kay wharton

Kay Wharton

In response to growing business and increased client needs, public relations and marketing firm Barnett Cox & Associates (BCA) recently hired three employees whose varied skills and backgrounds will help bolster the agency’s award-winning creative team.

BCA welcomes Kay Wharton as a production and design coordinator, Lauren Finley as a graphic designer and Camille Clark as a production coordinator. Before joining BCA, Wharton ran Wharton Creative, a creative agency with an emphasis on design, in her native Chicago. She has also held positions at various firms as an in-house corporate graphic designer, production manager and creative director.

Finley previously performed branding and design work for a variety of employers, including a dental marketing agency in the Bay Area, a branding firm in Pismo Beach and a biotech company in Paso Robles.

Lauren Finley

Lauren Finley

Clark, who previously worked for BCA as an intern, is currently a senior at Cal Poly, where she has worked as a field ambassador with the Cal Poly

Alumni Association and served as vice-president of the Communications Studies Club.

“Our client list is growing, and their needs are increasingly diverse and more technologically demanding. These three capable individuals will ensure BCA continues to deliver excellent service to our clients,” said president and CEO Maggie Cox.

“We love being able to continually raise the performance bar,” Cox said. “That’s why we have been successful for three decades in helping our clients grow their business.”

Camille Clark

Camille Clark

BCA has won numerous awards over the years, including the Visit California Poppy Award, the state’s most prestigious honor for tourism promotion.

About Barnett Cox & Associates

Barnett Cox & Associates is a San Luis Obispo-based public relations and marketing firm serving clients throughout California and the Western United States. It was founded in October of 1989.