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28 years of communications and community involvement

Nokes offers effective public and media relations, feature writing, event promotion, publicity planning and execution, nonprofit communications, and speechwriting. Deston Nokes is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America, and has a wealth of experience managing crisis communications.



CCurrent and Past Clients

American Cancer SocietyMaking Strides Against Breast Cancer event publicity and media relations.

American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter – Former board member, public relations, copywriting and fundraising.

Banner Bank – Drafting reports and collateral.

Bonneville Power Administration – Copywriting and communications consulting.

Brooks Yacht Service – Created website for a yacht maintenance company.

Casa de las Olas – Mexican resort Web copy and press announcements.

CGC Financial Services, LLC – Newsletter editing and biographies.

CityPASS – Press releases and blog writing for CityPASS vacation discount booklets for 11 North American cities.

Columbia Basin Bulletin – Writer for Pacific Northwest fish science newsletter, featuring articles about fish mitigation and research.

Fish Emergency Service – Former board member, public relations and fundraising.

FocusPoint Communications – Client communications, website copy and biographies.

Fluid Marketing Strategies – Drafting press releases and editing ad copy for utility energy-saving programs.

Fodor’s Travel Guides – Writing chapters on the Oregon Coast, Southern Oregon and Willamette Valley & Wine Country for Fodor’s Oregon Guide.

FORE Magazine – Golf feature writing.

JB Construction Services – Drafted magazine copy for the remodeling contractor’s entry in Portland’s “Tour of Remodeled Homes.”

Jetsetter Magazine – Travel writing.

Lindsay, Hart, Neil + Weigler law firm – Revising website, crafting press releases and customer communications for high-profile cases.

Mark C. Cogan Law Offices – Newsletter creation.

Massacred for Gold – Website creation with Twist of Lime to promote the riveting, historical book about the murder of Chinese gold miners working in Northeastern Oregon in 1887.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oregon Chapter – Public relations and writing for Walk MS 2011.

The Northwest Academy – Media relations and collateral development for an independent, college prep school in downtown Portland.

North American Wind Power Magazine – Feature writer.

Oregon Children's Foundation – SMART Reading Program newsletter editor and public relations.

Outsource Marketing – Public relations consulting, news releases, brochures and website writing.

Oregon Health Sciences University – OHSU Outlook newsletter and public relations.

PacifiCorp – Consulting, crisis communications, news releases, website management, internal communications, speechwriting, annual report copy and renewable energy public relations.

PacifiCorp Foundation – Public relations consulting, news releases, brochure and annual report writing, website updates and management.

Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association (PMCA) – Blog writing for union contract negotiations.

Provenance Hotels – Draft presentations and materials.

Providence North Coast – Community magazine copy.

Recurrent Energy – Nokes worked on the public relations and website launch of this San Francisco-based company, which finances, installs, owns and operates solar power systems on industrial rooftops.

Red Bull Stratos – Web copywriting.

Renovation Concepts – Web copywriting.

Rocky Mountain Power – Writing Blue Sky renewable power press releases for commercial customers.

St. Anthony Parish – Capital campaign fundraising materials.

Susan Ackerman, Energy Regulation Attorney – Website creation.

Sutro Media — Wrote Portland Essentials iPhone application, guiding residents and visitors to the best things to see and do in the Pacific Northwest.

Travel Oregon – Feature writing.

Western Electricity Coordinating Council – Proofreading and editing technical and business documents, media relations, drafting and editing presentations, and writing an industry style guide.

Western Energy Institute – Magazine editing and copywriting.

 

 

Deston has a unique grasp on simplifying communications to its most effective point. He's masterful at creatively engaging his audience.

—Sue Hildick, former executive director, American Red Cross - Oregon Trail Chapter; and current president of The Chalkboard Project

NOKES
15532 SW Pacific Hwy.    Suite C-1B, #222    Tigard, OR 97224
Phone: 503-620-4303    Cell: 503-789-2808    Fax: 503-624-0153
e-mail: deston@destonnokes.com

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