I’m Mandy — an award-winning communications strategist and freelance PR consultant. Have a story or announcement you want to share with customers, investors or journalists? Get in touch.
My Background
My love for storytelling started behind the camera. During my time at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, I helped to bring several award-winning stories to the screen. My work producing a film in Istanbul, Turkey was later celebrated with a rare honor, the Faculty Commendation in Producing.
My PR career started when I worked in a marketing department with no budget and had to creatively build buzz. After landing my first placement in Time Out New York, I was hooked.
Since then, I have told more than 2,000 stories across print, digital, and broadcast. My work spans fundraising and partnership announcements, product and country launches, executive thought leadership and profiles, trend spotlights and reports, and crisis management. I view fast-moving, complex, and unexpected challenges as opportunities. Between calls, I’m usually biking with my 8 lb Maltipoo dog in the bike basket.
Awarded “15 under 35” by Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NY, 2021).
Designated as one of the Top Women In Communications (Ragan Communications).
Advisory Board Member of PR Daily from 2022-2023.
Five-time senior judge of the PRSA Big Apple Awards.
Press clips include: Adweek, Apartment Therapy, Bankrate, BBC, Bloomberg, Boston Globe, Business Insider, Bustle, CNN, Cheddar, Daily Mail, Essence, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Fox Business, Glamour, Good Morning America, HousingWire, Inman, Marie Claire, NBC, New York Times, POPSUGAR, PureWow, Refinery29, TechCrunch, The Telegraph, Thrillist, TODAY, Travel & Leisure, Shape, USA Today, Vogue, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Well+Good, Wired, Yahoo Finance, and Zoe Report.
“Incredibly efficient, super professional and tons of fun to work with - Mandy is the real deal. During the 3 years we collaborated at Shapr, I was repeatedly amazed by her talent, flexibility, speed, and insight. She helped Shapr find its voice (no small feat when working with French entrepreneurs), brought together our community of users, and proved herself helpful in too many ways to count. Any company would be lucky to have her work on their PR, communication, and events.”
- Jonathan Rogez, co-founder of Shapr
“Mandy is a natural storyteller who can quickly uncover compelling narratives and find interesting ways of presenting a brand. She has a deep understanding of the media, and how to localize a story across different markets and cultures. She supported us throughout the process from assisting us in aligning the messaging with previous media initiatives, to pulling together materials to build out a compelling press kit for the media. Working with Mandy was easy - even across a few times zones, she was responsive, clear and very reliable. Mandy came prepared to each meeting with a clear idea of how to move the brand forward, and with great ideas that helped us to land the story in three markets.”
- Clara Armand-Delille, founder ThirdEyeMedia