Management Team

John S. Bliss: Founding Principal Elizabeth Sosnow: Managing Director Cortney Rhoads Stapleton: Executive Vice President, Director, NY Office Meg Wildrick: Managing Director

Professional Staff

Berj Alexanian: Account Executive Mireille Andrea: Account Executive Jordan Baxter: Associate Account Executive Taryn Berman: Account Supervisor Nathan Burgess: Senior Account Executive Robert Checkal: Associate Account Executive Vik Dutta: IT Manager Melanie Duzyj: Associate Account Executive Siobhan Ford: Account Supervisor Andrea Friedman: Account Executive Toddi Gutner: Senior Strategist Aven James: Account Supervisor
Lisa Karel: Senior Account Executive Katherine Kilpatrick: Account Supervisor Jessica Kinnard: Account Executive Matthew Kirdahy: Account Director Ariel Kouvaras: Account Executive Peter MacKellar:  Account Executive Olivia Malloy: Account Executive. Lara Martin: Administrative Assistant Colleen McKenna: Account Executive Dani McKie: Office Manager Donna McSorley: Senior Vice President, Director of Media Relations Ann Nguyen: Associate Account Executive
Sarah Salky: Associate Account Executive Kellie Sheehan:  Senior Vice President and Director of Professional Services Emily Simmons: Account Executive Alea Skwara: Account Executive Georgia Suter:  Associate Account Executive Keri Toomey: Senior Account Executive Megan Tuck: Associate Account Executive Miriam Weber Miller: Global Practice Leader — EVP Emily Weinman: Account Supervisor Benjamin Weiss: Account Executive Glori Perez: Senior Account Executive

Elizabeth Sosnow Managing Director

Why PR?

Elizabeth Sosnow: Managing Director, BlissPR-B2B Public Relations and B2B Marketing Services

I am actually the third generation of my family to practice public relations—which is pretty rare! From an early age, I was intrigued by the combination of verbal, analytical and presentation skills that the job requires. And some have pointed out that my collegiate theatre background was a useful way to learn how to tell a story.

Areas of Expertise and Interest

I wear a number of different hats at the firm. First, I develop and oversee implementation of strategy for large clients in financial and professional services, with a particular emphasis on the legal, insurance, marketing services and consulting industries. Second, I lead BlissPR’s Digital activities, including blogger outreach, influencer engagement, SEO benchmarking, email strategy and social network analytics. I am the incoming Chair of the Digital Practice for Worldcom’s Board of Directors in the Americas region.

As the firm’s Chief Media Trainer, I am responsible for helping our clients maximize their direct interaction with the press. Finally, I am a member of the firm’s management committee and help to set future direction for the company.

What I Did Before BlissPR

I’ve enjoyed a long relationship with the firm, and have actually worked at BlissPR since I graduated from college in 1991. Prior to that, I served as Director of Public Relations for the Museum of Holography for two summers.

What I Do for Fun

My husband and I are busy raising three young boys, which means our weekends are full of soccer games, Thomas the Tank Engine and chocolate milk. In my spare time, I’m an avid reader and a pop culture fanatic.