Leah Schmerl Public Relations Professional with deep background in both managing and strategizing local and national communications programs, often with data at their core. More than a decade leading teams for major brands, particularly in the Internet, e-commerce and non-profit spaces. Known as a media-relations ace, Leah is a pro at coaxing out stories from organizations and connecting those stories to the media that care. She specializes in leveraging data and applying best-practice data analytics to construct the most newsworthy stories to generate high-caliber press coverage. Her portfolio of media coverage -- from AP to CNBC to LA Times to USA Today to MONEY and virtually every important tech blog out there -- speaks to those skills. Leah completed the Google Data Analytics Certificate, a rigorous hands-on program that covers the entire scope of the data analysis process. Specialties: Storytelling with data, PR strategy, writing, budgeting, measurement
Director, Integrated Communications
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President
Vice President ('05-'06); Director ('04-'05); Senior Supervisor ('03-'04); Supervisor ('02-'03)
Bachelor's studies in history
Master's studies in history
