Chryssa I. Zizos,
Founder and President
As Founder and President of Live Wire Media Relations, LLC, Chryssa Zizos is responsible for the strategic development, supervision and evaluation of multi-faceted public relations campaigns designed to meet her clients’ particular objectives.

Chryssa holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and business communications management from Eastern Kentucky University and a master’s degree in public communication with an emphasis in crisis management from American University. An experienced print journalist and former editor-in-chief of Computing Times, she served a congressional appointment in Seoul, South Korea, in 1993, working as an editor in the Bureau of International Relations for the National Assembly, before entering the field of public relations, where she has designed seven national award-winning campaigns.

A master of campaign design and execution, Chryssa has earned innumerable national and local print and broadcast media hits. She has booked hundreds of interviews for her clients with network and affiliate TV stations, national and local cable programming, national consumer, business and trade magazines, national and local newspapers and radio stations.

Prior to founding Live Wire Media Relations, LLC, Chryssa worked at Kershner & Company Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations, Ketchum Public Relations and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide. Chryssa currently serves on the advisory board of Eastern Kentucky University’s College of Business and Technology, is an active board member for both the Arlington, Va., Chamber of Commerce and Community Residences, and is an adjunct professor at both George Mason University and The American University where she teaches “The Power of Influence,” "Introduction to Public Relations," and “Introduction to Entrepreneurship.”