The Team: Debbie Fitzgerald | Tim Fitzgerald
Debbie Fitzgerald
President, Fitzgerald PR, Inc.
Debbie Fitzgerald began her career in the entertainment capital of
the world - Los Angeles, California. Working at Vendely Communications
as senior account executive, Debbie generated business-to-business and
consumer media coverage for clients such as:
In-House Production
American Movie Classics Original Productions
Executive Television Producers
Blanki & Bodi Productions
"The Other Half" daily NBC daytime show
Media Buying and Planning Agency
Palisades Media Group
Expedited Trucking Company
Daylight Transport
Prior to joining Vendely Communications, Debbie worked as
the Director of Marketing in the Los Angeles headquarters
of the Philippine Animation Studio, Inc. (Pasi). She implemented
campaigns for international public relations, marketing and
advertising and produced a marketing demo reel to help sell
the overseas studio to animation producers around the world.
At sister-company, Matinee Entertainment, Debbie was also
responsible for public relations and advertising for an
animated television series, Kampung Boy, which won numerous
awards including the prestigious Annecy Award for Best-Animated
Series. She also planned several high-profile events.
Before Pasi, Debbie was the Director of Marketing at Flypaper Press,
a comic book publishing company, and handled all public relations and
marketing. Her successful media relations efforts generated a “buzz”
in Hollywood which lead the comic book properties to film and television deals.
One of those deals, the BoHoS comic book, is in development with the producers
of the film “Men In Black,” and the other deal became a full-fledged feature film
titled “Bulletproof Monk,” which became a box-office hit when it was released
nationwide on April 16, 2003. Debbie also produced a comic book web site, which
was recognized as an exemplary site in the Marketing on the Internet textbook.
Debbie graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo with a B.S. in Business Administration
and Marketing and a minor in Theatre.
Debbie is a member of the Public Relations Society of America,
The Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce and Vice President
of a BNI Networking Group. She and her family are proud members
of the
Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, Georgia.