About the Chef  . . .

As a public relations consultant and award-winning writer with more than 20 years’ experience and a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Deborah Brown serves as the “head chef” of the PR à la carte enterprise. A seasoned professional in public relations, brand marketing, copywriting, event planning, media relations, feature writing and related disciplines, Brown has worked with some of the top corporations, organizations and individuals in the country within the spheres of entertainment, high technology, higher education, health and fitness, B2B and consumer products and services.

Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Brown graduated with honors with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from Central Missouri State University before moving on to the Washington, D.C. area. There, as a public relations specialist for prestigious George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, she had the opportunity to assist in the huge media onslaught surrounding Dr. James Buchanan’s winning of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1986.  During this same period, she served as an interim dance critic for The Washington Times and also did freelance work for the American Public Health Association, Washington Hospital Center, Washington Healthcare Management Group, the Chemical Manufacturer’s Association and others.

Relocating to the Los Angeles area in 1987, Brown was immediately hired as a publicist for Solters/Roskin/Friedman, one of the world’s top entertainment public relations firms handling Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston, The Grammy Awards, Van Halen, the world-famous Sotheby’s Auction House, Universal Studios-Hollywood, The Nashville Network and a host of other top names and corporate entities. From there, she moved on to Innovative Media Productions, where she served as senior account executive and Director of Editorial. During her tenure with the company, Brown was instrumental in the success of a wide variety of high-profile projects, including the star-studded Earth Day International Awards -- a bi-coastal event taking place at the United Nations in New York and CBS Studios in Los Angeles; top flight fund-raising galas involving U.S. governors, top celebrities, producers and studio moguls; early career publicity for Latin sensation Ricky Martin and actress/singer Jennifer Love Hewitt; and “Roots” author Alex Haley’s last press conference before his death.

An independent public relations consultant and writer since 1993, Brown has been a key contributor to a wide variety of film, music, stage and television-related projects as well as high-technology/interactive, health and fitness, B2B and consumer accounts. Her long string of credits include projects associated with such illustrious names as Intel, MSN, RadioShack, MTV, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, 20^th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios-Hollywood, The Guggenheim Museum, The Houston Space Center Museum, Muscle & Fitness Magazine, Mrs. Beasley's Celebrity Gourmet Bakery Chain, Quincy Jones, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Matt Damon, George Clooney, ICE-T and many more.

“In an uncertain economic climate where public relations and marketing services are desperately needed yet sometimes  considered a luxury, I created the PR à la carte concept to meet the demand for an effective, highly customized, yet affordable solution,” says Brown.  “There are so many companies, organizations and individuals that can benefit tremendously from expertly crafted media/marketing materials and customized public relations campaigns that tell their stories in a compelling, newsworthy way.  PR à la carte is here for them."