Caryn Sagal has nearly 30 years of public relations experience.
She has consistently generated broadcast interviews, feature
articles and cover stories in the local, regional, national and trade media. In
addition to writing and developing articles, marketing plans and collateral
materials, she has managed campaigns for a diverse range of business-to-business,
non-profit, retail, hospitality, real estate and health care clients.
Baltimore Magazine named her Best
Flak (public relations professional) in its highly coveted “Best of Baltimore” issue. She also won a Gold Award from the International Association for Business
Communicators-Harrisburg Chapter for leading a national marketing
communications campaign for an automotive product launch. Earlier, the Public Relations Society of
America-Maryland Chapter named her New Professional of the Year.
A repeat presenter to the Baltimore County Chamber of
Commerce Non-Profit Committee and a
featured speaker at AFP’s “Fundraising Day in Maryland,” Caryn has extensive nonprofit experience. In addition to helping her clients,
she has volunteered on numerous marketing and event committees, and chaired
major fundraisers such as The Chocolate Affair and BOOK
BASH. For
these efforts, she received the following accolades:
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Spirited
Woman Giving Back Award from MyCity4Her.com,
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Santé Committee All-Star and Mega Publicity awards
from the National Kidney Foundation Serving Maryland and Delaware,
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Outstanding
Performance Public Relations Award from the Center
for Poverty Solutions and
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Szold
Award for Outstanding Service from Temple Oheb
Shalom.
She currently serves on the Greater Baltimore Chamber of Commerce Board Advisory Committee and has spearheaded PR for the Chamber’s The Taste
signature event.
Caryn launched her own firm
in 2019, after spending 17 years (including the last seven as senior vice
president) at Lawrence Howard &
Associates. Previously, she managed the Baltimore operations for a
Harrisburg advertising and PR agency. She began her career at an Owings Mills
PR firm as a University of Maryland,
College Park student – spending summers and winter break at the agency, and working from her dorm during the school year.
Graduating a semester early
and Magna Cum Laude, she
ranked #1 in the College of Journalism,
receiving the Outstanding Public
Relations Senior Award and the Kappa Tau Alpha National Journalism
Honor Society's Top Scholar Award.