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Meet your PR agency team

Forbes named Axia Public Relations as one of America’s Best PR Agencies. 

Axia Public Relations and its 20 colleagues across North America work with regional and national companies.

 

Jason Mudd

Jason Mudd, APR

CEO/Managing Partner


Jason is a trusted adviser and strategist for some of America’s most admired brands, including American Airlines, Budweiser, Dave Buster’s, H&R Block, Hilton, HP, Miller Lite, New York Life, Pizza Hut, Southern Comfort, and Verizon. He founded Axia in July 2002 and lives in Amelia Island, Florida.


Patrick McSweeney is Axia's VP and PR consultant

Patrick McSweeney, APR

Vice President, Public Relations


Patrick is a PR strategist and counselor using his newspaper, radio, and TV journalist skills to help organizations connect with critical audiences, especially in a crisis, for brands like Smoothie King, Zaxby's, and Winn-Dixie stores. He lives in Milwaukee and has worked with Axia since August 2017.


Kasey Klee is Axia's PR Coordinator.

Kasey Klee

Account Executive


Kasey is a trusted adviser. She coordinates day-to-day activities for various client programs. Clients love her enthusiasm and attention to detail. She joined Axia in August 2021 and lives in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.


Marjorie Comer is one of Axia's media relations consultants.

Marjorie A. Comer

News Media Consultant


Marjorie is an award-winning public relations professional. Marjorie implements clients’ PR plans and handles reactive needs. She has worked for Axia Public Relations since October 2011 and lives in Joplin, Missouri.


Ashley Billings is one of Axia's media relations consultant.

Ashley Billings

News Media Consultant


Ashley is an award-winning ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC-affiliate TV news reporter in California, Florida, and D.C. Clients love her ability to translate PR messages into TV news stories. She joined Axia in June 2018 and lives in Orlando, Florida.


Jeannelle Douglas

Jeannelle Douglas

News Media Consultant


Jeannelle Douglas is a dynamic PR professional and accomplished editor. In her career, she contributed to various media outlets, conducted interviews, and collaborated with many types of clients. She started working with Axia in August 2023.


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Madison Paige

Public Relations Assistant


Madison is a public relations assistant for Axia PR. Clients love her passion for effective communication and socializing with others. She joined Axia in August 2023 and is from Dallas, Texas.


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Bre Chamley

Social Media Specialist


Bre is a social media specialist. She develops engaging content for clients and is the guest coordinator for our vodcast, On Top of PR. She joined Axia in December 2021 and lives near St. Louis.


Jacob Richey

Jacob Richey

Executive Copy Editor


Jacob Richey is an Executive Copy Editor at Axia Public Relations. He oversees a team of five copy editors and sets the editorial direction and style for Axia and its clients. He joined Axia in December 2021 and lives in Columbia, Missouri.


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Lauren Hubbard

Managing Copy Editor


Lauren Hubbard is an managing copy editor for Axia, she edits for voice, organization, and structure. Her mission is to help ensure writers and content creators deliver effective and credible work they are proud of. She joined Axia in June 2022 and lives in Columbia, Missouri.


Elizabeth Derner

Elizabeth Derner

News Copy Editor


Elizabeth is a news copy editor for Axia, editing blog posts and additional written content. She’s passionate about clarity, accuracy, and AP style. She joined Axia in January 2022 and lives in Missouri.


Mary Philip

Mary Philip

Social Media Copy Editor


Mary edits social media copy to maintain clear, effective, and engaging content and posts. She has a keen eye for grammar. Mary joined Axia in April 2023 and lives in Chicago.


Emily Rutledge

Emily Rutledge

Web Copy Editor


Emily Rutledge is a web copy editor, ensuring impeccable grammar, clarity, and engagement in online content. She joined Axia in April 2023 and is from Little Rock, Arkansas.


Lily Zhao

Lily Zhao

Strategic Communications Copy Editor


Lily is a passionate grammar, spelling, and punctuation enthusiast. She is dedicated to Axia's goal of providing high-quality, engaging, and grammatically correct content. Lily also speaks Mandarin. She joined the team at Axia in April 2021 and lives in San Francisco.


Lisa Goldsberry is one of Axia's senior writers.

Lisa Goldsberry

Senior Writer


Lisa is an Axia writer specializing in business, higher education, and technology. She earned her inbound marketing certification through HubSpot. Lisa joined Axia in December 2013 and lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.


Devan Stuart is Axia's feature writer.

Devan Stuart

Feature Writer


Devan is a 20-year award-winning journalist. She specializes in executive bios, feature stories, and video scripts for Axia and has worked with People Magazine. She's worked for Axia since August 2003 and lives in Jacksonville, Florida.


Bright Ewuru

Bright Ewuru

Legal Writer


Bright is an attorney, certified content marketer, and public relations enthusiast. Clients love his attention to detail and cheerfulness. He joined the Axia team in April 2021 and lives in South Africa.


Shelby Leith is Axia's medical writer.

Shelby Leith

Medical Writer


Shelby is a registered pharmacy technician based in Toronto who enjoys writing on multiple topics, including health, wellness, and medicine. She joined Axia in September 2015.


Noell Ochieng is one of Axia's technical writers.

Noell Ochieng

Technical Writer


Clients love Noell’s high-tech, instructional design, and business analytics experience. She's worked with Axia since November 2017 and lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.


Andrea Bolf

Andrea Bolf

Art Director


Clients love Andrea's innovative designs and attention to detail. She's worked with Axia since September 2019 and lives in New York City.


Jacob McKimm is Axia's web developer.

Jacob McKimm

Webmaster


Clients love Jacob’s speed. He's an inbound-marketing-certified web tech who improves websites. He joined Axia in August 2015 and lives in Yulee, Florida. 


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Janet Della-Denunzio

Artificial Intelligence


Janet puts the virtual in virtual assistant. She's Axia's artificial intelligence persona for the various AI tools that Axia uses. She's a friendly, helpful, and hardworking presence who can provide information and produce content quickly.