Bio
As Principal/Owner of The Warren Group, the next evolution of Faiss Foley Warren (FFW) Public Relations, for whom she served as Managing Partner for nearly two decades, Melissa Warren oversees all aspects of the firm’s daily operations. Leading by example with an unparalleled work ethic, Warren is directly responsible, in large part, for the firm’s growth, success and evolution over the past several years. She is simultaneously the firm’s primary rainmaker, its top producer, managing partner, and now, principal and owner.
Known for its impressive list of long-term, hallmark clients, many of them Southern Nevada’s leading companies, developers, retail centers, government agencies, municipalities and nonprofits, The Warren Group has earned its reputation for good work through sustained effort from a seasoned and experienced staff. A public relations/marketing professional with more than 40 years’ experience, Warren launched her career overseeing marketing for a $1.5 billion Savings & Loan in Salt Lake City, Utah. Upon moving to Las Vegas in 1990, Warren joined DRGM Advertising and Public Relations as a public relations specialist/account executive. In 1998, she joined Faiss Foley Merica, which soon became Faiss Foley Warren, one of the state’s largest independent public relations and government affairs firms, for whom she ultimately became its managing partner. Today, many of the firm’s long-term, blue-chip clients are still with The Warren Group, underscoring the firm’s reputation for excellence and results-oriented public relations.
Passionate about Nevada and community, Warren is an active volunteer and serves on a number of boards. She is past chairman of the board of Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Nevada, a long-time member of the advisory board and executive committee for Nevada Ballet Theatre, a former member of the board of directors of the Public Education Foundation as well as the Clark County School District Partnership Office. She was recently invited to join the prestigious International Women’s Forum of Nevada, the statewide chapter of this global organization. She is a former member of UNLV Women of Excellence and has received numerous honors, including 2011 Women to Watch by In Business Las Vegas; 2010 Women Who Mean Business, Las Vegas Business Press; and numerous Pinnacle Awards over two decades for her work from Public Relations Society of America, Las Vegas. In 2015, she was named Senior PR Practitioner of the Year by the Public Relations Society of America, Las Vegas chapter.
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