# The Perry Group

> The Perry Group is a Providence-based public relations, public affairs and marketing agency founded by former journalist Gregg Perry in 2009, when the financial crash made traditional employment scarce. It serves companies, schools, universities and nonprofits through media relations, crisis planning, public affairs, brand strategy, training and a growing education practice, using a flexible team of former journalists, in-house communications leaders and sector specialists.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Providence, United States
- **Founders:** Gregg Perry (Founder, President & CEO)
- **Products:** Public relations, Crisis communications, Public affairs, Branding and marketing, Workshops and training
- **Notable:** Won the Public Relations Society of America’s 2022 Silver Anvil Award in nonprofit community relations for work with Papitto Opportunity Connection and strategic partners., Has also had work recognized by The Publicity Club of New England., Built a client relationship that Gregg Perry described in 2014 as both the firm’s oldest and largest, beginning with a Fortune 1000 media-relations assignment at launch.

## Products & services

- **Public relations** — Brand positioning, messaging, media relations, thought leadership, issues management, social media, events and internal communications.
- **Crisis communications** — On-demand response, crisis plans, training, post-incident reviews and spokesperson coaching.
- **Public affairs** — Policy advocacy, community relations, corporate social responsibility and litigation communications.
- **Branding and marketing** — Brand strategy, campaigns, materials, social media, websites and content strategy.
- **Workshops and training** — Custom programs covering communications planning, crisis preparation, brand building, audience engagement, media training and public speaking.
- **National K-12 crisis communications practice** — A joint practice with The Capellan Group combining communications counsel with school-system leadership experience.
- **The Spark Session** — A 90-minute in-person or virtual strategy session that gives teams direction on a current communications challenge.

## Achievements

- Won the Public Relations Society of America’s 2022 Silver Anvil Award in nonprofit community relations for work with Papitto Opportunity Connection and strategic partners.
- Has also had work recognized by The Publicity Club of New England.
- Built a client relationship that Gregg Perry described in 2014 as both the firm’s oldest and largest, beginning with a Fortune 1000 media-relations assignment at launch.
- Expanded into a national K-12 crisis-communications practice in 2023.
- Added senior education-sector leadership through Kerci Marcello Stroud in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Published a staff Q&A with Senior Vice President Siobhan Carroll about her in-house marketing experience across multiple sectors.
- **2025-01** — Announced two free February webinars for K-12 and higher-education leaders.
- **2024-10** — Published guidance on the digital divide and its implications for communications.
- **2024-09** — Published a staff Q&A with Vice President Deb Weinreich.
- **2024-06** — Added Kerci Marcello Stroud as executive vice president and education practice leader.
- **2023-04** — Launched a national K-12 crisis-communications practice with The Capellan Group.

## Links

- Website: https://perrypublicrelations.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-perry-group-strategic-communications
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/GreggPerry
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/pages/Warwick-RI/The-Perry_Group/92835561994

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Last updated: 2026-09-20