Atlanta PR Agency Adds Design Director, Assistant Account Executive
(Winter 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, has expanded its digital marketing and design capabilities with the addition of design director Tim Pengelly and assistant account executive Veazey Tramel.
In the newly created role of design director, Pengelly will serve as creative lead in the development of branding campaigns, print collateral and digital media for clients across a broad range of industries, including professional services, healthcare and technology. Tramel will provide creative assistance and PR support to clients in the government, professional services and retail industries.
“We have a large and diverse client base with ever-changing digital marketing needs. Having Tim in-house is very beneficial for both our clients and for us,” said Carol Cookerly, president of Cookerly Public Relations. “Veazey impressed us as an intern with her diligence and willingness to work hard. We were delighted to offer her a position on our team.”
Prior to joining Cookerly, Pengelly was creative director of the Gunning Group, an Atlanta based advertising and marketing agency. In this position, he was responsible for developing marketing and branding campaigns for clients in the retail, healthcare, technology and professional service industries.
Tramel recently graduated from Auburn University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations. Prior to graduating, Tramel interned with Verge Pipe Media and actively participated in her campus’s PRSSA.
About Cookerly Public Relations
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.