Jackson Spalding Adds Kristal McKanders

Silver Anvil Winner Will Join Chick-fil-A Team

ATLANTA (February 11, 2010) – Jackson Spalding, the Atlanta-based image creation, cultivation and communications firm, added Kristal McKanders to its public relations team in early February. McKanders will work on a number of consumer accounts, including Chick-fil-A.

She brings experience as a radio and television reporter as well as more recent public relations skills from counseling national consumer companies such as Best Buy, McDonald’s and Porsche Cars North America.

“We are delighted and fortunate to add Kristal to the JS family, and look forward to all that she will contribute to our clients and our firm,” said Bo Spalding, co-founder.

McKanders graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Spelman College. She also earned her Masters in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. McKanders was part of the team that won two Silver Anvil Awards of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America for work supporting the Best Buy Corporation.

She is a native of Michigan who now resides in DeKalb County.

About Jackson Spalding

Jackson Spalding is one of the largest independent marketing communications firms in the Southeast, with offices in Atlanta, Athens, Ga. and Dallas. It is a full-service image creation, cultivation and communications firm, representing companies “from first step to blue chip.” The company includes more than 60 professionals working across many business and organizational sectors. Clients include Chick-fil-A, Cousins Properties, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Delta Air Lines, Morehouse School of Medicine, Orkin Inc., Post Properties, Primrose Schools, Publix Super Markets and The University of Georgia. Jackson Spalding is a partner in Public Relations Organisation International, a global network of independent public relations consultancies, and in the Issues Management Network, a consortium of crisis communications firms. For more information, please visit www.jacksonspalding.com.

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