Kate Macko

Account Executive

Kate Macko has centered communications and outreach throughout her career. For over 20 years, her talent for outreach, technical and translational writing, and event execution has served businesses and organizations spanning architecture and design firms, colleges, and biomedical research institutions.

After nearly a decade of NCI-designated Cancer Center administration for the Jackson Laboratory (JAX), Kate’s understanding of the translational healthcare landscape and the National Institutes of Health network have established her as a trusted advisor. Kate is passionate about understanding a client’s unique strengths and then leveraging her expertise to advance the mission and success of their organizations through strategic outreach.

Shev Rush

Founder & CEO

Shev Rush began his communications career in high school when his interviews with Willem Dafoe, Oliver Stone and Cameron Crowe for his school newspaper were republished by South Carolina’s largest newspaper, The State. Moving to San Francisco in the early ’90s, Shev’s career spanned financial-services marketing and then as a marketing communications executive at technology companies during the original dot-com boom.

Jay Roberts

Senior Consultant

Jay has more than 25 years of public relations and marketing experience in the areas of consumer, technology, business-to-business, and event production and publicity. With a focus on media relations, story development and strategic writing, he is passionate about working with the media and finding ways to get his clients in the press. Jay routinely makes placements across a wide range of high-level online, print and broadcast media outlets and important vertical trades.

Kristin Cobb

Director of Business Development

Kristin Cobb is a results-oriented executive director and marketing manager with over 20 years of extensive marketing and public relations experience. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, she has a background in television and radio as well as community engagement in the arts sector. Named as one of the Top 50 Power Players in Columbia, SC, she joins SRPR with enthusiasm and passion for making things happen.

Bipanchy Kalita

Associate

Bipanchy Kalita is a proficient digital marketing specialist with a comprehensive background in public relations and community engagement.