BRYAN HARRIS

Bryan has experience managing the communication strategies of a diverse client base that includes engineering, public utilities, higher education, real estate and local governments. A member of the Golf Writers Association of America, he leads outreach efforts for many sports-related clients at Jackson Spalding, including the Nationwide Tour’s Stadion Classic at UGA, the Chick-fil-A Bowl, the University of Georgia, TRUE linkswear, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Atlanta Falcons.

Before joining our firm, , Bryan was an account executive with a boutique agency, where he learned the ropes in media relations, special event planning, copywriting, photography, voice-over, design and overall communications management. Previously, he directed an adoption and family program for the University of Georgia's Center for Continuing Education and the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of Adoptions.

Bryan attended Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Ala., where he was a member of their nationally-ranked golf team before transferring to The University of Georgia. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in Sports Studies with a minor in Mass Communications and a master’s from the Grady College in Mass Communication/Public Relations with an emphasis in Political Communication. He is still involved at UGA, as an adjunct professor of sports communications in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations and as a member of the Alumni Board of the Grady College, where he recently helped launch a sports journalism initiative, the first of its kind in the southeast.

Bryan also serves on the boards of the Mercy Health Center, UGA Tip-Off Club, UGA Red Tee Club, and Classic City Community Church, commitments that led to 2010 recognition as a “40 Under 40” honoree in the Athens Banner-Herald.

In his free time, he enjoys traveling, playing golf, and attending any sporting event that involves his beloved Georgia Bulldogs. Bryan and his wife Ashlea have their hands full with two young children, Hannon and Kyle Grace, as well as their Jack Russell Terrier, Bella. Ashlea says that Bryan knows a little about everything and she hopes he cashes in one day by betting it all in Final Jeopardy.