After graduating with honors from Northwestern University, Larisa Wanserski has developed a distinctive career as a communications specialist for a wide range of corporate and non-profit organizations. Since joining LRA she has applied her writing and public relations skills to such accounts as Anton Enterprises, Inc., The Larry King Cardiac Foundation and Morton’s of Chicago.

Larisa has consulted for a diverse client list including Sitel Corporation/SWW Worldwide, Seeds of Peace, The Corporation for Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and the historic Chautauqua Conferences on US-Soviet Relations. She was the first Senior Account Executive for Peabody Communications and was instrumental in developing the agency’s first national accounts, including the Law School Admission Council, the Association of Governing Boards and Mount Vernon.

 

 

Larisa served as public relations director for such national cultural institutions as the Wolf Trap Foundation, Ford’s Theatre and Very Special Arts. She was invited to be the first Communications and Marketing Director for the landmark Institute of the Arts at George Mason University.

 

 

Larisa has taught seminars and semester-long courses on public relations and writing. She was a founding Board member of The Washington Theatre Awards Society/The Helen Hayes Awards and served on the Board of Washington Independent Writers. Larisa managed and was lead vocalist for her own blues band, Lady Ice & The Titanics.