 Windward CommunicationsCompany Description:Windward Communications is a public relations consulting company that helps organizations define their strategic plan and focus their communications and messages to present the organization and its strengths to the right audiences with the right impact.As a boutique agency, there are no cookie-cutter plans. Work is based on experience and developing the best path for your organization. Whether it's building awareness or maintaining a presence, Windward is working with you as a partner and advocate. Located in Silicon Valley, the company has worked with start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in the Internet and ecommerce, telecommunications, data communications, networking, information technology, finance, enterprise and embedded systems areas. The company was founded in February 1999. Wanda Cavanaugh, ABC Principal Wanda specializes in working with company leaders to create and implement programs that help them meet their communications objectives. After 20 years of communications leadership, she founded Windward Communications in 1999. Wanda is also a co-founder of online auction monitoring leader iTrack. She previously held management positions with KVO Public Relations, embedded systems leader Integrated Systems and online transaction processing pioneer Tandem Computers -- where she managed worldwide executive marketing programs. As manager of corporate relations, she was responsible for events that brought presidential candidate Bill Clinton and California Governor Pete Wilson to Tandem. Companies and organizations she has worked with include ABB, B-Tree Systems, Cisco Systems, Alchemedia, Real-Time Innovations, NextHop, IceFyre, EEMBC, Intuitive Systems, HotHaus (a Broadcom company), iTrack, LinkExchange, Lucent Technologies, The Internet Mall, MDD, Mentor Graphics-Microtec, Mitsubishi, NSIcom, OnLive, Presentek, Red Hat Software, SGI, Sun Microsystems, Tandem and Trillium. Wanda often serves as an advisor to other public relations and marketing companies. A former journalist, Wanda holds a master's of science degree from Florida International University, a bachelor's in education degree from the University of Miami, and an accredited business communicator (ABC) certification from the International Association of Business Communicators. She serves on the board of advisors for Leadership Midpeninsula and several companies. Worldwide Headquarters:
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