Janet Andrew

Partner
Weisman Hamlin public Relations

History

She left the mid-west to start her publishing and public relations career at Simon and Schuster, Inc. in New York. She later joined the Muscular Dystrophy Association's national headquarters as a writer, before turning to freelance writing.

Ms. Andrew has authored several books, including Divorce and the American Family (Franklin Watts) and Grandma's Kitchen (Contributing Editor, Firestone Press), and was a stringer for the Business section of Newsday. She ended her career in New York as a senior public relations executive with Barbara J. Hendra Associates, Inc., handling national accounts for clients in entertainment, publishing and business, including the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, best-selling author Paul Erdman, Andy Grove of Intel, Schramsberg Vineyards and Sierra On-Line.

Ms. Andrew made the leap into Southern California community relations and public affairs in 1989 when she joined Braun Ketchum Public Relations. She joined Weisman Hamlin Public relations (WHPR) as a partner in 1993.

• President, Visionary Marketing, Inc.
• President, Media Marketing Network.
• Director of Marketing/Advertising, Wave Newspapers.
• Sr. Consultant, Pacifica Services, Inc.
• Vice President, CZ and Associates, Inc.

Education

• BA, Journalism, Wayne State University
• MA, Communications Management, Annenberg School for Communications, USC

Memberships

• Women in Combinations, Los Angeles Professional Chapter (Past President)
• Women in Business
• Annenberg Alumni Association and Professionals Network Group
• L.A. Harvest