Kelly Davis, APR joins Riggs Partners as Director of Public Relations
July 17, 2013
COLUMBIA, SC – July 17, 2013 – Riggs Partners announces the addition of Kelly Davis, APR as Director of Public Relations.
Kelly is a twenty-year veteran of public relations and the former principal of Davis Public Relations and Marketing, one of South Carolina’s most effective and award-winning public relations consulting firms.
Kelly’s specialty areas include strategic public relations planning, brand development, issues management, grassroots advocacy and consumer marketing. She has represented clients in a variety of disciplines with a particular emphasis on public health, education and business-to-business communications. Her passion for working on causes and issues with widespread impact on the health of South Carolinians has led to historic policy change in our state.
We’re very fortunate to have Kelly join our team, said Teresa Coles of Riggs Partners. Her expertise in public relations brings to our clients an additional discipline that will greatly add to our service offerings, while her keen eye for strategic communications will blend seamlessly with our existing focus on brand development and management. We are delighted that she will head a new department that will serve as a key asset for the clients we serve.
An accredited public relations professional, Kelly serves on the National Board of Directors of the Public Relations Society of America, the world’s largest and foremost organization of public relations professionals. She has received more than 40 awards for effective public relations campaigns and tactics, including the 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2012 Best in Show Awards from the South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA). She was recognized by her peers as SCPRSA’s Distinguished Public Relations Practitioner of the Year in 2007.
Kelly received a bachelor of arts degree from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina and a master of mass communications degree from the University of South Carolina. She is an adjunct professor of public relations in the USC College of Mass Communications and Information Studies and a frequent guest lecturer in the Arnold School of Public Health.
Riggs Partners is a creative marketing consultancy that specializes in developing cross-channel brand communication programs for socially conscious companies, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations. Founded in 1987, the firm is also the founder of CreateAthon, a national program that champions effective marketing for nonprofit organizations through pro bono service.
