HELEN VOLLMER, APR
Chief Executive Officer

Helen Vollmer sets the tone at VOLLMER, providing strategic input and creative direction to all account teams. She spearheads the firm’s managed growth strategy, which includes new business development, recruiting and organizational structure, while ensuring the firm remains focused on providing the highest quality service to clients at all times.

Since founding the firm in 1981, Helen personally has represented clients in the arts, e-commerce, financial, government, health care, hospitality, industrial, non-profit, packaged goods, professional services, real estate, retail, technology and travel arenas.

Prior to starting VOLLMER, Helen was vice president, manager of client relations for Bozell & Jacobs Public Relations. Previously, she worked for the national public relations firm Ruder & Finn as an account executive on a variety of national and regional consumer accounts. She began her career as a copywriter for a major retail outlet.

Helen is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America and a member of that group’s Counselor’s Academy. She is also a past board member of the Counsel of Public Relations Firms. She is active in the community, sits on several non-profit boards and has been recognized as a leader in her field. Fluent in Spanish, she holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in radio/television/film from the University of Texas at Austin, where she is an Assistant Adjunct Professor.