Public Relations Associate Joins the Eugene Office of Vox

EUGENE, OR, January 21, 2011 (Press-News.org) Rob Holderness has joined Vox Public Relations Public Affairs, formerly The Ulum Group, in its Eugene office. In his new role, he will provide the firm's clients with community, media and government relations support, writing news announcements and copy for other marketing materials, pitching stories and tracking news coverage, producing analyses and reports, coordinating special events and more.

Holderness joined Vox in September 2010 after completing a master's degree in communication and political science from Oregon State University. While at Oregon State, Holderness served as a graduate teaching assistant in the speech communication department. He wrote his master's thesis on a single episode of the television show South Park.

Prior to graduate school, Holderness worked two years for the Statesman Journal in Salem, Ore., serving as the sports editor of the Statesman's two weekly newspapers, the Stayton (Ore.) Mail and the Appeal Tribune (Silverton, Ore.), in addition to performing general assignment duties. Holderness also holds a bachelor's degree in speech communication from Oregon State and an associate degree from Chemeketa Community College, where he was a member of the baseball team for two years.

Holderness can be reached at (541) 434-7037 or at rholderness@voxprpa.com.

Vox, formerly The Ulum Group, is a public relations/public affairs firm, founded in 1995. With offices in Portland and Eugene, the firm works with a broad range of business, government, health care, higher education and nonprofit clients to help them communicate effectively with their customers, employees, regulators and other constituents.

For more information about Vox, call (541) 302-6620 (Eugene), (503) 595-8350 (Portland), or visit the website at http://www.voxprpa.com.

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Vox Public Relations Public Affairs was founded in 1995 as The Ulum Group to provide clients with the best possible public relations services. Our team of professionals serves our growing roster of business, government and nonprofit clients. Today, Vox has offices in Portland and Eugene, and is consistently ranked in the top 10 PR firms in Oregon as measured by revenues. * (Portland Business Journal)

Vox can help organizations use every opportunity to effectively communicate their messages and achieve their goals. The firm is built on a philosophy of putting our clients' needs first and assuring they receive consistent, high quality service at all times.

Contact: Pat Walsh, Vox PR/PA, (541) 434-7021, pwalsh@voxprpa.com