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Catherine Bolton
Catherine Bolton has more than 30 years experience in the public relations and communications industry. Prior to returning to northeast Pennsylvania where she served as project director for Wall Street West, Catherine was the president and chief operating officer for the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). At PRSA, Catherine was an advocate for the public relations profession and a frequent speaker on the crisis communications and planning.
Catherine was instrumental in the restructuring of the 30,000 PRSA-member organization during her tenure and also was responsible for the re-branding and financial turnaround of the Society, and its many related products, including, The Strategist and Tactics, the PRSA website, and the organization’s professional programming initiatives. She also was a founding board member of The Global Alliance of Communication and Public Relations.
Previous to her PRSA association, Catherine served as a vice president and director of Worldwide Communication Programs for International Copper, a marketing organization for the copper industry. There she established a worldwide public relations network and marketing communication programs to encourage the use of copper products and respond to questions of sustainability and health regulations relating to copper in the environment.
Additionally, she held various directorial roles at Akzo Nobel Salt, WNET Public Television, and The Princess Grace Foundation. Catherine began her PR career at Six Flags Corporation, where, as the national manager of public relations, she managed the company’s first public relations office in Manhattan and was responsible for publicity for all Six Flags properties.
Catherine was also an adjunct professor at the University of Scranton, teaching public relations and public speaking and is currently an adjunct at Marywood University.
"Catherine Bolton has the energy, vision and expertise to make things happen. Her sincere enthusiasm and decisive capabilities are the driving forces behind her proven track record for success."
Martha Whiteley
Public Relations Manager
Panasonic Corporation of North America
"Catherine Bolton is one of the most seasoned strategic thinkers I've ever known. She can look at a situation, analyze it carefully, and then determine a sound strategic approach that will address the issue, solve the problem, deliver the needed results. She combines that strategic thinking with a strong creative streak -- she looks way beyond the usual parameters and proposes ingenuous ways to reach target audiences and move them to action. And on top of it all -- she's truly a delight to work with! Her patience, sense of humor and ability to keep a lot of balls in the air at the same time have greatly contributed to her success in the world of marketing and communications."
Kathleen Larey Lewton, APR, Fellow PRSA
Principal, Lewton, Seekins & Trester
2001 National President, Public Relations Society of America
Chair, PRSA Foundation
Mary Kay Warner
Mary Kay Warner’s experience providing public relations, advertising, and marketing communications services spans nearly 25 years assisting clients in the communications, architectural, industrial, information technology, manufacturing, government, and education industries, achieve their communication objectives with internal, external, and constituent audiences. The list of clients for whom Ms. Warner has been associated include: Akzo Nobel Salt, American Institute of Architects, AT&T, Cahners Publishing, International Salt, Owens-Corning Fiberglas, and, the U. S. Army, among others.
Mary Kay’s discipline in the public relations, advertising, and marketing communications industry is derived initially from her 14-year association with Burson-Marsteller, one of the foremost public relations firms, where Ms. Warner was responsible for the successful development and execution of numerous new product introductions, media relations campaigns and tours, targeted direct mail marketing, consumer loyalty programs, and, special events, all designed to achieve each respective clients’ communication objectives. Ms. Warner’s ability to craft copy for press releases, collateral material, and articles for industry periodicals, earned her a position as assistant editorial director at Burson-Marsteller.
Mary Kay continued applying these communication disciplines with Akzo Nobel Salt, one of the country’s leading commercial, chemical, and industrial salt producers, supplementing these skills by developing and implementing crisis communication programs at the company’s ten production facilities. Subsequently, her association with Diversified Information Technologies provided Ms. Warner with the opportunity to develop and implement numerous employee, community service, and targeted customer-based communication and business development initiatives, elevating the company’s overall perception while generating substantial revenue growth.