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Mary Schnack

Consultant

A specialist in communications for almost 30 years, Mary Schnack is an award-winning writer, reporter, communications trainer and public relations professional.

Mary gives speeches and conducts communication trainings worldwide, including Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Indonesia, India, Argentina, Ukraine, Switzerland, Egypt, Greece, Brussels, London, Iceland and Mexico City. She is articulate, witty and knowledgeable about communications for both business and personal relevance.

Her topics are interesting and thought provoking and offer communication and entrepreneurial tips that can be put to immediate use. By peppering her presentations with examples from her personal experiences in such places as Waco, Rwanda, Russia and Los Angeles, Mary offers real world perspective and not just textbook examples from other people's work.

Her specialties include Media Training, Crisis Communications, Public Relations, Crafting Messages for Success and Public Outreach programs, including charrettes. Many of her programs are also used as team building exercises, especially media training.

She has won awards for her writing and public relations work from the Associated Press, International Association of Business Communications; Public Relations Society of America; Iowa Press Association and the Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Association. Her communications experience also has been recognized by the Arizona Department of Transportation who hired her on an extremely controversial highway project and her communications planning and website work won major regional, national and an international award.

Mary started out as a journalist, working for daily newspapers on the police, city hall and medical beats. She has written for major national magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, McCall's and the Los Angeles Times. She also was a television field producer and director for Newsweek Video.

Mary got her Bachelors of Science with honors from the School of Journalism at the University of Iowa.