Employee Spotlight: Hannah Smith
To say that Gard’s Associate Director of PR, Hannah Smith, is a travel aficionado may be a bit of an understatement. As of the end of 2024, the proud Swiftie has…
Meet Gard’s newest A-Team members
Here at Gard, we affectionately call our team of public relations and public affairs account managers and associates the A-Team. We like to think it’s a fitting moniker for a host…
How Gard delivers – via video
Video is everywhere these days – all over social media, on websites, on phones and tablets and TVs. And it’s something that every client should consider as an effective communications tool.…
Promotions set Gard up for its next successful chapter
It’s a season of change here at Gard Communications. Based in part on input gleaned from a successful company retreat earlier this year, we recently implemented some changes that have seen…
Teamwork, surprises and other reflections from four years at Gard
After four-plus years at Gard Communications, Associate Director of Public Relations Natalie Bennon bid us farewell on Friday. She’s on her way to Sustainable Northwest for the next step in her…
Employee Spotlight: Hibo Abtidon
It didn’t take long for Hibo Abtidon to make her mark at Gard. In her first year, she’s already earned both a promotion to senior associate and a reputation for her…
Employee Spotlight: Chelsea Punian
Let’s hear it for the one, the only, Chelsea Punian! As Gard’s public affairs account manager since 2021, we’re celebrating her one-year work anniversary by shining a light on her rise…
A few parting thoughts from Gard’s summer 2022 intern
And just like that, summer’s about over – and so is Rossalyn Ou’s time with us here at Gard. An intern with us through the Emerging Leaders Internship program, Rossalyn spent…
Hello Kitty – and hello to Gard’s summer intern, Rossalyn Ou
She’s a big Hello Kitty fan, a foodie and, as of this summer, an intern here at Gard Communications. Meet Rossalyn Ou, a Portland native who’s spending her summer here with…
Gard’s first work conference since COVID – sun, sand and indoor air quality
Gard Account Manager Chelsea Punian and CEO Liz Fuller headed to Miami for their first in-person conference since COVID closed it all down.