Rodney D Bell
Senior Counselor
 Rodney D Bell began consulting with JohnstonWells Public Relations in August 2007 before joining the team as a senior counselor and director of business development in 2008. He brings the client-side perspective to the agency as a former corporate communications and marketing public relations executive.
Formerly, Rodney was vice president of corporate communications at First Data Corporation, the previously publicly held, Fortune 500 leader of electronic commerce and payment solutions for businesses and consumers worldwide. At First Data, he led strategic public relations and employee communication programs that represented 40 percent of the company’s $8 billion revenue. In addition, Rodney completed a two-year project assignment as the communications lead during First Data's $6 billion acquisition and integration of Concord.
With more than16 years of experience in public relations, marketing communications and corporate affairs, his prior accomplishments include creating public relations programs for a newly NYSE-listed company, disaster public affairs for the American Red Cross, and freelance writing assignments for business and creative publications.
Rodney is a graduate of the 2005-2006 Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Leadership Denver program. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Bridge Project, an organization that provides educational opportunities for some of Denver’s most at-risk youth through tutoring and literacy programs.
An Alabama native, Rodney holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast and film communication from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
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