Dr Duana C Welch Promoted to President of BlabberMouth PR
Released on = October 14, 2006, 9:48 am
Press Release Author = BlabberMouth PR
Industry = Small Business
Press Release Summary = Duana C. Welch, Ph.D. has been assigned president of BlabberMouth PR. As President of the company, Dr. Welch will oversee activities relating to the day-to-day operations. She will also focus on the strategic direction for BlabberMouth PR and play a pivotal role in leading the management team.
Press Release Body = BlabberMouth, L.P., the only public relations firm to offer its clients 100% representation by senior-level practitioners, announced today the promotion of Duana C. Welch, Ph.D., to President of the Company. Dr. Welch, who joined the Company in 2004 as Vice President and rose to the Executive Director position a year later, will continue to report to Patti D. Hill, CEO of BlabberMouth. Hill previously held the title of President.
Since Dr. Welch joined the Company, BlabberMouth has experienced strong financial and operational growth, gaining new accounts in the software, automotive, consumer electronics, healthcare, global information systems and publishing markets.
As President of BlabberMouth PR, Dr. Welch will oversee all activities relating to the day-to-day operations of the Company. She will also focus on the strategic direction for BlabberMouth PR and play a pivotal role in leading the management team.
\"Duana and I have collaborated daily for two years,\" said Patti D. Hill. \"She\'s an excellent executive who cares deeply about the success of BlabberMouth, its team members and clients. As President, Duana will now take on a more active role in the day-to-day operations of this fast growing company. We\'ve opened our services to several new market segments over the past two years, and Duana has been a driving force behind many of these initiatives. She has striven always to leverage our 100 percent senior-level representation on behalf of every client, and she has taken an active role in recruiting executives to build our team and our brand. Duana's experience, intellect, energy and passion to win big for our clients will doubtless serve us well in the years to come.\"
Welch holds bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in social / experimental psychology. Following seven years of graduate education at the University of Florida and a six-year professorship at California State University, Fullerton, Dr. Welch brought her wealth of knowledge and experience in business and social psychology to BlabberMouth PR.
As a testament to her ability to successfully interface with and influence diverse audiences, she was twice voted Professor of the Year. Dr. Welch's experiences that specifically address client needs include expert, audience-targeted communication of complex ideas; management of large research and writing teams; professional presentations for conference and lay audiences; authorship of dozens of technical and lay documents, publications, and grants; facile comprehension of diverse research and private-sector fields; and analytical, critical thinking, and statistical skills necessary for evaluating the effectiveness of media campaigns in today's competitive environment. Additionally, Dr. Welch served on Cal State Fullerton's Ethics, Research, Gerontology, Childcare, and Research boards as an elected member and has been a member of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, the American Psychological Association, the Chronicle for Higher Education, and the Gerontological Society of America. Currently, she serves as the strategic advisor and media relations specialist on behalf of clients in numerous industry verticals, in addition to her pro bono work as Communications Chair for the San Antonio Chapter of the American Diabetes Association's board.
About BlabberMouth PR BlabberMouth PR, the only public relations firm to offer its clients 100% representation by senior-level practitioners, specializes in high-intensity public relations activities. Focused on complex industries and issues, the firm\'s team of professionals combines a sophisticated understanding of business and the media environment with proven public relations and business experience. Distinguished by its demonstrated competencies in national and international media positioning in highly dynamic industries, BlabberMouth enables its clients to strategically accelerate the growth and success of their businesses. For more information, visit BlabberMouth's web site at: www.blabbermouthPR.com.
Web Site = http://www.blabbermouthPR.com
Contact Details = Patti D. Hill BlabberMouth PR 512.218.0401 patti@blabbermouthpr.com