Elizabeth Cowles Johnston, President


Barbara Carpenter, Senior Associate


Emily Sorensen, Senior Associate


Brie Barash, Senior Associate


Lisa Biesak, Director of Business Development


Randi Plake, Assistant Associate


Michele Brysgel, Office Manager


Deborah Kotchen, Consultant

Randi Plake

An Assistant Associate, Randi Plake brings social media expertise to the Kotchen Group team.  Since joining the firm, Plake has strategize and executed comprehensive social media plans for clients, as well as contributed to the success of recent public relations campaigns for clients including Splash Car Wash, InZone Brands, the Hartford Marathon Foundation and the non-profit School Nutrition Association.

Prior to joining the Kotchen Group, Plake assisted with public relations efforts for Jewelers of America, a national trade association for the jewelry industry.  During her time at the non-profit, Plake also assisted with media outreach for Jewelry Information Center, the consumer arm of Jewelers of America.

Plake recently presented a research paper on social media at the International Conference on Learning and Administration in Higher Education and has concentrated on crisis management.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Central Connecticut State University and a Master of Science degree in Public Relations from Quinnipiac University.