Bonnie Kutch is director and principal of Kutch & Company. With a background that spans nearly 30 years in the advertising and public relations arena, she is adept at choreographing a company's business development plan with its communications program to reinforce brand recognition and open new business channels.

Prior to founding Kutch & Company in 1991, she was the director of real estate public relations for Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, where for five years she served as the account executive for Pardee Homes, among other clients. She also was an account executive for The Grayson Agency, which specialized in the building industry, as well as the director of public relations for Kenneth C. Smith & Associates, where she facilitated the grand openings of 23 bank branch offices across California.

Previous experience includes having been an art director for Swafford Advertising & Public Relations in Honolulu, where she designed and produced ads and collateral materials for Hilton Hotels of Hawaii and other tourist and entertainment industry accounts.

Ms. Kutch is the recipient of nearly two dozen communications awards from the Institute of Residential Marketing, Building Industry Association of Southern California, Building Industry Association of San Diego County, Savings Institutions Marketing Society of America, Communicating Arts Group of San Diego, Public Relations Society of America, and Public Relations Club of San Diego.