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I’ve worked with Margaret on several initiatives. Her approach to communications can be characterized as highly professional, innovative, energetic, and motivated to get measurable results for both small and large organizations. Margaret’s foresight and management abilities allowed AgriBank and the Farm Credit System to be a step ahead of both peers and competitors in communicating a clear and compelling message. Margaret is a strategic leader and an asset; I’d hire her in a moment to lead and direct a communicators/PR team.

I have enjoyed working with Margaret on a variety of public relations activities and have found her to be very professional and timely. She also brings excellent ideas and suggestions to our discussions.

Over the years, I have valued Margaret’s advice and counsel in the areas of social media, corporate giving programs, reputation management, media relations, PR campaigns and marketing. She is a seasoned and insightful communications professional; and her leadership and dedication have added great value to our organization.

What I appreciate about Margaret is she is smart, direct, forthright and gets straight to the point. She also quickly grasps what the journalist’s needs are in terms of the story they are pursuing. I liked working with her and her no-nonsense approach. No wasted time.

Margaret is an exceptional marketer and an inspiring leader who knows how to bring out the best in her team and her agency partners. She is an expert in brand management and could write the book on social media and content marketing. The work she has done at Farm Credit building the communications program from the ground up is truly impressive.

Margaret’s ability to prioritize, oversee and execute a variety of projects simultaneously while also bringing fresh, creative ideas to surface, makes her an exceptional supervisor. Beyond her outstanding strategic communications skills, her positive attitude is infectious and helps keep her colleagues motivated and empowered.

Margaret is a phenomenal communications practitioner who has proven experience in building communications infrastructure and successful teams. She is dedicated, results-driven, innovative and sharp as a tack. I have learned so much from her over the years, including how to navigate communications challenges with grace and diplomacy.

Margaret Fogarty is hands-down one of the best communications professionals I have ever had the pleasure to work with and know. I have worked with Margaret in some capacity for more than ten years and have been astounded again and again by her intelligence, her creativity, her innate good instincts, and her commitment to excellence.

Margaret is one of the rare communications professionals who can both develop strategy and oversee the many details of managing the multi-faceted modern-day communications function. Always ahead of trends, she understands how communications has changed, what that means for companies and how to create teams that can succeed, across the board room, with the media and in social channels.