Worden/PR

A former reporter and editor for two Pulitzer-Prize-winning newspapers and a former public relations executive for two Fortune 500 companies, Jeff Worden, APR, has more than 20 years of experience in issues management, media training, and crisis communications.

Worden has provided counsel to companies and trade associations in the automotive, chemicals, construction, defense, financial services, food and beverage, health care, higher education, insurance, manufacturing, and oil and gas industries.

Incidents have included:

•     Environmental spills and releases;

•     Workplace fatalities;

•     Complex litigation;

•     Plant closings;

•     Natural disasters;

•     Medical negligence;

•     Product recalls;

•     Grand jury investigations;

•     Sudden changes in management;

•     Regulatory enforcement;

•     Investigative journalism; and

•     Attacks on corporate reputations via social media.

A graduate of Ohio University’s school of journalism, Worden is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America, a distinction held by less than 20 percent of all practitioners. He is a former board member of PRSA’s East Central District and a former delegate to the PRSA Assembly. In addition, he is a former chair of the accreditation committee and past president of the Pittsburgh chapter.