Atlanta PR Agency to provide media relations for 2013 Annual Giving Campaign
(Winter 2013) The YMCA of Metro Atlanta kicked off the 2013 “Why It Matters” annual giving campaign today. Carol Cookerly, president of Cookerly Public Relations, will co-chair the organization’s effort to raise $2.7 million for the program. Gifts to the campaign will be used to provide YMCA scholarships to children, adults and families in need of financial assistance.
Cookerly Public Relations will provide media relations and communications support for the program. The agency is a long-time supporter of YMCA of Metro Atlanta. Carol Cookerly, president of Cookerly Public Relations, joined YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s board in 1996. Cookerly has chaired three previous campaigns, and her leadership has helped guide YMCA of Metro Atlanta’s strategic direction. In 2011, Cookerly received the Bransby Christian Leadership Award for her ongoing service.
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Cookerly Public Relations provides focused, strategic public relations counsel to an array of diverse, complex clients – from Fortune 500 companies to the public sector – across a broad range of industries including finance, environment, healthcare, technology and professional services. The seasoned experience of the Cookerly team delivers measurable results that strengthen our clients’ bottom lines through effective media relations, issues management and crisis communication, branding, and B-to-B and B-to-C marketing communications. Founded in 1990, Cookerly Public Relations is consistently ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the region’s top 10 privately-held public relations agencies.
As senior vice president at Cookerly, Mike Rieman specializes in building and maintaining relationships with the media and has an excellent track record of landing significant placements in print and broadcast media including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Money Magazine.
As design director at Cookerly, Tim serves as the creative lead in the development of branding campaigns, print collateral and digital media for clients across a broad range of industries, including consumer, professional services, healthcare and technology.
As vice president of Cookerly, Sheryl Sellaway uses her extensive corporate communications background to lead consumer PR efforts, deliver strategy for marketing programs and share expertise about community initiatives.