The people behind the Democracy

Democracy PR launched on January 1 2008, established to offer clients skills and experience in traditional and social media PR.

Democracy works with a team of handpicked advisors, chosen for their specialist skills.

The Boss

Jennifer O'Grady

Jennifer O'GradyFounder Jennifer O’Grady has eleven years of award-winning PR experience, working for brands including Halewood International, Phones 4u, Chicago Town Pizza, Shearings Holidays, Swizzels Matlow and Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank.

Excited by the new opportunities that digital media has brought to public relations, she created Democracy PR to embrace a new way of talking with a client's various publics.

Essentials: Social Media Club | The Chartered Institute of Public Relations | The Guardian

07515 810 451 | jennifer@democracypr.com

The Advisors

Ross Brown

Ross BrownCombining expertise in digital marketing and traditional PR, Ross is perfectly-placed to take advantage of technology to maximise a client's message.

Previously a journalist working for local, regional, national and international publications, he has also worked in PR at the highest level, devising and delivering strategies for a wide variety of B2B and B2C brands.

He's a fan of technology, not for its own sake but for the possibilities it creates.

Essentials: The Register | This week in tech | script.aculo.us

07971 477 671 | ross@democracypr.com

David Forgham Bailey

DaveDave has been working in interactive media pretty much since the term was invented.

Since 2001, he has specialised in audio production, both for traditional and "new media" transmission, with a broad range of clients including the NHS and National Heritage.

As well as his work with Democracy, he is also building a podcasting network for Manchester's businesses.

Essentials: The Onion | British Newspapers and News Online | BBC Podcasts

dave@democracypr.com

Patricia Heaney

The woman without whom none of this would be possible.

Patricia takes on the role of media evaluation, as well as keeping the rest of us in line.

Essentials: Travel Republic BBC Online Blog Pulse

0845 224 9980 | patricia@democracypr.com