Greta Menard
Founder and Principal
With more than 13 years of public relations and marketing experience, Greta Menard develops and executes targeted visibility programs for a variety of public and private sector organizations. Since 2003, she has managed a range of public education efforts for the U.S. Department of Labor including DisabilityInfo.gov, Working Partners for an Alcohol and Drug-Free Workplace Program and America’s Heroes at Work – a national campaign designed to help veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder succeed in the workplace. Greta also has served a variety of private sector enterprises and associations including the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) and Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). In 2007, she worked with CADCA and HBO Documentary Films to help launch the ADDICTION campaign – an unprecedented, nationwide community outreach effort that explored advancements in the understanding of drug and alcohol addiction.
Greta launched her P.R. career in the Washington, D.C. office of Ketchum Public Relations, a worldwide, top-ten P.R. agency. As a vice president/account supervisor, she directed the agency’s Public Sector Marketing Practice and managed Ketchum’s IBM Software and PeopleSoft accounts. Prior to joining Ketchum, Greta served as director of marketing at Washington’s Susan Peterson Productions Inc., one of the nation’s leading media and presentation coaching agencies.
Greta earned her M.A. in public communication from the American University and her B.A. in communications from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. A graduate of Leadership Arlington, she is an active member of the Arlington, Virginia community. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce and is a past chair of Volunteer Arlington Day. Additionally, she was appointed to serve as a commissioner on the Arlington Commission for the Arts. |