Kathy Cupper Obert

Current

Member, Board of Trustees at Allegiant Mutual Funds
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Edward Howard

Past

Director, Advertising, Public Relations & Investor Relations at Invacare
Director, Public Relations at Revco

Education

Westminster College

Recommended

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Connections

458 connections

Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

Kathy Cupper Obert’s Summary

-25+ yrs advising C-level executives at public & private corporations in widely diverse industries

-Chair & CEO of Edward Howard since 2000

-Trustee of Allegiant mutual fund complex since 2002

-Clients: Hoover, Rubbermaid, Target, Wal-Mart, Sherwin-Williams, Sealy, Genie, Invacare, National City, Charter One, Progressive, Kidde, Cleveland Clinic, NDI Medical, Synapse, Oglebay Norton, Rockwell Int'l, Wolverine Tube, Borden Chemicals & Plastics, Dayton Superior, Green Energy Technologies, Major League Baseball, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland CAVS, Cleveland Indians

-Oversaw publicity for President Obama’s high profile visit to Cardinal Fastener, a wind turbine supplier

-12 yrs with Fortune 500 publicly traded Revco Drug Stores & Invacare – oversaw corp. comms, PR, investor relations, media relations, advertising, marketing, crisis communications, philanthropy

-Recognized by Smart Business (Cleveland’s“100 Most Influential Leaders), by Crain’s Cleveland Business (Women of Achievement)

-Under her leadership, Edward Howard recognized as “#1 PR Agency in USA for Community Involvement” and “One of America’s Top 10 PR Agencies to Work For” by The Holmes Report, and “Most Highly Regarded PR Firm in Ohio” by Yankelovich

-Serves nationally on Council of Public Relations Firms board. Recipient of 25+ industry top honors, including PRSA’s “Best of Silver Anvil,” recognized as single-best PR campaign of any type in any industry for strategic communications work during Revco's bankruptcy.

-Member: Nat'l Assoc. of Corp. Directors, Nat'l Institute of Investor Relations, Public Relations Soc. of America, Council of Public Relations Firms. Accredited (APR) by Public Relations Society of America

-Community boards: Young President’s Organization, Comm. on Economic Inclusion, City Year, Cleveland Ctr. for Contemporary Art, Business Volunteers. Member: The 50 Club, City Club, Leadership Cleveland

Kathy Cupper Obert’s Specialties:

Marketing, corporate communications, public relations, media relations / publicity, investor relations, crisis communications, reputation mgmt., social media, bankruptcy communications

Kathy Cupper Obert’s Experience

Member, Board of Trustees

Allegiant Mutual Funds

(Investment Management industry)

2003 — Present (6 years)

www.allegiantfunds.com
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Edward Howard

(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

October 1992 — Present (16 years 10 months)
Director, Advertising, Public Relations & Investor Relations

Invacare

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; IVC; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1990 — 1992 (2 years)

World's largest manufacturer and distributor of home medical equipment
Director, Public Relations

Revco

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)

1980 — 1990 (10 years)

During this period of time, Revco was the largest retail drugstore chain in the nation with over $3 billion in sales, more than 2000 store locations and 30,000 employees in 31 states.

Kathy Cupper Obert’s Education

Westminster College

B.A. , Business Management , 1976 — 1980

Activities and Societies:

Sigma Kappa sorority,Varsity Women's Field Hockey,Intramural Ice Hockey, College radio station

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Kathy Cupper Obert’s Groups:

- Allegiant Mutual Funds (Board of Trustees)
- Young Presidents Organization (Forum Moderator)
- Council of Public Relations Firms (National Board of Directors, Agency Management Committee, Membership Committee)
- Public Relations Society of America
- City Year (Board of Directors, Cleveland site)
- Greater Cleveland Partnership (Commission on Economic Inclusion)
- National Investor Relations Institute
- Business Volunteers Unlimited (former board member)
- Pinnacle Worldwide
- Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art (former board member)
- Federation for Community Planning (former board member), Democratic Party