kerry gardner promoted to director of publicity for … · gardner joined choice as a senior...

FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact:MaggieRheney731.394.2139Maggie@ChoicePublicity.comKERRYGARDNERPROMOTEDTODIRECTOROFPUBLICITY

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Nashville,Tenn.–Oct.4,2016–KerryGardnerhasbeenpromotedtoDirectorofPublicityforChoiceMedia&Communications,effectiveimmediately.GardnerjoinedChoiceasaSeniorPublicistinSeptember2014followingworkasaClientServicesAdvisoratJarrardPhillipsCate&Hancock.InthetwoyearssinceGardnerjoinedChoice,shehasbeeninstrumentalinhelpinglaythefoundationofthebusinessthroughoutstandingclientaccountmanagement,mediarelationsandsocialmediastrategy.ShehasalsoplayedakeyroleinmarqueepublicitycampaignsincludingAmerica’sfavoriteBachelorSeanLowe,TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorJenHatmaker,creatorofthebestsellingSimplifiedPlanner®EmilyLey,Editor-in-Chiefof

SouthernWeddingsLaraCasey,OlympicdiverDavidBoudiaandthepublicationof“Undivided:AMuslimDaughter,HerChristianMother,TheirPathtoPeace.”Inhernewrole,GardnerwillassistwithChoicebusinessdevelopmentandclientacquisition,strategicresearchandplanning,aswellasoverallcampaignoversight.“IabsolutelycannotimagineChoicewithoutKerry,”saidChoiceMediaCo-FounderHeatherAdams.“Shejoinedourteamrightafterwelaunchedthebusinessandhasbeenfullyinvestedinourclientsandsuccesssincedayone.Alwayspositive,incrediblydetailedandontopofeverything,shebringsawealthofknowledgeandexperiencetoourteam.Plus,she’swickedsmart.Anditdoesn’thurtwhenclientsaresaying‘Ilovethatgirl.SHEISSOSQUAREDAWAY.Everyemailpunctual,everydetailnailed,everytinybitofcorrespondencehandledlikeatruepro.KEEPHERFOREVER.’”AjournalismmajorfromMiddleTennesseeStateUniversity,asanundergraduateGardnerwroteforTheMurfreesboroPulseandworkedtoearnhersocialmediacertificationfromtheUniversityofWisconsinatMilwaukee.Additionally,she

internedattheNashvilleofficeofU.S.Sen.BobCorker.GardnerliveswithherhusbandJakeGardnerinKnoxville,Tenn.ABOUTCHOICEMEDIA&COMMUNICATIONS,LLCFoundedin2014,Choiceisaboutiquemediaandcommunicationsbusinessdedicatedtoprovidingclientsintheentertainmentandlifestylespacewithqualitypublicrelations.Tolearnmore,pleasevisitwww.choicepublicity.comorfollowChoiceMediaonFacebook,TwitterandInstagram.

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