Our Team

Curious by Nature and Driven By Results

Judy Kalvin | President

Judy, a former journalist, is known for creating award-winning PR campaigns that drive massive media coverage for her client partners.

Tenacity and creativity drive her towards success. She has consistently landed clients in top-tier press including: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters, Fast Company, Forbes, TIME, Business Insider, USA Today, CNN, CNBC, CBS and NPR radio, as well as top industry trade publications.

Prior to founding Kalvin Public Relations, she led the in-house public relations department at Sterling Group, a New York-based branding/design firm. She held similar positions at Addison and Gerstman+Meyers (now Interbrand).

Before joining the public relations arena, she spent several years writing and editing for Corporate Design magazine (Cahners Publishing Co.) where she received the NEAL Award for Business Writing.

She has been honored at City Hall in New York at the City Council’s Annual Women of Achievement Pacesetter Awards, served on the board for New York Women in Communications (NYWICI) and often speaks and publishes articles on public relations topics.

Bonnie Rothman | Strategic Partner

Bonnie builds the profiles of high growth brands by telling their stories, sharing their vision and spreading their fresh ideas, to make them the go-to in their industries.

Known for her creative approaches to stories, the former New York Times journalist turned digital communications agency owner, knows what it takes to make brands stand out with thought leadership, press and content that connects.

Bonnie has helped high-growth businesses in consumer tech and marketing tech clarify their stories. She’s made leaders into thought leaders. Her award-winning public relations work has helped clients secure funding and set them up to be acquired. The stories she placed in The New York Times, The Today Show, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and more paved the way to their success.

Bonnie is also an instructor at Harbour Space University in Barcelona, where she teaches “Storytelling in the Digital Age.” Enthusiastic about the accelerated change in the communications ecosystem, she lectures frequently at universities across the country and mentors through the Advertising Education Foundation.

Annette Naif | Event Producer/Strategist

Annette is an event producer and strategist for corporate, social, and non-profits on our team. She has over 25+ years of experience strategically designing and producing custom events. Corporate clients include: Samsung, Federal Express, American Airlines, TEDxTimesSquare, Westfield, Municipal Credit Union, Rock the World Women’s Conference, Move the Crowd, and the Knickerbocker Hotel, to name a few. Nonprofit clients include, Goodwill, Girl Scouts of America, Walk to Remember and Conquering Kidz Cancer.

She handles everything from Concept Development & Branding to Marketing & Communications, Audience Development & Recruitment, Sponsorship Sales, Site Selection & Contract Negotiation, Logistics, Onsite Implementation & Crisis Management, Registration Concierge, Sponsor Concierge, Speaker Concierge, and Accurate Post-Event Accounting

Annette is also the Founder and past President of the Event Planners Association for the New York Chapter.