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Kathy Burnham
senior vice president, manufacturing

Kathy's public relations experience comes across as clearly as the notes she plays in her free time as a member of the brass-and-percussion ensemble, Brio Brass, and Minnesota Brass, Inc., a renowned senior drum-and-bugle corps. For more than 20 years, she has executed successful thought-leadership communications programs for Padilla Speer Beardsley business-to-business clients.

As leader of the Padilla Speer Beardsley manufacturing practice, Kathy directs strategic planning, conducts research and oversees business-to-business marketing communications programs that help companies build their brands and reputations. In addition, she develops sales-channel and end-user programs to help companies gain industry visibility. Also among her areas of expertise are message development, media relations and trade-show marketing.

A prolific writer, Kathy has penned an array of bylined technical and feature articles - including several cover stories. She has created speeches, brochures, corporate annual reports and other collateral as well.

Kathy holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Metropolitan State University and remains active in education as a community faculty member for the university's communications college. She is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and is a member of the Business Marketing Association. She also serves on the board of directors for the Metropolitan State University Alumni Association.

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