Deborah Brown
Deborah joined Peppercom in 2000 and is currently a partner and managing director of strategic development. She manages a number of accounts and works on various management initiatives including new business, crisis management, media training, and executive workshops. In addition, Deborah has written articles for a number of trade publications on behalf of Peppercom.
Prior to joining Peppercom, Deborah was a Senior Vice President at Technology Solutions/Mindstorm Communications for 10 years. During her tenure, Deborah managed various divisions of Sony's business-to-business divisions as well as all of Sony Consumer, pitched a state-of-the-art technology in Reebok's athletic shoes, launched one of the first nutraceuticals to undergo FDA testing, helped a technology start-up in the logistics arena achieve a strategic placement that resulted in a desired acquisition, and much more. One of her most rewarding experiences in public relations was participating in the historic IBM Deep Blue chess match in 1997. Deborah spearheaded the domestic media relations activities for this event that later went on to win a Gold CIPRA award for the best PR campaign of 1997.
Before joining Technology Solutions/Mindstorm, Deborah supervised a varied group of accounts at HWH Public Relations, was the Director of Public Relations for Bide-a-Wee Home, a nonprofit organization, and handled PR and advertising activities for a real estate firm. She began her career at a small agency on Long Island.
Deborah is an adjunct instructor at the Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University and guest lectures on public relations at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. Deborah is on the advisory board of the New York Technology Council and, previously, was a member of the board of directors for the American Lung Association. She holds a B.S. in Communications from Ithaca College.
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