Rasky Baerlein Grows Public Affairs Team and Announces Four Promotions
May 13, 2009 (Boston) - Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications today announced the hiring of Owen Pollock to the Public Affairs team. The firm also announced promotions of four staff members: Lauren Crowne, Marissa M. Goldstein, Lea Cademenos, and Lily Lynch.
“We are always proud to promote from within, and these four individual have proven to be important assets to the service we bring to our clients,” said Joe Baerlein, President of Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications. “And we’ve had great success with grassroots and advocacy campaigns and know that Owen Pollock’s expertise in get-out-the-vote campaigns will only enhance and benefit the work we do for our clients.”
Owen Pollock will work with the public affairs and government relations team as a public affairs associate. He will be responsible for day-to-day account management, legislation research, gathering political intelligence and conducting government outreach. With his strong background in working on campaigns, Owen will also participate in grassroots campaigns on behalf of clients. Before joining Rasky Baerlein, Owen worked on numerous national and regional political campaigns.
Rasky Baerlein also promoted four members of its staff:
Lauren Crowne has been promoted to account executive with the education, healthcare and nonprofit team. She provides communications support to the team through media monitoring, research and analysis, and media outreach for the team’s clients such as American Cancer Society, Boston Center for Adult Education, Lasell College and Museum of Science, Boston.
Marissa Moskowitz Goldstein is now an account executive for the energy and environment practice group and provides communication support, including the development, coordination and execution of strategic communications campaigns for a wide-range of clients. Marissa is responsible for supporting client accounts through media pitching, research and analysis, and drafting of communications materials. She works with Covanta Energy, Veolia Energy and the Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SIEPA), among others.
Lea Cademenos is now account coordinator with the public affairs practice group. Lea assists in the execution of strategic lobbying and legislative affairs plans for clients with conducting industry research and analysis, and monitoring state and federal legislative activities. Previously, Lea served as the executive assistant to Joe Baerlein, the president of Rasky Baerlein.
Lily Lynch serves as an account coordinator for the firm’s financial services and real estate practice. In this role, she supports the account team’s implementation of various communications tactics on behalf of clients including the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Catholic Charities, and the Planning Office for Urban Affairs. Previously, Lily served as the executive assistant to Ann Carter, CEO of Rasky Baerlein.
Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications has earned a national reputation for operating with precision at the intersection of business, politics and media. For more than a decade, the firm has served as a trusted advisor to wide range of corporations, universities, law firms, professional sports teams and nonprofit organizations. Rasky Baerlein is recognized for developing insight into each client’s business, establishing long- and short-term communications objectives, and implementing the full range of public relations and government affairs tools and tactics to help them succeed. With offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., the firm offers a comprehensive range of services, including corporate communications counsel, community affairs, crisis and reputation management, grassroots initiatives, investor relations, media and presentation training, litigation support, lobbying and procurement.
The company’s clients include: American Council on Renewable Energy, Arbella Insurance Group, The Boston Red Sox, Citizens Financial Group, Covanta Energy, Eli Lilly & Company, Erickson Retirement Communities, First Wind, MasterCard, The Museum of Science, Northeastern University, Raymond Property Company, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, Saint Raphael’s Healthcare System, Suez Energy, Toyota, UGL Unicco, Vanguard Health Systems, and Veolia Energy.