Maria Kalligeros

Current

• Senior Consultant at Edward Howard
• Principal at Kalligeros Communications

Past

• Executive Vice President, Consumer Practice Director at CRT/tanaka
• President and Co-Founder at Patrice Tanaka & Company, Inc.
• Management Supervisor at Jessica Dee Communications (a division of Chiat Day Advertising)

• Director of Public Relations, Advertising and Special Events at Harry Winston

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Education

• City University of New York-Hunter College

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Connections

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Industry

Public Relations and Communications

Websites

• Affiliate of Edward Howard

Maria Kalligeros’s Summary

Award-winning, strategic public relations professional with deep experience in brand marketing PR for major national brands and non-profits, including:

Target Stores
Liz Claiborne
The Container Store
Godiva Chocolatier
Canon U.S.A.
Iomega
Duracell
Mercedes-Benz USA
General Motors
National Car Rental
Girl Scouts of the USA
Chadwick’s
Sigrid Olsen
Karen Neuburger
Origins
Montblanc
HoMedics
Taylor Precision Products
Salter Housewares

Under her leadership, her clients have won over 65 industry awards, including a SABRE Lifetime Achievement Award with Liz Claiborne for the "Women's Work" domestic violence awareness campaign.

With a specialty in cause-related marketing, she has spoken at numerous seminars on the topic in the U.S. and the U.K.

Consultant for PR firms, such as Edward Howard, the nation’s oldest PR firm.

Maria Kalligeros’s Specialties:

Brand Marketing PR
Consumer Product PR
Launches
Repositioning
Revitalizing Mature Brands
Corporate Reputation
Cause-Related Marketing
Marketing-to-Women
Influential & Celebrity Outreach
Media Relations & Blogger Outreach
Strategic Alliances
Sponsorships
Events & Trade Shows

Maria Kalligeros’s Experience

• Senior Consultant

  Edward Howard

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Edward Howard is the nation's longest established independent public relations agency. Develop holistic communication strategies using a variety of traditional and interactive tools to help clients tell their stories, protect their reputations, sell their products, and grow their value.

• Principal

  Kalligeros Communications

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

  Kalligeros Communications is a New York-based marketing consultancy specializing in strategic brand-building public relations. We have created and run strategic public relations programs for many of America’s top marketers that have resulted in measureable outcomes. These innovative programs have won over 65 industry awards, including a SABRE Lifetime Achievement Award with Liz Claiborne for the "Women's Work" domestic violence awareness campaign. Our cause-related marketing work is cited as an exemplary example of the discipline.
  
  Our team is comprised of experienced independent professionals in public relations, online marketing and graphic design. As such, we can quickly mobilize a team with experience specific to client needs. Each client team is led by Maria Kalligeros.

• Executive Vice President, Consumer Practice Director

  CRT/tanaka

  (Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  October 2005 — January 2009 (3 years 4 months)

  Served as Consumer Practice Director and Principal at this PR agency created when Richmond-based CRT acquired Patrice Tanaka & Company.

• President and Co-Founder

  Patrice Tanaka & Company, Inc.

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  August 1990 — October 2005 (15 years 3 months)

  Co-founded, served as President, and over 15 years helped the firm grow into one of the nation's most well-respected consumer public relations agencies.

• Management Supervisor

  Jessica Dee Communications (a division of Chiat Day Advertising)

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1987 — 1990 (3 years)

  Consumer Public Relations agency. Participated in management buyback from Chiat/Day Mojo and co-founded PT&Co.

• Director of Public Relations, Advertising and Special Events

  Harry Winston

  (Public Company; Luxury Goods & Jewelry industry)

  1984 — 1986 (2 years)

  Oversaw all aspects of PR, advertising and charity events for this luxury jewelry brand.

Maria Kalligeros’s Education

• City University of New York-Hunter College

  BA , Communications, Cinema

Additional Information

Maria Kalligeros’s Websites:

• Affiliate of Edward Howard

Maria Kalligeros’s Interests:

Photography, New York history, architectural preservation, design, cooking, wine, pets, old cars (like my 1976 Cordoba), windowsill gardening, traveling anywhere new

Maria Kalligeros’s Groups:

New York Women in Communications (NYWICI)
American Women in Communications (AWC)
Pinnacle Worldwide
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
PRSA Counselor's Academy
Women Executives in Public Relations (WEPR)
Foundation of WEPR
Advertising Women of New York (AWNY)
The Fashion Group, International
Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW)

•    Cause Marketing Group
•    Foodies
•    Slow Food
•    Public Relations Professionals
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Network of PR Professionals
•    CSR Week
•    Corporate Communications Executive Network
•    PRSA Counselors Academy
•    Housewares
•    HARO--Help A Reporter Out
•    Home Furnishings Industry Professionals
•    Cause Communications
•    New York Women in Communications
•    Social Media for Furniture Retailers, Manufacturers and Suppliers
•    Food Blogger Connection
•    Game Changers

Maria Kalligeros’s Honors:

AWARDS
*SABRE Lifetime Achievement Award for Liz Claiborne Women's Work Program

*SABRE Awards

*CIPRA Awards

*NY/PRSA's Best of the Big Apple Award

*NY/PRSA Big Apple Awards

*American Women in Communications' Clarion Awards

*Women Executives in Public Relations (WEPR) Awards for Social Responsibility

*NY/IABC ACE Awards

*Cause Marketing Forum's HALO Award

Maria served as Secretary on the board of The Foundation of Women Executives in Public Relations (WEPR) and co-chaired the organization’s Crystal Obelisk Award for Social Responsibility.

She has served on the board of New York Women in Communications (NYWICI).

She is a member of Cosmetic Executive Women, the Fashion Group International (and served on its regional conference committee), the New York Women's Agenda (and served on its domestic violence task force), the Public Relations Society of America and the PRSA Counselor’s Academy.

Maria Kalligeros’s Contact Settings

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