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Kristen Hayes

Kristen Hayes
Kristen Hayes is the Communications Director for CRC Health Group. In this role, she is responsible for enhancing awareness of the company, its 135 facilities, key employees and large-scale events by developing, implementing and monitoring media relations, managing crisis communications and directing a variety of external and internal relations efforts. Kristen has over 10 years of for-profit, not-for-profit and agency experience in marketing, public relations, promotions, fundraising and event planning.

Prior to CRC Health Group, Kristen was the Marketing and Communications Manager for Orange County commercial real estate firm Johnson Capital where she was responsible for all internal and external marketing communication including press releases, ad copy, corporate intranet, website and events. Before this, she was a marketing and communications director at the University of San Diego where she managed marketing collateral design, press releases, e-newsletters, conferences, events and fundraising efforts. Kristen also worked in marketing and promotions at LEGOLAND California and for boutique, San Diego based PR agency, Stock/Alper & Associates, following a career in entertainment with the William Morris Agency and personally for Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh.

Kristen graduated cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies. She completed media training by former NBC News anchor Vic Salazar in 2009.



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Marissa Lorenzo
PR Intern for the City of Anaheim and Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High School

Cynthia Ragland, APR
Vice president of marketing and communication at the Orange County Community Foundation (www.oc-cf.org).

Dan Nasitka
Dan Nasitka currently works for The Discovery Science Center as Manager of Public and Community Relations.

Alice McWilliams
Producer at KFI AM 640

Judy Iannaccone
Director of Communications and Internal Affairs, Rancho Santiago Community College District

Danny Craig, APR
Western US Public Relations Lead for Stantec

Matt Prince
Manager of Executive Communications, Disneyland Resort

Scott Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer at Westbound Communications

Bob Menzies
Public Relations Specialist, AnyMeeting, Inc.

Sheila Rodriguez
Account Coordinator at Grand Avenue PR

Wida Etemadi Karim
Communications Manager for the Irvine Ranch Conservancy

Kelly Teenor
Kelly Teenor, APR, is Director of Marketing at Hall & Foreman, Inc (HFI).

Randy Taylor
President, Taylor Digital a leading full service web development company

Doug Fleischli
Public relations writer and strategist for small business, education and non-profit

Payal Kumar
Director of Communications and Marketing, The Wooden Floor

Simon Oh
Public Relations Intern for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)

Ryan Hines
Recent graduate of the University of South Florida

Halie Schmidt
Halie currently works for Hill+Knowlton, Inc. as a Senior Account Executive.

Daniel Rhodes
Vice President, Public Relations for Global Results Communications

Katie Coates Ageson, APR
Katie specializes in crisis communications and communications program management.

Cristina Walters
C&M Communiqué remains poised for the economic upturn, as housing industry leaders reassess their value positions in a competitive market.

April Galvan
Account Coordinator at Westbound Communications

Marcus Ginnaty, APR
Account Supervisor at Porter Novelli and Past President of OCPRSA

Alyssa Mihm
Marketing Coordinator for Fairmont Private Schools

Brad Lotterman, APR
Senior Manager, External Communications, OptumHealth (a UnitedHealth Group Company)

Caroline Rustigian-Bruderer
Director of Public Relations & Communications at Visit Newport Beach Inc.

Linda Landers
Linda Landers is the Founder and CEO of Girlpower Marketing.

Scott Robertson, APR
President, Robertson Communications

Randy Taylor
President, Taylor Digital a leading full service digital media company

Dan Griggs
Communications Specialist for the Arthritis Foundation

Teri Sawyer
Teri Sawyer is the owner and lead PR consultant at T&Co. Public Relations.
 

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