• More than a decade of leadership in integrated marketing, PR and branding
• Award-winning PR and branding campaigns
• 2008 Finalist for The American Business Awards (The Stevies) in the Best PR Executive Category
• 2008 PRNews Finalist for Agency Executive of the Year
• Developer of Immersive Influence, JHG Digital PR practice

Liya is passionate about building authentic client programs through creative insight, strategic communications, and audacious results. She spearheads JHG Public Relations and Branding practice, specializing in emerging digital media as well as technologies, software, mobile, wireless, entertainment and telecommunications industries. Prior, she led communications at WIDCOMM through acquisition by Broadcom; directed PR at M7 Networks, now part of Motricity and led marketing at IdeaEdge Ventures and Clark Security Products. Liya holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and communications from UCSD as well as a bachelor's degree in dance and choreography from the National Dance Institute in the former Soviet Union.