Program Chair
Ellen Paul

Paul&Partners, Inc.
President
43670 Trade Center Place, Suite 150
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: 703-996-0800
Fax: 703-996-0888
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www.paulandpartneres.net

Ellen Paul traveled a circuitous path on her way to establishing Paul&Partners—a full service marketing company specializing in printing and direct mail—but each step in that path lead her in that ultimate direction.

After graduating from the University of Maryland with an MA in English, she worked for a series of national and international non-profit organizations, honing her communications skills and expanding her repertoire of communications knowledge. Along the way she served as President of the local chapter of the Religious Public Relations Council (RPRC) and on the local board of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). She also picked up top awards for marketing and public relations campaigns from RPRC and PRSA and for design from the International Association of Business Communicators.

Owning her own business started on a lark as a freelance writing assignment. Soon the freelancing became fulltime and she quit non-profits for the world of self-employment. Several starts and regroups later, she founded Paul&Partners in 2002.

Today Paul&Partners employs 30, and has a client list that includes prestigious universities, non-profits, creative agencies, Fortune 500 companies, real estate firms and financial institutions.

Starting with a concept, P&P can develop and manage a direct mail or marketing campaign, from selecting lists, creating copy and design, printing, imaging and mailing, to capturing response data and analyzing campaign results on P&P’s proprietary web-based software.

Finding herself with a growing production facility, Ellen inked two SBA 504 loans to purchase the buildings from which the company operates. Today she is president of the condo association board.

An advocate of giving back to the community, Ellen devotes most Saturdays to animal rescue work and supporting her sister’s efforts to establish a safe haven for abused women and children in Southern Maryland. She has taught business development at two community colleges and is a regular speaker to groups of high school students who are looking for direction in their lives. She writes a monthly column, Postal Notes, for Advents, the magazine of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington.

A believer in giving back to her employees who have been instrumental in her success, Ellen is ESPO-ing Paul&Partners, or selling the company back to her employees, so that upon her retirement her employees will be the owners of the organization, thus ensuring the next generation of entrepreneurs will have a firm basis from which to grow their business.