Pop of Color Public Relations

Heather is a leading creative force and an award-winning PR veteran who has represented multiple global brands and influential clients across news, sports, and entertainment. With decades of experience, her leadership across strategic communications, consumer publicity, talent relations, and special events has translated to massive wins for brands such as Nickelodeon, CNN, Paramount, and HBO.

As CEO & Founder of Pop of Color PR, a Black and Woman-owned publicity and creative consulting agency based in New York City, she provides services including media relations, talent relations, executive communications, crisis management, and celebrity/influencer marketing. Heather has delivered high impact for her diverse clientele, which includes Emmy and Peabody Award-winning host/producer/comedian W. Kamau Bell, the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, and mega brands such as HBO and Dove, among others. In addition, she has also led PR for major live events, including the MTV VMAs and EMAs, Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, and CNN Heroes. Heather leverages her media savvy and creativity to design multifaceted, eye-catching campaigns that ‘pop’ in a crowded landscape.

Throughout her life and career, Heather has shown an unwavering commitment to championing communities of color. She has worked on a multitude of groundbreaking series and films that spotlight underrepresented communities and the issues that matter most to them. From Dora the Explorer, the preschool phenomenon which fosters an understanding and appreciation of Latino culture, to United Shades of America, the culture-shifting, Emmy-winning series facilitating conversations on race. In addition, she plays an integral role in driving the groundbreaking C.R.O.W.N. (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) movement to end race-based hair discrimination nationwide.

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Heather attended Miami University, where she received a BA in Journalism & Communications and earned an MS in Strategic Communications from Columbia University. She is an avid traveler who has visited over 20 countries, a pop culture trivia expert, and the proud mom to her rescue dog, Queso.