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Ted brings clients the benefit of more than 25 years of experience in government, public relations, advertising, and marketing. He provides strategic advice and direct assistance on a wide range of communications, community relations, and public policy issues. Prior to joining Pierce Atwood Consulting, Ted served as the director of corporate communications for Guy Gannett Communications, a Maine-based media holding company that owned three daily newspapers in Maine and television stations in six states. After Guy Gannett was sold, Ted became director of marketing and communications for Blethen Maine Newspapers, which purchased Guy Gannett's newspapers in Maine, including the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He served as the principal spokesperson for both media companies and led their overall marketing, communications, and community relations activities. Ted also was a co-founder and principal of the former McDonald/O'Meara Communications, a highly successful advertising and public relations firm, and was an independent public affairs consultant with clients in Maine and Washington, D.C. Long active in Maine politics, Ted served as U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe's chief staff person in Maine during her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives and then as executive assistant to former Senator William S. Cohen for eight years. He has also been a candidate for Congress and state party chair, and has played a leading role in local and statewide campaigns.Ted is a Maine native and an active member of the community. | 