Erika Garcia-Lavyne

Erika Garcia-Lavyne has a background in public relations, with a focus on the hospitality industry. In their most recent role as Executive Director of Global Public Relations at Atlantis Bahamas, they were responsible for overseeing internal and external communication strategies, crisis communication, media campaigns, partnerships, and government relations. Erika also supervised PR teams and vendors in the UK and Brazil. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Executive at Laura Davidson Public Relations, managing account teams for luxury hotel clients and overseeing business development and partnership relations. Erika also has experience in the director of public relations roles at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where they handled PR communications and strategies for luxury resort properties and coordinated issues communications, brand positioning, and speech writing. Erika has a proven track record in securing national placements and driving corporate and brand messages through compelling storylines. Additionally, they have experience in change management, crisis communications, and multimillion-dollar renovations.

Erika Garcia-Lavyne attended the University of Rochester from 1991 to 1995 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Psychology.