Who We Are

Andrew Huff

Andrew is widely recognized as a leading expert on digital communications and PR. He received a B.A. journalism from The Ohio State University and a certificate in medical writing and editing from the University of Chicago. In addition to public relations work for a broad range of clients, he was the co-founder, editor and publisher of Gapers Block, an award-winning Chicago-centric news and events online magazine from 2003 through 2016. He has developed online content for corporate clients such as American Express, Kenneth Cole, Remedy Medical Properties, A&E and Starwood Hotels, and has taught online journalism at Columbia College and Loyola University Chicago. In 2009 he was named to Crain's Chicago Business' 40 Under 40 list of young business leaders.

Sam Huff

An expert in public relations, public affairs, scientific and medical communications, Sam has a long and successful track record serving a broad range of clients. He began his career in radio and television, and received B.A. and M.A. degrees in journalism from The Ohio State University. During the Vietnam War, he was responsible for a newspaper serving more than 400,000 troops, and then worked in advertising before joining Abbott Laboratories as manager of public affairs. He later accepted a senior account management position with Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest public relations firm, and served as public relations director for G.D. Searle & Co., a major pharmaceutical company, for 11 years prior to founding Glendale Communications Group. He has received numerous awards, including the Thomas Jefferson Award for mass communications from the U.S. Department of Defense, the Esquire Corporate Social Responsibility Award while at Abbott and the Gold Triangle Award from the American Academy of Dermatology for excellence in patient education.

Mary Erhard

Mary has worked with Glendale for more than 20 years, providing a wealth of medical and scientific communications and public relations experience to our clients. She received a B.A. in French from DePaul University and began her career as a newspaper reporter and editor before joining the American Medical Association, where she served as staff editor of the medical journals Archives of Dermatology and Archives of Ophthalmology. In addition to medical writing and editing, she has organized medical education conferences, administered research grants and conducted extensive media relations with both medical and consumer health publications.

Nicole Keesecker

Nicole’s strengths in communication strategy and planning, relationship development and plain-language writing help support a wide range of clients. She received a B.A. in communications from the University of Illinois-Chicago and an M.A. in health communication from Michigan State University. With a broad skill set forged through experience supporting health researchers at the University of Chicago and National Cancer Institute as well as local female entrepreneurs, she’s up for any challenge large or small.

Jocelyn Geboy

Bio to come