Whittington & Associates, LLC About

Ron Whittington

Ron Whittington, APR, founded Whittington & Associates, LLC in 2005 and handles account management, media relations, writing and day-to-day operations. The consulting practice is anchored by his expertise in the field - as a writer, reporter, public relations manager, and spokesperson.

He has conducted thousands of interviews in various roles as an agency spokesperson and uses that experience to prepare clients for local appearances and national news interviews for media outlets including CNN, Time Magazine and Barron's.

Whittington has consulted under the name Whittington Corporate Communications in Dallas (1991-1994) and as WhittCom, Inc. in Atlanta (1996 – 2002).

He received his Associate in Public Relations (APR) accreditation through the Public Relations Society of America in 2005.

He periodically works with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as a field public information officer. Whittington has served as the spokesman for JEA (Jacksonville's public utility), as Olympic Information Officer for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transportation Authority during the 1996 Olympic Games, as Public Relations Manager for Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and as Media Relations Manager for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce.

Before entering the public relations field, he was a researcher/reporter with the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Journal and a reporter/anchor with CNN Radio in Atlanta. He is a graduate of Georgia State University.

Lori Ann Whittington

Lori Ann Whittington has more than 20 years experience in the field of fundraising and development and provides advice and counsel on client projects in the non-profit industry.

She has held a variety of positions in non-profit management, including the role of executive director. Lori Ann has also been a director of marketing and development, a special events coordinator, and an associate director of development. In other words, she knows the business of fundraising through first-hand experience in the field and inside the board room.

Additionally, she managed her own consulting firm, Especially Events, in Dallas, Texas and was co-owner of WhittCom, Inc. in Atlanta -- a consulting firm that specialized in marketing and fundraising services for non-profit agencies. She has been employed at agencies such as The Arts Festival of Atlanta, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and The Dallas Opera. She is a key resource for our clients.

Other public relations and marketing professionals who work with Whittington & Associates include:

Stephanie Barker McLain, APR (public relations)

Bob Conrad (graphic design)

Joe Merkley (web design)

Scott Griswold (web design)

Wendy Loughton (administration)

Chantal Koerner (support services)

Clients Past and Present

Private Sector

Accelerated Construction (media relations)

Associates in Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (media relations, advertising)

Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors (media relations)

Carter's Pharmacy (media relations)

Cinemark USA, Inc. (media relations/special events)

Clary & Associates Mapping and Surveying (advertising /community relations/copywriting/media relations/special events)

Coastal Cosmetic Center (advertising/media relations/copywriting)

Creditor Resources, Inc. (media relations/copywriting)

Dan Ciez, Financial Planner, Waddill & Reed (media relations)

Expresstax (media relations, web development)

Future Energy Corporation (media relations/special events)

First Office Solutions (web development)

Gas Knob Restaurant (media relations)

Green Acres Sporting Goods (copywriting/graphic design/media relations/web development)

Hallwood Development (media relations/special events)

Harland Financial (copywriting)

J.A. Long Custom Builders (advertising/media relations/ web design & maintenance)

Jacksonville Transportation Authority (strategic marketing)

Keller Williams Realty/Realtor Mark Dilworth (media relations)

Keller Williams Realty/Realtor Phil Pierce (media relations)

Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville (speechwriting/copywriting)

Plaza III/The Steakhouse (advertising/marketing/media relations/special events/web content/writing)

Ponte Vedra Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery (media relations/special events/copywriting/web support)

Prudential Network Realty/Realtor Cici Anderson (advertising/media relations)

Prudential Network Realty/Realtor Michelle Cummings (media relations/web design & maintenance)

Prudential Network Realty/Realtor Michelle Mousin (advertising/media relations)

Pusser's Caribbean Grille/Ponte Vedra Beach (media relations)

Sundrez (advertising/marketing/media relations/web development)

Southern Energy, Inc. (copywriting/media relations)

TTV Architects (media relations)

United Parcel Service (research/copywriting)

Non-Profit Sector

Academy of Coastal and Environmental Studies (organizational assessment)

Arts Festival of Atlanta (fundraising/consulting)

Beaches Watch (strategic planning/media relations/board development)

Christ Church Episcopal School (media relations/publications/special events)

City of Wylie, Texas (media relations)

Creating Healthy Families (organizational assessment)

DIErections (organizational assessment)

Elder Source (organizational assessment/fund development/marketing plan/annual report)

Faith Temple Church of Christ (media relations/video production)

Gwinnett County Health & Human Services (copywriting/publications)

Gwinnett Foundation (media relations/fundraising)

Gwinnett Housing Resource Partnership (fund development plan/marketing planning and collateral development/signature special event development and production/grants plan/grant writing)

Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies (organizational assessment)

HEROES (grant writing)

JAX Teen Alliance (organizational assessment)

Metropolitan Area Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) (annual report/graphic design/copywriting)

Seacoast Christian Academy (organizational assessment)

The Way Clinic (grant writing)

Travelers Aid of Metropolitan Atlanta (fund development plan/marketing planning and collateral development/media relations/web design & maintenance/signature special event development and production/grants plan/grant writing)

United Way (Champion Zones consulting)

Woodland Acres Church (organizational assessment)

Youth Art Connection (media relations)

Freelance Writing

Jacksonville Magazine

Water's Edge

The Florida Times Union

North Florida Doctor

Mature Matters

HealthSource