Marsha Smith, former Associate Executive Director for the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington, joined DCC in April of 2014.

It might surprise you, but it was never my goal to start my own business. I always viewed myself as more of a good soldier in great organizations. But when the opportunity to strike out on my own presented itself, I grabbed it, and I haven’t looked back.  

Ethan Fried, a Penn State graduate, worked with DCC from February to August of 2014 before pursuing his PhD in Political Science at Temple University this fall.

Despite having served many clients and employers as a communications expert, I tend to shy away from writing pithy advice columns. Public relations has never seemed like “rocket science” to me. That said, some basic truths bear repeating over and over.