kelly lobanov
If I wasn’t working for Team Hodges, my day job would be: A contributor to This American Life. I love a good story.
Proudest professional achievement: Successfully preparing a colleague to communicate effectively and with grace in the midst of public controversy.
Proudest personal achievement: Taking a 30-hour trek on the Trans Siberian railway into Siberia -- in the middle of January -- by myself.
I consider the day a success if: I am able to deliver more than I promised.
Most important thing on my desk right now: A picture of me and Seva on our wedding day, on
Red Square.
Beach or Mountains: Definitely the beach. However, I’d never give up my annual girls’ weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Newest to the team, Kelly brings a diverse background in strategic planning, crisis communications, social marketing and media relations. She joins Hodges from the Virginia Department of Health where she led several campaigns and managed the communications response to a range of public health emergencies. After graduating with a degree in communications from UNC Charlotte, Kelly joined the Peace Corps. During her stint, she taught public relations and marketing to university students in Moscow. She also met her husband Seva, who studies at VCU's School of the Arts. Kelly and Seva are devoted parents to their cat, Ivan the Terrible.