ABOUT US

Renee Cossman
Founder & CEO
Renee founded CossmanPR in 2017 after spending most of her career counseling clients at three top Global PR agencies – Edelman, WeberShandwick and FleishmanHillard. Her passion for gaining positive visibility for her clients is infectious. Each year she secures more than a billion earned media impressions and thousands of placements, including top hits on NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, Today, CNN, iHeartRadio, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and countless local media outlets in nearly every DMA across the nation.
As a Vice President at FleishmanHillard in Dallas, she guided accounts in the technology, finance, healthcare, food & beverage, and agriculture industries. She specialized in grassroot efforts, public affairs, and corporate social responsibility. Her primary clients included AT&T, USAA, Carry The Load, Cigna, and Elanco.
Rising through the ranks at Edelman and WeberShandwick in Chicago, Renee gained experience counseling clients such as Got Milk!, Kraft, Bush’s Beans, Nestle, National Dairy Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and Butterball.

Ashley Clontz
Consultant, Executive Visibility & Content Writer
Ashley Clontz guides PR for companies of all sizes and many industries. Her 13+ years of all-around PR experience includes global agency roles where she contributed to bold campaigns for leading Fortune 100 companies like GM, Google, and AT&T.
Her creative take on content strategy and eye for detail helps brands build momentum and sustain it. She has written content for websites, sustainability and impact reports, employee newsletters and contributed articles, and led PR, influencer, and social media campaigns.
Ashley serves as an alumni advisory board member for Morris+Mitchell, ACU’s student-run advertising & PR agency. She wrote a children’s book with her son that helps parents and educators introduce nutrition concepts in a kid-friendly way.

Brooke Scott
Account Coordinator
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Brooke Scott is an Account Coordinator for CossmanPR. Brooke specializes in media relations, influencer campaign management, monitoring and analysis, and reporting. She is also a regular contributor to the CossmanPR blog that provides education about the public relations profession, shares fun client wins, and timely topics related to marketing, advertising and public relations.
Prior to CossmanPR, Brooke graduated Cum Laude from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in Communications. At OU, she was an active member of the National Communication Honor Society. She was selected with 99 other students as part of the President’s Community Scholars program, who are acknowledged for their outstanding leadership qualities and commitment to serving their communities.
Brooke’s biggest passions are writing, research, and design. In her spare time, Brooke enjoys attending concerts, watching thriller movies, and playing board games in her free time.

Elana Ramey
Intern, Media & Influencer Relations
Elena Ramey has been a valuable intern for CossmanPR since May 2024. She focuses on media relations, specifically research, drafting press releases, conducting media outreach, and reporting results. She has also found herself instrumental in providing a sound ‘Gen Z’ perspective for CossmanPR’s clients, especially when it comes to researching and engaging with Gen Z influencers. #Mukbang
Elena is a dedicated student at Louisiana State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Public Relations. At LSU, she is actively involved in various campus activities and organizations, including her sorority, Pi Beta Phi, and the Ambassador program for the Manship School of Mass Communication, where she is preparing for a future career in communications.
Originally from Coppell, Texas, Elena has four puppies at home. She has a long list of activities supporting the community, including active involvement in animal causes.She has always been passionate about the power of effective communication and its impact on society.