Vivian exhibits a unique talent for understanding the core issues of importance to clients and creates marketing communications campaigns that spark the interest of designated audiences. She plays a key role in effectively developing overall communication strategies that integrate public relations, social media and search marketing initiatives. Vivian works with a wide variety of B2B and B2C clients from industries including aerospace, home building, luxury kitchen and bath, legal, higher education, food, material handling and many more. Some of the clients she has worked with through the years include USC, UC Irvine Division of Continuing Education, FivePoint, Great Park Neighborhoods, Villeroy & Boch, Jacuzzi, Kyocera Mobile, Toyota Material Handling and Wahoo’s Fish Taco.

Vivian earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and social behavior with an emphasis in management from the University of California, Irvine. She also earned an MBA in marketing from the University of La Verne. Vivian has won multiple PROTOS, MarCom, Hermes and dotCOMM awards for her work.

As vice president of search and social media at Echo, Gabe is responsible for successfully implementing and deploying all paid and organic campaigns for agency clients. He has worked in the industry for more than 15 years helping clients increase website traffic, leads and ROI, using effective tactics including Organic SEO, Local SEO, Link Building, Online Reputation Management, Pay-Per-Click, Social Media Marketing and Display Advertising. Gabe has worked with both B2C and B2B clients, including Great Park Neighborhoods, FivePoint, UC Irvine’s Division of Continuing Education, Baldwin® Hardware, Sketchers®, Del Real Foods, Rescue One Financial, JPL throughout his career.

Gabe graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in Communications and enjoys bird watching and cliff diving (at the same time).

Sabrina plays an active role in the support and counsel of Echo’s staff and clients. She has dedicated more than 20 years to developing and managing strategic communications, media relations, digital marketing and social media campaigns for clients in a wide range of B2B and B2C industries, including consumer products, legal, healthcare, higher education, associations, and transportation.

Sabrina has developed a reputation among her clients as a creative, strategic thinker, project manager, and crisis counselor. No stranger to the fast-paced, dynamic nature of agency work, Sabrina creates meaningful connections and communications, bringing her passion to every brand she touches. Committed to exploring new ways for brands to engage and excite customers, Sabrina builds integrated campaigns for companies like Baldwin Hardware, Alcatel, National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), UC Irvine Extension, Pfister, and Bertazzoni, and embraces the use of interactive digital platforms.

Sabrina earned a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis in public relations from California State University, Fullerton. She is a multiple winner of Orange County PRSA’s PROTOS award, recipient of MarComm Platinum and dotCOMM Gold awards, and has been recognized with an Inland Empire POLARIS award for work performed on behalf of Echo’s clients.

Building and maintaining one of Orange County’s most established marketing communications agencies takes tenacity, commitment, and leadership. Kim originally founded Echo Media Group to provide superior public relations services. Today, her 30-year-old agency has evolved into a full-service marketing communications agency. Focused on delivering intelligent and measurable campaigns, Echo invests in and leverages data and analytics to plan and validate each campaign’s success and prove ROI.

Throughout her 30 year career, Kim has demonstrated a talent for creating winning relationships in her agency, for her clients, and among her broad network. She has a proven talent for identifying opportunities that propel a company forward. Driven by her passion for giving back, Kim and her team dedicate hundreds of hours annually to serve some of Orange County’s most notable non-profits including OneOC, Someone Cares Soup Kitchen and Rotary. She is an executive board member of the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce and chair of the marketing and communications committee. Kim graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, emphasis in public relations and a minor in English.

Industry veteran Nancy Andrews has more than 30 years of experience designing and executing marketing communications campaigns for her clients. Her expertise includes creating programs that include research, messaging, marketing, social media, digital marketing, public relations, and public affairs campaign work for a wide variety of local, national and international clients. She has spent her career helping her clients reach their communications goals while working in an agency and corporate environments from Irvine, Calif. to Washington DC and Sacramento, Calif., as well as her own consultancy firm.

Prior to joining Echo Media Group, Nancy’s experience included a stint as the in-house Communication’s Manager, Editor of the Dealer Magazine, Corporate Giving Manager and Spokesperson for Unocal’s 76 Product’s Company. Her years as an agency leader and consultant include work with Nelson Communications Group (now Porter Novelli), her own company, AC&R Advertising & Public Relations (a Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide company) and Hubbert Advertising & Public Relations.

She has directed programs and events for many clients, including Great Park Neighborhoods, FivePoint, Villeroy & Boch, Jacuzzi, Beer Drinkers of America (an Anheuser Busch, Miller Beer advocacy group), Party Smart, Econo Lube N’ Tune, Bertazzoni, Smart & Final’s loyalty program, Concordia University Irvine, NovaWurks, Printronix, USC’s Food Industry Leadership program and the Las Vegas Monorail, among many others.

Nancy’s current duties at Echo include managing the agency’s teams, hiring, agency operations and marketing, as well as a being a member of the new business team. She also runs accounts in which she devises concepts for and guides clients through integrated marketing communications programs driven by analytics.

Nancy is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business Administration. She has multiple awards for her work from the International MarComm and DotComm Awards, the Hermes Creative Awards, the Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC).

An experienced leader and demonstrated design professional, Walter oversees and drives projects including branding, graphic design, print advertisements, tradeshow exhibits, photography, videography, website design, and multi-media projects. Walter has worked with such high-profile clients as KIA Motors, Hyundai Capitol, Wolters Kluwer, Del Real Foods, Windows Mobile, and various city and commercial real estate projects.

Prior to merging with Echo Media Group, Walter was owner and creative director of Fermata Creative, Inc. Walter has a B.A. in Fine Arts from California State University, Fullerton where he graduated with Dean’s List recognition in 2004. Walter has received awards from the American Advertising Federation, City of Lake Forest Best of Graphic Design, printed publications for artistic design and most readership, and Hermes Gold Winner.

Stephanie brings enthusiasm, organization, and a dedication to thorough research to her work writing strategy, developing content, creating key messaging, and spearheading storytelling for Echo’s clients. With more than 20 years’ experience in Marketing & Communications, Stephanie has provided counsel and guidance to B2B and B2C clients for projects across a wide range of industries including consumer products, financial and marketing services, technology, nonprofits, education, and many more. She writes website content, email nurture sequences, blogs and articles, sales & marketing copy, print and digital advertisements, newsletters, whitepapers, video scripts, and media materials. Past clients range from boutique start-ups to national brands and higher education institutions including Canon Medical Systems, Sensis digital marketing agency, American Advisors Group, University of California, Irvine, Division of Continuing Education, University of Pennsylvania, Continuing Education, the University of Missouri (Mizzou), York University (Ontario, Canada), and many more.

Stephanie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Writing Emphasis from Westmont College. She serves as Vice President, Communications for the Orange County Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators.