Who

Grant Perry, the founder and president of ES, has more than two decades of experience in media and politics. Grant has worked for a leading Washington voter contact firm and headed new media ventures for a Europe-based multinational. An award-winning journalist, Grant was a New York-based correspondent for CNN and anchor of CNN International’s London-based business program, World Business Today.  He also was chief political correspondent for two network affiliates in the Midwest.  As a new media consultant, Grant produced Webcasts, Web video, TV segments and marketing promotions for Yahoo, Salon.com, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Francis Ford Coppola.

Grant is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches “Journalism in the Digital Age” and “Spokesperson Development and Training” in the communications graduate program. He also consults to George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs on development of a media entrepreneurship program, and he taught a graduate seminar on the future of journalism at American University’s School of Communication.  Grant is an attorney and member of the Washington, DC Bar.

Grant is the founder and editor of 21stNews.com.  21st News.com is about the evolution of journalism and the news business. Its mission is to provide information and insight that will empower news professionals to create sustainable businesses and quality journalism.

Grant, in his work as an executive and consultant for Winning Connections, a leading voter contact firm, has developed communications programs and messages for numerous candidates and organizations.  They include the AARP, Age Concern (England), SEIU, AFL-CIO, the Sierra Club, Al Franken for Senate, Bev Perdue for Governor, the League of Conservation Voters, Jon Tester for Senate, the California Teachers Association, the National Education Association, Planned Parenthood, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and many others.

Ilene Clar, vice president, is ES’s chief technologist. She keeps track of the latest technologies and standards and oversees the technology partners who build solutions for our clients. Ilene has more than fifteen years of experience in technology, including data integration and conversion, Web and desktop publishing, Internet marketing and project management. At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Ilene was a planning analyst and worked in project management support. She has developed numerous Web sites for clients ranging from financial services firms to charitable organizations. Ilene also has extensive experience in finance and accounting and has a degree in international finance from the University of Southern California. She speaks French, Spanish and Italian.

Partners

ES’s partners have to meet a number of requirements: They must be experienced, knowledgeable, responsive, cost-efficient, flexible and creative. So when you need a text messaging system or a special Web site module or a video optimized for podcasts and mobile devices, you can be assured that ES will be working closely with a top-notch partner to meet your imperatives.

Member: Online News Association

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