Sharon Merrill Continues to Grow with Addition of New Associates

Jamie Bernard, Jennifer Murphy and Gillian Suslow Join Nationally Recognized Critical Communications Firm

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. (www.InvestorRelations.com), a critical communications strategic advisory firm that is nationally recognized for its investor relations expertise, today announced that Jamie Bernard, Jennifer Murphy and Gillian Suslow have joined the agency as associates.

“Jamie, Jennifer and Gillian are wonderful additions to the team, bringing with them fresh perspectives along with strong communication and analytical skills”

“Jamie, Jennifer and Gillian are wonderful additions to the team, bringing with them fresh perspectives along with strong communication and analytical skills,” said Maureen Wolff, the firm’s president. “We are excited to have their support with account activities as both initial public offerings (IPOs) and well established public companies are joining our client roster. In addition to providing ongoing strategic communications to a growing base of companies, we are pleased to see an increasing number of firms seek our crisis communications counsel and presentation training expertise.”

Jamie completed a summer internship at the firm before becoming an associate at Sharon Merrill. She assists in investor targeting and online communications for various clients. She is a member of the Boston chapter of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA). Jamie earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration in finance and banking from The University of Southern Mississippi.

Before joining Sharon Merrill, Jennifer worked at Genzyme Corporation, where she served as investor relations specialist. She managed the company’s investor relations website in addition to executing various investor events and non-deal road shows related to a contested proxy and the company’s acquisition by Sanofi-aventis. Jennifer earned a bachelor of science degree in communication with a minor in business administration and management from Boston University.

Prior to joining Sharon Merrill, Gillian completed an internship at the firm. She previously worked on reputation management and crisis communications projects for the office of Mayor Hugo Torres of Rosarito, Mexico and as a community relations intern for Ethos, a non-profit organization that ensures home and community-based care for the elderly. Gillian holds a bachelor of arts degree in communication from the University of California, Davis and a master of arts degree in communication management from Emerson College.

About Sharon Merrill

Established in 1985, Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. assists corporate clients across the U.S. and internationally in planning and executing critical communications that resonate with stakeholders and deliver desired results in virtually any situation an enterprise may confront. The firm serves private and public companies primarily in the life sciences, technology and industrial sectors. Practice areas include investor relations, crisis communications, transaction communications, reputation and issues management, and presentation and media training. The Sharon Merrill team has earned wide recognition for corporate communications thought leadership, as well as dozens of industry awards. To learn more about Sharon Merrill, please visit the company’s website at www.InvestorRelations.com, or its thought leadership blog at http://blog.investorrelations.com/.