CHARLOTTE MARIE DUPRE

Charlotte Marie returned to Jackson Spalding in January, 2007, after working briefly as a contractor for another public relations firm in Atlanta. She was our summer intern in 2004, proving that first impressions do make a difference. She also interned for Dittus Communications' non-profit team in Washington, D.C., which prepared her well for her work with our not-for-profit clients.

She knows how to draw a crowd, as proven by the record-breaking attendance at the 2009 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's Decorator Show House & Gardens. Her media relations skills have also contributed to successful events for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta Youth Academies and CARE.

Charlotte Marie graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in English from Washington & Lee University, where she earned the Elizabeth Garrett Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in English her junior year. While at W&L, she was a founding staff writer and assisted in ad sales for the student magazine, InGeneral. Charlotte Marie also held two intern positions with Shenandoah: The Washington & Lee Review, the school's prestigious national literary journal, where she placed articles about the journal in numerous local papers.

During college Charlotte Marie spent a semester studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France and later interned for U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson. She helped found the Campus Kitchens Project at W&L, a national non-profit that coordinates meals using recycled food to the area's needy population. She also was selected from over 1600 students to serve as a member of Kathekon, the student organization supporting W&L's alumni programs.

An Atlanta native, Charlotte Marie graduated from The Westminster Schools where she stays involved as a class agent. Full of energy, "Char Mar" as we affectionately call her, is a dedicated runner who enjoys the competition - and scenery-inherent in half marathon competitions. It's a handy antidote to her emerging passion for fine food and wine, which she sampled recently while vacationing in Italy and Napa Valley.