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Media and Public Relations

  • Laura Wooster Baldwin

    Laura Wooster Baldwin is a strategic communications professional who has worked primarily in the technology industry for nearly 15 years, helping organizations to influence positive perceptions across key audiences and promoting actions to support strategic goals. Baldwin has extensive experience in media and analyst relations, branding and messaging, customer and member programs, and global marketing. She has represented organizations ranging from Microsoft and HP to the U.S. Department of Defense, and has worked internally at smaller technology providers such as AMS and Cybertrust.

  • W. John Moore

    W. John Moore has spent his entire professional career in public affairs and journalism. At Qorvis, Moore assists coalitions on state and federal regulatory matters and advises trade associations on media relations and issue management.  Moore spent more than two decades as a Washington journalist, including 15 years at National Journal, where he was a staff correspondent, a managing editor, and senior editor/columnist. He was a contributing editor to Congress Daily and a former associate editor of Legal Times.

  • Scott McCullers

    Managing director Scott McCullers brings more than a decade of public affairs and campaign experience to the results-oriented Qorvis approach. At Qorvis, McCullers has developed and implemented effective grassroots programs on issues ranging from asbestos litigation reform and bankruptcy legislation, to consumer education on artificial sweeteners.

  • Matt J. Lauer

    Matt J. Lauer is partner of Qorvis’ international and crisis communications clients.  His 15 years of public affairs experience, gained from working in the most intimate of American media markets to informing vast international audiences, serves a breadth of Qorvis Communications clients in the fields of crisis communications, international affairs, online search strategy and media relations. Prior to joining Qorvis, Lauer was the executive director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy at the Department of State.

  • Karen Hanretty

    Karen Hanretty is a political and communications strategist who specializes in strategic communications, issue advocacy and political campaigns. Over the past decade, Hanretty has developed a strong reputation for taking complex issues and creating news coverage that explains the underlying political motivations that drive public policy.

  • Carrie Blewitt

    Carrie Blewitt has been with Qorvis Communications since 2003. In her role as managing director, she is the account leader for clients in a variety of public and private sectors, including Keep America Beautiful, SafeNet, Inc., and the Horatio Alger Association.  Blewitt brings an extensive news background, public relations, corporate communications and event management experience to Qorvis.

  • Jennifer Baskerville

    Jennifer Baskerville has more than 15 years of experience as a communications strategist specializing in media relations, media training and media strategy. She has led innovative integrated communications campaigns for her clients – generating unprecedented results.

  • Karen Vahouny

    One of Qorvis’ founding partners, Karen Vahouny has more than 25 years of experience in corporate communications and investor relations.

  • Michael Quint

    Michael Quint joined Qorvis Communications in 2003 as a managing director.  In his role he works with technology companies and government contractors, ranging from start-up to publicly traded, to develop comprehensive communications campaigns that enable them to effectively tell their story to drive sales efforts and achieve business goals. Prior to joining Qorvis, Quint directed public relations efforts at several technology companies in the Washington Area, including publicly-held MicroStrategy and Veritect, a subsidiary of Veridian.

  • Michael Petruzzello

    Instrumental in the formation of Qorvis Communications, Michael Petruzzello continues to lead the company as it develops into the leading integrated communications firm of the Greater Washington, DC area. Petruzzello brings extensive marketing and communications consulting experience to Qorvis on regional, national and global levels.