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Who We Are

You won't find a more dedicated group of media savvy PR and Digital Media professionals. Our team of seasoned experts come from corporate and agency backgrounds, and have worked with dozens of technology, financial services, health care, and non-profit organizations. We are former editors and reporters, government relations strategists, high tech consultants, media relations specialists, and event/trade show planners.

Bob Fields, Founder and President
Bob Fields has a distinguished 30-year career that includes business-to-business, technology, and consumer products advertising as well as retail, publishing, and marketing. He has served as VP of Marketing at Computer Publishing Services, Director of Advertising and Sales Promotion at Foster Grant, and Director of Sales Promotion for Gillette and Braun North America.
Jennifer Violette, Vice President, Public Relations and Marketing
Jennifer Violette brings more than 20 years of strategic marketing and public relations experience to her current role at CCA where she is responsible for the agency's public relations department. Jennifer has worked on national and international PR programs for a variety of technology, financial, healthcare, legal and non-profit organizations. Her specialty areas include launching products to market and repositioning companies. Jennifer has managed PR programs for Xerox, Lotus, Parametric Technology, BBN/AT&T, GROUP Software and many others.
John Kellogg, Senior Marketing and Public Relations Strategist
John provides strategic support in marketing, media relations, and communications to healthcare, businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies. He develops and conducts communications, media relations, public relations, and marketing campaigns, and offers public communications training to organizations and individuals. He specializes in management of visible public issues such as health care, taxes, labor relations, education reform, waste management, institutional expansion, and affordable housing. He has advised more than a dozen political campaigns at local, state, and national levels.
Joan Kraft, Senior Marketing and Public Relations Strategist
Joan is a public relations and marketing strategist with a proven track record of developing and driving effective marketing communications programs for higher education, corporate and not-for-profit organizations Joan’s experience includes senior marketing communications management and PR positions at Tufts-New England Medical Center, Framingham State College, Digital/Compaq, Copyright Clearance Center, and Mullen Advertising and Public Relations. Joan excels at helping organizations position and gain visibility within their target markets.
Matt Parquette, Account Executive
A graduate of the George Washington University, Matt has worked on the agency side for clients in the legal, health care, and high tech fields. His experience also includes work with policy and government relations while with the PR department at Mazda North America in Washington, DC. He brings in-depth knowledge and understanding of new media and digital media relations to the CCA team.
Ruthann Baler, Public Relations Account Executive
Ruthann’s in-depth experience includes Manager of Media Relations and Public Relations for the AAA and PR specialist for the Central Artery/Tunnel Project before becoming a consultant. She has written for the Boston Globe and a variety of daily newspapers and regional publications, also providing PR and writing/editing services for engineering, environmental, transportation, IT, legal and public relations firms.
Larry Buckley, Senior Writer
Larry Buckley specializes in creating powerful, results-oriented messaging. With more than 18 years experience in copywriting, Larry is able to succinctly express the benefits that set clients apart, appealing to the minds and emotions of decision-makers. His writing services have been tapped by clients that include: Harvard Business School, Progress Software, GE Healthcare, Lifeline Systems, and Parametric Technology.
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