About Us - Susan Anthony

Ms. Anthony formed Sawmill Marketing Public Relations in 1995, following a 20-year tenure with national marketing communications agencies, including Carton Donofrio Partners in Baltimore where she served as Executive Vice President, Director of Public Relations.

Her broad public relations experience includes all facets of marketing public relations with a particular expertise in designing and executing media relations programs as key business development strategies. She has worked with clients in nearly every business category including business to business, consumer and professional services.

Clients include national media relations programs for the launch of a super-premium ice cream brand for Perry 's Ice Cream, publicity for the Homestead Resort during the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and ongoing programs for the American Public Transportation Association, South River Consulting, Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs, and the family of Chandra Levy.

While at Carton Donofrio, she developed public relations creative strategies and also managed program implementation for clients including the American Occupational Therapy Association, Campaign for Our Children, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Rubbermaid Commercial Products Division and Air Products.

Her agency tenure also included Saatchi & Saatchi Business Communications where she served as Vice President/Group Manager. She led the agency’s public relations initiatives for Xerox Corporation, Du Pont Company and Standard Oil Company.

Additionally, she also designed and implemented communications programs for Chase Manhattan Bank, Hathaway Shirts and Champion Activewear.

She is a founding member of the Governor’s Commission on Women’s Health and serves on the boards of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Maryland Production Alliance, Maryland Society for Sight, the Pro Bono Counseling Project and on the advisory boards of Ehrman Tapestry USA, Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore, and Rebuilding Baltimore.