Gregory Jenkins's Email & Phone

holds an impressive list of credentials and has a well-earned reputation in the field of special events and marketing. As co-founder and partner of Bravo Productions, Jenkins is involved in all aspects of the company's event productions -- from designing the concept and staging the function to overseeing publicity, marketing, and the administrative operation. In addition, he supervises the company's charitable contribution campaign. Prior to forming Bravo Productions in 1987, Jenkins served as public relations director for Festival Artists, where he supervised Tournament of Roses Parade publicity, special events, community relations and promotions for the company and its clients. Previously, Jenkins served as account executive/client services coordinator with the Fontayne Group, a Los Angeles-based public relations firm. Prior to moving west, Jenkins served four years as marketing research manager for the Metrtopolitan Detroit Convention & Visitor Bureau.. Jenkins holds a master's degree in organizational communications and a bachelor's degree in advertising, both from Michigan State University. He has also completed training in public disputes and negotiations at MIT/Harvard, and coursework in sports marketing, fundraising, special event planning, and entertainment publicity and public relations. A Long Beach resident, Jenkins is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America. He also holds a membership in Meeting Professionals International and the International Special Events Society (ISES), and was a former board member of the ISES, Los Angeles Chapter. Jenkins has lectured on a variety of event-industry related topics and has written numerous articles that have been published in special events, meeting planning, public relations and marketing trade journals. Jenkins serves on the editorial advisory board of Event Solutions Magazine.