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Creative inspiration comes in all forms.

Leadership

Building on the strength of our diverse backgrounds and skill sets, we fully embrace our culture of collaboration. It’s how the creative roles of many directly impact our clients and team in a positive way.

Anita Brightman, APR, Fellow PRSA
Founder and CEO
Anita founded A. Bright Idea as a sole practitioner in 1996 after spending the first part of her career supporting the U.S. Army Chemical Demilitarization program as a public affairs specialist for a large defense contractor. Anita's creativity and solid verbal and visual communication skills laid the foundation for the A. Bright Idea team. Today, Anita delivers the strategic vision for client and business operations coast to coast.
T.J. Brightman
Agency Principal
Chad Schwartz-Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
Cobey Dietrich
Executive Vice President of Verbal and Visual Communications
Melissa Mauldin
Vice President of Verbal Communications
Kristie Sheppard
Senior Communications Specialist/Proposal Manager
Brian Lobsinger
Senior Director of Creative Strategy
Robyn Koenig
Director of Creative Strategy
21 Years with A. Bright Idea