team profiles

	Ayla Anderson Led Florida’s 2010 Census statewide outreach campaign, coordinating the efforts of agencies on behalf of the Executive Office of the Governor. Pursuing Master’s in Business Administration from Florida State University.
	Shannon Colavecchio Organized 2010 legislative session campaign that helped safeguard millions in annual funding for biomedical research. Former education and state politics reporter, St. Petersburg Times. Utilizes media and legislative contacts on behalf of MCG Advocacy.
	Jordan Jacobs <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><img alt="Jamie" height="200" src="/images_content/page_backgrounds/JamieBIO_Pic_Web.jpg" width="143" /></td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <h2>Jamie Fortune</h2> <ul> <li value="0">Manages grassroots and advocacy activities for top-level healthcare clients.</li> <li value="0">Expert in addressing key target audiences regarding sensitive healthcare programs and issues.</li> <li value="0">Conducts advocacy training for national and state non-profit organizations.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> Brings more than seven years of extensive experience in client and media relations. Secured unprecedented local, regional and national media coverage on behalf of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County.
	Jamie Fortune Manages grassroots and advocacy activities for top-level healthcare clients. Expert in addressing key target audiences regarding sensitive healthcare programs and issues. Conducts advocacy training for national and state non-profit organizations.
	David Frady Plays a key role in garnering public and media relations success for non-profit and association clients. Pursuing Ph.D. in Mass Communication at Florida State University and was selected as the top student in his graduate program in 2009-2010.
	Audrey Morris Has garnered millions of impressions for clients through diverse and effective advertising planning. Impacted Ford Motor Company purchase consideration and sales through an integrated grassroots public relations campaign in Florida. Most notably, she led a strong media relations effort through which exposure was secured on every local television affiliate and more than 90 percent of newspapers throughout Florida. The team has secured more than 800 media hits in just two years.
	Emily Read Led a grassroots campaign focused on rural communities for 2010 Census outreach that garnered a 5 percent increase in response rate statewide. Holds a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing and Management Communication from Florida State University.
	Fernando Rodriguez Manages the Hispanic marketing outreach of Ford Motor Company and oversees the Miami, Los Angeles, New York and Houston markets. Working toward a Master’s degree in Communication and a Hispanic Marketing Certificate from Florida State University, where he also serves as the senior graphic designer for the Center for Hispanic Marketing Communication, the first of its kind to serve as the primary source of knowledge and information about Hispanic marketing communication in the United States. An award-winning graphic designer with more than 20 years of experience.
	Nanette Schimpf Orchestrated an assertive media relations campaign on behalf of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that netted more than 52 million consumer impressions over one year and increased retail sales of Florida ocean-caught shrimp from 90 percent to 1,900 percent. Successfully coordinated advocacy campaign on behalf of PhRMA in Puerto Rico. Led five-month campaign to prevent passage of a North Carolina health care reform proposal – using media coverage, constituent petitions and statewide events to highlight the proposal’s threat to small business and access to quality healthcare.
	Fernando Senra Implemented aggressive communications plan on behalf of the Florida Hospital Association to remove health care access barriers and allow direct payment for services rendered by out-of-network providers. Led campaign to improve transparency in Florida’s annual court clerks funding. Orchestrated grassroots components of 2010 Census campaign on college campuses.
	Liz Shawen Successfully led social media campaign on behalf of Anheuser Busch. Orchestrated public affairs campaigns in multiple states to safeguard prescription substitution practices and to protect the business community from harmful legislation. Holds a Master's in Professional Studies in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University.
	Patrick Sheffield Assisted on a national research project on behalf of the Amylin/Lilly Alliance to develop a set of tools used to increase awareness of diabetes prevalence within key stakeholder groups such as policy makers and disease state advocacy leaders. Led in the development of a consumer guide to educate the public about controlling and preventing diabetes.
	Justin Smith Award-winning designer who has captured one Gold and six Silver ADDY Awards from the Greater Tallahassee Advertising Federation. Led the design process on all collateral for award-winning campaigns such as College Census outreach, Florida Governor's Office of Film and Entertainment and City of Tallahassee Natural Gas.
	Katie Spillman Impacted students and community members in major Florida markets with Ford’s award-winning teen safe driving program, Driving Skills for Life. Garnered maximum media coverage and attention from key influencers with the launch of the 2011 Ford Explorer in Miami, FL July of 2010. Holds a master’s degree in Integrated Marketing and Management Communication from Florida State University.