Mary-Jane Atwater

Director of Communications
matwater@mansfieldfdn.org

 

Mary-Jane Atwater serves as director of communications for the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a position she has held since 1996. Mary-Jane directs the Foundation’s communications and outreach strategies and activities. Her responsibilities include strategic communications planning and consultation, media relations, editorial development, oversight of the Foundation’s website, and production management. Ms. Atwater is also president of Atwater Communications, a public relations, marketing and communications firm operating as a virtual agency. Since founding the company, Mary-Jane has helped nonprofit organizations, associations, local governments and businesses solve a wide range of communications challenges. She specializes in social marketing, campaign development, public education, event and meeting management, market research, collateral materials development and writing/editing.

 

Prior to launching Atwater Communications, Mary-Jane directed public relations and communications accounts at Mitchell Petersen, Inc., where she developed environmental public information campaigns, managed special events and conducted market research. Earlier in her career, she was a rehabilitation counselor for drug abusers and offenders.

 

Mary-Jane has more than 22 years experience in public relations and marketing. She holds an M.B.A in marketing and market research and an M.A. in Education, both from The George Washington University, and a B.A. cum laude from Connecticut College. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and served as 2004 chair of the Independent Public Relations Alliance. She is a frequent speaker on public relations topics at regional and national conferences.

 

 

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