Why PR? “Public relations allows me to interact with some fascinating and intelligent people — from clients to media contacts to co-workers!”

HEATHER SEXTON
Director of Client Services

Heather has developed and executed marketing communications programs for a variety of leading brands in the home furnishings and home décor industries. She specializes in writing client materials — ranging from press releases and internal newsletters to creative briefs and Web site copy.

Job Highlights

• Coordinating a huge pajama party for media as part of Glidden’s “Pick Paint in Your Pajamas” campaign
• Wrangling Great Dane puppies for Pergo’s “Dog Days of Summer” employee events
• Staffing a grand opening event for a Chicago-area Great Indoors store — with food cooked on-site by Chef Charlie Trotter

Before LCWA
Heather executed communications programs for consumer and business-to-business clients while working for the Chicago office of one of the country’s largest public relations firms. She also was an on-staff writer for a daily newspaper and a university alumni magazine.

Involvement
Heather has won several industry awards — including the Publicity Club of Chicago’s (PCC) Elynore D. Meserow Creativity Award for “Glidden’s Colorful Pajama Party” and a PCC Golden Trumpet Award for GROHE’s Jumbo Rainshower life-size press mailing.

Education
Heather hails from Taylorville, Ill., and graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and International Studies. She also studied English and history at the University of Westminster in London.

Fun Fact
Heather is a rabid fan of The Beatles. She knows every lyric to every song and has seen both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in concert twice.