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Philip A. Craig
Renae C. Davies
Jacob C. Evans
Gene P. King
Molly K. McKee
Dr. Jack L. Noragon
Carol
A. Worthington
Stephen
J. Brady
 
Philip A. Craig, is president of The Craig Group, Inc, which has been the fourth
largest public relations firm in Central Ohio for almost 30 years. As principal
consultant on projects and activities involving public relations, marketing,
community relations, political campaigns and lobbying efforts, Mr. Craig has
managed a multitude of successful political and private interest campaigns,
building on a strong, significant reputation in diverse fields of expertise.
Mr. Craig has served as the primary consultant and strategist for a wide variety
of local, state, and national campaigns serving clients in the retail grocery
industry, beverage producers and distributors, commercial developers, and
health care affiliates among other industries.
An accomplished columnist in trade journals for over ten years, Mr. Craig also
has fifteen years experience as the chief executive officer of other satellite
companies. Mr. Craig started his first public relations firm at the age of
twenty-six and he holds a B.S. degree from the Ohio State University and is
a member of the Ohio Society of Association Executives and the American Society
of Association Executives. He
currently holds the position of Executive Director for several trade
associations.
The accomplishments of Philip A. Craig include the following:
Executive Director for:
• Ohio Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
• Ohio Licensed Beverage Association
• Professional Photographers of Ohio
Board Member of:
• American Beverage Licensees
• Columbus Zoo
• Ohio Coalition for Indoor Air Quality
• Ohio Council of Retail Merchants
Member of:
• American Society of Association Executives
• Ohio Society of Association Executives
• Ohio Travel Association
Published in:
• Ohio Beverage Journal
• Ohio Tavern News
• Ohio Magazine
• The Contact Sheet
 
Renae C. Davies serves The Craig Group, Inc. as an account executive
assigned to association management, public relations and coalition building
clients.
For the trade associations The Craig Group represents, Ms. Davies handles
meeting planning, publications and website development. She is involved in all
aspects of meeting planning, from designing promotional materials to logistics
for the events themselves. Her responsibilities include organizing and executing
conventions, board meetings, seminars and retreats. She is also responsible for
coordinating a variety of printed publications and maintains client websites.
In addition to her trade association work, Ms. Davies is a primary media contact
for several of the firm’s public relations accounts. She is in charge of
researching, developing and disseminating client messages to trade and general
media in the state and throughout the country. She also serves in a support
capacity for the firm’s coalition-building programs.
Ms. Davies earned a BA in Communications from The Ohio State University. She is
a member of the Ohio Society of Association Executives and the Public Relations
Society of America.
 
Jacob C. Evans serves as the Vice President
of The Craig Group. He manages all of the initiative and
referendum campaigns, assists in the grassroots and grasstops management and
lobbies on behalf of the clients and trade associations The Craig Group
represents.
Evans’ campaign experience stems from local elections at the township and county
levels, in addition to work on state legislative campaigns. As a result, he
brings with him a vast knowledge of both issue and candidate campaign strategy.
Along with his campaign expertise, Evans brings with him a working knowledge of
the Ohio Legislature, a direct result of time spent as an aide for the Ohio
Senate Majority Whip. He has participated in numerous targeted Congressional
grasstops campaigns on issues that face a wide array of clients, ranging from
small businesses to large national corporations and trade associations.
Evans is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Political
Science, Business Management, and Human Resources. He earned his J.D. from
Capital University Law School.
Gene P. King, Senior Associate, has over thirty-five
years experience in association management. He has served national, regional,
state, and local professional and trade organizations offering complete
management services. He has provided on site management in every major city in
the United States and Canada.
A graduate of The Ohio State University, with a B.S. in Business Administration,
he has received numerous recognition awards from clients he has served. He has
held memberships in the American and Ohio Societies of Association Executives
and the Institute of Association Management Companies.
Dennis Lindahl plays an important
role as Campaign Manager, supervising the daily
operations of the CG field staff. He is
responsible for training and scheduling of the
campaign teams on a city & state level while
working in the field and managing the field
staff on initiative and referendum.
Mr. Lindahl offers a diverse background in
marketing were he performed duties as account
executive with the third largest newspaper in
North Dakota and as a certified corporate
trainer for the seventh largest telemarketing
firm in the U.S. where he oversaw all aspects of
employee sales training and orientation.
While attending Minot State University in
Business Administration, Lindahl was the
marketing director for Profiles International of
the Dakotas, which is a pre-employment,
personality profile assessment, firm.
 
Molly
McKee brings to The Craig Group a strong blend of public relations, management,
and media relations experience.
Serving as primary contact for a variety of clients, McKee provides oversight
for many projects. Seeing each project through from start to finish, she manages
staff, multiple priorities and deadlines in an effortless manner.
Since McKee joined the firm, the association management branch has more than
quadrupled. Providing oversight for staff members specializing in meeting
planning, publications, fundraising, public affairs and media relations, McKee
now manages the day-to-day activities of one of the premier trade associations
in the country. Representing liquor permit holders, convention and visitor
bureaus, and many others, McKee has developed a working knowledge of clients in
multiple industries.
McKee is a key contact person in a variety of accounts. McKee earned a BA in
Journalism/Public Relations from the Ohio State University and a MS in Marketing
and Communication from Franklin University. She is currently a member of Public
Relations Society of America and the Ohio Society of Association Executives.
 
Dr.
Jack L. Noragon is the Director of Research for The Craig Group. He holds a
Ph.D. from The Ohio State University, and for more than twenty years, has been
actively engaged in educational, public sector and private sector research. Dr
Noragon has published articles in trade journals and is listed in three “Who’s
Who.” Dr. Noragon began his career in the teaching profession, conducting
academic research as a full-time member of the faculties of Denison University,
Oberlin College and Cleveland State University. He has also enjoyed adjunct
professor status at The Ohio State University, Otterbein College and Ohio
Dominican College. He has taught courses in public opinion and survey research
methodology, as well as administering surveys among the academic and public
sector communities.
Dr. Noragon also spent several years working in the non-academic public sector.
He was Senior Research Associate with the Ohio Legislative Service Commission,
the legal arm of the General Assembly. There he honed his legal research skills,
as he served as committee staff person and conducted program evaluation research
in the legislative interims.
Dr. Noragon served as a Senior Research Consultant to Craig, Krakoff and Company
from 1984 through 1990. As Director of Research for The Craig Group, he conducts
survey and market research, political polling and focus groups for clients in
the public and private sectors.
 
Carol Worthington has a wealth of experience in the day-to-day operations of
various trade associations. Since she began with the company in 1990, she has
developed an invaluable rapport with the clients she represents. Having provided
consistent, quality service has earned her the respect of the members of the
trade associations.
Ms. Worthington brings strong management skills to her job. Her experience in
hotel catering and convention services, and extensive administrative activity
with several national firms, affords her a great deal of knowledge in
association management.
An accomplished graphic designer, Ms. Worthington received her diploma in
Computer Science from the National Institute of America.
STEPHEN
J. BRADY
CREATIVE
DIRECTOR
Steve
Brady is an experienced graphic designer and creative consultant. With several years of design experience, Mr. Brady has
directed a multitude of accounts ranging from corporate and non-profit to
special projects.
As
evidence of his outstanding talent, Mr. Brady has a professional portfolio
containing a wide range of collateral pieces, including visual advertising,
corporate identity packages and in-store promotional point-of-sale pieces, as
well as numerous published drawings covering subject matter related to medical,
technical, and humorous art.
Mr.
Brady has a bachelor’s degree in Medical Illustration and has enhanced his
degree and skill with continued education in graphic design and computer
graphics.
In
addition to his role with The Craig Group, Mr. Brady handles a
variety of freelance work for an array of clients.
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