About Ami Neiberger, APR, MA

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Sharing great stories and helping nonprofit organizations, trade associations, government agencies, and small businesses improve how they communicate is what keeps Ami Neiberger in public relations. 

A gifted strategist, Neiberger can put together a public relations plan that achieves results. She is known for both her forthright assessment, reliability, and skill at helping clients creatively share their stories in the public eye. She has worked independently as a consultant since 2003.

Stories about her clients have appeared on CNN, Fox News, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News, the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, CBS 60 Minutes, the BBC, AP Radio and National Public Radio. The Washington Post (including front page), the New York Times (including front page), the Wall Street Journal and many other publications have featured her clients. 

Clients are empowered to engage more effectively with the media through her coaching and teaching skills, and she has been asked frequently to work with trauma survivors who find themselves in the public eye.

• After Her Brother's Death in Iraq Became News, a PR Strategist Learned Firsthand Why the Way We Tell Stories Matters - And It Changed Her Career, Entrepreneur, May 24, 2023
• The APR Distinction, Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter, April 17, 2023
• When Life Falls Apart: How to Keep Your Creativity & Income Up, ASJA (American Society of Journalists & Authors) Magazine (password protected), Winter 2023, pages 32-37
• Finances for Freelancers, ASJA (American Society of Journalists & Authors) Magazine (password protected), Winter 2022, pages 16-21.
• Inside Secrets to Working Successfully with PR Professionals, ASJA (American Society of Journalists & Authors) Magazine, April 2021, pages 24-29
• Media Guide for Treatment Courts, National Association for Drug Court Professionals, 2021.
• Sharing Your Treatment Court Story: A Guide to Help You Prepare, National Association for Drug Court Professionals, 2020.
• It's a Perfect Time To Revise Your Goals, Signature (Association for Media & Publishing), May 2020
• PR Strategies, Impact Lab, 2018

• Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Florida.
• Federal Government Security Clearance Level 5 (Form SF85P Moderate Risk) valid through December 2026. 
• Federal Background Investigation for a Public Trust (DoD Form 306) and has a valid clearance through October 2027.
• accredited in public relations and holds a current APR designation. 
• member of the Public Relations Society of America – National Capital Chapter (PRSA-NCC) and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).
• past member of the Board of Directors for the Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter/Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice, a former member of Military Reporters & Editors, and a former member of the executive committee for the Independent Public Relations Alliance PRSA-NCC.