Celebrities like to talk about their “people” when they need to get something done. As in, “Get with my people and let’s make it happen!”

Think of the Abbi PR team as the latest addition to your professional entourage – together we can make big things happen.

Abbi Holtom Whitaker, president and founder

As the former VP of Lyman Public Relations, Abbi has organized over 15 on-site media tours—bringing top tier writers to various locations throughout the US, Mexico and Costa Rica for first hand experiences. She has also conducted numerous media tours in New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London and Las Vegas where she has met one on one with reporters on behalf of various clients.

During her five year tenure at Lyman Public Relations Abbi created and implemented media relations strategies for The Village at Squaw Valley USA, Mammoth Mountain, MonteLago Village at Lake Las Vegas, The Westin Monache and The Westin Verasa, among others. Abbi launched both The Westin Monache and The Westin Verasa. She was responsible for the real estate launch of the branded condo hotel properties and then went on to manage the public relations for the hotels. Abbi has secured coverage in national outlets ranging from Good Morning America and The New York Times to Forbes Magazine and Food & Wine.

The relationships Abbi has cultivated over the years with various adventure sports, outdoors, business, real estate and lifestyle writers enable her to quick start a campaign and begin generating coverage within the first month. Her work with local events has ensured that she's maintained relationships on a local level and her work with nationally recognized business such as Mammoth Mountain, Intrawest and Trump have helped her secure contacts at top tier publications.

Patrick Ty Whitaker, client relations specialist

Ty is the calm center of Abbi PR. He's the bridge between clients and the crazy creative types loose in the agency. Ty captures the big picture, keeping abreast of client competitors and developments in client industries. That allows Abbi PR to deliver better, more nuanced and more focused pitches.

Constance Aguilar, account coordinator

Native Nevadan Constance Aguilar is currently Abbi Public Relations Account Executive. She began her career in public relations in 2007, as one of two anchor employees for Abbi PR. Constance spearheaded the media outreach campaign for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Tour De Nez cycling race. In her time with Abbi PR, she has worked on local, regional, and national campaigns, including aspects of event planning, advertising, media relations, and more. Constance is an experienced writer, having been an editor and senior reporter for her college newspaper. Constance recently completed her second trip to New York City for desk-side media visits with top tier media in and around Manhattan. She is experienced in beer related campaigns, having launched and managed the account for Buckbean Brewing Company since their opening in 2008. She has also done national and regional outreach for Ryan Bader, a UFC competitor and Spike TV reality star, Liv Fast, a nationally recognized motocross team, The Big Blue Adventure Racing Series, and more sports and food-beverage-focused accounts. She has a clipbook of placements from outlets such as Playboy, Bon Appétit, The Oregonian, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, Food & Wine, Road Magazine, and more. Constance is very social media savvy, and knows the ins and outs of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and various blogging platforms.

She hopes to continue with Abbi PR, with the possibility of relocating to another city and carrying on her tasks there. Constance is looking to continue gathering beer and sports-related PR experience, as well as break into music and film PR. She enjoys traveling, concerts and music festivals, beer, sports, and reading.