Charlene earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of the Incarnate Word and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has more than 20 years experience in the communications and marketing fields.

Since founding CB&A in 1991, Charlene has worked with publishers and manufacturers whose products span the educational landscape from traditionally printed books to broadband-delivered online curriculum. Her expertise in developing and implementing strategic marketing plans has been fine-tuned over the years, and she is now one of the “go-to” people in the educational publishing industry.

Charlene began her career as a reporter, columnist and managing editor for newspapers in Montana and Texas.

As a mother and former aspiring teacher, Kristen has a true passion for education. Although she feels she could not lead a classroom, experience shows she can help lead clients to PR success. After receiving her degree in Public Relations and Marketing Communications, Kristen began working with clients from a variety of industries to plan and implement PR programs that included work for one of the largest apprenticeship programs in the country and a joint program between the National Foundation for Energy Education and a Chicago-based trade association. She has produced everything from press kits to company newsletters and specializes in media relations with local, regional, and national media outlets. One of her greatest accomplishments was enlightening the CB&A team with one of her news stories, compelling them to actually care about plumbing and pipefitting. Kristen’s goal is to help clients deliver the right message to the right audience utilizing a bit of creativity and finesse!

Prior to C. Blohm & Associates, Sandy represented a number of clients for Hill & Knowlton, including Yahoo!, Hewlett-Packard, Avery-Dennison and Coldwell Banker.  Once an aspiring teacher, her experience with technology products and services provides her with a unique perspective, which she now marries with her enthusiasm for the education technology industry.  Having moved to Wisconsin in 2005, Sandy now understands the meaning of “cold,” but loves all four seasons – something she never experienced growing up in California.  In her spare time, she can be found watching the Food Network or experimenting with new dishes on her (thankfully) willing husband.  Sandy earned her bachelor of arts degree in English from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Emily earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Women’s Studies. Devoted to working with organizations whose overall mission benefits the community, she completed internships with two local nonprofit agencies while attending college. In addition, Emily worked at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Admissions for three years, where she gained unique insight into the world of higher education. Fresh out of college, Emily joined the CB&A team as PR Specialist. Later promoted to Account Executive, she now formulates strategic public relations plans, drafts and coordinates outbound communications and helps her clients organize special events at major industry trade shows and conferences. Originally from Green Bay, in her spare time Emily cheers for both the Badgers and the Packers.

A true go-getter and diligent organizer, Martha brings CB&A an element of “quality assurance” for clients. Martha earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. With meticulous attention to detail, Martha keeps track of articles on client companies worldwide in newspapers, magazines, blogs, Web sites, and other media. Essentially, Martha helps maintain the large information base necessary to keep a busy public relations firm connected with its success! Additionally, Martha assists our bookkeeper, and supervises planning for special events at education conferences and trade shows. When she’s not at the office, Martha can be found reading a good book, catching up on her favorite T.V. shows, or cheering for her favorite football team: the Packers!

Brittany received her Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism, with an emphasis in Advertising and Public Relations, from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Prior to joining C. Blohm & Associates, Brittany served as a public relations intern with the Experimental Aircraft Association, and as PR Assistant for an Appleton-based marketing agency. Her valuable internship and entry-level experiences afforded real-world opportunities to work with clients from a wide range of industries, and to hone PR skills needed to succeed in today’s Web 2.0 world. As Account Coordinator, Brittany provides support to CB&A’s Account Executives, manages the bi-monthly Dairy Dispatch newsletter, and heads up the firm’s social media efforts. In her spare time, Brittany loves to cheer on the Milwaukee Brewers, try out tasty new recipes to add to her cookbook, and spend time with family and friends.

Paul administers our Macintosh network, maintains the RSS feed, and tries valiantly to keep the Web site up-to-date. He’s also the author of our in-house database system, resident podcast producer, and copy editor of last resort. Although loathe to admit it, he’s spent some 30 years working with computers as a systems analyst, programmer, and web designer, including stints with Control Data Canada, the State of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas. He studied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Cinder and Ash, a brother and sister act for six years now, are currently the CB&A “Morale Officers in training.” They grew up in our back yard in San Antonio, and signed on to the wagon train north in 2004 only under protest. Since then, they’ve come to the conclusion that humans actually can be tolerable to live with as long as they provide yummy vittles, a warm place to nap, and the occasional body rub. Cinder likes to hang around the office watching from a safe distance, in exchange for a Greenie or two (or three). Ash has been known to pop her head in from time to time, but otherwise prefers to lie low in secret places. We’ll keep you apprised of their progress.