Heidelberg PR

Julie Heidelberg, owner of Heidelberg PR, has 15 years of public relations and marketing experience in the non-profit, corporate and educational sectors. She was also a public relations instructor at the University of South Florida School of Mass Communications for five years.

In 2001, Julie started Heidelberg PR, a full-service public relations firm serving clients in a variety of industries including healthcare, real estate, higher education, tourism and retail.

Heidelberg PR’s services encompass strategic planning, campaign design, media relations, event planning, advertising, internal communication, web site development and video production.

Notable clients include AAA Auto Club South, BayCare Health System, the University of South Florida, Wal-Mart and Westfield, Ltd.

Julie began her PR career in Tampa, Florida at The Salvation Army where she organized annual canned food drives in Hillsborough County public schools and local businesses to create thousands of holiday food baskets. She also coordinated record-breaking Red Kettle holiday drives involving more kettle sites and volunteers than ever before.

While working for the Moffitt Cancer Center Foundation, Julie connected with hundreds of companies to secure gala and golf tournament sponsorships, recruit volunteers and collect donations.

And, as the PR lead for traffic safety and insurance at AAA Auto Club South, Julie collaborated with organizations like the American Red Cross, the Tampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, Florida S.A.F.E. (Stay Alive from Education), FACT (Florida Anti-Car Theft Committee) and the National Safety Administration to further the mission and goals of AAA.

Julie holds an M.A. in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida and a B.A. from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. She is a past board officer of the Tampa Bay PRSA chapter as well as Leadership Hillsborough.