Kristen Vigrass

President

Since 2001, Kristen has helped to grow the agency’s Hospitality & Travel division. As President, she manages agency personnel, client relationships and directs strategy plans for Orient-Express Hotels, Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, Banyan Tree Resorts, Virtuoso and InterContinental Hotels & Resorts. Kristen has over 15 years of experience in PR, has won numerous HSMAI awards, and belongs to a number of PR associations. Former clients have included Good Housekeeping magazine, and consumer brands such as Banana Republic and even Krispy Kreme. Her past experience also includes fashion and film - she spent three years as the Coordinator of Global Communications for Calvin Klein, and worked for Castle Rock Productions and as a story editor for IndieProd, an independent film company in Los Angeles. Kristen holds a degree in Film Production from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, and is currently active in public relations organizations, the Syracuse University Alumni Association and is a member of the Gotham Writers Workshop.