Team
Our team includes experts in media relations, investor relations, crisis communications, design, Web content and development, marketing strategy and research.
Our international partners include Margrave Communications in the UK, and Connect, in India.
Working collaboratively, we provide a full-complement of public relations, communications and marketing services.
Anita M. Harris
HarrisCom Founder Anita Harris is an award-winning strategic communications strategist specializing in editorial, content, media relations , social media and other thought leadership services for clients in health, science , technology and energy, worldwide. A former national journalist, she covered health, science and technology for the MacNeil-Lehrer Report (now the NewsHour) of PBS, and later handled public affairs the Harvard School of Public Health.
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Ann Getman. APR
Trained as a sociologist, Ann is interested in how two-way communications can bridge an organization’s mission, interests and needs with those of its constituent stakeholders.Her core expertise is in stakeholder research through interviews, focus groups, surveys, moderated summit meetings, and communications audits, to explore what stakeholders need, want and expect. With that information, she helps shape clients’ positioning, messages and outreach strategies to connect with stakeholders in ways that are more relevant and lasting, and measure the impact of programs. Read more
Edna Kaplan
Edna brings more than 20 years of experience in healthcare PR to the Harris Communication team. Author of Practice Made Perfect: The Physician’s Guide to Communication & Marketing, she has worked with established and emerging healthcare clients including publicly and privately held medical device companies, hospitals, health benefits providers, geriatric service providers; and medical practices. Edna has won top PR industry awards including PRSA’s top awards, the Silver Anvil and Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, for strategic work and extraordinary results. Read more
Linda Grace Kobas
Linda is an accomplished writer and editor who served for many years as Director of the Cornell University News Office
David Rosen, Senior Consultant
Communications and branding strategy and management, writing, media relations
David Rosen is a seasoned communications strategist, a versatile writer, and a hands-on media relations practitioner with more than four decades of experience in journalism, communications, and marketing. He has served as the chief public relations and public affairs officer at Harvard University, The University of Chicago, Brandeis University, Yeshiva University and Emerson College. He has overseen the design and building of several college and university Websites, produced numerous publications and videos, and supervised the rebranding of Emerson College and Cristo Rey Boston High School. David also has held senior staff positions in federal and state government, counseled numerous educational, nonprofit and government organizations, and taught at Boston University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.