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Elyse Hammett, APR

Vice President, Client Services

Elyse Hammett, APR, draws from her 19 year tenure in the public relations and marketing field to develop accounts, lead education initiatives, oversee firm operations and further the integration of c21e, the firm's environmental practice group. Elyse ensures that the agency's clients receive remarkable service and real results and that the firm's associates benefit from an award-winning work environment.

Prior to joining c21, Elyse spent more than 15 years serving in senior PR management roles at BellSouth, Emory Healthcare and Troutman Sanders, LLP, where she led both national and international branding initiatives, developed and implemented strategic marketing communications plans, executed new product launches and worked alongside C-level executives of Fortune 500 corporations to drive results. For this work, Elyse won awards from the American Hospital Marketing Association, Public Relations Society of America, Computerworld, CIO Magazine and the National Telecom Marketing Association.

A frequent guest lecturer at her alma mater, Emory University, Elyse also serves on the board of the Public Relations Society of America where she co-chairs the association's annual APR training program and has coached more than 30 APR candidates. An active community member, Elyse also volunteers for the Woodward Academy Parents' Club, the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, the Atlanta Interfaith Prayer Breakfast and Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church.

If Elyse has a moment left at the end of the day, you'll find her running along her treasured Olmstead Linear Parks on Ponce de Leon with the family spaniel, Ginger Rogers, or digging in the dirt amongst her beloved roses and perennials.