Julie Wright
President & Founder

Julie Wright has been president of (W)right On Communications since founding the agency in 1998.

Named one of 50 to Watch by a regional business magazine, Julie is Vice-Chair of the San Diego North Economic Development Council (EDC)’s Board of Directors; Co-chairs the Leadership North County Alumni Group; and is on the President’s Council of California State University San Marcos. Julie oversees all aspects of agency operations and provides account leadership to all (W)right On Communications’ client accounts drawing on her years of experience, industry connections and media relationships.

Grant Wright

CEO & Managing Partner
 

Grant Wright has nearly 20 years senior management experience leading external affairs and business development for major American and Canadian corporations and their subsidiaries. With extensive skills in all aspects of communications including media, regulatory, governmental, community outreach and labor relation, he has also led major infrastructure project development; M&A due diligence and implementation management; marketing and brand development efforts; and strategic and business plan development for Fortune 500 companies as well as small to mid-level growth ventures.

Grant has been a recognized and sought after authority and speaker on public-private partnerships, a conference facilitator and national media spokesperson for a company of 62,000 employees and he maintains many personal relationships with local, state, provincial and federal policy makers.

Grant holds Bachelor of Science (biology) and MBA (marketing and finance) degrees. His professional involvement with corporate and not-for-profit association Boards of Directors is numerous. Privately Grant has been a volunteer soccer coach and youth mentor in his community; he is a commercial pilot licensed in both Canada and the USA where he also serves as President of the San Diego Regional Aviation Association.

Betsy Brottlund
Account Manager
 

Betsy Brottlund has been with (W)right On Communications since 2004 and was promoted to Account Manager in 2006. Betsy is instrumental in achieving results for clients such as Yulex Corporation, Sensoria Corporation, the Building Industry Association, Chuao Chocolatier and San Diego Senior Olympics.

A director of the BIA Cares for Kids organization, Betsy pursues many outside interests that exemplify her service-orientation and lends her skills to various non-profits and causes.

Betsy joined (W)right On Communications from the Denver office of Solomon Friedman Advertising where she was an account executive and publicist for such entertainment industry clients as Tri-Star, Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax Films and Newmarket Films.

Kelly Badger
Account Executive

Account Executive Kelly Badger is the newest member of the (W)right On Communications team and brings 10 years of diverse experience and accomplishments in media, public relations and marketing.

Originally from Rochester, New York, Kelly previously led marketing for The Little Theatre Film Society, a not-for-profit art house cinema hosting internationally-renown directors, actors and screenwriters. While at The Little, Kelly implemented the society’s first corporate sponsorship program and significantly expanded its marketing programs, reach and success.

At the Geva Theatre Center, Rochester’s pre-eminent regional theater, Kelly managed all media relations and playbill content and was instrumental in the Theater’s top-grossing production, A Chorus Line, that raised $43,000 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.

Her years of journalism experience as a reporter and assignment editor for WUHF-TV provides Kelly with an excellent understanding of the media’s needs and interests, which she applies to benefit (W)right On’s clients and their campaigns every day. Kelly holds Bachelor of Arts (journalism) and Master of Science (business management) degrees.

Kevin O'Hara
Video Producer
 

Tressa Foster

Graphic Designer
 

Tressa Foster is a graduate of The Illinois Institute of Art specializing in Visual Communications, and has been a professional graphic designer since 1999. She previously worked as a graphic designer for an independent book publisher and a marketing communications firm.

Tressa has a true passion for innovative design and uses her talents in combination with her education and experience to make her creative visions come to life. Tressa has advanced skills using the design industry’s leading computer programs and excellent knowledge of commercial offset printing processes. In addition to her technical skills, she keeps her design and marketing skills cutting-edge with her active involvement with The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and staying informed of digital graphics, fonts, and color trends through seminars and continuing education classes offered from Adobe and Dynamic Graphics Training.

Curtis Flowers
Account Assistant
 

A San Diego native, Curtis Flowers is continuing his general university studies with a concentration in communications. Flowers is an exceptional athlete named to the First Team of the 2002 All-San Diego Section soccer team, and a musician proficient in 12 instruments.

Celia Creek

Senior Designer
 

Celia Creek brings over 20 years graphic design experience to (W)right On Communications. A graduate of the Art Institute of Seattle, Celia began her award winning career in graphic design and art direction at the Everett Herald. There, she was a marketing artist specializing in display advertisements, special section covers and various promotional communications under tight deadlines. She later joined the San Diego Union-Tribune where her continued success resulted in her eventually becoming Art Director responsible for news feature and advertising design, from concept to pre-press.

Andy Mansker

Web Development Manager
 

With experience working for such household brand name companies as American Airlines, Honda, Hewlett Packard and General Motors, Andy Mansker is instrumental in helping WOC's clients develop a professional internet presence as well as strong search engine placement to drive traffic. Keeping WOC and its clients on pace with ever-changing technology, Andy develops and implements solutions that may include database development, HTML, DHTML, PHP, Java, JavaScript, mySQL, PDF, animation, audio and video among many technologies.