Exemplar Strategic Communications
Breakthrough Thinking. Proven Results.





At Exemplar Strategic Communications, we work with your organization to execute proven-effective approaches that align with your goals and achieve measurable results. 

Our mission is
simple: We strengthen your organization and its education initiatives through results-based strategic
communications efforts.


What's New at Exemplar Strategic Communications
  • November 2008 -- Exemplar Strategic Communications announces new strategic partnership to effectively engage Hispanic audiences on education issues.  Initiative includes bilingual services, cultural fluency applications, and ROI program management.
  • Novmeber 2008 -- Educationnews..org spotlights policy commentary written by Exemplar CEO Patrick Riccards (http://ednews.org/articles/30371/1/An-Open-Letter-to-President-Elect-Barack-Obama/Page1.html)
  • November 2008 -- Exemplar CEO's federal education recommendations featured in Pre-K Newsclips distribution.
  • November 2008 -- Exemplar CEO featured in PRWeek prognostications of Election 2008 outcomes (http://www.prweekus.com/PR-pros-predict-08-election/article/120292/)  
  • October 2008 -- Exemplar CEO Patrick Riccards announces the launch of Educommunicators (www.educommunicators.com), an online community for marketing, PR, public affairs, design, and communications professionals in the education space.
  • September 2008 -- Exemplar Strategic Communications partners with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the development of a comprehensive statewide STEM (science-technology-engineering-mathematics) strategy.
  • September 2008 -- PRWeek magazine features Patrick Riccards in September 1, 2008 analysis on campaign to lower the drinking age at colleges and universities  http://www.prweekus.com/College-leaders-ignite-drinking-age-debate/article/115924/).
  • September 2008 -- Mother Jones magazine (www.motherjones.com) features Exemplar CEO in September/October issue article on Reading First and government contracting.  
  • August 2008 -- Exemplar CEO Patrick R. Riccards named to the board of the Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia.  Riccards will aid Commonwealth of Virginia health officials plan for balanced and orderly development of healthcare facilities and services throughout the region.
  • July 2008 -- Exemplar CEO selected to lead seminar on effective communications in education at 2009 Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Conference in Orlando.
  • May 2008 -- Exemplar CEO's blog Eduflack (http://blog.eduflack.com) named finalist for Education Blog of the year by Ed in 08/Strong American Schools.
  • March 2008 -- Exemplar client American Reading Company profiled in PRWeek (http://www.prweekus.com/ARC-takes-message-straight-to-school/article/108189/).
  • January 2008 -- Exemplar Strategic Communications featured in Falls Church News Press.


For more information on Exemplar Strategic Communications, please contact us at:
 (703) 298-8283 or
info@exemplarpr.com.


To find out more about Exemplar's approach to education policy communications, check out Exemplar CEO Patrick Riccards' blog -- http://blog.eduflack.com