Wendy is principal of her own New York-based consultancy after years of senior editorial and public relations positions.  Wendy is a Board Member, V.P Public Relations for IFDA NY.

Most recently Wendy spent seven years running the New York office of Carmichael Lynch/Spong and directing one of the largest media relations departments in the country.   Wendy and Nora DePalma worked together on American Standard and Trane, two clients shared by CLS and Building Profits, an O’Reilly/DePalma predecessor.   Wendy also worked on CLS clients Jenn-Air, Lutron Electronics, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc., Maytag, Select Comfort, and Sherwin-Williams.

Nora and Wendy had first met years earlier, while Wendy was a design editor/producer at Home/Style, American HomeStyle, and Home. In the mid-1990s, Nora, Wendy and Leslie Hart collaborated frequently on projects related to NKBA, American HomeStyle and K+BB.  Wendy and Leslie were co-editors for a quarterly special section that ran in both magazines, called the “NKBA Kitchen & Bath Custom Planner.”

Wendy has a degree in Architecture from UC Berkeley, and started her editorial career at Architectural Digest.  She works with O’Reilly/DePalma clients who seek entre into the New York architect & design scene, and also provides strategy and hands-on execution for consumer PR

As with Leslie, Wendy is a good resource for good eats in New York.