Bell Pottinger USA

		Marlin Collingwood President mcollingwood@bellpottingerusa.com Marlin brings 20 years of both consumer and political expertise to Bell Pottinger USA. Prior to moving to Boston, he was Senior Vice President, Director of Public Relations at Mullen, a top U.S. advertising communications agency, prior to that he was Senior Vice President at Howard Rubenstein Associates in New York City. Alongside broad business experience, his expertise includes reputation management strategy and implementation, public affairs, crisis management, political affairs, healthcare, travel & tourism and large-scale events. A former Washington, D.C. politico, he started his career on Capitol Hill on the press staff of the late U.S. John Heinz (R-PA). He also worked as East Coast Collegiate Campaign Manager for Reagan/Bush '84, after which he served on the White House press staff for the Reagan/Bush Administration. His client work has included national healthcare companies, major consumer brands, New York and Los Angeles celebrities and personalities and major regional and national events including The 1992 Democratic National Convention in NYC, The Operation Welcome Home NYC Ticker-Tape Parade in 1991 and the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Marlin has led teams that have worked for a variety of clients including The U.S. Postal Inspection Service, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Tourism office and former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, Leona Helmsley, Saturday Night Live, the Archer-Daniels Midland Company, Whirlpool Corporation, The Heart Failure Society of America, the New York Post and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Marlin graduated with a bachelors degree in mass communication from Anderson College and a masters degree from Penn State University.
		Ben Hendricks Account Director bhendricks@bellpottingerusa.com Ben is a Charlotte, N.C. native who comes to BPUSA with integrated agency experience as well as five years experience crisscrossing America for a variety of national consumer brands. While traveling, Ben averaged 11 months per year away from home while serving as a public relations manager for such clients as Tide, Coca-Cola and XBOX. Working on such high-profile accounts, Ben was able to attend several major sporting events including two Super Bowls, The Kentucky Derby and an NCAA Final Four. After seeing 46 states and hundreds of consumer events, Ben decided it was time to see what all four seasons were like in one place and for two years, worked for a Charlotte-based advertising and PR firm working on a variety of accounts. Prior to his life on the road, Ben attended East Carolina University - where he earned a bachelor's degree in Communication. And, Ben is the only member of BPUSA with a "Mouse-ters" degree thanks to a college internship at Walt Disney World.
		Kate Trainor Account Manager ktrainor@bellpottingerusa.com Kate is an experienced public relations professional, bringing a background in healthcare, consumer, corporate and non-profit public relations experience to Bell Pottinger USA. Prior to joining Bell Pottinger USA, she worked on several major healthcare accounts, including Philips Medical Systems, Hawaii Pacific Health and Southcoast Health System. For Philips, Kate provided support for multiple trade shows and medical meetings throughout the year, provided outreach for announcements and developed relationships with trade media through frequent pitching and daily contact with reporters. She worked on all of Philips' business lines, including patient monitoring, healthcare information technology, cardiovascular and general x-ray, CT, MR, ultrasound, home care and corporate. Additionally, Kate has worked for Staples Inc., Clinique, Hillshire Farm and Mercy Corps. For each of her accounts, Kate has extensively written editorial content and press releases, and has proactively pitched national, local and trade media. Kate graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's degree in English and communications and earned a Master of Science degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
		Molly Finnegan Senior Account Executive mfinnegan@bellpottingerusa.com Raised just outside of Boston, Molly comes to BPUSA with expertise in journalism. Prior to BPUSA, Molly was a writer for WCVB-TV Boston, a local ABC affiliate. In the newsroom she was responsible for researching, writing and editing video for developing news stories during major evening newscasts. At BPUSA, Molly is responsible for coordinating and supporting media relations, and ensuring news coverage in healthcare, technology and consumer industries. She also works with clients developing and implementing public affairs strategies. Molly graduated with honors from Emerson College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Broadcast Journalism.
		Angela Malerba Account Coordinator amalerba@bellpottingerusa.com Angela has come to Bell Pottinger USA with experience in corporate and consumer public relations. At Bell Pottinger USA Angela works with clients in the healthcare and consumer field. Prior to joining BPUSA, she worked as an intern for Mohegan Sun's public relations department providing press releases, fact sheets, and advertorials pertaining to upcoming events, promotions, and expansion projects. She also worked with different media venues promoting the company. She graduated from The College of the Holy Cross with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.