Lynn Kelly
Marketing and Public Relations

An award-winning news writer and entrepreneur, Lynn Kelly has owned and operated Kelly Communications full-service public relations and advertising firm since 1979 with offices in Colorado and Wyoming.
Kelly has extensive experience in researching, creating, planning, managing, budgeting and managing successful advertising and public relations marketing campaigns in Colorado and Wyoming, and in more than 35 major markets across the country for a wide range of local, national and international clients with annual marketing budget expenditures of up to $2 million.
A partial client listing includes Vail Valley Foundation, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Cheyenne Frontier Days, New Line Cinema, the NFL Players Association, Coors, Keybank Corporation, Kraft/General Foods, Pacer/CATS subsidiary of Ticketmaster, ITI Information Technology Institute, The Children's Hospital Foundation and US Senate and state governor races.
Kelly is proficient in research, design, budgeting and management of formal, informal, internal and external marketing strategies and tools including web page design and management, database development and management; video and audio production including scripting, producing, casting, location selection, direction and supervision ranging from training/recruiting videos to commercial advertisements; event and crisis management including speaker training. Kelly has worked in both English and Spanish-speaking markets.
Strengths
Writing, speaking, creativity and perseverance. Creating, budgeting and managing successful communication programs, campaigns and projects. Noted for ability to smile in impossible situations.
Appearances and Interviews
New York: Today Show with Matt Lauer, Joey Reynolds Show, Fox TV, New York Times, New York Daily News, Newsday
California: Los Angeles Times
Chicago: WGN, NBC, ABC, NBC, Chicagoland, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times
Dallas: Dallas Morning News, NBC, ABC, NPR, Family net
Washington, DC: Washington Post, Washington Times
Denver: The Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Channels 4, 7 9, 2, Fox
Kelly also has been interviewed extensively and appeared on television and radio in Atlanta, Austin, Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, Kansas City, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Cheyenne, Albuquerque, Topeka, Wichita, Newark, Miami, Lexington and Louisville, among others.
A complete list is available upon request.
Education
Ph.D. University of Denver, Human Communication Research includes managing development of trust, interpersonal communication, privacy, grief and loss, critical listening and distance management. Dissertation: Trust between Managers and Direct Reports in a Distance Relationship across the Globe
B. A. University of Wyoming at Laramie, English Literature
Teaching
Instructor of marketing, advertising and promotion, Denver University Daniels College of Business Women's College, 1997-present
Instructor of communication/public relations/media/business, Regis School for Professional Studies, 2000-present
Curriculum Designed and Taught, 1997-present
Advertising Strategies, Denver University Women's College
Designing for the Web, University College
Listening in Organizations, Denver University Women's College
Looking Ahead for the Future - A Hyperlink How To, University College
Management as Performance, Denver University Women's College
Managing Grief and Anger in the Workplace, Denver University Women's College
Managing Media Relations, University College
Marketing, Denver University Women's College
Professional Development for Career Advancement, Denver University Women's College
Public Relations as Conflict Management, University College
Public Relations Certificate Program, Regis School for Professional Studies (Authored certificate courses including Public Relations Overview, Internal Public Relations Management, Event Management, Managing Public Relations Campaigns, Crisis Management.
Women and Democracy, Denver University Women's College, with Dr. Karol Merten
Courses Taught, 1997-present
Advanced Public Speaking, Regis School for Professional Studies
Communicating in a Technological Society, Regis School for Professional Studies
Communication Ethics, Regis School for Professional Studies
Communication Theory, Regis School for Professional Studies
Interview Techniques, Regis School for Professional Studies
Mass Media and Society, Regis School for Professional Studies
Organizational Communication, Regis School for Professional Studies
Persuasion, Regis School for Professional Studies
Senior Capstone, Regis School for Professional Studies
Current Titles
Don't Ask for the Dead Man's Golf Clubs, Advice for Friends When Someone Dies, 2000, Workman, NY, NY.
Denver Metropolitan Media Directory, Summer 1980-2005, Kelly Communications, Littleton, CO.
Denver Group Guide, community reference to clubs and groups, Winter 1999-2005, Kelly Communications, Littleton, CO.
Speaking
Advertising and Public Relations Workshop - Wyoming Small Business Association
Steps to Developing a Marketing Plan, PR Campaigns/The Media Are Coming/Answering Questions - National Baptist Communicators Convention
Change - National Assn. of Canadian Investment Counselors
Conflict Resolution/Negotiation - Denver University Daniels College of Business
Crisis Communications - U. S. Department of Justice Workshops
Don't Ask for the Dead Man's Golf Clubs, Million Dollar Marketing Forum, Toronto (rated in top 6), San Antonio; Austin
Don't Ask for the Dead Man's Golf Clubs, keynote speaker, Health One, Pinehurst, NC
Event Marketing - Dodge City Roundup
How to Comfort a Grieving Friend - Hospice of Metro Denver, Denver Women's Press Club, United Methodist Women, Denver Rotary, Colorado Nursing Assn, Hospice Assn. of New York, Kansas Hospice Assn.
How to Make the Most of Your Advertising Dollar - International Design Association
Public Relations & Advertising - Rocky Mountain Collegiate Press Association, National Dinner Theatre Association, Colorado State University
Your Image and Your Public, Denver Public Schools
Memberships
Author's Guild, Better Business Bureau, Children's Deafness Foundation board, Denver Athletic Club Public Relations Committee chairman, Denver Press Club board of directors, Colorado Press Women, Greater Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, National Western Stock Show Association