(HOUSTON) – BrandExtract LLC today announced the appointment of Cynthia J. Shanley as director of communications and public relations. Shanley brings more than 20 years of communications and public relations experience that includes a variety of industries, including financial services, health care, maritime and energy.

Prior to joining BrandExtract, Shanley was a communications specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital, where she served as lead writer and project manager for numerous internal and marketing communications projects over a three-year period.

“Cindy’s broad expertise in developing and executing communications programs and her writing talent will be an asset for BrandExtract and our clients who look to us for their branding, communications, marketing and public relations needs,” said Jonathan Fisher, president of BrandExtract.

Shanley is a former business reporter with more than 8 years of journalism experience that included work for The Houston Post, Houston Business Journal, San Antonio Business Journal and San Diego Business Journal. She was director of public relations for Western National Corp., followed by an account executive position at American General Corp.

Shanley also served as a senior account supervisor at Sommers & Associates Public Relations where she led accounts for the Port of Houston, Cambridge Energy Research Associates and other agency clients.

Shanley received her bachelor’s degree in English/Journalism from Ohio Northern University. She has won numerous awards for her work, including most recently a 2007 Crystal Award from the American Marketing Association (AMA) – Houston and a 2007 Excalibur Gold Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) – Houston. She’s a member of the board of directors for the non-profit Texas Foundation for the Arts and is a volunteer judge for International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) award competitions.

About Brand Extract, LLC
BrandExtract is a Brand design, development and integration firm that teaches companies to extract more value from their Brand — empowering them to grow revenues, increase market share and improve overall profitability, both immediately and long term. From traditional graphic design to advertising to MBA-inspired Brand development and implementation, BrandExtract relies on its arsenal of fresh-minded strategic and tactical tools to help clients begin, grow and service a conversation with their customers, thus facilitating a Brand that flourishes.

BrandExtract develops Brands for a diverse group of clients in the Energy, Education, Finance, Legal, Manufacturing, Medical, Professional Services, Real Estate, Retail, and Technology industries. BrandExtract has been recognized as one of Houston's top 25 Design Firms for over a decade by the Houston Business Journal and among Houston’s Fastest Growing Companies. BrandExtract’s award-winning work has appeared in ADCH Shows, Regional and National Addy Shows, CA, Graphis, PRINT and AIGA. For more information, please visit www.brandextract.com or by phone at (713) 942-7959.