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Media Relations Group Introduction Media Relations Group, LLC (MRG) is a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority Business certified Public Involvement firm, with staff that is familiar with the needs of this contract. The firm specializes in project website development and maintenance, internet marketing strategies, graphic/print design, project collateral development, content strategy, online engagement and management, as well as video production, multimedia and social media/digital outreach. MRG excels in facilitating community outreach and engagement activities including integrated design charettes and providing technical support in developing education and outreach programs for our clients to identify and advance community and economic development opportunities through multimodal transportation planning activities. We provide administrative support and other technical support and services including preparation of documents and professional editing services for various transportation projects and programs. For over 20 years, MRG has served the north, south and southwest Florida community. The firm has been fortunate to work on numerous districtwide and citywide municipality contracts, as well as bike/pedestrian safety and educational campaigns throughout the State, including the Put it Down Distracted Driving (past eight years), Drive Safe Aggressive Driving (past four years) and Alert Today Alive Tomorrow (1 year) campaigns. MRG has contributed to the success of each of these campaigns since inception, garnering over 500 million impressions for all campaigns combined. MRG STAFF INTRO Jeanette Gorgas, Public Information and Communications Professional Jeanette Gorgas has more than 24 years of experience, working in various aspects of communications and television news media outlets throughout South Florida and media coordination experience on various complex districtwide traffic operations campaigns and initiatives. She currently manages multiple traffic operations and transportation related projects within Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, and has led and continues to lead all traffic operations and driver, bicycle and pedestrian safety campaigns, where she effectively develops strategic alliances and community and corporate partnerships to successfully promote educational campaign initiatives. She has extensive experience in facilitating community engagement activities including integrated design charrettes to identify and advance community and economic development opportunities through multimodal transportation planning activities. Laila Haddad, Public Information and Communications Professional Laila Haddad has more than 36 years of diversified experience, who has worked in the planning, PD&E, design and construction management of major Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects over the past ten years with MRG. Her expertise is in the production and management of all phases of roadway projects. She has served and continues to serve as lead Senior Public Information Officer on numerous PD&E, Design and Construction related projects, overseeing all the public involvement activities required for those contracts. In addition, throughout the years Ms. Haddad has managed and provided technical leadership on a number of transportation and infrastructure projects for many agencies throughout Florida, including the FDOT District Four, Broward County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), the Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE), the City of Fort Lauderdale, and the City of Miami Beach. Her extensive involvement in the creation and development of community awareness plans, public involvement activities, consensus building, strategic alliances, plain language educational platforms and media outreach has afforded her the opportunity to have successful working relationships with cultural and economically diverse communities. Her years of experience and dedication, will allow Ms. Haddad to consistently ensure contract compliance, manage budgets, execute special projects as well as effectively oversee all staff and work production. E-54