Christie Ly
Communications
Christie Ly is Vice President of Rose & Kindel and Grayling Los Angeles and has more than a decade of combined experience as a communications consultant and broadcast journalist. Christie develops and manages public relations and public affairs programs for clients in a wide variety of industries and issues including consumer goods and services, CSR / community relations, economic development, green technology / environment, real estate, and urban development and revitalization. She has managed communications programs and press events for clients such as Accenture, Allstate Insurance, The Coca-Cola Company, Central City Association of Los Angeles, Downtown Center Business Improvement District (DCBID), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ford Motor Company, Global Green USA, Los Angeles Urban League, Thomson Reuters and Vapur.
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Prior to Rose & Kindel / Grayling, Christie was a Director at Burson-Marsteller in Los Angeles. She also has held positions at Ruder Finn and at Travelzoo. At Travelzoo, an internet media company, she was the director of public relations and helped build the PR department from the ground up. Her experience also includes working at RLM Public Relations and as a television reporter at the local NBC affiliate in Columbia, Mo. Throughout her career, she has always been a media maven, developing an expertise in crafting story ideas, understanding the media landscape, and securing press coverage for all kinds of clients. Christie also worked on board the M/S Seabourn Sun as the newsletter editor and PR representative for the ship, traveling to more than 50 countries.
Personal Bio
Christie has bachelor’s degrees in journalism and international business from the University of Missouri. She is the current President of the Los Angeles chapter of International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and volunteers for L.A. Works. She also served on the Executive Committee of Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Corporate Social Responsibility section.
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