Leigh Ann Bluestein

Leigh Ann Bluestein is a public relations practitioner with a decade of experience in the Washington, D.C., area. She has held positions on Capitol Hill, in non-profit trade associations and in a Maryland-based PR firm.

After graduating from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., with a BA in political science and English literature, Leigh worked in the Capitol Hill office of Rep. Glenn English (D-OK) as a staff/legislative assistant. She then worked for a non-profit trade association, the National Telephone Cooperative Association, as the political action coordinator. In that position, she managed fundraising efforts, wrote a quarterly newsletter and tracked campaign finance reform legislation.

After completing her MA in public communications at The American University in Washington, D.C., Leigh worked for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in their Washington public affairs office. She handled media calls, wrote a monthly column for the AAP newspaper, planned press conferences, and wrote and pitched the Washington media on child health issues. Leigh joined Write Ideas, Inc., a Maryland-based PR/marketing firm, as an associate in 1997, where she handled public relations, promotions and special events in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets for two major national retail clients, 7-Eleven and Blockbuster.

In 2000, Leigh joined Susan Carol Associates to offer media placement, public relations and editorial services.