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Tony Felice
Tony’s
25-year career has taken him from the halls of the U.S. Congress to
Arizona local city government. He has worked on
public policy and
strategy and media relations for large multi-national corporations and
small businesses alike. He began his agency in 2007 and clients
include Lewis and Roca, Arizona Science Center, Ticoz, Babaloos Cuban
Cafe, Urban Cookies and Community Tire & Automotive Specialists.
In the past, Tony generated substantial national coverage for
GoDaddy.com and its sponsorship of Danica Patrick. He also promotes
celebrity golfer Lee Brandon (landing a cover for ESPN) and MaxOnSnax,
a children’s animated television program. At the City of Mesa, he
headed up the communications efforts for some of the largest and often
the most controversial public projects. He proposed and implemented
public policy working directly with the City Council and City
management. In Los Angeles, he managed PR for Jimmy’s in Beverly
Hills, the New Otani Hotel, 1800UsedCars, and Manhattan Beach Studios.
He was the Communication Director for Robert Half/Accountemps, KPMG
Peat Marwick and was a legislative analyst on Capitol Hill for the
Washington, D.C. Council Office of both Chrysler Motors and Nissan
USA. Tony has won the 3CMA, Telly and Valley Forward Awards and has
helped his clients win the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s Small
Business of the Year and the W.P. Carey Spirit of Enterprise Awards. He
sits on the GPGLCC Board, Local First Arizona Board and is Co-Chair of
the HRC Federal Club Arizona Chapter. Tony graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in management and communications with a 4.0 g.p.a.
Tony Arranaga Prior
to joining our company, Tony Arranaga was an on-air reporter with
ABC-15 where he helped KNXV-TV grow a morning show audience. Popular
with sources and viewers alike, Tony has a talent for finding the right
stories that appeal to viewing audiences. Whether reporting on consumer
alerts, breaking news or lifestyle segments, he has a talent for
connecting with viewers and bringing his likable and relate-able
personality to the story. Since 1995, Tony has worked in television
newsrooms around the country. He started his career on the assignment
desk at the West Coast Bureau for ABC News in Los Angeles, then spent
several years covering politics in both Tampa and Washington, D.C.
before landing in Phoenix and joining KNXV-TV.Tony’s new passion is mass transit and blogs about the light rail system in Phoenix and his experiment with living car-free in the desert. He’s also developing a website on healthcare. Tony has a degree in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Arizona. Tony was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA.
Strategic Partners These
are the folks that I get to work with all the time, They have the same
vision and passion for doing great things as I do. It is my privilege
to call them colleagues and friends.
Charlotte Risch Many successful PR professionals come from a background in the media. Charlotte owes much of her success to a background in Television as a promotion producer and Emmy-nominated writer. She understands what the media want in a story. Her TV career began at WUPW, then WZZM and ultimately, KNXV ABC 15. At KNXV, she was integral in the branding of the “We Won’t Waste Your Time” campaigns and news format branding of “more news, more information” and the scrolling of news at the bottom of the screen, (which is now seen on almost all news stations).
Misti Graham Misti
Graham has built a strong reputation for excellence, innovation and
ethics. Her knowledge and dedication results in creative yet practical
approaches to meet your communications and marketing needs. She is an
expert in customized strategies effectively targeting all markets but
particularly diverse and dynamic demographics.
Mark Dillon For
the past 16 years, Mark has been a commercial litigator and employment
law attorney. He has worked for O’Connor Cavanagh and Sacks Tierney and
in-house counsel for Grub & Ellis. Mark is also the successful
owner of 4 celebrated restaurants in Phoenix including Ibiza Café, Fez,
Ticoz and Switch. Mark works behind the scenes, serving as controller,
bookkeeper, legal eagle and general problem solver. (He stays out of
the kitchen.) Mark graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. He is a member of the local and state bar associations. He served many years as an officer in the local chapter of the American Inns of Court and on the board of directors of the Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. Andrea Esquer Andrea’s
experience has ranged from the White House to the executive branch of
the State of Arizona. She is currently a student at the Sandra Day
O’Conner College of Law at Arizona State University. Until December of
2008 she was the Press Secretary under Arizona Attorney General Terry
Goddard where she worked with Goddard and members of his executive
management team on media relations involving complex legal issues. She
served on the board of National Association of Attorneys General from
2004 to 2005. Previously, she was a City Council Assistant with the
City of Mesa for Council Members Mike Whalen and Claudia Walters. Some
of the major issues she worked on included the opening of segments of
the Red Mountain Freeway and the proposal for a sports facility with
the Arizona Tourism and Sports Authority. Andrea was also the
Assistant Director for Publications & Operations, Center for Public
Policy & Service with Mesa Community College and Special Assistant
to the Administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration in Washington D.C. as well as Associate Deputy Director
for Presidential Personnel, the White House. Andrea holds a Master of Public Administration from Arizona State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arizona. Jane Gordon
Jane
Gordon has more than 20 years of experience in international public
relations as well as video television production. She has consistently
delivered international exposure for clients. Her experience spans
serving as executive producer for one of the world’s largest satellite
networks to directing the international multi-million dollar campaigns
for golf, luxury travel, public affairs and political campaigns. Her
previous positions include Vice President of Production/Public
Relations for Miller-Meester Advertising, Executive Producer for Quorum
International, Advertising/PR Director for V.P. International, Creative
Director for Leffel Communications, Group and Marketing Manager for
Markland Properties. Jane has extensive experience as a scriptwriter
and producer of full-length television programs from script to
screen. An avid sports producer, Jane has worked with many renowned
sports celebrities including baseball greats Johnny Bench, Randy
Johnson, Bob Brenly and Matt Williams; pro basketball stars Tom Van
Arsdale, Dan Majerle, and Kevin Johnson; football legends Emmitt Smith,
Hershel Walker, Danny White, Bill Bates, Gary Plummer and Ken Stabler;
and Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Gary Hall Jr. Over the past
twenty years, Jane has been involved in numerous TV projects,
including: Emitt Zone on KNXV ABC-15, Golf in Paradise,
ESPN/SportsChannel WorldWide, 24/7 Fox Television, Adventures of Alex,
Porchlight Entertainment and At Home With Christopher, Robin Leach TV
Pilot project. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from Arizona State
University. For
the past twenty-five years, Ben has forged an innovative and diverse
career in the advertising, communications and entertainment industries.
Well-grounded in the tactical as well as the creative aspects of the
process, Ben has the ability to strategize and quickly visualize an
entire campaign–from the ground up. Ben’s creative and strategic
philosophy is to “fly above and below the radar” when it comes to
developing and producing unique branding, marketing and advertising
campaigns. His ability to identify and articulate key concepts to
clients is also integral to his approach. He has served as senior management leader in the development of multi-level marketing campaigns and produced national radio, television, and print advertising for such clients as McDonald’s, ABC Television, Nike, Cox Communications, PBS, and Miller Beer among many others. He also has written and produced several short films for the MTV Networks, Home Box Office, and Showtime. Previously, Ben served as Creative Director for Mullen Advertising and as Associate Creative Director for E.B. Lane Advertising in Phoenix. During his tenure at Mullen, Ben was the creative director for such accounts as Wyndham Hotels, LXR Luxury Resorts and Cambridge Properties; as well as serving as a senior strategic advisor on each account. At E.B. Lane, Ben also supervised campaigns for the Arizona Lottery, Dairy Queen, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Midas. Check out Ben's website at www.gordoncreative.net Crista Cloutier Actively
involved in the contemporary art world throughout her career, Crista
Cloutier is internationally recognized as a writer, publisher,
lecturer, curator, historian, appraiser, and documentary filmmaker. Until 2007, Cloutier was the Director of Segura Publishing Company, a collaborative art studio located in Phoenix, Arizona. In her ten years of leading the company, she collaborated in the creation of original artwork with some of the most significant artists working today. This work is included in collections such as New York’s Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Chicago Art Institute. In 2004, the renowned French art press Gallimard published Cloutier’s research on 19th century spiritual photographs in their hardcover book to accompany the exhibition Le Troisieme Oeil for Paris’ Maison Européenne de la Photographie.Yale Press published the work again the following year for The Perfect Medium, an exhibition of the same name that showed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 2005. Cloutier has been invited to guest curate exhibitions throughout the country. She has lectured both in the states and abroad on issues related to both historical and contemporary art. Her essays on these topics have been published internationally. Cloutier was also a producer of the award winning documentary Pasa un Angel. Today, Crista Cloutier divides her time between London and Provence. She continues to work in art, publishing, and public relations. Lara Taubman Her critical writing has appeared in international
publications such as the Art Newspaper, Artforum.com, Art Papers,
Artnet.com, Sculpture Magazine and Artcritical.com and Idea Magazine to
name a few. She is also an arts correspondent for Artnews Magazine as
well as Contemporary Magazine writing for these publications on a
regular basis. Her reviews and essays have included artists such as
Kiki Smith, Andrea Zittel, Rirkit Tiravanija, Liz Cohen, Isaac Julien,
Dan Perjovschi, Sandow Birk and many others. She has covered art
exhibits such as the Prague Biennial, the Bucharest Biennial, Site
Santa Fe (2008) as well as major group shows all over the world. Her
interviews have included notable curators Dan Cameron and Okwui Enwezor
as well as artists Elizabeth Murray and Jill Moser. Stellar reviews and mentions about her exhibitions may be found in the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Art Papers, Elle Magazine: Bucharest, Time Out Magazine: Bucharest as well as smaller regional publications such as the New Times and Java Magazine. She has been included in special projects as the Juror for the Arizona State University MFA Student Exhibit as well as an invited critic in the graduate seminars there. She has been a Panel Judge for the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art Contemporary Catalyst Award, has been an invited speaker in Bucharest, Romania for the Pavilion Magazine Lecture series. She has been a consultant for numerous community arts events in the Downtown Phoenix Visual Arts scene as well as hosting her own impromptu project space, Housing Projects, based in her downtown Phoenix home. Taubman is a graduate from New York University where she received her Master of Arts from the American Studies Program in 2003. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Bennington College in Vermont in 1990. She has been mentored by intellectuals and art world workers such as Manthia Diawara, Andrew Ross, Sydney Tillim, Robert Farris Thompson and Walter Moseley among others. |








