Chuck Hester has over 25 years experience in public relations, marketing and branding, with stints as an in-house marketing director, public relations director for two agencies. Some of the clients Chuck has worked with include TEAC, Western Digital and the Department of Defense Technology Transfer Program.

Chuck is the Director of Public Relations for IntelliContact, an emarketing software company in Durham, NC, where he is in charge of all company public relations. He also teaches marketing and public relations for Duke University's continuing education department and has taught at the University of Irvine, California.

An advocate of straight-forward, relationship-based public relations, Chuck has worked with all kinds of media, from national publications to local television stations. A recent transplant to North Carolina, he was a Southern California resident for over 27 years, graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Journalism and Communications.

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