OUR TEAM
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Amanda Meyer
PRINCIPAL & FOUNDER
Amanda recently represented Broadway productions, including The Wiz Broadway revival, Tony Award-winning revival of Parade, Lee Daniels' Tony-nominated Ain't No More, Tony nominated Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, Bob Fosse's Dancin’, Theatre for One, and more.
Prior clients include the esteemed Rockwell Group, with its CIVILIAN Hotel, while it rapidly transformed from a construction site to a Manhattan hotspot. Amanda's theatrical expertise is rooted in her decade-long tenure as representative for Broadway In Chicago, where she led press campaigns for more than 300 productions including The Book of Mormon’s three-year sit-down engagement, Pre-Broadway World Premieres in Chicago including Kinky Boots, Tootsie, The Cher Show, On Your Feet!, The Last Ship, Escape to Margaritaville, Pretty Woman, Big Fish and First Wives Club. Additional clients in Chicago included Blue Man Group, Cirque du Soleil, Radio City Rockettes, and Chicago Theatre. Her career highlight in Chicago was Hamilton, as the lead publicist for its record-breaking three-year run-in Chicago.
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing Communications with a concentration in Public Relations from Columbia College Chicago.
Amanda Meyer is a Chicago native, and New York City based publicist with 20+ years of experience representing creative talent and organizations across the entertainment, visual, and performing arts industries. Amanda’s impact is fueled by her passion for the arts and an unwavering commitment to her clients' success.
She is currently involved with the global media buzz surrounding Wicked, the two-part film adaptation by Universal Pictures, as she represents the Academy Award-winner Paul Tazewell, mastermind behind the film's stunning costumes.
Additional clients include the innovative Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology in NYC, Tony Award-winning actress and singer Betty Buckley, Tony Award-winning artist Clint Ramos (Lincoln Center’s Artist In Residence, New York City Center’s Creative Producing Director), Tony-nominated designer Dane Laffrey (Maybe Happy Ending), Emmy-nominated costume designer Jeriana San Juan (M3GAN 2.0, On Swift Horses) and Brian Moreland, lead producer of Broadway’s Othello.
Kate Maniuszko
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Kate Maniuszko brings her passion for the arts, diligent work ethic, divergent thinking and personable leadership to AJM Public Relations as an Account Executive.
She works on Mercer Labs Museum of Art and Technology, Academy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell, Clint Ramos’ Artist in Residency at Lincoln Center, Emmy-nominated costume designer Jeriana San Juan (Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ M3GAN 2.0, Sony Pictures Classics’ On Swift Horses), Tony-nominated designer Dane Laffrey (Maybe Happy Ending), Broadway legend Betty Buckley (Joe’s Pub concert series), and more.
Kate crossed paths with Amanda Meyer at DKC/O&M where she supported high-profile Broadway theatrical campaigns for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Gutenberg!, Hadestown, Stereophonic, and The Wiz.
Kate began her career in publicity interning at Lincoln Center Theater, contributing to the Broadway revival of Camelot. She recently worked for Keith Sherman & Associates on projects including The Banksy Museum, Chita Rivera Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Fatherland, the Japan Parade, and Our Class. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Otterbein University, with minors in Dance and Exercise Science & Health Promotion.
Payal Patel
PR Consultant, Chicago
Payal Patel is a multilingual media spokesperson with more than 15 years of experience in strategic communications and marketing. She worked with Amanda Meyer on award-winning PR campaigns during her tenure as the chief spokesperson for Chicago’s Navy Pier, a top destination in the world that welcomes 9 million guests annually. A current Chicago resident, Payal is an on the ground consultant for AJM Public Relations in the windy city. She brings her creative thinking, ambitious drive, and savvy media training skills to the AJM PR team.
Payal serves on the board for Publicity Club of Chicago and is a Global Goals Ambassador on behalf of the United Nations Association of the United States of America. Payal received her Master of Science in Communication (Crisis Management) from Northwestern University, where she now serves as a guest lecturer.
She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism, Public Relations, and Spanish Language and Literature from Marquette University. She is a recipient of the MarCom Platinum Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), Golden Trumpet Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago (PCC) and Chicago Skyline Award of Excellence from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).