Brooke Vining
Ginny Seyferth
Dan Spaulding
Karen Aylsworth
Jamie Carnes
Dan Castello
Adrienne Clement
Regina Daukss
Connie Decker
Cynthia Domingo
Cheri Gustafson
Karen Hogan
Lauren Mack
Erin Maag
Zendra MacLeod
Eileen McNeil
Gary Parsons
Stephanie Romeo
Melissa Schaap
Brooke Vining
Nick Wasmiller
Michael Zalewski
John Zimmerman
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BROOKE VINING, APR, Senior Vice President
vining@seyferthpr.com

Please give a brief description of your greatest PR or business accomplishment:
Planning and managing the white tie Inaugural Ball to celebrate the opening of the new Grand Rapids Art Museum.

What do you see as your primary area of expertise?
Strategic planning, special events and community relations

What do you love most about SeyferthPR?
I love our team. They’re like my second family. I also enjoy the variety of work and all of the incredible people we get to meet.

What is the expression you use most often at work?
What’s the purpose? What are you trying to accomplish?

Who is your most admired leader and why?
My dad. He has been a wonderful mentor, helping me to build a solid business background and, even more important, helping me to understand the difference between managing and leading people.

 

 

 

How do you define success?
Happy clients. Getting results. Learning something new.

What is your general philosophy on life and work?
One word…balance (although, I often ask myself if there is such a thing)

What are your favorite sports or recreational activities?
Fishing, golf, gardening, basketball, tennis. Is reading considered recreational?

What is your favorite movie?
Walk the Line” with Johnny Cash

What is your favorite food?
Pizza and ice cream

What is your greatest vice?
Chocolate chip cookies, martinis @ Bistro

What is an interesting “factoid” about yourself?
I love to ride with my husband on our Harley. One of our favorite trips was touring Colorado on our bike.

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Expertise
• Strategic planning
• Media relations
• Internal/external corporate communications
• Community relations
• Marketing communications
• Special events
• Change management
• Business-to-business services

Industries/Organizations Served
• Construction
• Health care
• Education
• Foodservice
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• Nonprofit

Professional Affiliations
• Board member, Public Relations Society of America, West Michigan Chapter

Prior Professional Experience
• Change Management Team Leader, Strategic Operations Manager, Synergis Technologies Group, Grand Rapids, MI
• Sales/Marketing Assistant to Director, The Phoenician Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
• Marketing Coordinator, TDS Design, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI

Education
• Hope College, Holland, MI,
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration