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'''Stratacomm''' or '''Strat@comm''' is a public relations and lobbying firm that primarily draws its clients from the automobile and transportations industries and, to a lesser extent, the alcohol and beverage and technology industries. Stratacomm created [[Sport Utility Vehicle Owners of America]], which it currently houses in its Washington office. SUVOA's president is Statacomm principal [[Jason Vines]]. On March 26, 2004, ''O'Dwyer's PR Daily'' reported, "[[Fleishman-Hillard]] has acquired a majority stake in Strat@comm, making the Omnicom unit the leader in the automotive PA arena. CEO John Graham ... says Strat@comm will operate as an independent entity, and continue to be headed by co-founders Jeff Conley/Ron DeFore and Diane Steed, a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Strat@comm has chalked up more than $5 million in `02 fees from clients, such as Ford Motor, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, [[SUV Owners of America]], Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management, Nissan North America and [[Coalition for Vehicle Choice]]."[http://www.odwyerpr.com/members/0326strat.htm] ==Personnel== Principals in the company are *[[Jeffrey Conley]] *[[Ron DeFore]] *[[Diane Steed]] *[[Jason Vines]] ==Clients== Clients listed in O'Dwyer's Directory of PR Firms 2003: *AVL North America *Adroit Systems, Inc. (DARPA) *Alberici Constructors *Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers *Aluminum Assn. *American Highway Users Alliance *American Trauma Society *Argonne National Laboratory *Automotive Industry Action Group *Automotive Retailing Today *BnF Group *Car & Driver *[[Coalition for Vehicle Choice]] *Continental Teves *DaimlerChrysler *Diesel Technology Forum *Ford Motor Co. *Galileo International *General Motors Corp. *Governors Highway Safety Assn. *Honeywell International (Garrett) *International Bottled Water Assn. *International Safety Equipment Assn. *Metropolitan Wash. Council of Gov'ts *National Assn. for Pupil Transportation *National Assn. of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Svcs. *National Highway Traffic Safety Administration *Network of Employers for Traffic Safety *Nissan North America *OnStar *[[Parsons Brinckerhoff ]]*Rolls-Royce North America *Route 1 Corridor Project *Siemens Automotove *[[SUV Owners of America]] *Takata *Techniques for Effective Alcohol Mgmt. *Washington Regional Alcohol Program *Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America *Woodrow Wilson Bridge For a longer client list, see [http://www.stratacomm.net/list.htm Stratacomm's client webpage]. ==Contact== Stratacomm<br> One Thomas Circle NW, Tenth Floor<br> Washington, DC 20005<br> Telephone: 202-289-2001<br> Fax: 202-289-1327<br> Website: [http://www.stratacomm.net/ www.stratacomm.net] ==External links==