WHITNEY GLENN OTT
Whitney’s quick mind, committed work ethic and natural people skills have placed her on a rapid career trajectory since her start with Jackson Spalding in 2003. She most recently led publicity efforts for The Coca-Cola’s Company’s 125th Anniversary Celebration. She also manages media relations for Streamlite, a business-to-residential lightweight package delivery company headquartered in Atlanta.
Earlier, Whitney led the award-winning Orkin Residential business, focusing on strategic public health partnerships, consumer media relations and cause-related marketing, which enhanced the company’s brand recognition across North America. Internally, she chairs our Career Development team.
In 2008, Whitney initiated Orkin’s “Fight the Bite” campaign, a partnership with the United Nations Foundation’s “Nothing but Nets” initiative. This innovative promotion contributed to a 33 percent increase in mosquito services revenue and funded the purchase and distribution of more than 13,000 insecticide-treated bed nets in malaria-ravaged countries. The program won top honors at the 2008 Public Relations Society of America’s Georgia Phoenix awards and was a finalist in national competition.
She has also managed high-profile projects for John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Shell and Georgia Transmission Corporation, among others.
Whitney originally planned to work in television, and was honored to intern for the late Tim Russert on NBC’s “Meet the Press” during the intense news rush following the 9/11 crisis. She also spent time at CNN where she wrote and produced a Fortune 500 segment for Headline News. These experiences have contributed to her success in landing top-tier news placements for her clients.
Whitney has served on the board of the American Marketing Association’s Atlanta chapter. She is a member of Buckhead Rotary and was part of the January 2010 Rotary Group Study Exchange to India where she spent four weeks immersed in the culture.
She grew up in Owensboro, Ky., but has been an Atlantan since her college days at Agnes Scott where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She and her husband, Matt, are enthusiastic urban dwellers.
