Our Team

Every member of our staff is dedicated to serving our clients, 24/7. We have no junior staff. We have no bureaucracy. We have no layers. Most of us have worked on both sides of the business so we understand the needs of those working against the bottom line and those working against the editorial deadline.

Diane Terman, President

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Harvard University invited her to lecture on Public Relations for three consecutive years. The New York Times named her one of its best-selling authors. Broadcast producers and print journalists seek her counsel when they need a source, a contact or a spokesperson. She has appeared on more than 15 national television shows, including Today, Good Morning America, The View and CNN's "Power Lunch," and given interviews on over 100 radio shows across the country.

Diane Terman is one of very few public relations executives who has been on both sides of the table - as a best-selling author, a radio talk show host, and as a leading public relations practitioner and marketer. As president and founder of Diane Terman Pubic Relations, she has built a 35-year old firm that specializes in lifestyle public relations and marketing communications.

Her network extends beyond the media to Wall Street, the arts, health care, entrepreneurial communities, and the philanthropic world. She represented the United States at the first International Conference of Women Executives in Havana, Cuba, lectured on women's issues at the Smithsonian Institute and the World Bank in Washington, DC and was invited to join the Newsweek Magazine Advisory Board.

Diane was a recipient of the Star Award from the Women Presidents' Organization and the Women of Distinction Award from Conde Nast. She was the founder of DayLight, the junior division of DayTop Village, and the co-founder of the Women's Health Institute at NYU's Tisch Hospital and the Grandparents for Grandparents Foundation. She serves on a number of philanthropic and municipal boards, including the New York City Police Museum and the NYFD Fire Safety Education Foundation. Diane is a New York City Deputy Fire Commissioner, one of less than 200 in the City's history.

A senior member of the Public Relations Society of America, Women Executives in Public Relations, the Women Presidents' Organization, Cosmetic Executive Women, and the Financial Women's Association, Diane founded the 008 Women's Investment Club and co-authored The Money Club, published by Simon & Schuster. In addition to Harvard University, she has lectured on marketing and public relations at NYU, Syracuse University's School of Communications, Cornell and Boston University.

She lives with her husband, Marshall Felenstein, on Manhattan's Upper East Side and works with her daughter, Deborah Kerner, who heads the agency's beauty division. Diane has three adult children and is the doting grandmother of four.

Deborah Kerner

Deborah Kerner grew up in fashion and beauty public relations. From internships at Seventeen and YM magazines, through a rapid succession of promotions and executive jobs at Revlon (under the legendary Andrea Robinson) to her role as strategic leader of our beauty business, Deborah has done it all.

From launching products to repositioning classic brands and re-energizing companies, she brings to every assignment a deep understanding of products, processes, players and customer psychology to help her clients succeed in a competitive and changing marketplace. Her skill in editorial product placement, both in print and online, is evident in her ability to package compelling story angles and in results-driven pitching.

She is fluent with the issues and the personalities on the manufacturing and marketing sides of the business and has a broad network of contacts among key editors, producers, bloggers and taste-makers. A publicist's publicist, Deborah is often called upon by outside firms to consult and engage clients. She played a significant role introducing new products, refreshing tired brands, restaging product lines and developing new audiences for Laura Geller Makeup Studios, YOYO Lip Gloss, Noir Cosmetics, Prestige Cosmetics, Duane Reade's Apt.5 Cosmetics and haircare and Morgen Schick Cosmetics and the Tova Corporation, among others.

Deborah graduated from Syracuse University and is the mother of twin girls.

Fern Flamberg, Senior Vice President, Media Relations

Fern Flamberg has been working as publicist and communications strategist for more than 20 years. Fern worked as an executive vice president at Howard Rubenstein Associates, as a public relations advisor to CEOs of multinational companies, and with solo entrepreneurs. Because she's worked in a broad array of industries, Fern can shape a story, find an appealing angle and leverage an insider's point of view.

With current media contacts in local, regional and global news organizations, she knows what works and what doesn't and who to call and when. Fern's keen understanding of editorial sensibilities allow her to frame complex programs in ways that capitalize on timing and current events to deliver better-than-expected results for her clients.

A graduate of SUNY Buffalo, she earned her Master of Arts at Columbia University and lives with her family on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Daniel Flamberg, First Vice President

Danny Flamberg has been building brands and building businesses for more than 25 years. In the US, Europe and South America, he has helped start-ups become important players in their markets and helped leading global brands extend their reach, grow their market share and build sustained, profitable relationships with customers.

He has been Vice President of Global Marketing at SAP, Senior VP and Managing Director at Digitas in New York and Europe, President of Relationship Marketing at Amiratti Puris Lintas and Lowe Worldwide and Senior Vice President at Rubenstein Associates. He has worked in financial services, retail, high tech, professional services, telecom, energy, b2b, automotive, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, government and consumer packaged goods.

He earned a B.A., a M.A. and a Ph.D. in politics and economics at Columbia University. He lives with his beautiful wife, talented daughter and lovelorn dog on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

Derek Grover, Executive Director

Client relations expert and major domo, Derek Grover has run day-to-day operations at Diane Terman Public Relations for 20 years. He knows every client, every issue and every aspect of the business. He is a master of detail and nuance; the critical synapse that keeps the agency firing in synch.

Derek received a Bachelors degree with honors in mathematics and English at Marquette University. He studied British Literature at University College at Oxford, taught English at Rutgers University and Marquette, before earning his Master of Arts in English literature at New York University.

Julia Parker, Senior Account Executive

Julia Parker is a Senior Account Executive at Diane Terman Public Relations. Since joining the firm in 2002, Ms. Parker has played a key role on several ongoing client account teams, particularly in the beauty and lifestyle industries. She also supports company-wide research, brainstorming, and media outreach.

Prior to joining Diane Terman Public Relations, Ms. Parker worked as an Account Coordinator at Marina Maher Communications, where she worked with numerous beauty and lifestyle clients, including Procter & Gamble's Max Factor, Cover Girl, and Secret; Johnson & Johnson's RoC Skincare; and Audiovox. As an intern at international public relations firms, including Ketchum and Hill & Knowlton, Ms. Parker worked with major pharmaceutical companies including AstraZeneca, Pharmacia, and Pfizer and played an integral role in bringing new business to the firms.

Ms. Parker graduated magna cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a bachelor of science in Public Relations.

Amy Briskin

Amy Briskin, is a media relations specialist with more than twenty years of public relations experience. Recent projects have included the opening of the Borgata Hotel in Atlantic City, Jif's Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest for Kids, Longines Watches with Harry Connick, Jr., projects for Target, Godiva Liqueur, Amazon.com , Wonderbra, Club Mom, 3M, the National Coffee Association, National Public Radio and events for the New York Art Ensemble,the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center and Symphony Space.

As Vice President, Fleishman-Hillard, (NY) her workÝ included Entenmann's 100th birthday celebration, the launch of Virgin Cola, Exxon's "Save the Tiger" campaign, Chubb's Antiques Roadshow, Best Foods "Running of the Bulls" and Hasbro's introduction of the Teletubby toys.

She has a BA in Comparative Literature from Brown University.