GBSM
Alana Plaus, MPA, currently serves as a Senior Associate at GBSM since January 2022, previously holding the position of Associate. Alana gained experience as a Policy Advisor in the Office of the Governor for the State of Colorado from January 2021 to January 2022 and was the Deputy Director at The Colorado Forum from November 2018 to January 2021. Additional roles include serving as a Policy Analyst for the Colorado Democratic Coordinated Campaign in 2018, and as a Consultant at The Brookings Institution in 2017. Alana also worked at New York University from August 2014 to July 2016 as the Assistant Director of Admissions, following roles at Colgate University that included Assistant Dean of Admission and Coordinator of International Admission, as well as Admission Counselor. Alana holds a Master of Public Administration degree in Public Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and Women and Gender Studies from Bates College, complemented by study at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
GBSM
Since 1986, GBSM has established a track record of helping organizations achieve extraordinary things through strategic planning and powerful communications. Headquartered in Denver, we use our multi-disciplinary expertise to help clients across the country diagnose challenges, then create and implement intelligent, integrated approaches to crisis management, issue and communications strategy, organizational management, public and stakeholder involvement and market-based social will building campaigns. Our business philosophy is simple: To provide our clients with a uniquely personal and deeply experienced level of insight and assistance that helps them achieve their goals. To do this, our team includes seasoned experts in a number of fields including business, government, journalism, non-profits, law, marketing, politics, academia, military and others. Our major areas of focus include: • Crisis planning and management • Management strategy • Corporate communications • Issues analysis and management • Organizational change • Litigation communications • Public outreach and involvement • Leadership development • Community-based social marketing • Public relations and media