Kathy works on Disability.gov, an initiative managed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) which serves as the federal government’s gateway to disability-related information and resources. Her responsibilities include developing media strategies for traditional and new media, media outreach, collateral materials creation, and Web site development.
Prior to joining Concepts, Kathy was the Senior Director of Global Communications for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) in Alexandria, Va. where she was responsible for managing the daily operations, implementation and integration of ACTE’s global communications and advocacy strategies. During her tenure there, she developed a public relations plan which identified the key issues that affect the international business travel industry, and branded the association as the go to source for commentary. This resulted in unprecedented media coverage for the association, both nationally and globally, in print, radio and broadcast.
Before moving to Washington, D.C. in November 2007, Kathy was Vice President, Public Relations for Greystone Partners in upstate New York, where she oversaw all public relations communications strategies for clients of the boutique full-service public relations and advertising agency. While there, she conceived and implemented innovative communications programs to increase brand awareness with consumers and enhance corporate image for high-profile organizations such as Walt Disney, OSRAM SYLVANIA, NASCAR and the Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission.
Prior to that, Kathy spent 10 years in Manhattan, working as a senior editor for Fairchild Publications, and as the associate public relations director for Cotton Incorporated (The Fabric of Our Lives), providing marketing communications and public relations services for the quasi-governmental not-for-profit national and international marketing and research trade organization reporting to the USDA.
Kathy also lived in Caracas, Venezuela from 1993-1996, where she was an international journalist reporting on the oil industry and the global business community for the Venezuelan-American Chamber of Commerce.
Kathy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY College at Cortland in English/Journalism. She is a member of the National Press Club.
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