Exceptionally well-written … scrupulously detail-oriented … master task-juggler …
basks in the glow of a pressure cooker just for fun.
These fundamental, yet frequently underestimated, characteristics
allow Laura Phillips Ward to enjoy success and recognition
as an accomplished public relations professional.
And, they frame the persona that defines and distinguishes her company,
WardComm Public Relations, LLC.

Having begun her career 15 years ago in the non-profit sector, Laura is an award-winning, exceptionally well-written, scrupulously detail-oriented public relations professional.  She thrives on utilizing the written word, whether via press releases, by-lined articles, newsletters, websites, or social media; creating and executing public relations campaigns; fostering relationships with the media; planning events; multi-tasking and meeting tight deadlines.

Laura’s broad industry experience encompasses such categories as marketing, health care, banking, food and beverage, home furnishings, and non-profit organizations.  Over the years she has worked with national and regional brands, including McDonald’s, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Garelick Farms, Friendship Dairies, AGA Ranges, Agbar, Bertucci’s, and Northeast Utilities, as well as State of Connecticut agencies such as the Department of Revenue Services and Department of Public Health.

Her efforts have earned placements in local, regional, national, and trade media, including The TODAY Show, The New York Times, Newsweek on Air, Associated Press Broadcast, The Hartford Courant, ADWEEK, BRANDWEEK, PRWEEK, Nation’s Restaurant News, Hospitals & Health Networks, Home Furnishings Retailer, and Lottery Insights, to name a few.

In 2007, Laura founded WardComm Public Relations, LLC, a public relations consulting firm.  She works with such clients as Tagliarini Chiropractic, the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame, the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, Sunlight Construction, Farmington Woods Golf Club, and Klein & Babbitt, and is a member of the Jarrett’s Castle (The World’s Tallest Sandcastle) steering committee.

Prior to launching her own business in 2007, Laura was employed by Glastonbury, Connecticut-based Cronin and Company, Inc., a full-service marketing communications agency.  She began her public relations career at The Fairfield County Medical Association, a Trumbull, Connecticut-based non-profit trade association with over 1,800 physician members, where she oversaw and continually strengthened the Association’s governmental affairs program and public relations efforts, serving a dual role as liaison between the Association and Connecticut General Assembly and Association spokesperson.

Laura earned her bachelor of arts degree in public policy from Hamilton College.  She is president of the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts.  An active member of the Avon Chamber of Commerce, Laura has also been a guest lecturer in public relations writing at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut.