Mary-Jane Atwater, MBA

President

Atwater Communications

304 Lamond Place

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: 703-683-4213

Fax: 703-683-4951

Email: mj@atwatercommunications.com

Web: http://atwatercommunications.com

Mary-Jane Atwater is president of Atwater Communications, an public relations, marketing and communications firm operating as a virtual agency. Since founding the company in 1996, Mary-Jane has helped nonprofit organizations, associations, local governments and businesses solve a wide range of communications challenges. She specializes in social marketing, campaign development, public education, event and meeting management, market research, collateral materials development and writing/editing.

Prior to launching Atwater Communications, Mary-Jane directed public relations and communications accounts at Mitchell Petersen, Inc., where she developed environmental public information campaigns, managed special events and conducted market research. Earlier in her career, she was a rehabilitation counselor for drug abusers and offenders.

Mary-Jane has more than 21 years experience in public relations and marketing. She holds an M.B.A in marketing and market research and an M.A. in Education, both from The George Washington University, and a B.A. cum laude from Connecticut College. She served as 2004 chair of the Independent Public Relations Alliance and currently serves as secretary of the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.