About Us

The BMPR (Business, Media, Public Relations) is an open community with a focus on social media technology and the adaptation of its uses in the business, media and public relations industries. We welcome everyone to join us at our monthly event to learn more about the exciting technologies and applications of social media, meet new people and connect with peers.

Feel free to suggest ideas, topics and more. Here area few places to go (besides our monthly tweetup) for more BMPR goods and updates:

• Subscribe to the blog’s RSS feed to receive regular updates
• Join the Facebook Group to receive announcements and to get to know fellow BMPRers
• On Twitter, remember to use the #BMPR hashtag with all your BMPR-related tweets and follow @TheBMPR for immediate updates
• If you are a visual person, join our group on Flickr. If you are already a member, share your pictures for all to see! Be sure to use ‘BMPR’ to tag them

Meet The BMPR founders and officers:

Donna Tuttle

A journalist for more than two decades, Donna is a projects editor for the San Antonio  Business Journal, where she edits special publications, manages the newsroom’s Twitter account, and writes features and in-depth projects. A proud alum of Syracuse University, Donna also handles the paper’s editorial internship program and is one of the three founders of The BMPR. She sits on the boards of the Association of Women in Communications, Central Catholic High School and is part of  small group organizing the city’s first TEDx conference in 2010. You can find her on Twitter @writeontime or read her blog WriteonTime.

Joe Ruiz

Joe is a journalist and currently works as a homepage producer and associate producer-news lead for SeattleTimes.com in Seattle, WA. Prior to moving to Seattle, he worked as the nightside Web editor for KSAT.com in San Antonio. He is one of the three founders of The BMPR. He’s a proud member of the Online News Association and National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He has been a panelist and instructor for various conventions in the past year and enjoy teaching online journalism and how to report using online tools. You can find him on Twitter @joeruiz or read his blog Stories from the Web newsroom. He is one of the three founding members of The BMPR and continues to do some work for the group remotely.

Andi Narvaez

Andi is public relations and social media coordinator for KGBTexas Public Relations / Advertising in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Trinity University and is currently earning her master’s degree in Public Relations at University of Maryland. She is originally from Quito, Ecuador but is proud to have called San Antonio, Texas, her home for the past five years. She is one of the three founders of The BMPR and co-organizer of TweetCamp San Antonio. You can find her on Twitter @andinarvaez or read her blog Re-Learning PR.

Nan Palmero

Nan is Chief Inspiration Officer at SalesBy5. He is a coach for Strengths, a data-proven team-building process that teaches teams how to play to their strengths and manage around their weaknesses. He is professionally trained with data-backed processes to teach companies how to better market themselves and attends several top-tier business conferences each year. Nan is also recognized as the resident Power User for BlackBerryCool.com, an international BlackBerry enthusiasts’ blog. His continued education in that arena comes from attending world-class conferences to learn the newest trends in technology and communications. You can find him on Twitter @nanpalmero or read his BlackBerry Power User blog and his blog on mysa.com.

Jessica Young

Jessica is an account coordinator at KGBTexas Public Relations / Advertising in San Antonio, Texas. A native San Antonian, Jessica graduated from Alamo Heights High School and Texas State University. She has a passion for art — and that includes a particular love of cooking and baking. You can find her on Twitter @jessyoung13 or read her personal blog.

Sean Wood

Sean is a media specialist for KGBTexas Public Relations/Advertising. After 20 years as a print journalist — most recently at the San Antonio Experess News covering Toyota, manufacturing, banking and aviation — Sean joined KGBTexas to lend his expertise to most all of the company’s accounts. He advises, writes and develops media plans — both social and traditional — and shepherds the company’s Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as its blog, Communi-K. He is an alum of Texas Wesleyan University and is working on a master’s degree from the University of the Incarnate Word. You can find him on Twitter @seanmichaelwood and @KGBTexas

Special thanks to:

Vid Luther (@thirdpartycode), founder of Third Party Code and TheBMPR.com Web designer.

Maria Southmayd, Southmayd Designs graphic designer extraordinaire. Exhibit A: The BMPR official logo.