Stephen Michael Brown, APR, Fellow PRSA is president of Cookerly Public Relations.

He helps ideate for consumer and corporate campaigns, develop social media programs and strategize for all facets of integrated marketing and lead generation. Favorite recent assignments have included brand activations for nationwide clients at the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics, the Kentucky Derby and the Academy Awards. Brown is in his element facilitating brainstorms and branding workshops, leading media training sessions and coaching executives for public speaking.

Some of Brown's notable campaigns include the introduction of Coca-Cola Freestyle technology and the McCafé line of coffees to U.S. restaurants; celebrations of The Home Depot’s pioneering work in the DIY industry and InterfaceFLOR milestones in sustainability; and social media activations for Mercedes-Benz, General Mills, LexisNexis and Procter & Gamble.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina and of Leadership Atlanta, Brown is on the board of directors for Ron Clark Academy and Aurora Theatre; past president of PRSA Georgia, Actor’s Express and Jerusalem House; and involved in advisory boards for Alliance Theatre and Center for Puppetry Arts. He is a fan of theatre and movies and reviews films weekly on his blog SilverScreenCapture.com.