Isobel is president of JJ&W and has been a member of the firm since 1963. Isobel brings expertise in issue anticipation and analysis, community coalition building, environmental programs for both business and non-profit and crisis containment. She has had many years of public relations consulting experience ranging from Fortune 100 corporations to starving non-profits. Isobel has counseled numerous independent schools on a wide variety of critical situations, environmental coalitions on campaign strategies and land conservation, healthcare organizations concerned with mergers and restructuring and industries ranging from utilities to waste management. Isobel is an accredited member and fellow of the Public Relations Society of America and served as their national secretary.

Isobel graduated from the Winsor School in Boston, and received an MA in Modern History from Oxford University in the U.K. She was then a teacher in Germany, Kenya and China. This background brings to JJ&W first hand experience of cultural differences.

In addition to the specialties stated above Isobel also has particular expertise in the following areas:

• Strategic planning, crisis communication and emerging issues
• Political activism, lobbying
• Environmental, forestry and waste disposal issues
• Coalition and consensus building

Noteworthy Professional Activities

• Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications
• PRSA Commission on Public Relations Education
• Founding roster of the Honor Roll of Women in Public Relations

Public Service

• President, New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association
• President, Rockingham County Woodland Owners Association
• Rockingham County Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice
• SPACE Board of Directors and Legistation Committee
• Leif Ericson Millennium Committee
• Exeter Town House common
• Epping Conservation Committee
• Seacoast Growers Association
• Granite State Woodland Institute
• NH SAU 16

Publications

• Contributor, Public Relations Practice, Managerial Case Studies and Problems, Jackson and Center now it its 6th edition.

Awards

• PRSA David Ferguson Award, 2002