M. ERIK GONRING

With five undergraduate internships to his credit, Erik joined Gagen MacDonald as a recent marketing communications graduate from Marquette University and was able to hit the ground running.  His professional experience encompasses a wide array of communications and marketing assignments in professional sports, agency and not-for-profit environments.  He spent summer 2005 in New York City coordinating media relations activities for The National Basketball Association.

Since joining Gagen MacDonald nearly a year ago, Erik quickly began working on a variety of client assignments.  His experiences at Gagen MacDonald include a major global acquisition and related integration and a variety of change management projects.  He has coordinated and facilitated employee development in Fortune 500 companies and also worked with senior consultants in investor and executive communications.  Additionally, he is utilizing his external communications expertise by assuming accountability for several firm marketing and publicity efforts. 

Education: Marquette University, B.A. Public Relations & Marketing