Leading Economic Development Communications Strategist Joins Ron Sachs Communications

August 07, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - Veteran economic development strategist and communicator Lisa Nason has been named Vice President at Ron Sachs Communications, Florida's top rated public affairs media consulting firm. Based in Orlando, Nason will guide the company's Central Florida-area business operations.

"We're very proud of the strong operation we've built in Central Florida and know that Lisa's leadership skills will take us to an even deeper presence in the region," said Ron Sachs, President and CEO of Ron Sachs Communications. "Lisa brings with her tremendous expertise in strategic communications with an emphasis on economic development to an already distinguished, dedicated management team."

Nason brings more than two decades of communications experience in corporate and public affairs to Ron Sachs Communications. A former vice president of Enterprise Florida, the state's public/private economic development partnership, Nason also has served in the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development under Governors Charlie Crist and Jeb Bush where she played an instrumental role in economic development issues. She also has served as a public affairs consultant to various elected officials in the Commonwealth of Virginia and as special assistant for community affairs for Orange County, Florida.

"Ron Sachs Communications is proud of the veteran communicators who make up our senior management team, and we're pleased Lisa is on board," said Michelle Ubben, chief operating officer of Ron Sachs Communications.

"Lisa is a high-caliber strategist and communicator who possesses a solid understanding of Florida's business community and its importance in our daily lives as well as the future of the state."

A full-service public relations firm, with offices located in Tallahassee and Central Florida, Ron Sachs Communications is Florida's top rated public affairs firm and is ranked among the Top 100 independent public relations firms in the United States. To meet client publicity and public policy objectives statewide, Ron Sachs Communications provides a competitive advantage built on strategic relationships, dynamic creativity and smart and aggressive communications strategies that generate superior results. The firm provides public relations, video and multi-media production, public affairs consulting, advertising, media buying and design, public education initiatives and cause marketing.

Contact: Sheryl Rosen, (850) 222-1996 or srosen@ronsachs.com