MPRM

Rachel McCallister

Chairman
Co-founder and Chairman of MPRM Communications, Rachel McCallister shares in the strategic direction and overall management of the company. She also provides guidance for the company's Corporate, Television and Digital Media and Technology clients. Recognized by the Publicists Guild of America with its Les Mason Award for outstanding career achievement, McCallister includes among her career highlights the launch of E! Entertainment Television, FX, Classic Sports Network, The WB, RealNetworks, broadcast.com and numerous television series and specials including Dynasty, ALF, In Living Color and Lonesome Dove. She is Chairman Emeritus of TPEC (Television Publicity Executive Committee). She also founded Rachel McCallister & Associates and co-founded KillerApp Communications, which were merged into MPRM.

Mark Pogachefsky

President
Co-founder and president of MPRM Communications, Mark Pogachefsky shares in the strategic direction and overall management of the company. He also provides guidance for the company's film and corporate clients. Campaign highlights include: In The Bedroom, Memento, Elizabeth, You Can Count on Me, The Ice Storm, L.A. Confidential, The Usual Suspects, and Fargo. He founded The Pogachefsky Company in 1992, which was merged into MPRM in 1998.

Alan Amman

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Alan Amman serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the company. He oversees Home Entertainment, and Consumer Electronics.  As COO, Amman is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations for the company including staffing, account management, and other internal functions. Amman, who joined the agency 1995, was instrumental in launching and growing the company's home entertainment practice.  He also created a network of local agency relationships for MPRM clients, leveraging his field agency experience. Prior to joining MPRM, he served as Senior Vice President, Publicity and Promotions for 20th Century Fox and held executive positions at numerous studios including New Line Cinema, Orion Pictures, Lorimar Filmed Entertainment and MGM/UA.

Rene Ridinger

Vice President, Entertainment
Rene Ridinger's expertise lies in the strategic development, execution and management of publicity and marketing campaigns for specialized films, television shows and home entertainment titles as well as corporate clients. 

She oversees MPRM clients ranging from ABC Family to Maya Entertainment, and has headed teams responsible for successful film release campaigns including Red, Fair Game, and Countdown to Zero.

Prior to her tenure at 42West, Ridinger specialized in trade, consumer and international campaigns at Wallman/Ridinger Public Relations, which she co-founded with Lee Wallman. In addition, she worked at Shepley Winings Hober Public Relations for five years, overseeing publicity campaigns for Alias, Ally McBeal, The Practice, CSI: Miami, Walt Disney Television Animation, and PBS, among many others. Ridinger is a graduate of Texas Christian University with a B.S. in Neuroscience and Psychology.

Karlyn Nelson

Vice President, Entertainment
Karlyn Nelson has developed strategic corporate communications and publicity campaigns for leading companies in television, advertising and media. After working in advertising for more than a decade, she embarked on a career in entertainment publicity and has found a passion for building the profile of clients living at the intersection of the two industries.

Prior to joining MPRM, Nelson worked at Freud Communications on clients including Reveille, Shine International, @radical.media, WhittmanHart and Management 360. She has served as Director of Corporate Communications at ad agencies including DraftFCB and Leo Burnett and has worked with a long list of blue-chip marketers, including Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Altoids, Nintendo and the U.S. Army. Nelson graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism.