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A specialist in communications for more than 30 years, Mary Schnack is an award-winning writer, reporter and public relations professional. She gives speeches and presentations worldwide to great acclaim. Audiences love the professionalism, energy and enthusiasm Mary brings to the presentations. Articulate, witty and knowledgeable about communications for both business and personal relevance, Mary’s topics are interesting, thought provoking and provide communication tips that attendees can put to immediate use. By peppering her presentations with examples from her personal experiences in such places as Waco, Rwanda, Russia and Los Angeles, Mary offers real world perspective and not j...

A specialist in communications for more than 30 years, Mary Schnack is an award-winning writer, reporter and public relations professional. She gives speeches and presentations worldwide to great acclaim. Audiences love the professionalism, energy and enthusiasm Mary brings to the presentations.

Articulate, witty and knowledgeable about communications for both business and personal relevance, Mary’s topics are interesting, thought provoking and provide communication tips that attendees can put to immediate use. By peppering her presentations with examples from her personal experiences in such places as Waco, Rwanda, Russia and Los Angeles, Mary offers real world perspective and not just textbook examples from other people’s work. Each training is personalized with specific client message points. The floor is open to questions and she uses personal examples to illustrate the strategies and their effectiveness.

A crisis communications specialist, Mary has become known for her trainings on developing a crisis communications plan and media training. Mary has done crisis communications management and media training for professionals involved in the Waco cult crisis, the Los Angeles Civil Unrest, Rwanda Civil War, Kosovo refugee camps, AIDS research, corporate firings of executives, law suits and business loss due to arson.

She has become a popular speaker at international conferences around the world, focusing on business communications or business ownership. She developed and presented two-day business communication workshops for multi-national corporations in Kenya and Swaziland. She also did a one-day workshop for journalists.

She also speaks frequently to women business owners, encouraging them to “let their voices be heard” and how to grow their business with proactive communication techniques.
Before going into public relations, Mary was a reporter for daily newspapers in Iowa and West Virginia, and has written for major national magazines and newspapers, including Newsweek, McCall's, Working Woman, Self and airline magazines. She also was a television field producer and director for Newsweek Video.

Mary started her public relations consulting business in 1992. Mary Schnack & Associates represents corporations, small businesses and non – profit organizations. They have placed clients’ stories in national publications, regional and local newspapers, radio shows and programs, television news programs and internet-based media.

Schnack is extremely involved in the community and has been honored for her professional and volunteer work. Her awards include 2010 Enterprising Women of the Year, The International Alliance for Women Inaugural World of Difference 100 Awards in 2008; the U.S. Small Business Association’s Women Business Advocate of the Year, State of Arizona and Region IX; Member of the Year for Women Impacting Public Policy, and the Pioneer Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners.