Chrissy Faessen

Chrissy Faessen is a Principal at ConwayStrategic, a boutique firm that brings sophisticated communications strategies to clients with a focus on reproductive justice issues. At ConwayStrategic, she leads the public relations practice working every day to elevate issues on behalf of their clients. She brings more than twenty years of experience in advertising, marketing, and communications, and a wealth of creative strategies for engaging young people. Chrissy previously served as Vice President of Communications and Marketing for Rock the Vote where she led the organization in developing campaigns, building new tools and refining best practices for the continued engagement of young voters in the 2008-2012 elections. Chrissy started her career at DDB Issues and Advocacy, a progressive issues advertising practice. At DDB, Chrissy managed (among other responsibilities) the public relations strategy for Plan B emergency contraception including the submission of the Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) through its over-the-counter approval. This work ultimately laid the groundwork for a successful sale of the product to a major pharmaceutical company. Chrissy has received awards from the Public Relations Society of America, International Association of Business Communicators, and the Webbys.