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“It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the Trainer Communications team over the past four years, your commitment to your clients, the professionalism and overall experience has been tremendous and I look forward to working with the Trainer team again.”


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Rick Walsworth,

Former Vice President, Marketing, Maranti

  • Susan Trainer President

    Susan Trainer established Trainer Communications in 1995 to support some of the most prominent emerging technology companies with cutting-edge marketing communications services.

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  • Gwen Murphy Dille Director

    Gwen Murphy Dille brings nearly 15 years of high technology public relations expertise to the Trainer team. A strategic thinker and creative problem solver, Gwen has a proven track record of developing high-impact public relations programs that deliver quantifiable results.

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  • Joe Franscella Account Manager

    Joe Franscella developed a passion for communications in the early 90’s while working as an intern in the Communications and Press offices of former California Governor Pete Wilson. For the past decade, he’s worked in the communications, public relations, news and advertising industries.

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  • Gary Good VP, Networking Practice

    With more than 20 years of experience in marketing communications and public relations, Gary Good has played a leadership role in major launches by industry leaders, including SBC Communications, Fluke Corporation, Nortel, Agilent, Dialogic, and Baan.

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  • Brooke Greenwald Consultant

    As a former broadcast and print journalist, Brooke Greenwald brings nearly a decade of journalistic experience and a decade of public relations expertise to her current role with Trainer Communications. Ms.

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  • Angela Griffo Senior Manager

    Angela Griffo has 15 years of public relations experience helping high-tech clients garner positive press coverage and deliver compelling messages to their target market.

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  • Tisa Penny Account Coordinator

    Tisa's marketing-communications experience and passion for public relations and technology attracted her to Trainer Communications.  As an Account Coordinator, she is a "master multi-tasker," balancing such responsibilities as industry analyst and media research while supporting clients' editorial and spea

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  • Ross Perich Vice President of Client Operations

    A former award-winning journalist, Ross Perich brings nearly 20 years’ experience as a television anchor and reporter, project manager, marcom director, and public relations professional to his current role as Trainer’s Vice President of Client Operations.

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  • Karen Poli Director of Finance

    Karen Poli has amassed a 25-year career in successfully contributing to and managing companies’ financial resources and outcomes. As director of finance for Trainer Communications, Karen manages the company’s financial operations and assets.

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  • Laura Singer Writing Consultant

    Laura Singer has more than 25 years’ experience editing and producing marketing collateral, manuals, catalogs, magazines, newsletters, Web pages, training materials, and press releases.

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  • Kathleen Sullivan Consultant


    Kathleen Sullivan has a reputation for building and growing strategic corporate communications and public relations programs domestically as well as in Asia and Europe.

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  • Karin Taylor Director

    Karin has worked for more than a decade with today’s leading firms in telecommunications, information technology and security, including Juniper Networks, VeriSign, Sun Microsystems, HP and Agilent; but in many ways, it is her work with mid-sized firms and start-ups that she counts as her best work.

    Karin

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  • Mary Van Zandt Vice President, Security Practice

    A seasoned marketing veteran, Mary brings more than 25 years of experience to Trainer as leader of its Internet security practice.

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  • Elizabeth Zaborowska Director, Storage Practice

    Elizabeth brings thirteen years of wide-ranging experience in technology and marketing services to her role at Trainer Communications.

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