About Teresa
Teresa Stepic is a Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment, based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Stepic focuses on the healthcare and life sciences sector and specializes in public affairs campaigns.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Ms. Stepic was senior vice president of client strategy and leadership with the Washington, D.C.-based public affairs firm DDC Public Affairs, an Omnicom company. She provided strategic counsel and program oversight for companies in the defense, transportation, healthcare, finance and consumer product sectors. She led the development and execution of advocacy and communications strategies at the local, state, federal and international levels that met business needs and created positive impacts for her clients. Additionally, as head of the client strategy and leadership team, she oversaw the teams developing and executing strategies in support of critical public affairs initiatives for clients that shaped reputation, policy and perception for corporate and trade association clients.
Ms. Stepic also specialized in developing and managing political action committee (“PAC”) programs for numerous healthcare organizations, working with clients to drive growth and engagement in their PACs, uniting stakeholder audiences through communications and brand strategy with advocacy to keep key audiences continuously committed and participating in client programs over the long-term. She was responsible for sustaining and rewinning long-standing clients, some of which received recognitions such as International Design awards and from the Public Affairs Council.
Complementing her client and campaign management, Ms. Stepic served in an instrumental role advancing business development efforts and focused on cultivating organic business growth across the existing client base. As part of her commitment to talent cultivation and workplace culture, she founded the Women's Leadership Forum at DDC, an internal employee initiative designed to inspire and empower female colleagues by starting conversations about professional aspirations, balance and collaboration.
Ms. Stepic began her advertising and marketing career at a boutique agency based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Gannon University.
Education
B.S., Advertising Communication, Gannon University
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Contact
T: +1 202 753 5200
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Office
555 12th Street, NW
Suite 501
Washington, DC 20004
United States
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Expertise
Corporate Communications
Public Affairs
Public Policy
Strategic Communications
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Industries