A sampling of LFA PR's work:
The Chicago Community Trust
Managed media campaigns for multiple Trust initiatives and events, including CAFLS, Nuestro Futuro, Springboard Foundation and board announcements.
Community Media Workshop
Provided media outreach for release of “The NEW News: Journalism We Want and Need”
First Trace Communications/
Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network
Managed 2008 and 2009 media campaigns, garnering more than two dozen media placements for Gift of Hope African American Task Force's Organ Donor Awareness Month programs
Gary Comer Youth Center
Conducted media outreach for Gary Comer College Prep high school ground breaking and Rooftop Crops program, garnering print and broadcast media placements
Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County
Drafted press release announcing grants. Media placements include: Lake County News-Sun
Healthy Schools Campaign
Provided message strategy consulting for policy and media events; delivered media training for high school culinary students; and managed marketing/media campaign for October 2009 Cooking Up Change event, which resulted in more than a dozen media placements, including:
Chicago Tribune
ABC 7 Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Katera Collection
Developing strategic communications plan and leading traditional and new media outreach campaigns for spring/fall 2010 lines.
The Lake County Community Foundation
Directed media campaign to publicize millionth dollar in grants, garnering multiple community media placements
LEARN Charter School Network
Provide strategic communications consulting for 2010 student recruitment campaign
LM Strategies Consulting/
W.K. Kellogg Foundation-Cultures of Giving
Authored series of profiles for Kellogg Foundation's Cultures of Giving initiative
Logan Square Chamber of Commerce
Managed 2008 and 2009 Harvest Dinner events, which included overseeing event planning, coordinating volunteers and leading day-of-event activities.
Marina Franklin, comedian
Publicized comedian’s appearances at inaugural TBS Network’s “Just for Laughs” Chicago comedy festival, resulting in multiple media placements
Multilingual Chicago
Developed marketing plan/managing media outreach for grand opening of Logan Square language school, fall 2009; provided social media and marketing coaching to staff.
Terry’s Livery Service
Developed marketing materials for transportation company
VenusZine
Conducted media outreach announcing new editor-in-chief
About Me
- LFA
- Since her days as a high school radio jock, party planner and journalist, Lehia Franklin Acox has been using public relations and marketing strategies to connect people, ideas and organizations. In her day job as owner of LFA PR, she helps corporate, small business and non-profit organizations build their brands and connect with diverse audiences. Lehia's other interests include building Peepchicago.com, her Chicagocentric blog; (slowly) completing half and full marathons; and dancing whenever and wherever she can. Lehia earned a master’s of science in integrated marketing communications from Roosevelt University in Chicago as well as a bachelor’s of arts in history from the University of Notre Dame. She lives with her family in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. Oh, and Lehia recently became a one-day, faintly recognizable, regional mini celebrity, having appeared on the cover of the March 18, 2009 edition of the Chicago Tribune's RedEye newspaper for an article about natural hairstyles.
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