Kathleen Bermea-Sullivan

Partner and Co-founder of IGNITE PR and IR Consulting
Director – Public Relations practice

A talent for building domestic and worldwide public relations programs; a depth of understanding of the technology market, and the ability to get clients creatively noticed through proactive PR and IR programs, makes Kathleen Bermea-Sullivan a valued strategic partner and advisor to executives.

Her success in leading, building and growing strategic corporate communications and PR efforts extends beyond North America to Europe and Asia. With more than 20 years of global PR experience, her creative communications programs in technology, broadcast and healthcare, have attracted attention from industry analysts, trade press and top-tier business press throughout the world. She has strategically led the worldwide efforts of public and private companies as they have executed business initiatives such as mergers, acquisitions and partnerships in addition to garnering visibility for products.

As an expert in getting results Kathleen has worked with companies such as Spectra Logic, Intransa, Pinnacol Assurance, LeftHand Networks, McDATA, Intransa, Incentra, Unitrends, Alacritech, and Neoscale. She’s planned large-scale product launches, including press tours and product reviews and has created and implemented corporate image and brand building campaigns with media placements in the Financial Times, CNN: U.S and Asia, Investor’s Business Daily, eWEEK, ComputerWorld, Bloomberg and BusinessWeek, among others.

As her children’s biggest sports fan, Kathleen keeps busy cheering at their extensive and varied activities. To keep her own rhythm, she rides long distances on her road bike and plays tennis.

Kathleen attended the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and holds a bachelors degree in technical journalism and a master’s degree in communications management from Colorado State University.