dpp communications & coaching

Based in Denver, Colorado, dpp communications is a multi-faceted communications consultancy and coaching firm that offers various services including: leadership & professional coaching, public relations, strategic counsel, copywriting, marketing, social media, product launches, advertising and design counsel, event planning and community relations.

SPECIALTIES

The Right Tools. The Right Solution.

  • Media Relations
  • Leadership & Professional Coaching
  • Social Media
  • Internet/ Online Marketing
  • Tradeshow Relations
  • Investor Relations
  • International Communications
  • Event Planning and Coordination
  • Media Database Development
  • Interview Coordination and Preparation
  • Company Announcements
  • Media/Ambassador Training
  • Media Training
  • Newsletters
  • Bylined Articles
  • Marketing Communications Collateral
  • Copywriting
  • Editing
  • Strategic Planning
  • Marketing
  • Branding
  • Corporate Messaging
  • Internal Communications
  • Community Relations
  • Product Placements
  • Media Kit Development
  • Media Tours
  • Product Launches
  • Case Studies
  • News Releases
  • White Papers
  • Proposals
  • Web Content

Meet The Team

Dana Pluss Parks
Dana Pluss ParksOwner, Professional Coach & PR Specialist
Dana Pluss Parks, a leadership & professional coach, public relations writer, media connector and event planner, brings well over two decades of putting the power of the written word and social networking to work for her clients.

Most recently, Dana became a certified leadership & professional coach through iPEC, an ICF-Accredited Coach Training Program. Through her coaching practice, Dana is helping clients gain an outside perspective, address personal and professional challenges, and build a more fulfilling, well-rounded life.

In addition, Dana continues to manage various consumer-focused and business-to-business clients in the restaurant, lifestyle, fashion, high-tech, outdoor recreational, retail, real estate, healthcare, travel and tourism, food & beverage and non-profit industries. Dana provides clients with strategic counsel, public relations planning, executive visibility campaigns, media relations, social media, product launches, event relations as well as tradeshow support.

Dana has landed her clients in hundreds of international, national and local print, broadcast and online media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Newsweek, Gourmet, Travel + Leisure Sunset, Denver Post, Westword, 5280, Denver Magazine and many more.

Prior to owning her own PR and marketing consulting business, Dana worked at Scream Agency Advertising & PR, a full-service marketing, advertising, branding and PR firm for over six years where she operated as the agency’s PR Director. Prior to her time at Scream Agency, Pluss Parks worked at Metzger Associates Public, Investor and Analyst Relations in Boulder, Colo. where she managed and gave strategic counsel to various telecommunications and wireless accounts including Sprint PCS, SignalSoft, Hitachi Telecom, Displaytech and OpNext.

Previous to her employment at Metzger Associates, Dana worked for Fleishman-Hillard International Communications in Washington, D.C. where she serviced a variety of clients in the technology, healthcare, public policy and government relations industries.

A young leader and participant in numerous non-profits and philanthropies, Dana has put her time and efforts into creating awareness through PR and social media. In 2005, Pluss Parks was selected by the Denver Business Journal as a Colorado “Forty under 40” up-and-coming business leader within the community.

Courtney Lis
Courtney LisSenior PR Consultant
Courtney has worked in the world of public relations for more than 14 years, specializing in real estate, consumer goods, travel and hospitality accounts. She began her career at Ogilvy Public Relations working on large corporate accounts and later was an Account Director at Turner PR, a boutique Denver PR firm specializing in travel and real estate. She has been a contractor for Sprocket Communications for the last decade and brings a vast knowledge of media relations expertise and business acumen that has landed her clients in top regional, local and national media outlets. She prides herself on understanding a client’s goals and helping achieving ROI through strategic PR efforts. Her vast experience includes everything from hotels, to real estate developments, consumer goods, food and beverage and start-ups.
Larina Chen-Mehta
Larina Chen-MehtaSenior PR Consultant
Larina has been in the marketing and public relations field for over fifteen years working within the hospitality and lifestyle industries. She has been the account lead for many notable clients such as Hakkasan Group, Four Seasons Houston, Kartell, AKT, W Hotels, Blo Blow Dry Bar, SoulCycle and Le Bilboquet Denver – in addition to holding in-house PR & marketing positions with Lucky Strike Entertainment and Muse Lifestyle Group in Los Angeles. Born into a family of restaurateurs, Larina’s background knowledge of the hospitality world encompasses everything from back-of-house to front-of-the-house in order to market and publicize the establishment that best suits the needs of the consumer and the business owner. Her understanding for both sides of the spectrum is what makes her campaigns and strategies successful and measurable.
Alexandra Bodley
Alexandra BodleySocial Media Expert
Alexandra Bodley, is a passionate creator specializing in social media management, marketing, and branding. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia- Alex moved to Denver, Colorado with a mission to do something different within the social media realm. Using her knowledge, Alex has helped over 20 entrepreneurs, businesses, and brands convert on different social media platforms. She has worked on both national campaigns and has helped small startups launch their business ideas to reality. Alex specializes in all social media platforms, inducing: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Clubhouse, Twitter, and Tumblr.