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Erin Grohs is a managing supervisor in Fleishman-Hillard’s Raleigh office and currently works with clients to execute global strategic communications programs. She has worked with top-tier business and industry press publications, as well as a number of high-profile consumer and shelter publications. In addition to strategic communications and media relations, she has helped set and execute social media strategy for clients in the furniture and design industry, as well as currently helping clients manage their online reputations. She is a member of the FH Public Affairs, Energy and Sustainability practice groups, and is a former blogger for the FH Out Front practice group’s blog, Out Front Blog. Erin has helped successfully execute a variety of events, including President Obama’s visit to LED lighting specialist Cree in June 2011 and the opening of the first Zoës Kitchen in Raleigh. Additionally, she served as the project lead for various hiring and manufacturing events attended by federal, state and local offices, including the planning and execution of a community event in Garner, N.C., for Fleishman-Hillard client ConAgra Foods. The event featured elected officials as speakers, a dedication ceremony, and hosted more than 2,000 ConAgra employees and Garner citizens. Before joining Fleishman-Hillard, Erin was an account manager at a technology public relations firm, specializing in hi-tech start-ups and clients in the telecommunications and enterprise technology fields. She also worked as a public relations specialist in the corporate communications department for Weichert, Realtors®, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned real estate companies. While there, she developed and executed a variety of media strategies to maintain and increase positive news coverage, including writing and pitching national news stories, as well as maintaining relationships with industry, trade and top-tier media outlets. A New Jersey native, Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, with a minor in political science, from Rutgers University. Erin Grohs Managing Supervisor Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. 4350 Lassiter at North Hills, Suite 260 Raleigh, NC 27609-5739 919.457.0751 [email protected] www.fleishmanhillard.com 2011 WithIt Professional Conference 2125 Eastchester Drive Suite 103 • High Point, NC 27265 • 336.882.9372 • www.withit.org
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Erin Grohs is a managing supervisor in Fleishman-Hillard’s Raleigh office andcurrently works with clients to execute global strategic communications programs.She has worked with top-tier business and industry press publications, as well as anumber of high-profile consumer and shelter publications. In addition to strategiccommunications and media relations, she has helped set and execute social mediastrategy for clients in the furniture and design industry, as well as currently helpingclients manage their online reputations. She is a member of the FH Public Affairs,Energy and Sustainability practice groups, and is a former blogger for the FH OutFront practice group’s blog, Out Front Blog.
Erin has helped successfully execute a variety of events, including PresidentObama’s visit to LED lighting specialist Cree in June 2011 and the opening of the firstZoës Kitchen in Raleigh. Additionally, she served as the project lead for various hiringand manufacturing events attended by federal, state and local offices, including theplanning and execution of a community event in Garner, N.C., for Fleishman-Hillardclient ConAgra Foods. The event featured elected officials as speakers, a dedicationceremony, and hosted more than 2,000 ConAgra employees and Garner citizens.
Before joining Fleishman-Hillard, Erin was an account manager at a technologypublic relations firm, specializing in hi-tech start-ups and clients in thetelecommunications and enterprise technology fields. She also worked as a publicrelations specialist in the corporate communications department for Weichert,Realtors®, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned real estate companies. Whilethere, she developed and executed a variety of media strategies to maintain andincrease positive news coverage, including writing and pitching national news stories,as well as maintaining relationships with industry, trade and top-tier media outlets.
A New Jersey native, Erin holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, with aminor in political science, from Rutgers University.
Erin GrohsManaging SupervisorFleishman-Hillard, Inc.
4350 Lassiter at North Hills, Suite 260Raleigh, NC 27609-5739
2011 WithIt Professional Conference 2125 Eastchester Drive Suite 103 • High Point, NC 27265 • 336.882.9372 • www.withit.org
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