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Allison & Partners Names Jonathan Heit, Anne Colaiacovo, and Phil Carpenter Partners

Rapidly Growing Agency Elevates Long-Term Employees

Allison & Partners, one of the nation's fastest growing strategic communications, public relations and public affairs firms, has named Jonathan Heit, Anne Colaiacovo and Phil Carpenter as partners in the firm.

Heit, previously Senior Vice President, Technology and Digital Media, is one of Allison & Partners founding staff members. In his nine years with the agency, he has become one of the most influential PR minds in social media and has served as a trusted counselor to some of today's best-known technology brands, including Samsung, YouTube, SONY, Gowalla, Ning and Scribd. In addition, Heit helped grow Allison & Partners' Los Angeles office into one of the company's leading revenue-generators and today, from New York, spearheads the agency's groundbreaking work in digital media strategy for brands across all practice areas, including the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and many others.

Colaiacovo, previously General Manager, New York, has provided strategic counsel that has helped some of the world's leading brands – including Progressive Insurance and L'Oréal USA – navigate the ever-changing world of public relations. Since joining Allison & Partners in 2007, Anne has helped Allison & Partners' New York office more than triple in size, while adding marquee clients in the retail, consumer products and services, food and beverage, health and beauty, and hospitality industries to the agency's Consumer PR and Marketing practice.

Carpenter, previously General Manager, San Francisco, oversees Allison & Partners' San Francisco office, where he has helped the agency's headquarters grow in revenues and size. He has been recognized for his efforts in driving sustainable, aggressive growth, and has helped spearhead the agency's professional growth initiatives for both his office and for the company as a whole.

“Jonathan, Anne and Phil have helped cement Allison & Partners' reputation as a leader in the consumer, technology and social media industries, and have helped to grow the firm's capabilities and revenues as they've built some of the world's most recognized brands, ” said Scott Allison, President and CEO. “Their elevation to Partner is well-deserved, and we're looking forward to having Jonathan, Anne and Phil help us set a course for the firm's future. ”