Jeri Cartwright, APR, President
Associate Profiles
Jeri Cartwright founded Cartwright Communications in 1996, working for a number of well-known national, regional, and local clients in the following areas:
- Business-to-Business
- Finance / Banking
- Education
- Commercial Real Estate
- Telecommunications
- Industry & Trade Associations
Projects, work examples:
- Jeri has counseled and trained top-level executives in issue and reputation management, and crisis communications.
- During the economic downturn, Jeri and her team developed strategies for clients deeply impacted by the recession.
- As a 12-year advisor for a well-known university, she engaged in proactive news story generation featuring faculty experts, technological education trends, scholarship recipients, exemplary students, and alumni.
- In both boom and downturn years, Jeri placed trend stories and opinion columns, and enhanced the image of management and top-level agents at a Utah-based commercial real estate company.
- One day before the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, she worked with Reebok to stage its annual international Reebok Human Rights Award ceremony.
- Jeri worked with the NBA to host reporters covering the Salt Lake NBA All-Star Game.
- She also planned several VIP media events for the U.S. Olympic Committee's Nagano Olympics Media Briefing Event.
Past professional experience:
- Ten years in television and radio news as a reporter, producer, and evening anchor.
- Public relations and press secretary duties for government entities and the Salt Lake Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Specializing in PR, media relations and executive counsel, Jeri was recognized as:
- One of 30 Women to Watch by Utah Business magazine.
- A winner of three Golden Spike Awards for excellence in public relations.
- Recipient of a 2002 Giant Step Small Business Award from the Salt Lake Chamber.
- A nominee for the 2009 Professional of the Year Award by the Greater Salt Lake Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
- One of the Top Public Relations Bloggers chosen by ThePRCoach.com.
- One of 101 Women Bloggers to Watch in 2009 chosen by We Magazine.
Community and professional involvement:
- Past President, IABC / International Association of Business Communicators, Utah Chapter
- Past President, Utah Advertising Federation, AAF-Utah
- Former Board Member, PRSA / Public Relations Society of America, Salt Lake Chapter
- Former Board Member for Tracy Aviary and the Better Business Bureau of Utah
- Member of Society of Professional Journalists, the PRSA Counselor’s Academy, Social Media Club of Salt Lake City, and the Salt Lake Chamber
Jeri is accredited in public relations. APR is a mark of distinction for public relations professionals who demonstrate their commitment to the profession and to its ethical practice, and who are selected based on broad knowledge, strategic perspective, and sound professional judgment.