David Rourk
Owner, Rourk Public Relations
David Rourk has worked in the public relations and marketing profession most of his life. Prior to opening Rourk Public Relations in 2004, his positions included:
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Vice President and Director of Public Relations for a Virginia Beach-based public relations, advertising and marketing firm (2.5 years). |
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Legislative Aide & Public Relations Director, Virginia Beach state delegate (2 years). |
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Public Relations Director, Virginia Beach city councilmember (2 years). |
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20-year Navy career in public relations. |
Affiliations
• Public Relations Society of America
• Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce (Board Member)
• Virginia
Beach Rotary Club (Past-President)
• Larkspur Civic League (Past-Membership Chair)
Brian Kirwin
Government Relations
Political Consultant
Brian Kirwin is a Natural Born World Shaker.
He is the agency's Government Relations expert and Political Consultant extraordinaire.
In June 2011, the national magazine Campaigns & Elections named Brian one of Virginia’s most influential political players among Republican influencers.
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Brian consults on local, state and federal campaigns throughout Virginia. He is frequently quoted by national-level political reporters, and is a political columnist for the Daily Press.
More about Brian here.
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Mark McDonald
Crisis Management Expert
Mark McDonald has more than 20 years of high visibility media relations and crisis communications experience. He is the go-to professional for solving crisis management issues, as well as preventing them from happening at all.
Mark is a Vox Optima team member and strategic partner who has the ability to grasp complex issues in a short period of time. His experience includes:
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• Former senior Department of Defense communicator for the Southeast Asia Tsunami, running the communication effort from the Joint Task Force Headquarters in Thailand.
• Former senior public relations director for Naval Forces Europe and Africa as the U. S. Navy began building partnerships in West Central Africa, South Africa and Eastern Europe.
• Teaches crisis communication to senior executives, including, FEMA, the U. S. Navy, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Nebraska MBA program.
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About Rourk Public Relations
The Rourk Public Relations agency is expert at media relations, branding, marketing, government relations, crisis management, reputation management, political consulting, SEO, web marketing, and web design. It contributes effective PR and Marketing work to a wide range of clients in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Hampton, Newport News, and Hampton Roads, Virginia, as well as nationwide.
For a no-cost phone consultation, feel free to call David Rourk at (757) 478-0150.
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Rourk Public Relations
4548 Bob Jones Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Tel: (757) 478-0150
david@rourkpr.com |
