TLF Announces 21st Anniversary Host Committee Chair and Co-Chair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Mr. Kim L. Hunter/Carmen Huerta

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Procter & Gamble’s Craig Buchholz and Citizen Relations’ Daryl McCullough to Serve as TLF 21st Anniversary

Chair and Co-Chair in Cincinnati

Craig Buchholz (Left) and Daryl McCullough (Right)

LOS ANGELES (February 12, 2019) – Procter & Gamble’s Chief Communications Officer Craig Buchholz and Citizen Relations’ Global Chairman and CEO Daryl McCullough will serve as the 2019 Host Committee Chair and Co-Chair for The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF)’s 21st Anniversary Scholarship & Donor Recognition Reception in Cincinnati.

Buchholz and McCullough both possess more than 20 years of experience in the communications field across multiple disciplines. As Chief Communications Officer for P&G, Buchholz acts as a key advisor to the CEO and executive leadership for the global consumer goods company. Buchholz oversees all elements of communications, including: media relations, policy, financial, crisis management, employee and corporate citizenship.

In this role, McCullough has led Citizen’s 18-year-long and increasingly expansive relationship with P&G globally. Under McCullough’s leadership, the firm has been named “North American Midsize Agency of the Year,” “Canadian Agency of the Year,” and “Global Consumer Agency of the Year” by The Holmes Report.

“TLF is proud to welcome Craig Buchholz and Daryl McCullough as the 2019 Host Committee Chair and Co-Chair,” said TLF Chairman and CEO Mr. Kim L. Hunter. “They both bring a high level of expertise and leadership to the 2019 Host Committee as we celebrate 21 years of diversifying the advertising, marketing and public relations fields.”

To commemorate TLF’s 21st Anniversary, scholarships totaling $150,000 will be awarded to 50 ethnic minority students from across the nation who are pursuing degrees and careers in advertising, marketing and public relations. The 2019 Scholarship & Donor Recognition Reception will be held on Monday, May 20th hosted by Procter & Gamble. This will be the fourth time in the history of the Foundation that the reception takes place in the Midwest.

For more information on TLF, please visit www.lagrantfoundation.org.

About Procter & Gamble

P&G serves consumers around the world with one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Always®, Ambi Pur®, Ariel®, Bounty®, Charmin®, Crest®, Dawn®, Downy®, Fairy®, Febreze®, Gain®, Gillette®, Head & Shoulders®, Lenor®, Olay®, Oral-B®, Pampers®, Pantene®, SK-II®, Tide®, Vicks®, and Whisper®. The P&G community includes operations in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Please visit https://www.pg.com/ for the latest news and information about P&G and its brands.

About Citizen Relations

Citizen Relations is an award-winning earned-first communications agency representing some of the best brands in the world. The Citizen mission is to drive clients’ businesses forward through creative, strategic ideas and campaigns that spark conversation, create citizen engagement and fuel results. With 12 offices around the globe, including New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, London and Singapore, Citizen operates on a global scale with offerings including social media, influencer engagement and experiential programming, as well as national and local-market media expertise. Its unique model features Citizen World, a strategic-partner network covering more than 60 countries and providing clients valuable on-demand access and highly customized services. Citizen Relations is a division of Vision7 International, which is majority-owned by BlueFocus International.

About The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF)

Since its inception in 1998, The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) has provided $2.38 million and 511 scholarships to continue its mission to increase the number of ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public relations. With the generous support of its major donors and supporters, TLF provides scholarships, career & professional development workshops, mentorships and internships/entry-level positions to African American/Black, Alaska Native/Native American, Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic/Latino undergraduate and graduate students.

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