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Ray Feldmann is a talented communications professional with 31 years of experience in media relations, media strategy, crisis communication, and issues management. From 2013 to 2018, Ray worked exclusively in the higher education space, where he developed successful communications strategies, advised senior leadership, and participated in numerous interviews with local and national media outlets, including TIME magazine and ABC News. While working in higher ed, he taught classes in public relations writing that included topics such as reputation management, social media strategy, and crisis communication.

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Before moving into higher education, Ray worked in Maryland state government and the private sector. He served as assistant press secretary and press secretary, respectively, for two Maryland governors -- both of whom were overwhelmingly re-elected, thanks in part to Ray’s efforts -- in addition to serving as the chief media relations spokesperson for several state agencies, including the departments of environment, juvenile services, and transportation. Following his 12 years in Maryland state government, Ray held three increasingly responsible communications positions with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro). He was Metro’s top media spokesperson on 9/11/01, and during the days, weeks and months that followed was interviewed extensively on safety, security and terrorism issues by local, national, and international media. He also helped develop post-9/11 customer communications and served as the public information officer for the Metro Transit Police Department, including the coordination of media logistics for a police officer’s line of duty death. In the private sector following eight years with Metro, Ray was a senior public relations manager at a Maryland-based communications consulting firm that specialized in media relations, government relations, community relations and crisis communication.

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Ray served as a public information officer for two police departments (including Metro), and has successfully completed advanced leadership training, active shooter training, and terrorism recognition and response training. Ray also has experience as both a print and television journalist, and as a result has an extensive track record of positive story placement. Ray believes strongly in the principles of honesty and transparency. Character and integrity are his two most important brand pillars, along with an unmatched work ethic. When Ray works with a client, “I view the relationship as a real partnership, not simply as a client-consultant arrangement. I believe in being available on a 24/7 basis, especially if I'm providing crisis communications advice. Most crises don't happen between 9 and 5, and they demand an immediate, strategic response.” Feldmann Communications Strategies is based in Annapolis, Maryland, where Ray lives with his wife, Christine, and their two amazing children.