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Christine M. Lekatz

Vice President & Senior Communications Counselor

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A skilled social media strategist, thoughtful writer and trained journalist, Christine works with clients in an array of industries to tell effective stories critical to their success. She has a keen nose for news and has a proven track record for establishing meaningful relationships with members of the media. Extremely organized, she is also highly motivated to advance clients’ projects in a strategic, timely and efficient manner.

A graduate of the University of Minnesota School of Journalism, Christine joined Joanne Henry as an intern in 2009 and came aboard full time at the end of 2011. She previously completed stints at Karwoski and Courage Public Relations, Martin Williams and Life Science Alley.

She lives in New Brighton with her husband, Matt, and their two dogs, Charlie and Brody, and likes to spend her free time with family and friends.

Christine works primarily in Neuger Communications Group’s Minneapolis office.

Favorite restaurant recommendation: Bar LaGrassa, conveniently located in the same building as our Minneapolis office.

I cheer for: The Golden Gophers, of course.

Favorite office tradition: Anything involving bagels.

See What Our Values Mean to Christine+–

Integrity

Integrity to me means giving honest opinions, setting realistic expectations and staying true to my word. This means not telling people what they want to hear, but working as hard as possible to be able to deliver on promises.

Excellence

Excellence, in my opinion, is all about effort. Many tasks can be completed in a number of different ways, but in order to achieve excellence we have to think strategically, put in the time and work necessary to succeed, and in some cases, fail and start over.

Success

Success is about more than the end result, it is also a feeling. When we’ve succeeded there is a sense of accomplishment and pride, along with measurable results.