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Packard Judd Kaye engages trusted professionals to collaborate on specific
project work for our clients. Our affiliates’ talents and expertise encompass board development and governance, public relations, media relations, economic development, international relations, and overseas marketing. We are proud to present our affiliates here, and pleased to recommend them to our clients.
Stephanie Cotsirilos, governance
Combining her years of experience as a Wall Street litigator with a rich
repertoire in the performing arts, Stephanie has guided the boards and
leaders of a number of Maine organizations through transition and growth.
Stephanie presented Enhancing Your Board's Communication Skills during our fall 2008 workshop series and The Art of Embedding Your Message in Governance at our spring 2008 workshop series. Stephanie is an active presenter with the Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) and will lead two sessions in October 2008 and January 2009. Stephanie and PJK principal, Liane Judd, gave a presentation on behalf of MANP entitled, What Does Governance Have To Do With Marketing Your Nonprofit? in December 2007.
Catharine Hartnett, public relations
Catharine has spent 18 years as corporate spokesperson and media relations manager for several Maine organizations large and small including L.L. Bean and UnumProvident. Drawing on her experience, she focuses on how to promote and manage an organization’s public reputation through the media with an emphasis on building reliable and productive media relationships. Currently, Catharine provides communications support on a consulting basis helping clients develop and implement communications strategies, examine crisis response plans and develop community relations and contributions programs.
Catharine is helping to launch a statewide effort to educate Maine middle and high school students about philanthropy. Forward-thinking Maine foundations and corporations are collaborating on a new initiative – Jumpstart Our Youth – to teach 3200 Maine middle and high school students about the value of hands-on community commitment and the principles of "smart" philanthropy. With $1000 to donate in the school year, groups of student participants in the Jobs for Maine's
Graduates program from more than 50 schools in Maine will work together to design a request for proposals (RFP), review applications from nonprofits, participate in site visits, interview nonprofit applicants, review budgets – and then award grants.
Catharine has an MA in public policy from the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine, and a BA in political Science from the University of New Hampshire.
Paul Myer, sales and international marketing
Currently the Executive-in-Residence Professor at the Business School, University of Maine, Orono, Paul lived overseas for a number of years, directing the marketing efforts of major American corporations, after an exhilarating stint in the West Wing of the White House.
Read about Paul's experiences in China in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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Bob Sargent, international business consulting
A former diplomat in the United States Foreign Service and currently
managing consultant with Downeast International Consultants, Bob works with
clients in international trade. He has a deep interest in helping Maine
businesses succeed abroad.
Fernanda B. Viégas, online visualization & social networking
Fernanda B. Viégas is a designer and researcher. Her pioneering work focuses on the social side of online visualization of data exploring storytelling, collective sensemaking, and identity. In 2007, Viégas and her team created Many Eyes, a web site where anyone can upload data, create interactive visualizations, and carry on conversations. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally, and she is a sought-after speaker at international conferences in visualization and sociable media.
Fernanda received her Ph.D. and master's degrees from the Media Lab at MIT, and her bachelor's degree in Graphic Design and Art History from the University of Kansas.
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