about The Brack Group

The Brack Group's communications strategists have more than 80 years of experience working in and with the media. They can help your organization with communications planning, Internet strategy, crisis communications and more. Learn a little more about our principals:

Andy Brack is a former U.S. Senate press secretary and reporter who has a national reputation as a communications strategist and Internet pioneer. As a communications strategist, he's recently worked with the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Charleston School of Law. Past projects included work for America Online, Commonwealth of Australia's Department of Health and Family Services, the Bertelsmann Foundation, Northpoint Communications and other organizations. He also currently publishes a weekly S.C. legislative forecast called S.C. Statehouse Report and SC Clips, a daily news service.

Currently, Brack serves as president and chairman of the Center for a Better South. He also chairs the board of trustees of Charles Towne Montessori School. Brack, who will become the president of the Rotary Club of Charleston this year, is a former director of the National Wildlife Federation and a past president of the S.C. Wildlife Federation. Brack, a graduate of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, served in 2001 on the Southern Governors' Association Research and Development Advisory Committee. In 2000, he was a candidate for U.S. Congress. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Charleston, S.C.

Betsy Brack, head of our North Carolina office, develops and implements public relations strategies for corporate, nonprofit and municipal clients. With more than 19 years of experience in the Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte markets, she specializes in developing practical communications plans, organizing special events and providing media training. She also works as a writer and editor of books and articles for professional publications. Past and current clients include Bank of America, Property Resources and Duke Corporate Education. She is a graduate of Duke University and lives in Durham, N.C.

Catherine Brack has 15 years of experience working in non-profits, specializing in new business development. From facilitating events for NPR to marketing and promoting a world-acclaimed performance venue, she has secured deals far and wide for productions ranging from PBS Kids programs to long-running prime time series. Currently, Catherine is working with United Cerebral Palsy, bringing their "Life Without Limits" initiative to fruition. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and Florida State University, Catherine resides in Washington, DC.

Elliott Brack is a veteran of Georgia newspapers at the weekly (12 years) , suburban (13 years) and big-city (13 years) levels. He most recently served as Gwinnett associate publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The current editor and publisher of GwinnettForum.com, Brack taught newspaper management as an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Georgia for 10 years, and is president and chairman of the board of The Red and Black, the University of Georgia's independent student newspaper. He is a past president of the Georgia Press Association. He received his bachelor's degree at Mercer University and his master's degree at the University of Iowa. He lives in Norcross, Ga.


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In South Carolina:
Andy Brack
office: 843.670.3996

In Atlanta:
Elliott Brack
office: 770.840.1003

In North Carolina:
Betsy Brack
office: 919.419.6022

In Washington, D.C.:
Catherine Brack

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