Introducing John Stauffer, New Forward Contributor

Hello and happy New Year! At Forward, we’re kicking off the new year with some great news — we’re pleased to announce the addition of another member to our team. John Stauffer is coming on board as a principal contributor and will be publishing his first post to Forward soon. I’ve included his bio below.

John Stauffer graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Communications with a focus on Public Relations in 2005. As an undergrad, John worked for the school newspaper, The Diamondback, as an advertising representative and more recently as a media relations specialist for Berenson Communications.

He currently works for Stanton Communications, Inc , in Washington D.C., as an AAE with a focus on advertising and new social media as communications tool for a variety of clients.

John is a Web 2.0 enthusiast and is the author of the Young Washington D.C. PR Pros blog focusing on the intersection of new social media and Washington-based public relations. He also is a volunteer reporter for Street Sense, the Washington area non-profit bi-monthly newspaper.

Welcome, John! Looking forward to your contributions!