Text Box: Team Bios

Karen Gleason - President

Karen received a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Public Relations from the University of Nevada and has since served in Public Relations for over 10 years, representing clients that span a variety of industries, including technology, non-profit, advertising, homeland security, athletics and healthcare . Karen has worked in the agency, corporate, non-profit and television environments and has experienced all angles of the public relations profession.
Client examples include:
Network ICE - succeeded in effective branding for Network ICE
Juniper Networks - assisted in creating and executing the branding strategy that brought this company to the forefront as the main competitor of Cisco Systems.
eEye Digital Security – coordinated and executed the media blitz campaign that revealed errors in several versions of Windows.


Mary Lynn Heath – Executive Client Manager

Mary Lynn offers excellent writing and speaking skills and has created and executed comprehensive community involvement, media and government relations plans. “Getting ink” is Mary Lynn’s forte and she easily identifies media hooks. With an advertising background and a journalism degree, she has the fortitude and skills to bring recognition and distinction to companies, setting them apart from competitors.
Her client examples include:
AT&T Wireless – ten-year PR manager for a four-state region.
Intelis – obtained regional and national press for this Internet solutions company for non-profit organizations.
Emic Networks – succeeded in gaining national trade stories, including a cover story, for this open-source solutions company.

“It is imperative for PR successes to translate into sales successes,” this 15- year PR practitioner adamantly states.


Katie Simpson – Vice President of Sales 

Katie brings a unique blend of skills to the GGCPR team.  She has sat on numerous Non- Profit boards over the last 15 years, including holding the positions of Chair and Fundraising, among others.  Katie was educated at the University of Oregon, has traveled the world before the age of 16 and has been contributing to promotional campaigns for over 20 years.

"Getting it done efficiently and done right" is her motto.

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