About Me

Mara Mellstrom is an experienced public relations professional and agile strategist experienced in crisis communications & reputation management.

Mara is a veteran campaigner and a dogged political consultant who advises federal, state, and local politicians as well as major corporations, businesses, and trade associations. Ms. Mellstrom served as Chief of Staff and Campaign Manager to U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Policy Advisor to Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, Coalitions Director for Governor Jeb Bush, and aide to U.S. Senator Scott Brown.

She is armed with a decade of front-line experience working both in state and federal government, as well as for presidential, gubernatorial, congressional, and senate campaigns. 

Mara is a native New Yorker and Broadway fan.  She is based in Manhattan where she enjoys exploring NY State Parks with her beloved rescue schnauzer mix, Gunner.  She is an avid reader who maintains her recommended reading list of non-fiction heavy books here.