Frances Larose, Principal

Frances Larose has a multi-faceted communications background and is a specialist in professional services and consumer marketing public relations. For over 20 years, Frances has honed her skills in marketing and has owned her own full-service public relations and advertising company since 1987. Prior to that she was a senior account executive at Hill and Knowlton, Inc., an international public affairs company. Frances has supervised major promotional campaigns through digital media and interactive forms of communications and marketing, locally, nationally and internationally for the government of Hungary, Pacific Bell, Pinnacle Systems, US Web, Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, InterHealth, London International, Foster Farms, Haagen-Dazs, the Cognac Information Bureau, and Coca-Cola.

An award-winning publicist, she was responsible for the coordination and media coverage of several international marketing campaigns, as well as political luncheons for Governor Mario Cuomo's gubernatorial and President Ronald Reagan's presidential campaigns in New York City. She was part of the public relations team that coordinated NetDay '96, a program spearheaded by President Clinton to connect California schools to the Internet.Frances was part of Aeroflot's first news delegation to fly from San Francisco directly to Moscow on May 15, 1992, and she was part of the think tank that put missing children's photos on milk cartons.

Frances is a frequent speaker at colleges and conventions in reference to the digital and traditional media and was featured in Glamour Magazine for her involvement in the entertainment industry, following her stint as an assistant producer with San Diego's PBS station.

Frances is past president of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) Golden Gate Chapter. During her tenure, her chapter was honored as the first runner up for the 1991- 1992 Chapter of the Year. She also spent four years as the western area vice president and chair of the Foundation for AWRT's national board.

Active in the community, she was on the board of directors for the San Francisco Bay Area Publicity Club, is a member of the International Food Writers and Travel Writers Association, and a contributor to numerous local community newsletters. She is also a member of Who's Who Worldwide, 1994-95.

Frances received her B.A. and M.A. degrees in Communication from the University of California, San Diego, and completed graduate courses at New York University.