Rebecca Devine

Co-Founder and Principal

Rebecca Devine comes from a strong strategic communications background with experience in political, corporate, non-profit and crisis communications. As co-founder and principal of Maven, Rebecca brings a long-term approach to critical client issues. 

During her career, Rebecca has helped launch technology and venture capital start-ups, handled crisis communications for the Dixie Chicks, positioned CEOs as industry thought leaders, and successfully developed communications strategies for a number of residential and commercial real estate companies, both in boom times and in bust.

Rebecca is also experienced in crisis/issues management response in areas including criminal investigations, food contamination, corporate mergers and acquisitions and real estate development.

Prior to launching Maven, Rebecca spearheaded numerous crisis, corporate communications and media relations efforts for local and national clients at Tierney Communications, the Mid-Atlantic region's largest communications agency.  She began her career at Penn Schoen and Berland, a political consulting and market research firm in New York.

Rebecca received a B.A. in Political Science from Brown University.  She is actively involved in the Public Relations Society of America, the Philadelphia Public Relations Association and the Urban Land Institute.   She can frequently be found running along Kelly Drive and promises to learn how to play golf - eventually.   

 

Jessica Sharp

Co-Founder and Principal

“The art of communication is the language of leadership” – James Humes

Jessica has been helping others effectively communicate with their publics for almost as long as she’s been able to communicate herself. Beginning with a basic PR plan to help her sister market the neighborhood lemonade stand, Jessica has since expanded her experience to include strategic planning for regional start-ups and national and international corporations.

Jessica has developed and implemented strategic communications programs for corporations, products and individuals, and has been integral in implementing plans that have created new visibility for little-known products, successfully brought companies public and increased visibility for key individuals in target markets. She has a knack for identifying and targeting new customer opportunities for established businesses, and has successfully gained national media coverage in low interest categories.

Before co-founding Maven Communications, Jessica was with Tierney Communications in Philadelphia, the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest full-service communications agency.

Jessica sits on the board of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation where she chairs the marketing communications committee and is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, the Philadelphia Public Relations Association and the Legal Marketing Association. She holds a Masters in Communication Management from Temple University and a Bachelors in Corporate Communications from Drexel University.

When not wearing her Maven hat, Jessica can be found walking her dog Benson, enjoying time with her husband and new daughter Sophia, or blogging about Philly’s latest and greatest restaurants.