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Natalie Ness

Vice President/Account Supervisor

Originally hired in 1998, Natalie Ness returned to DeLyon-Hunt & Associates in 2001. As vice president and account supervisor, Ness oversees a team of account executives and manages day-to-day activities for a variety of clients. Specializing in the home building and housewares industries, Ness’ clients have included CaesarStone quartz surfaces, Zuma spa bathtubs, Wind Crest cooktops, Terra Acqua copper and stone sinks, UVDI air filtration products, Architec Housewares and Granada Tiles. Ness also works with architects, interior designers and landscape designers.

Actively engaged in strategic planning, media pitching, press material writing, trade show and event planning and media training, Ness receives consistent high visibility coverage for her clients in magazines such as: O at Home, Sunset, Better Homes & Gardens, Dwell, Real Simple, Coastal Living, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Country Living, Good Housekeeping and Home Magazine; newspapers such as The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Orange County Register, Chicago Sun-Times and The San Francisco Chronicle; and broadcast media such as Good Morning America and HGTV (Home & Garden Television).

Ness has also earned numerous awards for her writing and media relations, including a PCLA (Public Communications of Los Angeles) PRo Award, MarCom Creative Award, LA Advertising Achievement Award and several APEX Awards of Excellence.

Prior to DeLyon-Hunt & Associates, Ness worked with Springbok Cohn & Wolfe, a public relations agency in Dallas that specialized exclusively in media relations and marketing communications for companies in the high-tech sector. As a senior account executive, Ness managed and worked on multiple telecommunications and Internet accounts such as Verizon DSL, Botting Systems and Coreintellect.

Ness has also worked for Bender Goldman Impact, a corporate entertainment PR firm in Los Angeles. As a junior account executive, Ness worked on accounts such as Fox Licensing & Merchandising, Mattel Media and MGM Home Entertainment.

Ness’ public relations career began at Golin Harris Communications in Los Angeles, where she was an associate account executive responsible for consumer media relations for the Canon Computer Systems account.

A California native, Ness received her bachelor’s degree in communications from California State University, Fullerton. Ness resides in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. and enjoys spending time with her husband, two kids, dog and four cats.