Stacey Havel

Senior Director of Public Relations

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Stacey Havel is director of the Human Resource Public Relations practice for Bernard Hodes Group. In her role, she develops new business and works with clients to develop and implement an effective HRPR strategy. She works with clients from a variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, business services and retail. Her expertise includes media relations, crisis communications, and media training.
 
Prior to joining Hodes, she was a senior account executive at Boardroom Communications, a boutique media relations agency located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Her responsibilities at Boardroom included maintaining day-to-day contact with clients, creating and implementing public relations and media relations plans, as well as developing new business opportunities. She worked with clients such as Greenberg Traurig LLP, the Better Business Bureau of Southeastern Florida and Spherion Corporation.
 
A native of Houston, TX, she began her career with top, international public relations agency Hill & Knowlton. While with H&K, she held the positions of account coordinator and assistant account executive with both its Houston and Fort Lauderdale offices.  While with H&K, she worked with clients such as El Paso Energy, Compaq Computer Corporation (now HP), and Continental Airlines. Stacey holds a Bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Houston.

Elizabeth Owens

Manager of Public Relations

As the newest member of the Human Resource Public Relations practice, Liz works with account teams across the United States to develop HRPR strategies that fit the needs of their unique client scenario. Liz implements plans for clients in a variety of industries and focuses on developing key media contacts, targeted ‘employer of choice’ messages and superior customer service.

Although she began working with HRPR in January 2007, Liz is no stranger to Hodes. She started in account service for the Chicago branch in August 2005. Responsibilities in this role included day-to-day contact with clients and vendors, media planning and implementation, and consultation on improving overall recruiting and retention practices. Clients included Save-A-Lot Food Stores, Siemens Building Technologies, First Bank, Rehabilitation Institution of Chicago and OptionCare.

Liz received her bachelor’s degree in Advertising from Ball State University in 2003 and completed coursework for Ball State’s public relations master’s program in 2005. While attending Ball State, Liz worked for the university’s Museum of Art and Minnetrista Cultural Center. In both capacities she served as the primary writer and designer for internal and external communications, along with providing event support through public relations and photography assistance.