Stacy Taylor

Bio: Stacy Taylor possesses more than fifteen years of experience in public relations, working for communications agencies, corporations, and nonprofits. Ms. Taylor’s expertise encompasses both macro- and micro-management of multi-faceted public relations campaigns and special events. Specializing in the areas of media relations and writing, as well as in community relations and events planning, Stacy has worked on behalf of clients in a variety of industries. She has also handled projects in the areas of industry/trade (B2B) relations, employee communications/internal relations, and financial communications. For the past several years, Stacy has operated as a public relations consultant, providing national, regional, and grassroots support to nonprofits, businesses, entrepreneurs, and other communications agencies (on behalf of their clients). From 1991 to 1996, Stacy held supervisory positions with two prominent Los Angeles-based public relations agencies, where she was responsible for concurrently directing multiple activities, budgets, and staff for national accounts such as Baskin-Robbins, March of Dimes, McDonald's, Nissan/Infiniti, and Oral-B Laboratories, among others. Earlier in her career, Stacy served as special events and marketing communications manager for the esteemed Music Center/Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County and its three theaters -- the Ahmanson Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and Mark Taper Forum. During her tenure there, Stacy helped to plan, promote, publicize, and produce its community, educational outreach, and special events, which raised about $2 million in net revenues to benefit the Center’s five artist-in-residence companies. Stacy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, with a Philosophy minor, from UCLA in 1985. From 1985 to 1988, she studied Marketing and Communications through UCLA Extension's Business Studies curriculum. Stacy remains involved with UCLA through its Alumni Association, and she has been a guest lecturer at UCLA and other So. Cal. universities on public relations.

Inspiration: Anything having to do with fine and performing arts, especially dance! The total commitment and sacrifice required of dancers, using physicality to express art and creativity, is one of the most inspiring human endeavors I can think of. Whenever I attend a live dance production, I am so grateful to the wonderful performers on stage (as well as to the choreographers, lighting/set/costume designers, and orchestra of course!).