Employee Spotlight: Annie Hoagland
Building an impressive team is critical to any agency’s growth, but building the right team is where the magic really happens between success and company culture. Calkin PA has been hard at work curating that team, which was recently bolstered with our hire of Richard Stapler as our Chief Client Officer.
Our firm is building our team with an incredibly strong foundation of expertise across sectors, industries, public affairs, marketing, campaigns, stakeholder engagement, PR and beyond. And no one has been more central to our client service and communications practice than Vice President Annie Hoagland.
Annie has worked with founder Kelly Calkin for over 15 years, first working together at California Professional Firefighters, where Annie helped craft legislative and policy communications and engagement strategies while Kelly was Political Director. Years later, Annie reignited that business relationship by joining I Street Public Affairs, where Kelly was a Partner, leading various political campaigns and public affairs initiatives for some of the firm’s largest clients.
Today as Vice President and an original member of the Calkin PA team, Annie leads a variety of campaigns and accounts for the firm, including Western United Dairies, Department of Water Resources, Electrify America, Tobacco Free Kids and more.
. Her time before I Street and Calkin PA, coupled with her recent experience, have led to deep expertise in the areas of water, infrastructure, health care, sustainability and beyond. She has also become Calkin PA’s go-to lead for messaging, content strategy and stakeholder engagement initiatives, community relations, strategic digital media campaigns and good vibes.
Here are some more quick facts on one of Calkin PA’s team leaders:
Grew up: Fresno, CA
College: UC Davis (political science major)
Leadership style: Collaborative
Account expertise: Political campaigns, stakeholder engagement, social impact, content development, community outreach, strategic counsel, messaging
Focus areas: Water resources, environmental policy, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare
Proud work outcome: Launching the Calkin PA brand
Favorite Calkin PA work memory: Launch party —room filled with old and new clients/friends, celebrating a special and personal accomplishment and new beginning.
When Annie isn’t leading the charge at work, she can be found enjoying life with her husband and two children or being active with biking, hiking and exploring new places.