The Leadership
Ann Norman
Managing Partner
Ms. Norman is a skilled communications professional who has delivered world-class strategic public relations, investor relations and public affairs over the course of her 14 year career. She has extensive experience in the private as well as public sectors. Ms. Norman has driven the strategy and tactical programs for everything from new product launches to IPOs and mergers and acquisitions to post conflict and war communications. Her experience crosses governments, B2B and B2C.
As a Vice President at Coltrin & Associates, a prestigious New York based public relations agency, Ms. Norman lead the team that launched the Sony PSP to market. She also lead the PR efforts for the IPO of Burger King. Other client teams she lead at Coltrin included Intermountain Health Care and the sale of their electronic medical records system to GE Healthcare, who now sells that system to the wider healthcare marketplace.
When the opportunity arose for her to build her own firm, she jumped at the opportunity. In 2005 she launched Norman Communications. NC believes in providing each client strategic senior public relations executives, and, NC is able to do this at a much lower rate than other firms, because of the unique structure of the firm. During Ms. Norman’s career at other agencies, she saw many things that added to costs for clients. So when Ms. Norman founded NC, she focused on providing excellent services while minimizing overhead costs and waste as well as maximizing resources. Additionally, each member of the firm has a stake in the equity. This ensures each team member is 100% engaged in complete client success.
NC clients have included OC Tanner, Blood Diamond the movie, DataTel of Sierra Leone, The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), WiLife, MultiLing, Monolith Software, Brocato, Advanced Aesthetics Institute and Cosmedicine, TenFold, Design Engine, Applecore, and Thermo Fisher Scientific just to name a few. For United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms. Norman led the development and implementation of the national communications strategy and policy for the country of Sierra Leone in West Africa.
Ms. Norman also serves as the Chairman of the Board for Shine On Sierra Leone, a non-profit organization aimed at building and rebuilding schools in war-torn Sierra Leone.
Ms. Norman is fluent in French and Arabic.
Daniel K. Marquardt
Partner
Mr. Marquardt joined Norman Communications in June of 2009 to focus on national and international expansion of the firm. He brings valuable experience to the firm after years as a consultant to fortune 50 companies. Mr. Marquardt will also serve as a resource for client campaigns as a technical expert in finance, cleantech and healthcare.
Prior to joining Norman Communications, Mr. Marquardt was a senior consultant for Reznick Group where he conducted finance and tax related due diligence and provided tax advice on structured financial products and renewable energy investments. Prior to that, Mr. Marquardt was a staff member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance where he served in a tax and finance consulting role for healthcare policy.
Mr. Marquardt holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business and a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from Brigham Young University’s School of Accountancy. He is fluent in Spanish, is a licensed CPA in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and is currently pursuing a CFA Charter. Mr. Marquardt is actively involved as a member of the AICPA, BYU Management Society, and the angel investment community.
