Meet our Team

Experience and judgment are important to a client’s success. At Kundell Communications we have assembled a network of top independent professionals, each with years of extensive experience and a proven track record. Their backgrounds range from specialists in travel and tourism, to financial services, broadcast, healthcare and more.

Stephen M. Agins, Public Relations Specialist
Steve Agins is highly experienced in travel and tourism promotion as well as business public relations. He has managed Public Relations for the Travel Division and the Travel Related Services group of divisions at American Express Company, and has received the Platinum Award twice, from Hospitality Sales and Marketing International (HSMAI) for his work on behalf of Industry clients.

Edwina Arnold, Public Relations Specialist
Edwina Arnold has more than two decades of experience in travel and tourism public relations, with a proven record of developing customized strategies and brand positioning for upscale audiences. Ms. Arnold has served as Director of Public Relations for Club Med North America and has conducted P.R. campaigns for clients including Club Mediterranee, Paris; Costa Rica Expeditions, the first eco-tourism operator in Costa Rica; Kirk & Rosie Rich, a Parisian boutique; and Hacienda Xcanatun, an all-suite boutique, hotel in Mexico.

Harvey Chipkin, Writer
Harvey has been writing about the travel and hospitality industry for more than 30 years, both as a contributor to trade publications and consumer publications. His articles have appeared in magazines such as Travel & Leisure, Diversion, and Bride's. Business-to-business magazines include Travel Weekly, TravelAgeWest, Travel Counselor, Frequent Flyer Online, Lodging Magazine and Marketing Review magazine.

David Glazer – Special Events, T.V. and Video Producer
David has produced videos and meetings for major corporations in a wide range of industries, from pharmaceutical to insurance and financial. Clients have included MasterCard, Met Life, Bristol-Meyers and AT&T. Among his television production credits are the NewYork. area Emmy Awards, the Broadcast Cable Hall of Fame Awards, and pieces for CBS, CNBC, HBO, Showtime and more.

Bruce Haxthausen, Writer
Bruce Haxthausen has more than 30 years experience in public relations and journalism. Formerly Media Relations Manager for Air France and Pan American World Airways, he has also served as an editor and writer for major trade publications in the aviation industry.

Roberta Chopp Rothschild, Public Relations Specialist
Roberta's extensive public relations background includes the fields of financial services, healthcare, fitness, and travel. She has handled clients from Procter and Gamble and Merrill Lynch Defined Asset Funds, to Black and Decker, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Roberta has also taught seminars on promoting business for the Women's Economic Development Council and the Small Business Development Center at Pace University.

Patty Tobin, Media Placement Specialist
Ms. Tobin has a solid background in both marketing and journalism.. National placements have included exclusives with the CBS Early Morning Show, CNN, CNNfn, CBS Radio and the Fox News Channel as well as major daily newspapers. Ms. Tobin has also worked as a freelance writer for United Press International, and for Travel Agent magazine.