Denis Wolcott, APR, is president of The Wolcott Company, a full-service public relations, public affairs and strategic communications firm based in Los Angeles. The Wolcott Company has provided winning strategies and crisis communication services for a range of companies, public agencies and organizations involved in higher education, real estate, technology, alternative energy, finance, water and more. Denis’ CorporateEco subsidiary provides sustainable-related consulting services. Prior to opening The Wolcott Company, Denis was a section manager for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Prior to joining Metropolitan, Denis was a vice president and director of media relations for the Stoorza Communications public relations agency. Before entering public relations, he was an editor, assistant city editor and reporter at newspapers in the Midwest and Los Angeles. A member of PRSA’s Counselors Academy, Denis was co-chair of the 2009 PRSA International Conference, the 2008 chair of PRSA’s Western District and a past president of PRSA-LA.