Joe Klimavich is a seasoned public relations consultant with over 40 years of experience in the field. He is a PRSA-accredited professional with a special interest in issues management and crisis communication. He is also skilled in graphic design, branding, content development, photography, and strategic planning. 

Joe has been an adjunct instructor of communication for over 25 years at various New England colleges and universities, teaching courses in public relations, interpersonal communication, mass media, effective speaking, leadership, and management courses. Currently, he teaches a masters-level PR foundations course online for the University of Florida School of Journalism.

Much of Joe’s professional appointments have been in key leadership positions in healthcare/managed care, and banking, but his work as an independent public relations consultant has spanned a variety of industries, including insurance, healthcare, publishing, merchant services, e-commerce, non-profit, landscaping, dance education, and numerous other fields. 

In his spare time, Joe enjoys being involved with some of the films that are being shot in central Massachusetts. He has appeared as a background actor in the Apple TV+ series, Defending Jacob, starring Chris Evans, Michelle Dockery, and Jaeden Martell, a series pilot called Hollywoo, and an upcoming horror film, Birthrite. He recently made his debut in a featured role playing Bud, one of two central characters in the short film Madigan’s Again. With his wife, Barbara, Joe is also a member of the Old Sturbridge Village Singers at the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast.

Joe volunteers as a member of the Heart of New England Scouting Council’s PR & Marketing team, and is a merit badge counselor for the Journalism and Communication merit badges. He is an accredited member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Boston Chapter, and the Independent Practitioners Alliance (IPA) and Faculty Sections, and he recently led an effort to reactivate that organization’s Greater Worcester Chapter.

He holds a Master of Science in Professional Communication (MSPC) degree from Clark University. He earned his undergraduate degree at Worcester State University, where he was presented with the Distinguished Alumni Award in education, the highest non-degree recognition the university bestows on alumni.

Interested in engaging Joe to help tell your story? Send an email to joe.klimavich@gmail.com