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

Katherine Kilpatrick Account Supervisor

Why PR?

Katherine Kilpatrick: Account Supervisor, BlissPR-B2B Public Relations and B2B Marketing Services

I have the opportunity to learn something new each day. At BlissPR, I work with financial services firms to help them create thought leadership programs that can help to drive business growth – which means that I need to be “in the know” about both their business and their clients’ business. So whether its studying what messages will resonate with a critical audience, looking into competitor products and go-to-market strategies, or researching new targets in traditional and social media, there is always something new to learn.

Areas of Expertise and Interest

The majority of my clients fall within the financial services industry, and I particularly specialize in insurance and asset management. I love to develop new ideas with clients, and help to transform the way that their target market might feel about their company or its offerings. At BlissPR, I devote the majority of my time to account management, content development, media strategy and writing – but I’m also particularly passionate about navigating the world of social media for financial services companies.

What I Did Before BlissPR

Luckily, I joined BlissPR just after graduating with a business degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA (go Generals!), so there isn’t so much “before” BlissPR. Prior to that, I had an internship In PR for one summer where I got my first taste of the industry.

What I Do for Fun

I love exploring the exciting city that I call home and never seems to get old – I am passionate about trying new restaurants, visiting museums, seeing shows on Broadway and walking around the many neighborhoods. And while I try to escape to see my family in Texas whenever I can, I also try to see as many undiscovered parts of the world as possible.