About Us - Jeffrey Davis

Jeffrey A. Davis has more than 20 years of news media and national public relations experience. A partner with Sawmill Marketing Public Relations in Baltimore, he has extensive expertise in corporate positioning and reputation management, particularly in media relations, media training, crisis communications and social content integration.

His agency experience includes Crosby Marketing Communications in Annapolis, Md., where he served as senior vice president, and Carton Donofrio Partners (formerly Richardson, Myers & Donofrio) and Trahan, Burden & Charles in Baltimore where he developed public relations programs for a variety of Fortune 500 corporations and brands.

Client experience includes the American Occupational Therapy Association, Armstrong World Industries, Baltimore Orioles, BWI Airport, Harrah’s Entertainment, Honeywell, Kaiser Permanente, Lucite, Major League Baseball Properties, Merrill Lynch Office of General Counsel, the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries, Park City Mountain Resort, Pfizer and Rubbermaid Commercial Products.

Project work includes crisis communications in connection with the Duke lacrosse case, PR counsel for the family of Chandra Levy, national media relations for the “Intelligent Design” case (Tammy Kitzmiller, et al. v. Dover Area School District, et al.), and publicity for ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”

Prior to entering public relations, he served as a newspaper reporter for daily newspapers in Ohio, New Jersey and Maryland.

Active nationally in the public relations industry, Mr. Davis authors a blog on trends in public relations and is a regular speaker on public relations, particularly in the area of technology. A member of the National Press Club and the Counselor’s Academy, he holds accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), held the position of Maryland PRSA President, and serves as a senior judge for the national Silver Anvil Awards program. He has taught advertising and public relations courses at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, serves as a communications advisor for the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation, Annapolis, Md. and is a member of the board of directors for the Parks and People Foundation in Baltimore. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from Ohio Wesleyan University.