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Germinder + Associates Celebrates 20 Years in New York City, Reaffirms Commitment to City, Mentoring and Diversity Initiatives

Germinder + Associates opened its offices in New York City 20 years ago on July 1, 2000 after its founding in Kansas City, Mo in 1998. This anniversary release during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic tells the agency story through the eyes of University of Day interns and PRSSA members Zinaejah Ozier and Abby Crotty. A wholly woman-owned company, the public relations, communications and digital content company is proud to be in New York and support New York City, mentoring and diversity in public relations and the fields it serves. Listening, learning and putting into practice what we say is more important today than ever.


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NEW YORK, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- We're still standing strong. Twenty years New York strong. The Big Apple poster created by Ogilvy & Mather in 1976 and signed by Robert Redford says it all, "You'd have to be a little crazy to live in New York, but nuts to live anywhere else." The iconic framed poster has followed Germinder + Associates founder and president Lea-Ann Germinder, APR, Fellow, PRSA everywhere she's lived and every office she's opened since 1976.

As Germinder + Associates celebrates the 20 year anniversary day of the first opening of its New York City office, the poster special meaning. The poster was created in 1976 at a time New York City was going broke. Now, New York is in the midst of a pandemic and the poster is on display for all the Zoom calls as a good luck charm. New York will be back, and in the meantime, the company is marking its 20 year anniversary with an affirmation of its commitment to New York City, mentoring and increasing diversity in the public relations profession.

“Talking about 20 years of public relations successes, that’s easy for me. Openly standing up for what you believe in this environment, that takes guts. said Lea-Ann Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA

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The company formally opened its first New York City office in the Hudson Square area of Greenwich Village. It had launched Goodnewsforpets.com earlier in the year. The company has also had offices in the famous Meat Market district, Park Avenue and now is currently located in Midtown at 747 Third Avenue.

"There isn't any area of New York City we don't love and we look forward to when we can fully operate back in New York full-time. We were thrilled to open our doors in Kansas City in 1998, but to open the office in New York City in 2000 was a dream come true. While I grew up on Long Island, I came to the city every chance I had, and to me, even as we still battle the pandemic, the Big Apple is still the greatest city in the world," said Germinder.

Mentoring is also important to Germinder. She has established intern programs at every agency she has joined before starting her own firm in 1998. As 2013 PRSA-NY Chapter President and as a longtime Big Apple Sponsor, she has made it a point to reach out to sponsor PRSSA students. In 2019, she received the PRSA-NY's Makovsky Excellence in Mentoring Award in recognition for her years of mentoring public relations professionals. She is a member of the PRSA-NY Past President's Council.

"We are so incredibly grateful to all of the support and volunteerism that Lea-Ann has shown to PRSA-NY over the years," said PRSA-NY President, Kellie Jelencovich. "Lea-Ann is such an outstanding mentor and is always guiding and helping students from PRSSA, as well as young emerging professionals with their careers. We are deeply appreciative to all that she has done to give back especially to students from diverse backgrounds, where Lea-Ann is constantly creating opportunities to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is an incredible time to be celebrating 20 years in the Big Apple and showcasing her students and their work in the process is typical of the opportunities she creates."

As part of the PRSA-NY mentoring program, Germinder is currently guiding Alexandra Butman through the job-seeking process, as she is set to complete her graduate degree at NYU. In May she accepted the PRSA Champions challenge to help students impacted by the pandemic by hiring two students remotely from her alma mater, the University of Dayton. Abby Crotty, a senior and Zinaejah Ozier, a junior are the two interns. An unexpected development was the Black Lives Matter movement and how it would impact the work – in a positive manner. Listen to their latest video here.

While the agency has always considered itself committed to diversity and inclusion, honest conversations became front and center. The agency recently became the 40th firm to sign the Diversity Action Alliance pledge to adopt, champion and track diversity within the organization and the public relations profession. The Diversity Action Alliance is an alliance of the national top public relations organizations. The company also made a donation towards this initiative and other initiatives and made its own statements in support of Black Lives Matter.

Abby Crotty is handling Goodnewsforpets.com content, the "Goodnewsforpets 20 Year Anniversary Charmed by the Love Contest Series" with brand partners and handling donation communications to pet shelters. She's found a way to incorporate the Black Lives Matter movement and message into the work she's doing for Goodnewsforpets. Zinaejah Ozier is helping with Germinder public relations. Now Zinaejah Ozier, is conducting "Interviews with Zinaejah Ozier" with black leaders in her voice.

"What these young women have given back to me in terms of taking an honest assessment of where we stand and analyzing how we can all move forward is nothing short of amazing. Talking about 20 years of public relations successes, that's easy for me. Openly standing up for what you believe in, that takes guts today. It is especially fitting to celebrate them on the occasion of our 20 year anniversary. They are representative of all the young professionals I have had the privilege to work with, mentor and who mentored me back at Germinder +Associates," Lea-Ann Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA.

The Germinder Power of Pink Program (formerly Germinder Giving Back) is a companywide umbrella program developed to ensure the company and its employees contribute in meaningful ways to the local communities in which they work and in the specialized industries and professions they serve. The initiative is providing pro bono counsel during the COVID-19 Pandemic and supported the Black Lives Matter movement and mentoring for students, both monetary and in-kind support. The 2020 interns were hired under this program. For more information on Germinder + Associates programs and services contact Lea-Ann Germinder, APR Fellow PRSA at 917-334-8682, visit http://www.germinder.com or on Instagram @GerminderPR or Twitter @GerminderPR

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