SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The award-winning firm of Tressel Communications has announced that it has merged with AMF Media Group, a fast-growing public relations and communications firm. AMF Media Group is a full-service marketing and communications firm staffed with writers, graphic artists, public relations professionals, and web development and event management personnel.

"The leadership and expertise that comes with the Tressel merger increases the depth of offerings at AMF substantially, especially with Mary Tressel as a leader in our public relations division," said Vintage Foster, president of AMF Media Group. "People in Northern California know Mary Tressel and her firm's track record of success. We're honored to have her leadership."

Founded in 2007, AMF Media Group is experiencing 120 percent year over year growth after an outstanding second year in business. In the past 45 days, the firm has added three new team members and is planning to hire additional employees in the next 30 days. AMF Media Group is a fast-growing public relations and communications firm in Northern California that has also expanded its client base to Southern California with Los Angeles Southwest College. A partial list of AMF Media Group's additional clients includes Armanino McKenna LLP, Jamba Juice, Kaiser Permanente, and YMCA of the East Bay.

"This merger represents the best of both worlds for our new and existing clients," said Tressel, founder and principal of Tressel Communications and now a senior account manager with AMF Media Group. "Teaming our complementary skill sets and entrepreneurial approaches to business opens up new opportunities in the California marketplace."

An accredited public relations professional, Tressel has led award-winning public relations campaigns for Ratcliff, the International Interior Design Association-Northern California Chapter, and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. She is a board member of the San Francisco Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Prior founding Concord, Calif.-based Tressel Communications, she was an account director for Lewis & Summers Public Relations, media relations coordinator for Pillsbury Madison & Sutro, and associate director of public relations for the Marin Humane Society. Tressel earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Saint Mary's College in 1988.

Media Contacts
Michael Clinebell
925-790-2639

Mary E. Tressel, APR
925-790-2656
mary@amfmediagroup.com

About AMF Media Group

AMF Media Group is a media and communications consulting practice headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. Services include advertising and marketing, media relations, crisis management, strategic brand development and expert Web content development.

SOURCE AMF Media Group

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