Kelly J. Davis, APR, is the president and CEO of Davis Public Relations and Marketing, a full-service communications firm based in Columbia, S. C. Her specialty areas are strategic public relations planning, branding, grassroots advocacy, government relations and consumer marketing. Her company represents clients in a variety of disciplines with a special emphasis on public health, education and public policy. Davis is a past chair of the PRSA IPA and currently serves as one of the PRSA South Carolina Chapter’s Leadership Assembly delegates and as secretary of the PRSA Southeast District.