JOSEPH CHAREST is a communication professional with more than 30 years of experience in corporate and agency public relations, advertising and marketing. He specializes in developing multidisciplinary communication programs designed to raise awareness of issues and frame public debates. |
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| Joe’s experience includes work in the transportation, health care, non profit and environmental fields. His skills have been recognized with two national Silver Anvil awards, the PR profession’s highest honor. In addition to strategic planning, Joe is skilled at message development, spokesperson training and media relations. His excellent writing skills are put to use in creating op-ed articles, position papers and informational materials. Joe also brings experience in community relations, having worked on major, controversial infrastructure programs. Prior to joining Katz & Associates, he served as president of The Gable Group, one of San Diego’s largest public relations firms, for more than a dozen years and as president and senior vice president in two other communication firms. He also was a corporate vice president and assistant general manager in the Los Angeles office of Burson-Marsteller, the world’s largest firm at the time. Client experience includes the Metropolitan Transit District, San Diego Trolley, San Diego Transit, Air Pollution Control District, North County Transit District, the County of San Diego, the Regional Household Hazardous Materials Program, the South Coast Regional Youth Anti-smoking Campaign and the cities of San Diego, Carlsbad and Oceanside. Joe received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from the University of Detroit and a Bachelor of Professional Arts degree from Brookes Institute in Santa Barbara. An active member of the community, Joe serves on boards and committees for several organizations, including the Transit Alliance for a Better North County, Nonprofit Management Solutions and the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. |