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Nancy Hayden Crowley, Principal, FX Crowley Company, San Francisco, has developed and executed communications strategies and marketing support programs for a variety of clients in the private and non-profit sectors through 30 years. These include Bay Area McDonald’s restaurants, the California Association of Nurserymen, St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Catholic Charities CYO. Before helping to found the FX Crowley Company, Nancy ran the fund raising and communications for her husband’s bid to become Supervisor of San Francisco’s District 7 in 2012.
Rikke Jorgensen is founder of brand communications consultancy Metaphorial. Rikke honed her brand communication skills at international ad agencies such as Rapier in London and as an independent consultant to businesses such as Oracle, Panasonic, RichRelevance, Cable & Wireless, Circadian Media Lab, University of California San Francisco, California Travel Association and the San Francisco SPCA. Through her work with these clients, she has boosted sales and brand recognition, intrigued and delighted customers and garnered widespread industry publicity.
As a writer who takes readers on journeys into new worlds, Rikke has completed two YA fantasy novels and has been published in anthologies on travel and business, as well as in newspapers and magazines like The Sunday Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, Salon.com and Sunset.
Rikke holds a Master’s in English and Communications from University of Copenhagen, and serves on the board of the International Association of Business Communicators’ San Francisco chapter.
Blake Rhodes is Vice President in the Corporate practice of Ketchum PR. Prior to his current position he headed the West Coast office of Xenophon Strategies, managing the Airbus, Williams-Sonoma and U.S. Coast Guard accounts. For 13 years, Blake headed media relations for the San Francisco Giants, serving as the team’s primary spokesperson and handling crisis communications such as the Barry Bonds steroid use allegations. Blake and his family reside in Marin.