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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maggie Rheney 731.394.2139 [email protected] KERRY GARDNER PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY FOR CHOICE MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS Nashville, Tenn. – Oct. 4, 2016 – Kerry Gardner has been promoted to Director of Publicity for Choice Media & Communications, effective immediately. Gardner joined Choice as a Senior Publicist in September 2014 following work as a Client Services Advisor at Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock. In the two years since Gardner joined Choice, she has been instrumental in helping lay the foundation of the business through outstanding client account management, media relations and social media strategy. She has also played a key role in marquee publicity campaigns including America’s favorite Bachelor Sean Lowe, The New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker, creator of the bestselling Simplified Planner® Emily Ley, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Weddings Lara Casey, Olympic diver David Boudia and the publication of “Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace.” In her new role, Gardner will assist with Choice business development and client acquisition, strategic research and planning, as well as overall campaign oversight. “I absolutely cannot imagine Choice without Kerry,” said Choice Media Co-Founder Heather Adams. “She joined our team right after we launched the business and has been fully invested in our clients and success since day one. Always positive, incredibly detailed and on top of everything, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team. Plus, she’s wicked smart. And it doesn’t hurt when clients are saying ‘I love that girl. SHE IS SO SQUARED AWAY. Every email punctual, every detail nailed, every tiny bit of correspondence handled like a true pro. KEEP HER FOREVER.’” A journalism major from Middle Tennessee State University, as an undergraduate Gardner wrote for The Murfreesboro Pulse and worked to earn her social media certification from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Additionally, she

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Page 1: KERRY GARDNER PROMOTED TO DIRECTOR OF PUBLICITY FOR … · Gardner joined Choice as a Senior Publicist in September 2014 following work as a Client Services Advisor at Jarrard Phillips

FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact:MaggieRheney731.394.2139Maggie@ChoicePublicity.comKERRYGARDNERPROMOTEDTODIRECTOROFPUBLICITY

FORCHOICEMEDIA&COMMUNICATIONS

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

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

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