Profile

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Deborah L. Folka, Principal Consultant

Deborah L. Folka has worked as a public relations professional for over 25 years. Since 1993, she has been an independent consultant focused primarily on crisis communications management. Over the course of her career, Deborah has provided strategic communications and issues management counsel to many organizations in sensitive or ‘crisis’ situations (see Assignments). Frequently, law firms retain her for their clients who need communications advice and media management when dealing with legal matters of public interest.

Prior to launching her own business, Deborah was the Director of Communications for a variety of private companies and public sector organizations including the Chartered Accountants of British Columbia; WorkSafeBC (formerly the Workers’ Compensation Board of B.C.); the Southern Arizona Mental Health Center; the Tucson Symphony Orchestra and Wesbild Properties.

Deborah has an undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of Washington, a graduate degree in Journalism from the University of Arizona and is an accredited member of the Canadian Public Relations Society. She is also a member of the Counselors’ Academy of the Public Relations Society of America.