Get to know us.
Melinda Peffer
Co-Founder + Managing Director
Melinda is a communications strategist and PR practitioner whose career spans 25+ years in marketing and public relations. Her diverse résumé includes providing support in all aspects of communications, from strategic planning and messaging, to website development, corporate branding and media spokesperson training. As KnownSpace’s primary account strategist, Melinda uses all her experience to the benefit of the agency’s clients.
Known for:
Communicating with purpose - Whether she’s engaging with clients or mentoring young PR pros, Melinda communicates deliberately and with purpose to ensure everyone involved in the conversation has comprehensive and accurate information in order to achieve the best end result
Being a Midwest transplant - Even though she’s lived in LA for over 20 years, Melinda is an Ohio native who personifies many of the traits identified as being “Midwestern” such as friendly, conscientious and down-to-earth
Melissa Strom
Co-Founder + Account Manager
Melissa’s portfolio of client work spans the specialties of public relations, digital communications and marketing. For more than a decade, she has managed PR campaigns for companies in the real estate, finance, design and professional services industries, and continues to handle the day-to-day account activities for KnownSpace’s clients.
Known for:
Being a digital native - A true child of the 90s, Melissa not only grew up during technology’s rapid expansion, but she’s used that knowledge to oversee targeted digital media campaigns for business-to-business firms as well as various nonprofit trade organizations and events
Communicating since day one - Ever since she said her first sentence at eight months old, it was clear Melissa was born to be a communications professional. However, in the years following, she honed her skill and learned the true art of thoughtfully relaying information and ideas with tact, creativity and a commitment to representing herself and others well