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BowStern Pr Director Marks Five Years With Firm

(Tallahassee, Fla.)  Representatives from BowStern Marketing Communications, a Tallahassee-based fully integrated marketing firm, congratulate their Public Relations Director on her five-year anniversary with the company. Amanda Handley, APR, leads all PR efforts for BowStern’s clients and utilizes her background in writing to craft effective messaging across a variety of platforms.

“Mandy’s passion for PR is unparalleled, and her dedication to the craft of public relations is an incredible asset for both our clients and our company,” said Tom Derzypolski, President and Co-Founder of BowStern. “Her leadership at BowStern and in the PR industry consistently yields positive results as she and her team excel in creating ‘buzz’ around client public relations initiatives.”

In 2013, Handley began work at BowStern in the client services division where she honed her integrated marketing skills. Her passion for writing, messaging and media relations quickly pulled her into the PR division, and she became the Public Relations Director in 2016. As an APR-certified practitioner, she leads regional, national and international PR efforts for BowStern.

Handley is actively involved in the Capital Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association, currently serving as the Student Relations Liaison. After earning the APR designation last year, she was selected as one of only 16 PR professionals from across the state for LeadershipFPRA. Handley is a contributing writer for Babes Who Hustle, a wife, a mother and a two-time graduate of Florida State University.