The Team

Our senior-level experts will care for your business as if it were their own.

Nina

Nina Ronstadt - President Nina Ronstadt is the president and owner of Ronstadt & Associates PR. In her role, she provides clients with high-level consulting, decades of media expertise, and personal care and attention. Her creative and strategic thinking achieves record-breaking PR results time and time again.

Nina’s client experience is extensive having worked with brands such as WarnerMedia, Disney, Union Bank, Mattel, MGA Entertainment, and more. In her 20+ year career, she has worked with some of the brightest in-house PR teams and smartest entrepreneurs in the toys and games, entertainment licensing, lifestyle, retail, and technology industries.

She has long-standing relationships with media and influencers that benefit her clients every day; however, in these fast-changing times, great writing and creative content are a must to capture media attention. A writer at heart, Nina helps her clients uncover the brand and business stories that cut through the clutter. Storytelling combined with thoughtful media relations strategies -- that’s what makes her publicity campaigns stand out.

Nina has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and a B.A. in English from Stanford University. She is a PRSA member.

Kelly

Kelly ZiveKelly is a PR and communications specialist who has had the privilege to work with a wide variety of companies ranging from large media companies to ambitious startups preparing to launch the next big thing. She derives immense satisfaction from working closely with clients and delivering successful results.

From pitching media on upcoming products and news to running influencer programs, Kelly is always ready to dig deep and craft messages that resonate. She loves working on a diverse range of clients and telling the stories behind the products, technology, toys or games.

A graduate of University California Santa Barbara in Sociology, Kelly has a passion for social media, research, design, statistics, and data analysis.

Caila

Caila AndersonCaila Anderson is the marketing and strategy senior consultant for Ronstadt Associates PR. She brings her expertise in brand management, product launches, digital marketing, advertising, media relations and writing to the team.

Caila handles both local and national campaigns and has worked with clients across industries including Cricket Wireless, Motorola, NASCAR, South Georgia Medical Health System, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Way and Valdosta State University. In her over 20 years of experience, she has worked with senior management and award winning agencies perfecting her marketing communication skills to help increase brand awareness for start-ups and non-profits to well established brands.

Caila has a M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications, from Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, and a B.A. in business from University of San Diego.

Lia

Lia HurdLia Hurd joined the Ronstadt & Associates PR team in 2019 as an intern and has been able to grow in the company since then. Lia brings her devotion and passion for market research, data analysis, and media relations to the Ronstadt team.

Her PR prior experience includes work for clients while she was a journalism student at California State University Northridge (CSUN), including KCSN-FM Radio, Compton Unified School District and California Dating App.

Lia is a current Masters of Communication Management student at the University of Southern California. Prior to studying at USC, Hurd graduated from California State University Northridge with a BA in Journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in interactive marketing.