Blattel Communications: Our Team: Dave Quast | Director -
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Published on: 1/4/2008
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Dave QuastBlattel Communications: Our Team: Dave Quast | Director
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Dave Quast | Director
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If there is a member of our team who thrives under pressure, it's Dave Quast.Whether he is implementing an effective crisis communication strategy, keeping up with his four kids (including triplets), or putting on his poker face (he played professionally for awhile), Dave always comes out on top.
A veteran of the legal, corporate and political arenas, Dave has 15 years of experience in some of the most challenging communications environments.
Dave managed media relations on state and federal legislative and regulatory issues for one of the world's largest consumer packaged goods companies in New York City when it faced significant litigation, regulatory threats, and the prospect of a major Federal tax increase.He served as a company spokesperson and was a frequent guest on talk radio throughout the United States.
Dave was director of public affairs at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. and also press secretary to Congressman and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jim Leach (R-IA) during the Committee's "Whitewater" investigation.
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As the national communications manager for Thelen Reid & Priest LLP, Dave spearheaded media relations initiatives that significantly increased the visibility of the national law firm.
Dave also worked as executive vice-president and managing director of a new media-focused public relations agency in Manhattan, where he led business development efforts which resulted in exponential growth.He also managed account staff and media-trained and counseled clients on communications strategy and message development.
Unable to get enough of PR during his nine to five, Dave taught at the Learning Annex in New York.His class, titled "The Buzz Factor" trained people to do effective and attention-getting PR for themselves, their product or their service.In his varied career, Dave has worked as chief of staff to a state senator, an independent political and media consultant and a radio news director.
Dave holds a B.A. from the University of Puget Sound, an M.A. from the University of Essex (U.K.) and attended the Georgetown University Law Center.
Now based in Los Angeles, Dave enjoys spending time with his family, bicycling, playing tennis and guitar, and, of course, playing poker when he can find the time.
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