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We're Celebrating at Standing Partnership

By: Cathy Dunkin | 05/28/2010

Our team is celebrating Melissa Lackey -- our new president and my new business partner, a successful first quarter, and a strong plan to guide our future growth.  Melissa and I have been friends and colleagues for a long time; we are excited to work even more closely toward our shared vision of an exciting future.

So far, our team has had a special year.  This agreement with Melissa represents a natural and exciting continuation of the partnership we have had for many years.  It's interesting that I met Melissa when Standing Partnership won our very first competitive RFP, then tried for nearly 10 years to hire her.  With her help we have achieved so many important goals I had set at the beginning.  Moving ahead, I'm excited to be able to spend more time building relationships while Melissa focuses her business skills and commitment to client service to propel our growth. 

For more than 18 years, Standing Partnership has succeeded based on a uniquely talented team of professionals, a commitment to strong core values, and the opportunity to work with respected clients.   Our firm's original vision was simple:  create a great place to come to work every day.  As we look ahead, we're excited about reaffirming that commitment and embracing our vision for our future: 

• A great place to work where we:
  • Create opportunities to do important and challenging work;
  • Surround ourselves with smart, talented team members who encourage us to bring our best every day;
  • Solve complex problems through learning, innovation and creativity; and
  • Help our clients and our team make an impact.
• A respected firm offering counsel based on strategy where we:
  • Help organizations build, manage and repair reputations;
  • Build depth, grow expertise and offer perspective to clients in the health care, education and agriculture sectors, as well as other leading organizations in the communities we serve;
  • Bring the right relationships/partnerships to help clients navigate challenging environments; and
  • Increase our value to clients through communications strategy and implementation that deliver business results.

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