Talented communicator joins Atlanta team
(Spring 2013) Cookerly Public Relations, a leading Atlanta-based public relations and marketing communications agency, has added Cecily Longfield as its newest assistant account executive.
As an assistant account executive, Longfield will provide public relations and marketing support to the issues management team. Longfield will also work closely with several non-profit clients, including the YMCA of Atlanta, Atlanta Steeplechase and Murphy Harpst.
Prior to joining the Cookerly team, Longfield worked on Capitol Hill as a legislative correspondent for Wyoming’s Senator John Barrasso. She also spent time as a travel writer based in Shanghai, China, where she honed her skills as a communicator. Longfield graduated from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
About Cookerly Public Relations
Cookerly Public Relations provides focused, strategic public relations counsel to an array of diverse, complex clients – from Fortune 500 companies to the public sector – across a broad range of industries including finance, environment, healthcare, technology and professional services. The seasoned experience of the Cookerly team delivers measurable results that strengthen our clients’ bottom lines through effective media relations, issues management and crisis communication, branding, and B-to-B and B-to-C marketing communications. Founded in 1990, Cookerly Public Relations is consistently ranked by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the region’s top 10 privately-held public relations agencies.

As a senior vice president at Cookerly, Matt helps organizations protect and advance their reputations and bottom lines through strategic communications programs. Using creativity, planning and flawless execution, he works with a team to deliver compelling public relations campaigns that produce results and support clients’ business objectives.
As senior vice president at Cookerly, Mike Rieman specializes in building and maintaining relationships with the media and has an excellent track record of landing significant placements in print and broadcast media including USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Money Magazine.
As vice president of Cookerly, Sheryl Sellaway uses her extensive corporate communications background to lead consumer PR efforts, deliver strategy for marketing programs and share expertise about community initiatives.
